Grammar: Contrast & Purpose
Choose the correct option:
We went out _________ (although / in spite of) the rain.
Answer: in spite of
What verb means to make a new product available to the public for the first time?
Answer: to launch
Turn the adjective 'lonely' into a noun form.
Answer: Loneliness
Choose the correct modal verb:
You _______ (mustn't / don't have to) pay to enter the museum; it's completely free.
Answer: don't have to
What do you call the piece of paper a shop assistant gives you to prove you paid?
Answer: A receipt
Fill in the blank with a purpose linker:
I called the restaurant _______ to book a table for tonight.
Answer: to / in order to / so as to
What do you call a very large company that operates in many different countries?
Answer: A multinational company
Turn the noun 'neighbour' into an abstract noun meaning the local area you live in.
Answer: Neighbourhood
Correct the structural first conditional error:
If I will see him tomorrow, I will tell him the news.
Answer: If I see him tomorrow...
(Present simple in the if-clause)
What is the precise word for the main story line of a film or book?
Answer: The plot
Correct the grammar error:
Although he was tired, but he finished his homework.
Answer: Remove 'but'.
(Although he was tired, he finished...)
Complete the sentence with the missing business noun:
Unfortunately, my uncle had to close his shop because it wasn't making a p_______.
Answer: profit
What suffix must you add to 'employ' to create a noun meaning the state of not having a job?
Answer: -ment
(Unemployment)
Complete with the passive voice:
The entire city block _______ (demolish) at the moment.
Answer: is being demolished
(Present continuous passive)
What is the phrasal verb that means to reject or refuse an invitation or business offer?
Answer: To turn down
Combine these targets using 'so that':
She wore a coat. She didn’t want to catch a cold.
Answer: She wore a coat so that she wouldn't catch a cold.
What business verb is used when two separate companies join together to become one?
Answer: To merge
Turn the adjective 'convenient' into its proper noun form.
Answer: Convenience
Fill in the blank with a relative pronoun:
That's the singer _______ song won the Grammy last year.
Answer: whose
(Shows possession)
What descriptive adjective describes a person who hates spending money on others?
Answer: Mean / Tight-fisted
Rewrite this sentence using 'despite':
Although the city is overcrowded, it has great transport.
Answer: Despite the city being overcrowded... OR Despite the fact that the city is overcrowded...
What phrasal verb means when one company buys or takes control of another?
Answer: To take over
Turn the action verb 'lose' into its corresponding noun form.
Answer: Loss
Fill in the blank using a correct quantifier:
The students didn't spend _______ time checking what they'd written.
Answer: enough
What do you call a professional person who flies a plane?
Answer: A pilot