countable and uncountable nouns
choose the correct word: I need some informations / information about the project.
information
Complete: The lecture was really ______. I almost fell asleep.
boring / bored
boring
Complete: I enjoy ______ English in class.
speak / speaking / to speak
speaking
Complete: You ______ submit your work before Friday. It is compulsory.
can / must / might
must
Transform into the passive: Scientists test new medicines.
New medicines are tested by scientists.
Complete: There isn’t ______ evidence to support this claim.
much / enough / any
Complete: I was very ______ by the documentary. interesting / interested
interested
We decided ______ our project on social media algorithms.
do / doing / to do
to do
Complete: You ______ use your phone during the test. It is forbidden.
mustn’t / don’t have to / might not
mustn’t
Transform into the passive: The team created a campaign poster.
A campaign poster was created by the team.
Correct the mistake: The researchers gave us several useful advices.
some useful advice / several useful pieces of advice
Choose the correct sentence: a) The results were surprised. b) The results were surprising.
the results were surprising.
Correct the mistake: She suggested to create a poster.
She suggested creating a poster.
Choose the best answer: Students ______ ask questions after the presentation if they want to.
must / can / have to
can
Complete: The data ______ collected last year.
is / are / was / were
was if data is treated as singular/uncountable;
Which nouns are usually uncountable?
a) research b) data c) equipment d) experiment
e) knowledge
research, equipment, knowledge.
Complete with the correct forms: The experiment was ______, and the students felt ______.
confusing / confused
confusing / confused
Complete: They agreed ______ together, but they avoided ______ too much time online.
work / working / to work / spend / spending / to spend
to work / spending
Complete: He isn’t answering. He ______ be in class, but I’m not sure. must / might / can’t
might
Transform into the passive: Researchers have published several studies on this topic.
Several studies have been published on this topic.
Rewrite the sentence correctly: The study produced many evidences and informations about climate change.
The study produced a lot of evidence and information about climate change.
Explain the difference between: The students were worrying and The students were worried.
Worrying = causing worry. Worried = feeling worry. So The students were worried is probably correct if they felt anxious.
Explain the difference: I stopped to check my phone vs I stopped checking my phone.
I stopped to check my phone = I paused another activity in order to check it. I stopped checking my phone = I no longer checked it.
Correct and explain: You don’t have to forget to cite your sources.
You mustn’t forget to cite your sources. / You have to cite your sources. “Don’t have to” means “it is not necessary”, not prohibition.
Rewrite in the passive and remove the agent if unnecessary: People use algorithms to recommend videos online.
Algorithms are used to recommend videos online.