Prepositions
Tenses
Joining of Sentences
Transformation of Sentences
100
1. Most people agree that kindergarten contributes ______ the child's mental development.
2. Your voice is similar _____ hers and I sometimes can't recognise who I am talking to.
1. to
2. to
100
Erin and Brooke are planning to set off in the afternoon. I hope the weather conditions ______ (improve) by then.
improve / have improved
100
The dog ran to the fence. It began to bark.
Running to the fence, the dog began to bark.
100
Hardly had I closed my eyes when the telephone rang.
No sooner had I closed my eyes than the telephone rang. / No sooner did I close my eyes than the telephone rang.
200
1. Although she has no experience _____ writing, she decided to be a writer when she learned that writers earn a lot of money.
2. A successful government should do its best to maintain the welfare ____ its citizens.
1. in
2. of
200
1. I noticed that those two men _______ (stare) at us ever since we came here.
2. Don't worry. We _______ (cover) most of the distance by noon.
1. have been staring
2. will have covered
200
1. Joshua biked to school. Elizabeth went in a car.
2. The circus clown juggled china plates. He also rode a blue bicycle.
1. Joshua biked to school while Elizabeth went in a car.
2. Besides juggling china plates, the circus clown rode a blue bicycle.
200
1. Someone has already paid the electrician for his work. (Begin: The electrician...)
2. They taught him French and gave him a dictionary. (Begin: He was...)
1. The electrician has already been paid for his work (by someone).
2. He was taught French and given a dictionary (by them).
300
1. She's capable _____ any crime, so the police are always after her.
2. I have complete faith ____ him; he'll never let us down.
3. I went _______ the edge of the lake to find a fishing spot.
1. of
2. in
3. around
300
1. Sarah ______ (climb) Mount Everest, ______ (sail) around the world, and _____ (go) on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.
2. Ben _______ (try) to open his own restaurant for the last few years. He _______ (just finish) the painting, but he _____ (not do) the decorating yet.
1. has climbed, sailed, gone
2. has been trying, has just finished, has not done
300
1. Monday is a school holiday. The class will take the test on Tuesday.
2. The blue chair is too big. The brown chair is too small.
3. Washington, D.C. is popular with tourists. I haven’t been there.
1. Since Monday is a school holiday, the class will take the test on Tuesday.
2. The blue chair is too big while the brown chair is too small.
3. I haven't been to Washington, D.C., which is popular with tourists. / Although Washington, D.C. is popular with tourists, I haven't been there.
300
1. Who wrote it? (Change to pass voice.)
2. When did they ring the church bells? (Begin: When were...)
3. Dogs are more intelligent than rabbits. (Begin: Rabbits are...)
1. By whom was it written?
2. When were the church bells rung (by them)?
3. Rabbits are not as intelligent as dogs.
400
1. I am not surprised that he has joined the Parliament, as he has always been keen ______ politics.
2. My son is mad _____ science and technology. I guess he'll become an engineer.
3. Someone tapped my shoulder, so I looked _______ me.
4. John looked _______ the lake at the houses on the other side.
1. on
2. about
3. behind
4. across
400
Correct the paragraph below:

Recently in Oklahoma City, Pat Rowley, a security guard, deposit 50 cents in a City Hall vending machine and reach in to get a candy bar. When the machine catch his hand, he pull out his pistol and shoot the machine twice. The second shot sever some wires, and he got his hand out.
Recently in Oklahoma City, Pat Rowley, a security guard, deposited 50 cents in a City Hall vending machine and reached in to get a candy bar. When the machine caught his hand, he pulled out his pistol and shot the machine twice. The second shot severed some wires, and he got his hand out.
400
1. My friends and I met at the theatre. We saw the new movie.
2. This steak is very tasty. It is difficult to chew.
3. Sarah must pass her test. She will not be able to go to the movies.
4. He told the entire story. The crowd did not understand it.
1. Having met at the theatre, my friends and I saw the new movie. / After my friends and I met at the theatre, we saw the new movie.
2. Although this steak is very tasty, it is difficult to chew. / Despite this steak being very tasty, it is difficult to chew.
3. Sarah must pass her test or she will not be able to go to the movies. / If Sarah does not pass her test, she will not be able to go to the movies.
4. Despite him telling the entire story, the crowd did not understand it. / Although he told the entire story, the crowd did not understand it.
400
1. Cakes are more delicious than bread. (Change to the positive degree.)
2. "Be nice to your brother," he said. (Change to reported speech.)
3. "Where have you been?" he asked me. (Change to reported speech.)
4. "I can't drive a lorry," he said. (Change to reported speech.)
1. Bread is not as delicious as cakes.
2. He told me / asked me to be nice to my brother.
3. He asked me where I had been.
4. He said that he could not drive a lorry.
500
1. In the competitive business world, one has to be perfect ____ communicating with customers.
2. Everyone hopes to get a job with prospects ____ promotion, but not many people manage to do so.
3. I walked ______ the creepy house on the street.
4. I had to walk out ________ the most exciting part of the movie.
5. Since I am tall, I can see _______ many people in the audience.
1. at
2. of
3. past
4. during
5. over
500
Correct the paragraph below:

A bank teller in Italy was jilted by his girlfriend and decide the only thing left to do was kill himself. He stolen a car with the idea of crashing it, but the car broken down. He steal another one, but it was too slow, and he barely dent a fender when he crashed the car into a tree. The police arrive and charge the man with auto theft. While being questioned, he stab himself in the chest with a dagger. Quick action by the police officers saved the man's life. On the way to his cell, he jumped out through a third-story window. A snowdrift broken his fall. A judge suspends the man's sentence, saying, "I'm sure fate still has something in store for you."
A bank teller in Italy was jilted by his girlfriend and decided the only thing left to do was kill himself. He stole a car with the idea of crashing it, but the car broke down. He stole another one, but it was too slow, and he barely dented a fender when he crashed the car into a tree. The police arrived and charged the man with auto theft. While being questioned, he stabbed himself in the chest with a dagger. Quick action by the police officers saved the man's life. On the way to his cell, he jumped out through a third-story window. A snowdrift broke his fall. A judge suspended the man's sentence, saying, "I'm sure fate still has something in store for you."
500
1. I didn't study hard enough. I didn't pass my exam.
2. You eat your vegetables. You cannot have dessert.
3. I was taking a quiz in science. The power went out.
4. I woke up. I saw that it was snowing.
5. I need to be able to get in touch with my parents after school. I need a cell phone.
1. I didn't pass my exam because I didn't study hard enough.
2. If / Unless / Until you eat your vegetables, you cannot have dessert.
3. While I was taking a quiz in science, the power went out.
4. When I woke up, I saw that it was snowing.
5. Since I need to be able to get in touch with my parents after school, I need a cell phone. / I need a cell phone because I need to be able to get in touch with my parents after school.
500
1. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience. (Begin: The stuntman advised...)
2. A famous artist painted that portrait of my grandmother. (Begin: That portrait...)
3. The lion has the shortest lifespan of all animals. (Use: shorter)
4. They will paint the outside of the house as well as the inside. (Begin: Not only...)
5. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said. (Begin: She told...)
1. The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home.
2. That portrait of my grandmother was painted by a famous artist.
3. No other animal has a shorter lifespan than the lion.
4. Not only will they paint the outside of the house but also the inside.
5. She told the boys not to play on the grass.
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