Sentence Types
Maya should not handle this situation.
Simple
She felt an insect _______ around.
1. Flying
2. Fly
3. To fly
4. To flying
She felt an insect fly around
My father hates ________ (wear) a tie to work.
wearing
this car is ______ than the one I had last year
smaller
I ________ (water) the plants in the morning.
was watering
What type of sentence is this?
Since we had only gone a mile from camp, we decided to return before dark.
Complex
Susan is not capable of ______ (do) hard work
Join the sentences using infinitives
Every class has a class teacher. She takes care of all the students.
Every class has a teacher to take care of all the students
List the superlative and comparative adjectives for the words:
- Noisy
- Polite
- Quick
- Noisier --> Nosiest
- Politer --> Politer
- Quicker --> Quickest
The students …………………. (shout) slogans outside the campus.
are shouting
After finding out that he bought a used shirt, he went to the store to return it.
Complex
I like __________ (pay) my bills online
To Pay
- When talking about choices and habits, we use like to do, not like doing.
We like ________ (visit) our grandmother on Sundays
to visit/visiting
List the superlative and comparative adjectives for the words:
- Peaceful
- Busy
- Narrow
- More peaceful --> More peaceful
- Busier --> Busiest
- Narrower --> Narrowest
I …………………… (revise) my lessons now.
am revising
I like tea, but Mary likes coffee.
Compound
He is afraid to hurt your feelings
to hurt
We …………………..(loo) for someone …………….. (mow) the lawn.
are looking
to mow
Fill in the blank and state what type of adjective it is:
I am really fed up with ____ phone I just can't get the alarm to work"
- This
- Demonstrative
Somebody ________ at the door.
is knocking
Though Mitchell prefers watching romantic films, he rented the latest spy thriller, and he enjoyed it very much.
Compound-complex
- A compound-complex sentence is comprised of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
He regretted not ____ (see) the film at the cinema since it was not that appealing on television
having seen
I ………………. ………………. the first prize in the quiz competition.
want, to win
am wanting, to win
want, winning
want to win
Give an example of an irregular adjective and its comparative and superlative forms
good --> better --> best
bad --> worse --> worst
far --> farther --> farthest
little --> less --> least
many --> more --> most
Our washing machine (repair)_______ right now.
is being repaired