Simple Past/Past Continuos
INSTRUCTIONS: Put the verbs into the correct form of the simple past.
One night when I went to Ireland with my friends, we (learn)______ some Irish dances.
learned
INSTRUCTIONS: Put the verbs into the correct form of the past continuous (also called past progressive):
I _________ (watch) TV when she called.
was watching
I was watching TV when she called.
TRUE or FALSE:
Every sentence must have both a SUBJECT and a VERB.
TRUE
A complete sentence contains at least a SUBJECT and a main VERB: This type of sentence can also be called an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE.
DEFINITION: Transitions are words that _______ words, phrases, clauses/sentences, and ideas.
a. break
b. connect
c. end
b. connect
Which of the adjectives below (called "determiners") are ONLY used with plural (count) nouns:
a. much
b. many
c. this
d. several
e. B and D
f. ALL OF THE ABOVE
e. "many" and "several" are only used with plural count nouns:
Many problems are caused by only several people.
a. "much" is used with non-count nouns:
There is too much pollution in New York City.
c. "this" is only used with singular count (this class) or non-count nouns (this noise)
When we were there,
learning new cultural traditions (be) _____great.
was
When we were there, learning new cultural traditions was great
I _______ (study) the whole day on Saturday.
was studying
I was studying the whole day Saturday.
IS THIS A COMPLETE SENTENCE?
In the morning after the long train ride at the beginning of class.
YES or NO
NO
There is no subject or verb, only phrases (prepositional phrases):
in the morning
after the long train ride
at the beginning of class
TRUE or FALSE:
Transitions can be CONJUNCTIONS (like and, but), ADVERBS (like additionally, unfortunately), or PHRASES (in addition).
TRUE
Transitions can be singular words like determiners (other/another), conjunctions (and, but), and adverbs (furthermore), as well as phrases such as prepositional phrases (in order to) and adjective/adverb phrases ("equally important," "more importantly") or even clauses ("This can be seen…").
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH CORRECT ARTICLE (a/the) FOR THE 3 COUNT NOUNTS BELOW:
The teacher wrote ___ rules on ___ board for ___ students to copy.
*HINT: It's the same article for all 3 nouns.
the, the, the
The teacher wrote the rules on the board for the students to copy.
Last summer, I (travel) _____ around by car with two friends and we (visit) _____lots of interesting places.
traveled, visited
Last summer, I traveled around by car with two friends and we visited lots of interesting places.
NEGATIVE PAST CONTINUOUS:
I told you to turn the oven off, but you (not/listen) listening to me.
were not listening
I told you to turn the oven off, but you were not listening to me.
How many SUBJECTS and VERBS are there in the following complex sentence:
The weather changes after summer ends.
2 SUBJECTS: the weather and summer
2 VERBS: changes, ends
TRUE or FALSE:
Just like an essay, a paragraph has a BEGINNING (introduction/main idea), MIDDLE (support), and an END (conclusion).TRUE
A paragraph BEGINS with a topic sentence that contains the main idea.
A paragraph has supporting sentences and details in the MIDDLE.
A paragraph ENDS with a conclusion.
TRUE or FALSE: Some nouns can be both count and non-count.
TRUE: Some nouns can be count and non-count.
For example ‘paper’:
NON-COUNT: There is paper on the table (meaning: a mass pile of paper).
COUNT: The teacher gave us 4 papers to read. (meaning: "4 separate pages" or "4 different articles")
NEGATIVE SIMPLE PAST:
It _____ (not / rain) _____ a lot.
did not rain
It did not rain a lot.
While John ______ (sleep) last night, someone stole his car.
was sleeping
While John was sleeping last night, someone stole his car.
IDENTIFY THE SUBJECT, VERB, and OBJECTS:
My mom gave the children dinner.
*HINT: Another way to say this sentence is
My mom gave dinner to the children.
SUBJECT: My mom VERB: gave OBJECTS: the children/dinner
NOTE: The DIRECT OBJECT of the VERB "give" is "dinner" -what did my mom give?
The INDIRECT OBJECT (also called the OBJ of the PREPOSITION) is "the children"
-to whom did my mother give the dinner?
-my mom gave the dinner to______
a. repeats the main idea in different words
b. summarizes the supporting details generally
c. develops the supporting details
d. A and B
e. ALL OF THE ABOVE
B. summarizes the main points from the supporting sentences
C. is INCORRECT because the supporting sentences develop the supporting details
FIND THE INCORRECT example of a singular count noun:
a. The job is fun.
b. My job is fun.
c. Job is fun.
c. This job is not fun.
c. *Job is fun
A singular count noun MUST always be have something before it (an article like "the", possessive "my" demonstrations "this/that").
QUESTIONS IN THE PAST:
Where _____ (spend) ______ your last vacation?
did you spend
Where did you spend your last vacation?
QUESTIONS IN PAST ÇONTINUOUS:
What ______(you/do)_____ when you broke your leg?
were you doing
What were you doing when you broke your leg?
INCOMPLETE SENTENCES: Which of the following examples are incomplete sentences (sentences that cannot be ended with a period (.), fragments, dependent clauses):
a. After we went to the movies
b. This computer is very slow
c. Lucille fell
d. You need new clothes when
A and D are incomplete sentences.
a. "After we went to the movies" is a dependent clause. It needs another sentence (an independent clause) to complete its meaning.
Ex. After we went to the movies, we went shopping.
d. "You need new clothes when" has the transition when, but it is also missing another SUBJ+VERB (sentence/independent clause) to complete the meaning of the sentence:
Ex. You need new clothes when your old clothes don't fit.
A TOPIC is the main subject or idea in the text (paragraph/essay). The CONTROLLING IDEA focuses the topic by providing the type of writing (compare/contrast, cause/effect, narrative).
The following is a TOPIC SENTENCE of an essay or paragraph.
Global warming has 3 main causes.
a. What is the topic (what it's about)?
b. What is the controlling idea (how it's about it)?
a. TOPIC: Global warming
b. CONTROLLING IDEA: main causes
CORRECT THE MISTAKES in the plural noun phrases in sentence below:
A modern scientists believe that first immigrants arrived at least 25,000 years ago
Modern scientists believe that the first immigrants arrived at least 25,000 years ago
EXPLANATION:
Plural nouns/noun phrases "modern scientists" cannot take the indefinite article "a" - "a" can only be used for singular nouns.
"first immigrants" must use "the" because whenever you use words like "first, last, only", it must be specific and use the definite article "the"