Determiners and quantifiers
Give me ____ money you owe me.
a. which
b. the
c. a
d. an
b. the
I ____ my car washed. (have)
had
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I don’t like being laughed at.
Correct
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Jill was given a bar of chocolate by John.
Correct
I want ___ boat which would take me to the island.
a. the
b. an
c. those
d. a
d. a
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The local council want all dogs owners to have their dogs tagged to reduce the problem of strays
Correct
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The children are looking forward to being filmed for that television program.
Correct
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A pencil was gave to Anna by Sam.
Incorrect.
A pencil was given to Anna by Sam.
___ pen is not working properly.
a. Mine
b. Their
c. My
d. Our
c. My
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For their wedding anniversary, Mary has a big cake to make which they ate at a large party.
The phrase is incorrect.
For their wedding anniversary, Mary had a big cake made which they ate at a large party.
Sam remembers _________ (tell about) the party.
being told about
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I lent a pencil to Graham (start with 'a pencil').
A pencil was lent to Graham (by me).
This club needs to win ____ trophies in order to be regarded as one of the best clubs in europe.
a. some
b. much
c. a large amount of
d. a lot of
d. a lot of
You should take your car to the mechanic to _____. (brakes/repair)
have the brakes repaired
His greatest ambition to _________ (choose) to take part in the Olympics.
to be chosen
Change the active sentence into the passive.
Sophia sold the car to a doctor (start with 'the car').
The car was sold to a doctor (by Sophia).
Although the language learning abilities of apes have surprised ___ scientists, they generally agree that apes do not progress beyond ____ linguistic abilities of a two-year-old child.
A) few / a
B) a little / the
C) many / the
D) each / a
E) much / the
C) many / the
I have to ______, otherwise I can't work on my thesis. (computer/repair)
have my computer repaired
_______ (accept) for that course changed my life.
Being accepted
1. Julie taught the grammar to the students (start with 'the grammar').
2. Julie taught the grammar to the students (start with 'the students').
1. The grammar was taught to the students (by Julie)
2. The students were taught the grammar (by Julie).