Grammar
What is the primary characteristic of inversions?
The subject comes after the verb.
No reporters __________ approach the scene of the accident.
a) might have
b) were allowed to
c) needn't
d) didn't need to
b) were allowed to
What is the past participle of the verb 'teach'?
taught
Is the meaning of 'intensify' positive, neutral or negative?
Neutral
Is the meaning of 'corrupt' positive, neutral or negative?
Negative
Restructure 'She has rarely visited this city' using inversion with a negative adverbial.
Rarely has she visited this city.
'Did you phone Alan yesterday?' 'No, I __________. He came round to see me'.
a) didn't need to
b) needn't
c) have to
d) needn't have
a) didn't need to
Word formation: MEAN (verb)
There is no such word; it is absolutely __________.
meaningless
What is the word that means 'the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star'?
_ _ _ _ _
orbit
Which of the following words is American and which is British: post code and zip code?
Zip code (AmE)
Post code (BrE)
Emphasise starting with 'THE THING':
Luke hates The Cranberries the most.
The thing Luke hates the most is The Cranberries.
Report the following statement:
'I'm not going online this evening', she said.
She said (that) she was not going online that evening.
Word formation: INQUIRE (verb)
I had to make an __________ (noun) to the president.
inquiry
What expression with beginning with 'do' means 'try your best'?
_ _ _
do your utmost
True or false: The word 'hindrance' is a synonym of 'obstacle'.
True
Invert the following statement:
We rarely observe stars being eaten by black holes.
Rarely do we observe stars being eaten by black holes.
Emphasise:
Brian started the riot, not Ryan.
It was Brian who started the riot, not Ryan.
Word formation: TROUBLE (verb/noun)
I feel that it's going to be a __________ (adjective) matter.
troublesome
Ladies and gentleman, I __________ awarding this year's Innovative Design Prize to Abraham Moskowitz.
a) make no hesitation to
b) don't have hesitation in
c) have no hesitation in
d) I'm no hesitant to
c) have no hesitation in
What multi-word verb means 'gain unauthorised access to'?
hack into
Form an inverted mixed conditional to express the following meaning:
'You didn't pass the exams. You aren't a doctor'.
Had you passed the exams, you would be a doctor.
Report the following using the verb 'SUGGEST':
'Why don't we go swimming this afternoon?', said John.
John suggested going swimming that afternoon.
John suggested that they go swimming that afternoon.
What is the past participle of the verb 'seek'?
What do we call a building that has more than one floor?
Multi-storey
Rewrite using the word given and between three and six words:
It is vital to save a copy of your work in the cloud.
UP
__________ in the cloud is essential.
Backing up your work in the cloud is essential.