Reported Speech
She said, “I will finish the report by tomorrow.”
She said (that) she would finish the report by the next day.
Choose the correct sentence:
A) She carried a small lovely round Spanish leather handbag.
B) She carried a lovely small round Spanish leather handbag.
C) She carried a round lovely small Spanish leather handbag.
B) She carried a lovely small round Spanish leather handbag.
Which of the following words best describes someone who is always honest, even when it's difficult?
A) Polite
B) Sincere
C) Blunt
D) Loyal
B) Sincere
She said, “He is a kind tall young man.”
She said that he was a kind tall young man.
How many ways can you pronounce "-ough"
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
c) 8
ex:
/ʌf/ — like “uff”
“rough” /rʌf/
“tough” /tʌf/
/oʊ/ — like “oh”
“though” /ðoʊ/
/uː/ — like “oo”
“through” /θruː/
/ɒf/ — like “off” (British English)
“cough” /kɒf/
/aʊ/ — like “ow”
“bough” /baʊ/
/ɔː/ — like “or”
“thought” /θɔːt/
/ʌp/ — like “up”
“hiccough” (a variant spelling of “hiccup”) /ˈhɪkʌp/
/ə/ — a weak, unstressed vowel sound (schwa)
“thorough” (in some dialects) /ˈθʌrə/ or /ˈθʌroʊ/
He said, “Did you see the email I sent yesterday?”
He asked if I had seen the email he had sent the day before.
Rearrange the adjectives correctly:
"a [Korean / intelligent / young / square / small / wooden / study] desk"
An intelligent small square young Korean wooden study desk
Which two qualities are most opposite in meaning?
A) Reserved and shy
B) Outgoing and introverted
C) Ambitious and driven
D) Patient and calm
B) Outgoing and introverted
Put these adjectives in the correct order to describe the person:
“[friendly / old / tall / German] teacher”
A friendly tall old German teacher.
Which of these is NOT a real name of a place:
a) Hill Hill Hill Hill
b) Beer
c) Sand Beach
d) Batman
c) Sand Beach
Ex:
A) (Topenhow Hill translated from old english)
B) (village in the south of england)
D (city in Turkey)
She asked, “Why didn’t you tell me you had already spoken to him?”
She asked why I hadn’t told her that I had already spoken to him.
Which of the following best follows adjective order rules?
A) A beautiful antique large French silver mirror
B) A beautiful large antique French silver mirror
C) A beautiful French silver large antique mirror
B) A beautiful large antique French silver mirror
Which quality best describes someone who stays calm under extreme pressure and thinks clearly?
A) Compassionate
B) Charismatic
C) Resilient
D) Composed
D) Composed
He asked, “Is she an intelligent small Italian woman?”
He asked if she was an intelligent small Italian woman.
What is the only English word that ends with the letters "mt"?
A) Dreamt
B) Attemt
C) Promt
D) Commitmemt
A) Dreamt
Mark said, “If I had known you were coming, I would have prepared something.”
Mark said that if he had known I was coming, he would have prepared something.
Fix the order in this sentence:
"He adopted a [young / fluffy / adorable / little / white] puppy."
He adopted an adorable little fluffy young white puppy.
What is the key difference between someone who is confident and someone who is arrogant?
A) Confidence is fake; arrogance is real.
B) Confidence is admired; arrogance is feared.
C) Confidence involves self-assurance; arrogance involves superiority.
D) Confidence is quiet; arrogance is loud.
C) Confidence involves self-assurance; arrogance involves superiority.
They said, “The cheerful young energetic British man is our new colleague.”
They said that the cheerful young energetic British man was their new colleague.
Which of these English words has the most definitions listed in the dictionary?
A) Set
B) Run
C) Go
D) Take
A) Set
ex:
1. As a Verb (to put, place, arrange)
2. As a Noun (a group, collection, or arrangement)
3. As an Adjective (fixed or ready)
4. Other specialized uses
Mathematics: a collection of distinct objects
Printing: arranging type in preparation for printing
Biology: a group of similar cells or structures
Laura said, “I didn’t realize John had been planning the surprise until he told me yesterday.”
Laura said she hadn’t realized John had been planning the surprise until he had told her the day before.
A) They bought a modern stylish Italian large steel cooking pot.
B) They bought a stylish large modern Italian steel cooking pot.
C) They bought a stylish large Italian modern steel cooking pot.
B) They bought a stylish large modern Italian steel cooking pot.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence:
"Despite her ____ nature, she handled the criticism with grace and never responded harshly."
A) timid
B) fiery
C) modest
D) passive
B) fiery
Laura said, “I met a short middle-aged French professor yesterday, and he was charming”
(Report what Laura said, using correct adjective order and reported speech.)
Laura said that she had met a charming short middle-aged French professor the day before.
Which sentence is gramatically INCORRECT?
a) "That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is."
b) "James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher"
c) "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."
d) "John was it it was it was was the better in class"
d) "John was it it was it was was the better in class"
explanation:
a) What exists, exists. What doesn't, doesn't. Is that the conclusion? Yes.
b) James used “had had” in his sentence, while John used “had.” “Had had” was more correct, and the teacher preferred it.
c) Bison from Buffalo who are bullied by other bison from Buffalo also bully bison from Buffalo.