Vocabulary
Phrasal Verbs
Relative Clauses
Present and Past Perfect
Misc.
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Define and use in a sentence: cheapskate
someone who does not like to spend money
100
Define and use in a sentence: Run into
To meet someone unexpectedly somewhere
100
Prepositions normally come at the BEGINNING/END of a defining relative clause in informal written and spoken styles
At the end. For example: Who is that woman that you were talking to?
100
When is the present perfect used and how is it formed?
Used to describe something that began in the past but is still happening. have/has + past participle
100
Articles: You do not use an article with _________, unless the article is part of the name.
proper nouns
200
define and use in a sentence: squander
to waste
200
define and use in a sentence: Look up to (someone)
To respect someone. They may be your hero, role model, or inspiration.
200
In more formal styles prepositions come BEFORE/AFTER the relative pronoun. And who is replaced by __________
Before. Who is replaced by whom. Never use the word THAT after a preposition. For example: Who is the woman to whom you were talking? NOT: Who is the woman to that you were talking?
200
When is the past perfect tense used? How is it formed?
Past perfect is used to talk about 2 events that happened in the past- one before the other. had + past participle
200
Articles: When you mention new people, places, or objects, the usual thing is to introduce them using which article?
A/AN For example: She was wearing a beautiful dress
300
define and use in a sentence: down payment
a sum of money given to start paying for something
300
define and use in a sentence: to make do
If you “make do” with something, youhave to use what you have at the moment; you have to make a plan with what is available - even if it is not the best or ideal. You improvise until you can have what you want later
300
Rewrite the sentences, making them into a single sentence, and including a non-defining relative clause. I earn $200 a week. I spend half of it on rent.
I earn $200 a week, half of which I spend on rent.
300
Continue the sentence below with what might logically follow, using the present perfect tense. Yesterday I received many emails, but today ......
today I have only received a few.
300
Articles: For back reference (to talk about something/someone to which we have already been introduced), which article is used?
THE For example: She was wearing A beautiful dress. THE dress was purple.
400
define and use in a sentence: shop around
to go to several stores before buying
400
define and use in a sentence: put (something) off
f you put (something) off, you postpone it. You leave something for a later time that you really should do right now.
400
Rewrite the sentences, making one single sentence. Use a non-defining relative clause. I have several close friends. None of my close friends enjoy shopping.
I have several close friends, none of whom enjoy shopping. OR I have several close friends, of whom none enjoy shopping.
400
Create a QUESTION in which you use the past perfect verb tense.
Had you already met your boyfriend before you started college?
400
Explain the difference between the word "FUN" and the word "FUNNY".
Fun (noun) = Enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure. "anyone who turns up can join in the fun". Fun (adjective) = Amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable: "it was a fun evening" Funny (adjective) = Causing laughter or amusement; humorous. "Yesterday we watched a very funny movie."
500
define and use in a sentence: impulse buy
items you buy without planning ahead
500
define and use in a sentence: to stick to (something)
To follow, continue or persist with something without changing it, giving up or getting distracted.
500
Rewrite the sentence to make it more informal. Being tight-fisted is something of which my friends would never accuse me.
Being tight-fisted is something (that) my friends would never accuse me of.
500
Using the sentences below, write a single sentence using the past perfect tense. The train left. Then we arrived at the station.
When we arrived at the station the train had already left.
500
Dynamic verbs are used to describe ______________. Stative verbs usually refer to ____________________. Stative cannot be used in which verb tense(s)?
1. actions that we can take or things that can happen 2. a state or condition which is not changing or is not likely to change. 3. continuous verb tenses
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