Fashion Matters
Which sentence correctly compares two jackets?
A. This jacket is more cheaper than that one.
B. This jacket is cheaper than that one.
C. This jacket is cheapest than that one.
B. This jacket is cheaper than that one.
Which tense describes an action happening at the moment of speaking in “Leo is downloading an update”?
Which tense describes an action happening at the moment of speaking in “Leo is downloading an update”?
The present continuous.
Which sentence expresses permission?
A. You must show your passport.
B. You may use the waiting room.
C. You need to book a ticket.
B. You may use the waiting room.
Choose the correct word: “Although it is a machine, the wildlife robot moves ______ a real animal.”
Like
Which verb form is in the past continuous?
A. felt
B. was feeling
C. has felt
B. was feeling.
Complete both gaps using the correct forms of the words in brackets: “Of all the contestants, Mia dressed the ______ (elegantly), but Sara’s outfit was ______ (colourful) than Mia’s.”
most elegantly; more colourful.
Complete both gaps: “Nora usually ______ (check) her messages after school, but today she ______ (study) for an exam instead.”
checks; is studying.
Complete with “at”, “on” or “in”: “Our guide is waiting ______ the entrance, and our room is ______ the second floor.”
at; on.
Complete with “as” or “like”: “Elena works ______ a wildlife researcher, and she sometimes uses a fallen branch ______ a walking stick.”
as; as.
Complete using the past continuous and past simple: “While I ______ (wait) for the results, my teacher ______ (give) me some encouraging news.”
was waiting; gave.
Correct the grammatical error: “These boots are very more expensive than the trainers.”
“These boots are much more expensive than the trainers.”
Correct the grammatical error: “I have this laptop since January.”
“I have had this laptop since January.”
Correct the modal verb so that the sentence expresses a lack of necessity: “The museum is free, so you mustn’t buy a ticket.”
“The museum is free, so you don’t have to buy a ticket.”
Correct the compound adjective: “The charity has launched a five-years conservation project.”
“The charity has launched a five-year conservation project.”
Correct the grammatical error: “I have felt extremely nervous before yesterday’s interview.”
“I felt extremely nervous before yesterday’s interview.”
Rewrite using “as … as” without changing the meaning: “The blue coat is slightly cheaper than the black coat.”
“The blue coat is not quite as expensive as the black coat.”
Rewrite using “for” and the present perfect: “We started using this learning platform three months ago, and we still use it.”
“We have used this learning platform for three months.”
Rewrite using “allowed”: “Passengers must not enter the cockpit during the flight.”
“Passengers are not allowed to enter the cockpit during the flight.”
Rewrite using a compound adjective before “turtle”: “The team rescued a turtle that was twenty years old.”
“The team rescued a twenty-year-old turtle.”
Rewrite beginning with “By the time” and using the past perfect: “The audience left before we reached the theatre.”
“By the time we reached the theatre, the audience had left.”
Explain the difference between “The jacket is too expensive for me to buy” and “The jacket is very expensive, but I can buy it.”
Too expensive” means the price exceeds what the speaker can afford. “Very expensive” expresses a high price without necessarily preventing the purchase.
Explain the difference in certainty:
A. “The company must have paid for those reviews.”
B. “The company might have paid for those reviews.”
This is a mixed conditional. “Had accepted” refers to an unreal past decision. “Would be studying” describes its imagined present result.
Explain the difference:
A. “We needn’t have booked a taxi.”
B. “We didn’t need to book a taxi, so we walked.”
A confirms that a taxi was booked, although it was unnecessary. B says booking was unnecessary and explicitly confirms that they walked instead.
Explain the difference between “He works as a conservationist” and “He works like a conservationist.”
“As” identifies his actual role or occupation. “Like” compares his working methods or behaviour to those of a conservationist without establishing that this is his occupation.
Explain how the order of events changes:
A. “When Ava arrived, Ben left.”
B. “When Ava arrived, Ben had left.”
In A, Ben left when or shortly after Ava arrived. In B, Ben’s departure happened before Ava’s arrival.