Fill the gaps
______ Ancient Romans and Greeks wrote their names and protest poems on buildings.
A. Earlier
B. Soon
C. former
D. Later
Later Ancient Romans and Greeks wrote their names and protest poems on buildings.
What type of word is "Greek"? and What does it mean?
n. a person born or living in Greece.
_______ at the same time it was regarded as a crime form; John Lindsay, the mayor of New York, declared the first war on graffiti.
A. Therefore
B. furthermore
C. however
D. instead
_however_ at the same time it was regarded as a crime form; John Lindsay, the mayor of New York, declared the first war on graffiti.
What grammar category does the word vibrant belong to in:
"Graffiti makes cities more vibrant."
Adjective
Modern graffiti _____________ to have appeared in Philadelphia in the early 1960s, and by the late sixties it had reached New York.
A. seem
B. seems
C. seemed
D. seeming
Modern graffiti __seems__ to have appeared in Philadelphia in the early 1960s, and by the late sixties it had reached New York.
What type of word is "reach"? and What does it mean?
v. to get to or as far as; arrive at
By the 1980s it became much harder to write on subway trains without _______ caught, and many graffiti artists began using roofs of buildings or canvases.
A. was
B. being
C. be
D. were
By the 1980s it became much harder to write on subway trains without _being__ caught, and many graffiti artists began using roofs of buildings or canvases.
What tense is used here?
"Graffiti has appeared in Philadelphia."
Present perfect.
The new art form really took off in the 1970s, ____________ people began writing their names, or 'tags', on buildings all over the city.
A. why
B. where
C. what
D. when
The new art form really took off in the 1970s, __when___ people began writing their names, or 'tags', on buildings all over the city.
What type of word is "Take off "? and What does it mean?
Phrasal verb to become successful or popular, esp suddenly
The debate over _________ graffiti is art or vandalism is still going on.
A. whether
B. unless
C. either
D. also
The debate over _whether_ graffiti is art or vandalism is still going on.
Why do we use the in The New York Times?
Because it is a specific name/title
The 'taggers' were part of street gangs who were _________ with marking their territory.
A. univolved
B. impartial
C. concerned
D. forthright
The 'taggers' were part of street gangs who were _concerned___ with marking their territory.
What type of word is "regard as "? and What does it mean?
V. to see, look at, or think of with a particular feeling or in a certain way; judge;consider:
Peter Vallone, a New York city councillor, thinks that graffiti _________. with permission can be art, but if it is on someone else's property it becomes a crime;
A. does
B. do
C. did
D. done
Peter Vallone, a New York city councillor, thinks that graffiti _done__. with permission can be art, but if it is on someone else's property it becomes a crime;
Find the grammar mistake:
"Graffiti artists was using roofs of buildings."
was → were
The term 'graffiti' was first used by The New York Times and the novelist Norman Mailer. Art galleries in New York _________ buying graffiti in the early seventies.
A. begin
B. begun
C. began
D. beginning
The term 'graffiti' was first used by The New York Times and the novelist Norman Mailer. Art galleries in New York _began__ buying graffiti in the early seventies.
What is the base for of the verb "caught"? and What does it mean?
Catch - to seize or capture, esp. after chasing:
________ Felix, a member of the Berlin-based group Reclaim Your City, says that artists are reclaiming cities for the public from advertisers, and that graffiti represents freedom and makes cities more vibrant.
A. moreover
B. nevertheless
C. since
D. although
nevertheless Felix, a member of the Berlin-based group Reclaim Your City, says that artists are reclaiming cities for the public from advertisers, and that graffiti represents freedom and makes cities more vibrant.
Identify the pattern in:
"Modern graffiti became very popular."
Adjective + noun + verb + adverb + adjective