Nouns and Pronouns
Nouns and Pronouns
Mystery!
Modals
Modals
100
How do you spell the plural form of "dish". Why?
Dishes. The endings of nouns with "sh", "ch", "ss", and "x" , 'es' is added.
100
What is the plural of "knife". Why?
knives. If a noun ends in "fe" or "f", change the ending to 'ves'
100
What is the subject,object, and verb of the following sentence: The actor sang a song.
actor - subject, sang-verb, song-object
100
Fill in the blanks: Mark _________________ swim when he was a child, but he __________now.
couldn't, can
100
Is this sentence correct? Why or why not? "I should to go to the post office today."
No. "to" doesn't follow 'should'.
200
Is this sentence correct? Why or why not? We bought a house in 2005 in Miami.
No, because the place comes before the time!
200
Is the following sentence correct? Why or why not? I was born in October 30th, 2000.
No, because the preposition of time that goes with a date is ON!
200
Is the following sentence correct? Why or why not? Every students are studying hard.
No. "Every" is a singular word. It is used with a singular noun.
200
Tell me two other ways to say this sentence: It may rain tonight.
1. It might rain tonight. 2. Maybe it will rain tonight.
200
Complete the sentence: She bought a car, so now she drives to work. She _________________ take the bus.
doesn't have to
300
Complete the following sentence: The lesson was about history. It was a ____________.
history lesson
300
Is the following sentence correct? Why or why not? Ann met Eric and I at the museum.
No, because "I" is a subject pronoun but it is the object of the sentence. So it should be "Ann met Eric and me at the museum.
300
What are the 3 ways to to express advice?
should, ought to, had better
300
What are the three ways to express necessity?
have to, have got to, must
300
Expressing prohibition: Complete the sentence. You _____________ play with fire. It is dangerous.
must not
400
What is the difference between : " The dog's food is expensive." "The dogs' food is expensive." Why?
The first example is talking about one dog. The second one is talking about more than one dog. We know because of the placement of the apostrophe.
400
Complete the following: 1.Lisa taught ___________ to play the piano. She never had a teacher. 2. Greg doesn't have roommates. He lives _____________.
1. himself 2. by himself (means alone)
400
When asking a polite question, which two modals are considered more polite?
would and could
400
"Must" is used to express necessity and "must not" to express prohibition. How else can we use "must" Give an example.
Making logical conclusions
400
Make a suggestion about an activity if the weather is hot. Use two ways.
"Let's.... " "Why don't we/you ...."
500
Complete the following: Then, tell me the difference. Alice called _______ friend. Paula had to drive my car to work. ___________ had a flat tire.
her, Hers The first answer is a possessive adjective (needs a noun). The second answer is a possessive pronoun. (doesn't need to be followed by a noun)
500
Complete the following using prepositions of time: 1.What do you usually do _____ night before you go to bed? 2.How did you spend your free time ______ January?
1. at 2. in
500
When expressing necessity, which modal is most frequently used with young children?
must
500
Is this sentence correct? Why or why not? May you please open the window?
No, because we can't use "may" when "you" is the subject of a polite question.
500
Complete the following tag questions: "He ____________ do it, could he?" "He has to leave, ______________?"
couldn't doesn't