Transitive or Intransitive?
Is the verb arrive transitive or intransitive?
Intransitive
Change into reported speech:
"I am tired," Tom said.
Tom said (that) he was tired.
Which reporting verb means “to say that you did something wrong”?
Admit
Add a prefix to make the opposite of possible.
Impossible
Complete the sentence:
By the time you arrive, I _______ (finish) my homework.
will have finished
Complete the sentence: She borrowed ___ from the library. What type of verb is borrow?
Transitive — it needs an object (a book, a novel, etc.)
Change into reported speech:
"We will finish it tomorrow," they said.
They said (that) they would finish it the following day.
She _______ me to apply for the job.
(when you want to convince someone to do something because you know they can)
encouraged / advised
Add a prefix to make the opposite of legal.
Illegal
Don’t call me at 8 p.m. tonight. I _______ (watch) the match.
will be watching
Is sleep transitive or intransitive in this sentence?
The baby slept peacefully for three hours.
Intransitive
Change into reported speech:
“I’ve never been to Italy, but I’m going next year,” Laura said.
Laura said that she had never been to Italy but that she was going the following year.
Which is correct?
A) He accused me to lie.
B) He accused me of lying.
B
Turn happy into a noun.
Happiness
By December, she _______ (work) at the company for ten years.
will have been working
Correct the sentence if necessary:
He explained me the problem.
He explained the problem to me.
Report this question:
"Where do you live?" she asked me.
She asked me where I lived.
Rewrite using deny:
"I didn't break the window," he said.
He denied breaking the window.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of responsability:
The company was heavily _______ for the accident.
responsible
By the time the researchers publish their findings next year, they ________ (conduct) experiments on the new treatment for almost five years.
will have been conducting
Which sentence is correct?
A) She suggested me to take a taxi.
B) She suggested taking a taxi.
C) She suggested to take a taxi.
Find and correct the mistake:
He told that he had never been to London.
He said that he had never been to London. OR He told me that he had never been to London.
Rewrite using persuade:
"Come to the party with us!" they said to me.
They persuaded me to go to the party with them.
Turn strong into a noun.
Strength
By the end of the decade, scientists ________ (develop) new technologies that could completely transform the way we generate and store energy.
will have developed