Gerunds and Infinitives
Vocabulary
Noun Clauses
Adjective Clauses
Adverb Clauses
100
Complete this sentence in the most meaningful way and so it is grammatical: She can't help _______ (want) new shoes when she sees them in store windows.
wanting
100
to stay just above the surface of something, often while making small movements (like vibrations), but to never touch the surface
What does "hover" mean?
100
Combine the following two sentences into a single sentence.: Where does he live? She doesn't know that.
She doesn't know where he lives.
100
Combine the following two sentences into a single sentence. Be formal: Herwees tries to persuade some people. Those people have prejudice against the internet.
Herwees tries to persuade people who have prejudice against the internet.
100
Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix it. Because I don't like cheese much. I rarely eat pizza.
INCORRECT Because I don't like cheese much, I rarely eat pizza.
200
Complete this sentence in the most meaningful way and so it is grammatical: Good teachers encourage _________________ from their own mistakes.
encourage students to learn
200
describing an action that is harmful and dangerous in a way that completely removes the original existence of a thing
What does "destructive" mean?
200
Combine the following two sentences into a single sentence: Will she come? I don't know that.
I don't know whether/if she will come.
200
Combine the following two sentences into a single sentence: Burkeman is British. Burkeman has experienced being an alien in a new land.
Burkeman, who is British, has experienced being an alien in a new land.
200
Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix it. I don't know his name even we have been in the same class for several months.
INCORRECT I don't know his name EVEN THOUGH we have been in the same class for several months.
300
Complete this sentence in the most meaningful way and so it is grammatical: I bought a grammar book ________________ the material I had already learned in class.
to review
300
to carry out, participate in and/or be involved in a relationship, an action or an activity
What does "engage" mean?
300
Combine the following two sentences into a single sentence: Is this word spelled correctly? No one cares about that.
No one cares about whether this word is spelled correctly.
300
Combine the following two sentences into a single sentence: After some time, I integrated into a new social circle. That social circle includes people from all over the world.
After some time, I integrated into a new social circle, which includes people from all over the world.
300
Which action happens FIRST? When I peed, I got out of bed.
FIRST: I peed Second: I got out of bed.
400
Complete this sentence in the most meaningful way and so it is grammatical: He is not certain _____________________ a new car. He may not actually earn enough money to pay for it.
about buying
400
describing a thing that can be maintained, that is reasonable, that can be defended against attack
What does "tenable" mean?
400
Combine the following two sentences into a single sentence: Herwees writes from an individual's perspective. That makes her argument biased.
That Herwees writes from an individual perspective makes her argument biased.
400
A virtual social circle has more risks. A virtual social circle is different from a face-to-face social circle.
A virtual social circle, which is different from a face-to-face social circle, has more risks.
400
Combine these two sentences into a single grammatical sentence. He will travel to Europe this summer. There, he will meet his future wife.
When he travels to Europe this summer, he will meet his future wife.
500
Complete this sentence in the most meaningful way and so it is grammatical: We were all shocked __________________________ to his girlfriend in the middle of class. We thought it was too personal for class time.
by his proposing
500
the state or situation of all future generations collectively, all descendants of a person or generally a positive future
What does "posterity" mean?
500
What is that? That is a concern for another day.
Who that is is a concern for another day.
500
I agree with Herwees's opinion. She says internet connections are as real as face-to-face connections.
I agree with her opinion that internet connections are as real as face-to-face connections.
500
Is this sentence correct? If not, fix it.
I do think online relationships are as real as "real" relationships, however there are many more risks with online relationships. Because there are fewer interactions, they are limited interactions, they tend not to involve your wider friend networks like "real" relationships do.
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