Grammar
Is the following sentence grammatically correct or incorrect?:
"I always want to visit a New York."
incorrect
Fill-in-the-blank: The designers combined the latest _____________ and materials with traditional knowledge of how to manage the heat of the desert to reduce the need for air conditioning and heating.
innovations
According to the information in the passage, hyperaccumulators grow in soil that ________.
has many metals in it
Linking Words: Which of the following linking words/ phrases fit best at the end of a paragraph or essay?
Finally,...
Relative Pronouns: This is my teacher _______ has seventeen cats.
who
Fill-in-the-blank: In 2018, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) was _________ by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid in Dubai
founded
Which of the following uses for hyperaccumulators are described in the passage?
I. cleaning up contaminated soil
II. attracting animals to be hunted
III. mining materials from the soil
I and III only
DAILY DOUBLE
Linking Words: Which of the following linking words/phrases are used for cause and effect?
as a result
Relative Pronouns: Where is the key ________ opens my desk drawer?
which
Fill-in-the-blank: This ____________ television has the best pictures. You can see every tiny detail.
high-definition
Read the following sentence. Then answer the question below.
“For example, sunflowers can be used to extract valuable silver and copper from the soil.”
If added to this passage, where would this sentence fit best?
Paragraph 4
Linking Words: Which of the following linking words/phrases are used for contrast?
however
Reporting Verbs: I’m sorry. It was my fault. I left the gate open,’ ________ Haitham.
admitted
Fill-in-the-blank: The batteries in electric or hybrid cars are ____________ .
rechargeable
What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
inform
Linking Words: Which of the following linking words/phrases are used for additional information?
furthermore
Present Perfect: I __________ Paris before.
have visited
Fill-in-the-blank: Deciding how to organise planting and harvesting is called ___________ .
crop management
Based on the information in the passage, where might it be useful to plant hyperaccumulators?
A former garbage dump, where many toxic chemicals linger in the soil.
Linking Words: Which of the following linking words/phrases are used for attitude?
unfortunately