T2 Grammar
How do we form passive voice?
example: the banana was eaten by the monkey.
be + past participle of main verb
*careful with tense!
Replace the word with one of the options:
Students solved the problem by using creative thinking.
a. enabled
b. got round
c. improved
d. introduced
b. got round / got around
Change this sentence from active to passive voice:
The dog chased the cat.
The cat was chased by the dog.
Answers may vary:
Tomorrow I will study.
Tonight I'm going to go to play padel.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word:
The president ___________ that the country could improve their international relations.
a. commit
b. acknowledge
c. blame
d. push ahead
a. acknowledges (acknowledged also ok since we don't know the context)
Linking expressions:
What's an example of a linking expression that can be used to show contrast?
However, nevertheless, despite this, on the other hand, etc.
Define 'contention'
Example: The speaker's main contention is that people work for too many hours per day.
an idea or opinion that someone expresses in a discussion
(think argument, point that they make)
What kind of linking expression can we use to start a concluding paragraph or section? Give an example.
In conclusion, to conclude, to sum up, all in all, overall, etc.
By this time next year, they ___________ (live) in Barcelona for ten years.
will have been living
Businesses work to ________ the needs of their customers.
a. serve
b. persist
c. experience
a. serve
Complete the relative clause with the correct relative pronoun:
Barcelona, _______ the World Roller Games were held, is a great city for rollerskating and skateboarding.
where
to do with movement / related to physical movement
By or For?
Doctors say that the virus can be spread _____ coughing.
A treatment has been developed ______ people with severe allergies, to help lessen their symptoms.
by, for
Last night while I was ________ (prepare) dinner, suddently the doorbell _______ (ring). It _________ (be) my friend. He ________ (try) to contact me for hours, but hadn't been able to call me since my phone was dead. He ______ (tell) me that he _______ (need) to get his spare keys from me since he ______ (lose) his.
preparing; rang; was; had been trying; told; needed; lost*****
Review the spelling and participles of the verb 'lose'
I broke the glass. It's my _____ that it broke.
a. blame
b. fault
c. experience
b. fault
Infinitive or -ing ?
I like _________ (eat) soup when it's cold out.
Did you remember ________ (buy) soap? We are out.
to eat / eating
to buy
Personality adjectives: Fill in the blank
My friend is very ______ with her money. She has a strict budget and doesn't like to spend money on unimportant things.
a. emotional
b. irrational
c. careful
c. careful
What's the difference in these meanings:
I'm going to stop drinking coffee.
I'm going to stop to drink coffee.
Stop drinking = not drink coffee anymore
Stop to drink = pause/take a break to have some coffee
Create conditional sentences:
0
1
2
3
0: When your phone's battery is faulty, there's nothing that can be done to fix it.
1: If you get here early, I can give you a ride to class.
2: If I had a million dollars, I would travel the world.
3: If they had planned better, maybe they wouldn't have missed the train.
What is a synonym of affluent?
What is an antonym?
synonyms: rich, wealthy, etc.
antonym: poor, impoverished, etc.
Create a defining and a non-defining relative clause.
Defining: The artist who painted this piece is a genius.
Non-defining: The artist, who is from France, is a genius.
What is the difference between sensitive and sensible?
Sensible = reasonable, logical (following good sense)
Sensitive = quick to respond to things or feel things, emotional, delicate
*careful with translating from Spanish!
Make this sentence into one with a reduced relative clause:
Students who are studying for exams will be given priority spots in the library.
Students studying for exams will be given priority spots in the library.
Create a mixed conditional using this context:
I never took Catalan classes because I was too busy.
Now I don't know how to speak Catalan.
If I had taken Catalan classes, I would be able to speak it by now.
I would be able to speak Catalan if I had taken classes.
Do 'bold' and 'arrogant' mean the same thing?
Explain why or why not.
Bold: someone who is daring, brave
Arrogant: self-centered, having an exaggerated sense of one's importance/abilities