Tense
Mary _____ (to wash) the dog yesterday.
washed
Give the correct verb. Does the sentence need active or passive voice?
Seoul's population ________ (to grow) rapidly in the 1950s.
active voice: grew
What modal verb means "have to"?
must
While my sister is very tall, I am very __________.
short/petite
We ________ (to prepare) dinner right now. Can I call you back?
We're preparing dinner
Give the correct verb. Does the sentence need active or passive voice?
Thirteen works of art _________ (to steal) from the Gardner Museum.
passive voice: were stolen
Alex ____________ not be able to go with us tomorrow.
might/may
___________ I saw the movie, I don't remember how it ends.
Although/Though
The Gardner Museum _________ (to be) open since 1903.
has been
Change this sentence to active voice:
Lemony Snicket has been read by millions of children around the world.
Millions of children around the world have read Lemony Snicket.
Although you _________ eat ice cream every day, you probably ___________.
could/can
shouldn't
_____________ rapid advances in technology, scientists have not yet solved the problem of climate change.
Despite
For the last four years, Moses ______ (to protect) Venice from major floods.
has protected
Change this sentence to passive voice:
Scientists used 3-D printing to reconstruct a 7,000-year-old face.
3-D printing was used to reconstruct a 7,000-year-old face.
A 7,000-year old face was reconstructed with 3-D printing.
Fix the error by stating a complete, grammatically correct sentence:
Now, Venice can simply uses Moses to prevent a flood.
use (no "s" on the base verb)
An adverb clause is a called a(n) ____________ clause because it's not a complete sentence on its own.
dependent
During the 1990s, police increasingly ___________ (to rely) on DNA evidence in murder cases.
relied
What two grammar forms are needed to form the passive voice?
"to be" (conjugated) and the past participle
Fix the error by stating a complete, grammatically correct sentence:
The school maybe closed for as long as two weeks!
The school may be closed for as long as two weeks!
Fix the error by stating a complete, grammatically correct sentence:
When I was a kid, I was rather loud and messy, while my brother was quiet and neat.
When I was a kid, I was rather loud and messy while my brother was quiet and neat. (remove second comma)