Passive inf & gerunds
Write the correct form of the verb in the next sentence:
My dad doesn't enjoy ____________ (manipulate) by ads on TV.
being manipulated
Choose the best option:
I love coffee.
a) the stronger is it, the better is it.
b) the stronger it is, the better it is.
c) the stronger, the better.
c)
(obtion b is possible, but repetitive)
Choose the correct option:
Milk is ______________ every year.
a) most and most expensive
b) more and more expensive
c) the more expensive
b)
Write the noun form of the next verbs:
1.- Expect
2.- Develop
3.- Frustrate
1.- Expectation
2.- Development
3.- Frustration
Writhe the correct form of the verb:
Annie refuses _________ (use) products from companies that harm the environment.
to use
Write the correct form of the adjectives:
The ______ (young) you are, the ________ (few) health problems you have.
younger, fewer
Write the correct form of the adjective.
Your room is getting __________ (messy).
messier and messier
Lucky you, free points :)
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Write sentences in passive voice with the next information:
1.- My parents still treat my 15-year-old sister like a child. She doesn't like it.
2.- Whenever Jenna has a problem, John is the first one she calls. He appreciates it.
1.- My sister would like to be treated like an adult.
2. John appreciates being called first by Jenna whenever he has a problem.
Use the next information to make double comparatives:
1.- If I speak good English, I will have better opportunities.
2.- If you save money, you will be able to buy a car soon.
1.- The better I speak English, the more opportunities I will have.
2.- The more money you save, the sooner you will be able to buy a car.
Use the following information to write repeated comparatives:
1.- ( + tourists) are bringing (- suitcases) with them.
2.- Thanks to the new law in Mexico, ( - fatty food ) is consumed in schools and children are getting (+ healthy).
1.- More and more, fewer and fewer
2.- less and less, healthier and healthier
Write a check mark next to the correct statements, and correct the ones that have mistakes.
1.- It is the student's responsibility to study the topics he missed on the day he couldn't attend class.
2.- The president's ideas encourage the selfish that got the world into recession in the first place.
3.- This piece of jewelry has a lot of signifixant for me. I was my grandma's engagement ring.
1.- correct.
2.- selfishness.
3.- significance
Re-write in passive voice the parts that are in italic:
1.- I don't mind when my mom grounds me for not respecting my curfew.
2.- Hanna deserves her boss' giving her a better position at work.
1.- being grounded by my mom.
2.- to be given .... by her boss.
Unscramble the words:
problems / spend / the / they / adulthood / more / children / in / parents / fewer / have / the / with / will / time / their
The more time parents spend with their children, the fewer problems they will have in adulthood.
Unscramble the words:
dangerous / people / how / more / sun / are / to / realizing / in / more / lie / and / the / is / it
More and more people are realizing how dangerous it is to lie in the sun.
Write these words in the correct spaces: fairness, fair, rebelliousness, rebellious, capable, capability
--> The young activist believed that anyone deserved a (1)_______ chance to succeed, regardless their background. That's why he was known for her commitment to (2)_________ (3)___________ spirit. She was (4)______________ and determined; she used this (5)_____________ to organize people to raise awareness about social injustices. Her (6)_______________ inspired others to join the movement.
1.- fair
2.- fairness
3.- rebellious
4.- capable
5.- capability
6.- rebelliousness
Write a check mark next to the correct sentences and correct the incorrect ones:
1.- Sarah hasn't forgiven me for cheating on her.
2.- Jake doesn't mind being told what to do.
3.- I expect to accept by Harvard University next year.
4.- She always struggles to be chosen the correct outfit for special occasions.
1.- Correct.
2.- Correct.
3.- to be accepted
4.- to choose
Complete the comparatives with your own ideas:
1.- The more my crush talks,
2.- The happier you are in life,
3.- The less authority you have at work,
...
Complete with your own ideas:
1.- I think films are getting...
2.- People's opinions are...
3.- When you grow up, life becomes...
...
Transform these adjectives into nouns and write a sentence with each of them:
1.- obedient
2.- lenient
3.- independent
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