MODAL VERBS
"You should try this dish. It's a classic Spanish dish." The modal should in the statement serves which function of modals?
A. Obligation
B. Advice/Suggestion
C. Command
D. Lack of Obligation
B. Advice/Suggestion
It refers to a small block or file of data that is stored in your browser.
cookies
Rewrite in reported speech: "Don't do it," she told me.
She told me not to do it.
With over 700 million registered voters, this country is considered to be the world's largest democracy.
India
Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronoun: "Spain, ______ king is Felipe VI, is one of the countries in Europe with the hottest summers."
whose
Which of the following sentences express a command?
a. Hey, you should try this sandwich. It tastes good.
b. You don't have to come if you're sick.
c. You must finish this task right now.
d. You shouldn't be saying things like that.
c. You must finish this task right now.
Refers to the impression you create on the internet through your online activity, which includes browsing, interactions with others, and publication of content.
digital footprint
True or False? It is still necessary to change the verb tense even when if what the speaker has said is still true or relevant at the time of reporting.
False
set the record straight
True or False? This sentence: "The tortilla recipe, that my mom invented many years ago, still remains popular among the customers." is correct.
False. The relative pronoun that cannot be used in non-defining relative clauses.
"It's Saturday. You don't have to come to work today." This statement is an example of what function of modals?
Lack of Obligation/Lack of Necessity
It refers to a type of companies or ventures focusing on a product or service to bring it to the market.
startup
Rewrite in reported speech: "I am not going to finish the task tomorrow," Albert told Chantal.
Albert told Chantal that he was not going to finish the task the next day.
In contrast to modern democracies in Europe, China and Russia are considered to be ____________ countries because their leaders have near-absolute powers.
authoritarian/autocratic
"Yesterday, I met the journalist who wrote controversial articles about the President." Does the relative pronoun who in the statement above serve as a subject pronoun or an object pronoun?
a subject pronoun
One of the functions of modals is prohibition, that is, when someone is not allowed to do some action. What are the TWO modals mainly used to illustrate this function?
mustn't, shouldn't
Google Glasses and Pokemon GO are examples of the technology in which computer-generated input enhances the user's physical world. What is this technology called?
augmented reality (AR)
Write back in direct speech: She said she had got married last year.
"I got married last year."
This word is used to describe a person or institution which tends to oppose political or social progress or reform. (Clue: adjective)
reactionary
True or False? Only object pronouns can be omitted in a defining relative clause.
True
(e.g., "The cake you had ordered just arrived." Here, there is no relative clause.)
True or False? The auxiliary verb 'will', which expresses a definite future action, is a modal verb.
True
yourself
"I told you to get out." When converting this statement into reported speech, the personal pronoun "I" can be converted into THREE different pronouns. What are these three options?
he, she, they (gender-neutral)
In a city, 500,000 residents are registered voters. However, in the most recent elections, only 169,000 went out to vote, accounting for 33.8% of the total number of voters. This 33.8% is called...?
turnout
Which of the following pronouns do not introduce a relative clause?
A. why, B. when, C. where, D. whose
None. All of them can introduce a relative clause!