Aspect
Choose the correct tense: Right now, she (read) a powerful novel about apartheid.
she is reading (present progressive tense)
Change the possessive in the following sentence: The speech of Mandela was powerful.
Mandela's speech was powerful
Choose the right verb: The students (enjoy/enjoys) grammar games.
Is the word "information" countable or uncountable
Uncountable.
What is the correct word order? Always she is arriving late.
She is always arriving late.
Fix this: While I watched the news, my brother cooked dinner.
While I was watching the news, my brother cooked dinner.
Choose the correct form: My (sister/sister's/sisters') teacher is South African.
My sister's teacher is South African
Either the dog or the cats ___ making noise.
are. The noun closest to the verb decides when "or" is used.
Correct the sentence: He gave me many advices.
He gave me much advice.
What is the difference between their, there and they're?
Their = deres
There = der
They're = de er / they are
Identify the tense and aspect: We are currently studying South African history.
Present progressive tense.
Rephrase correctly: That is the desks of the students.
That is the students' desks.
The number of people attending the rally ___ surprising
is. (number of is singular)
What’s wrong? The news are very disturbing.
The news is very disturbing.
What’s wrong with this sentence?
I’m good in playing the piano.
I am good at playing the piano.
What is the difference between: "He worked all day" and "He was working all day"?
"He worked all day" is a completed action (simple), and "He was working all day" is an ongoing, but past action (progressive)
What’s wrong? The childrens’ stories were very moving.
The children's stories were very moving.
The police ____ at a rally yesterday.
were. (Police is ALWAYS plural because it describes a collection of police officers).
Choose the correct form: There (isn't/aren't) much (furniture/furnitures) in the classroom.
There isn't much furniture in the classroom.
Choose the correct sentence:
A) They hardly work ever on weekends.
B) They hardly ever work on weekends.
B) They hardly ever work on weekends.
Rewrite using the correct tense: By the time she arrived, we (discuss) Mandela’s speech for 30 minutes.
By the time she arrived, we had been discussing Mandela's speech for 30 min.
Create a sentence where you highlight that both Sarah and John own the house.
That is Sarah and John's house.
Neither the reports nor the journalist ___ correct.
is/was (journalist is singular and closest to the verb and nor is used.)
Why is “chocolates” sometimes countable, sometimes not? Give examples.
It is uncountable when talking about chocolate in general: "I love chocolate". It is countable when talking about individual pieces of chocolate: "He gave me three chocolates".
Provide 1 example of an auxiliary verb.
have, do, be, can, will, may, shall, ought