💰 Grammar Grab Bag
Complete:
The store offered ________ a discount.
Answer: me / the customers
The woman who works at the bank is my neighbor.
Required or optional?
Answer: Required
She looks ________ she didn’t sleep last night.
Answer: as if / as though
Complete:
The teacher recommends that everyone ________ on time.
A. arrives
B. arrive
C. arriving
B
________ calls me first will get the extra ticket.
whoever
Correct the sentence:
The company explained me the new policy.
Answer: The company explained the new policy to me.
The jacket that I bought yesterday was on sale.
Required or optional?
Answer: Optional
I cook pasta ________ my grandmother taught me.
Answer: the way
Correct the sentence:
I suggest that Maria studies more.
Answer: I suggest that Maria study more.
You can sit ________ you want.
wherever
Choose the best word:
“I bought these shoes without planning to. It was an ________.”
A. impulse buy
B. window-shopping
C. loyalty program
Answer: A. impulse buy
Students who study regularly usually perform better.
Required or optional?
Answer: Required
He talks ________ he knows everything about the subject.
Answer: as if / as though
Rewrite using the subjunctive:
“You should exercise more.”
The doctor recommended ________.
Answer: The doctor recommended that I exercise more.
________ I hear that song, I think about high school.
whenever
Complete with the correct expression:
“I’ve been sick all weekend. I’m feeling a little ________.”
Answer: under the weather
The movie that we watched last night was surprisingly good.
Required or optional?
Answer: Optional
My brother organizes his room ________ our father does.
Answer: the way / as
Rewrite:
“Every employee must attend the meeting.”
It is essential ________.
Answer: It is essential that every employee attend the meeting.
You can order ________ you want from the menu.
whatever
Complete:
“The instructions were so confusing. They were ________.”
A. a breath of fresh air
B. as clear as mud
C. set in stone
D. a walk in the park
Answer: B. as clear as mud
Explain WHY the pronoun can be removed here:
“The phone that Maria bought is already broken.”
Answer: Because that is the object of bought, not the subject.
→ The phone Maria bought is already broken.
Correct the sentence:
She acts as if she know the answer.
Answer: She acts as if she knows the answer.
Correct ALL the errors:
My professor insisted that I finishes my essay and submits it today.
Answer: My professor insisted that I finish my essay and submit it today.
Complete BOTH blanks:
“________ finishes the assignment early can leave. You may wait ________ you feel most comfortable.”
whoever wherever