Frequency Adverbs
There is/There are sentences
There is/There are questions
Count/Noncount Nouns
Errors (all 3 chapters!)
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Tell me a frequency adverb that means "25% of the time."
Possible answers: rarely, seldom, not often...
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True or False? We can make "there is" into a contraction: "there's."
True, but "there's" is for speaking only. :)
100
Complete the question: ______ there TOEFL textbooks in the library?
Answer: "Are"
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What kind of noun is "fruit" in this sentence? "You should eat fruit everday."
Answer: Noncount noun
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What is wrong with this sentence? "Never I go to the gym."
Answer: "I never go to the gym."
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Put a frequency adverb into this sentence: "Betty listens to the radio." (You may use any frequency adverb.)
Example: "Betty sometimes listens to the radio."
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Fill in the blank: There ___________ some children who live in my neighborhood.
Answer: "are"
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Finish this question: "_______ there a lot of crime in Iowa City?"
Answer: "Is"
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What kind of noun is "fruit" in this sentence? "You should eat a piece of fruit, like a banana, everyday."
Answer: Here, "fruit" is used like a count noun.
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What is wrong with this sentence? "There are no any jewelry stores in the mall."
Answer: "There aren't any jewelry stores in the mall." "There are no jewelry stores in the mall."
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Put this sentence back into the right order: here/the winters/cold/are/always
Possible Answers: "The winters are always cold here." "Here, the winters are always cold."
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Fill in the blank: There ______ new furniture in my apartment.
Answer: "is"
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Give either a short or long answer for this question: "Is there a lot of crime in Iowa City?"
Answers: Yes, there is/No, there isn't Yes, there is a lot of crime in Iowa City/No, there isn't a lot of crime in Iowa City
300
Tell me a sentence with the word "coffee."
Examples: "My favorite drink is coffee." (noncount) "Do you want a coffee?" (count)
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What is wrong with Person B's answer of this conversation? Person A: "Is there a grocery store in this area?" Person B: "Yes, there's."
Answer: We cannot end a positive sentence with a contraction, so Person B needs to say, "Yes, there is."
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What is the opposite of this sentence? "I rarely study at home." (Change "rarely" into a different frequency adverb with an opposite meaning.)
Possible Answers: "I often study at home." "I usually study at home." ....
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Finish this sentence: There is______________________________. (Make sure to use a noun that goes with "is!")
Example: "There is a cat in my backyard."
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What is another way we can ask this question? "Are there no buses today?"
Answer: "Are there any buses today?"
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Tell me any sentence with a count noun used correctly.
Examples: "I need some pencils." "These are my new glasses."
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What is wrong with this sentence? "My major are Physics."
Answer: "Physics" is a school subject, so it is a noncount noun. The sentence should be: "My major is Physics."
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Finish this sentence: "I always _______________________________" (It has to make sense!)
Example: "I always brush my teeth before I go to sleep."
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Finish this sentence: "There are______________________________." (Make sure to use a noun that goes with "are!")
Example: "There are many books in my room."
500
Give a question for this answer: "There are many buses in Iowa City."
Answer: "Are there many buses in Iowa City?" or "How many buses are there in Iowa City?"
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Tell me any sentence with a noncount noun used correctly.
Examples: "Education is important." "Football is my favorite sport."
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What is wrong with this sentence? "The fishes in the pet store are cute."
Answer: "Fish" is an irregular plural count noun. It should be "fish."
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