Verb Tenses
Sentence Errors
Modals
Subject-Verb Agreement
Gerunds & Infinitives
100

Fill in the blank:

She ___ (study) for her exams all week. She will continue to study this weekend until her test next week.

will be studying
100

Fill in the blank:

I love chocolate, ___ I don't like coffee.

I love chocolate, but I don't like coffee.

This sentence needs a coordinating conjunction.

100

Fill in the blanks:

When I was a teenager, I ____ ski expert runs.

When I was a teenager, I could ski expert runs.

100

Fill in the blank: 

Neither of the dogs ____ mine. 

Neither of the dogs is mine.

Neither = singular 

100

Fill in the blank:

I finally finished ____ (do) my homework.

Example Sentence:

I finally finished doing my homework.

The verb "finished" can be followed by a gerund, not an infinitive.

200

Which sentence uses present perfect?

A. I saw that movie last week.

B. I have seen that movie already.

C. I am seeing a new side of life lately.

D. I have a new car. 

B. I have seen that movie already.

200

Which of the following is NOT a fragment?

A. Walking down the narrow street by the lake.

B. After we finished our three-course dinner.

C. The little dog ran quickly down the street.

D. Because she was tired and grumpy.

C. The little dog ran quickly down the street.


200

Which of the following sentences has no errors?

A. He musts finish his homework before dinner. 

B. She can to speak French fluently. 

C. You might goes to the store later. 

D. They should be arriving soon.

D. They should be arriving soon. 

200
Which sentence does NOT have a subject-verb agreement error?

A. The criteria for the job seem difficult. 

B. The number of students have increased this year.

C. Some of the staff is friendly and some is rude.

D. Everyone in the classes were absent on ditch day.

A. The criteria for the job seem difficult. 

Criteria is plural (they seem)

200

Which of the following does NOT have a gerund/infinitive error?

A. She celebrated getting a new job.

B. She decided going to school today.

C. She quit to go to her job, so her boss fired her.

D. Living in the suburbs is quieter than the city. 

A. She celebrated getting a new job. 

"Celebrated" can be followed by a gerund, not an infinitive.

300

Conjugate the following verb into the future progressive: quit

will be quitting

300

List all of the FANBOYS

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

300

List three modals of possibility in the past

must have

might have

may have

could have

had to have


300

List five collective nouns that are singular or plural depending on if they act as one unit or individually.

Examples:

class, family, jury, faculty, staff, band, choir, team, committee, crowd, group, etc.

300

List three verbs that can be followed by both a gerund and an infinitive, but the meaning changes.


Examples:

forget, go on, quit, regret, remember, stop, try

400

Find and correct the error(s):

She have been lived in California for the past four years.

She has been living in California for the past four years.

400

Find and correct the error(s):

The students studied hard for the test they felt prepared.

Possible corrections:

Because the students studied hard for the test, they felt prepared.

The students studied hard for the test, so (or and) they felt prepared.

The students studied hard for the test; they felt prepared.

400

Find and correct the error(s):

He can't sings very well.

He can't sing very well.

400

Find and correct the error(s):

Either the cat or the dogs keeps eating the plant in the hallway.

Either the cat or the dogs keep eating the plant in the hallway. 

When using either/or, look at the subject closest to the verb for agreement.

400

Find and correct the error(s):

She didn't remember to meet John at the party because she was so drunk, but John remembered her.

She didn't remember meeting John at the party because she was so drunk, but John remembered her.

remember can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive. When followed by a gerund, "remember" means that she has no memory of meeting John (the correct meaning here).

500

Create a sentence in the past perfect progressive with the following subject and verb:

Subject: Julie's new puppy

Verb: chew

Example sentence:

Julie's new puppy had been chewing on the couch when she came home.

500

Create a complex sentence using the following words:

Although

the teacher

had taught

Example sentence:

Although the teacher had already taught verb tenses, the students still had questions. 

The students still had questions although the teacher had already taught verb tenses.

500

Create a sentence about possibility in the present with this subject and verb:

The students

learn


Example sentences:

The students must be learning a lot this semester.

The students might be missing a lot of homework.

The students could be revising their essays today.

500

Create a sentence using the following words:

Both 

the cat and the dogs


Example sentence: 

Both the cat and the dogs are running around the house. 

Both = always plural

500

Create a sentence using the following words:

try

taking the ESL 608 class

Examples:

The students should try taking the ESL 608 class because they will learn a lot.

try + gerund 

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