ESL151 Midterm Review

Feeling Lucky?

100

Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

1. We took a ride on a blue, old Chinese bus.
2. We took a ride on a Chinese, old, blue bus.
3. We took a ride on an old, blue Chinese bus.

C

200

What is your favorite modal and why?

(many possible answers)

300

Name an expression/word that we often use with Present Perfect.

YET EVER STILL SO FAR TIMES NEVER

400

There were 2 rules about Subject-Verb agreement where the subjects might be singular or plural.  It depends on the sentence.  

Name 1 of these 2 rules and give 1 example.

1) Collective nouns like: army crowd orchestra audience flock public class group swarm club herd team committee jury and troop 

2) Expressions of time, money, measurement, and weight like minutes, days, pounds, etc.

500

There are 4 words that can be singular or plural, so we have to consider the prepositional phrase after these words to determine if the verb should be in singular or plural form for subject-verb agreement.

MOST ALL SOME ANY

SVA

100

Flowers in the garden (is / are) blooming this time of year.

ARE

200

Somebody (has /have) to tell me what's going on in here!

HAS

300

All of the milk (is / are) gone.

IS

400

Neither Matt nor his brothers (was / were) at the party.

WERE

500

It feels like social studies (is / are) about anything, doesn't it?

IS

Time for Perfection

100

We form Present Perfect by:

subject + has / have + pp form (past participle)

True or False?

TRUE

200

We use Present Perfect to talk about Past Experiences.

For example, I have seen Star Wars 50 times!

True or False?

TRUE

300

We use Present Perfect to talk about things that happened in the Past at a specific time.

For example, I have attended UNLV in 2017.

True or False?

FALSE, Past events at a specific time is Simple Past.  Past event at an unspecified or unknown time is Present Perfect.

400

Past accomplishments can be expressed in the Simple Past or Present Perfect.  You can choose the tense you want.

For example, I graduated at the top of my class.

I have graduated at the top of my class.

True or False?

False, you cannot choose the tense you want.  There are times when Simple Past is right and times when Present Perfect is right.

If the situation is specific or personal, Simple Past is probably right.

If the situation is general or relatedto a change over time, Present Perfect is probably right.

500

Give an example sentence of each of these reasons for using Present Perfect:

TOPIC 4 An Uncompleted Action You Are Expecting - We often use the Present Perfect to say that an action which we expected has not happened. 

TOPIC 5 Multiple Actions at Different Times -
We also use the Present Perfect to talk about several different actions which have occurred in the past at different times. 

#4 - something with yet, still, or but + present perfect

#5 - present perfect with # of times something occured

Other Orders

100

These are ___ products.
(excellent agricultural some)

These are some excellent agricultural products.

200

The boy needs ___ balls for that activity.
(cotton ten  small)

The boy needs ten small cotton balls for that activity.

300

I found this _______book ____________.

(purple history stinky)

(over the weekend / under the couch )

I found this stinky purple history book under the couch over the weekend.

400

I was looking for ______couches to put in _____ house.

(heart-shaped Victorian red and white a pair of amazing)

(new Paris our expensive)

I was looking for a pair of amazing heart-shaped red and white Victorian couches to put in our expensive new Paris house.

500

I love that ________ car that is always parked at the end of the street.

(old antique big really green)

I love that really big old green antique car that is always parked at the end of the street.

Modalayheehoo

100

Using the grammar we studied, tell us something you had the ability to do when you were younger and something you have the ability to do know.

Younger, could / was able to...

Now, can / am/is/are able to...

200

If I want to borrow your book, which three modals can go in the blank?

____I borrow your book?

MAY, CAN, COULD,

300

Name all three modals we use to talk about necessary things. (ie - the Modals of Necessity)

For example, people ______ take care of their bodies if they want to be healthy.

HAVE TO, MUST, HAVE GOT TO

400

What is the difference between "should/ought to" and "had better"?

"Had better" is stronger BECAUSE it implies a warning/something bad will result if you don't follow the advice.

500

Give an example of each of the two structures we learned using "mind" to make requests.

1) Would you mind if I verb?

2) Would you mind verbing?