Vocab
What does the word reiterate mean?
to repeat something, to say it again a different way
Change to reported speech.
"I love Toy Story films," she said.
She said she loved Toy Story films.
What national holiday is celebrated in all countries?
New Year's
Combine the following sentences using the appropriate clause.
Oscar was tired. He had work to do.
Oscar was tired but/however, he had work to do.
Use the concept of fronting to re-write the sentence so the PLACE has more emphasis.
A few couples stood at the back of the room chatting.
At the back of the room stood a few couples, chatting.
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
There is a real problem of ________ resources and a lack of time.
a) debilitated
b) depleted
c) degenerated
b) depleted
Change this to reported speech.
"I can't go to the party tomorrow night, I have to finish my homework," Lisa told Rachel.
Lisa told Rachel that she couldn't go to the party tomorrow night because she had to finish her homework.
What flower plant does vanilla flavor come from?
An orchid
Combine the two sentences using the appropriate clause.
The movie was very suspenseful. It kept me on the edge of my seat.
Put these words in the correct order.
a small the among cottage was trees
Among the trees was a small cottage.
Match the following words to their definitions:
scarce, depreciate, dreary, agitated
1. when something decreases in value
2. boring, uninteresting
3. upset or irritated
4. limited or very few
1. depreciate
2. dreary
3. agitated
4. scarce
Find and correct the mistakes.
He asked me should he bring the contacts to the meeting with the developers.
He asked me if he should take the contacts to the meeting with the developers.
What is Rhianna’s real name?
Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun:(who, which, that, whose, where, when)
1. whose
2. that
3. when
4. which
5. who
Rewrite the sentence using the prompt and emphasizing the underlined part:
It turned out to be a terrible journey.
What...
What a terrible journey it turned out to be.
Explain what the words scorched, relentless, and zealous mean.
Scorched is when something is completely burnt, relentless means ongoing, without stopping, and zealous means enthusiastic or energetic.
Rewrite the following sentences in the reported speech.
"Have you finished the project yet?"
"Where did he go?"
He asked whether I had finished the project yet.
He asked me where he went.
What is the strongest muscle in the human body?
The masseter or the jaw muscle
Combine the sentences into single sentences using relative clauses.
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Rewrite the sentences using fronting.
- A old man lay in the doorway.
- A large car was parked in the driveway.
Parked in the driveway was a large car.
Define and use each word in a sentence correctly: rejuvenate, mere, impenetrable
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Use the special introductory verbs to turn the sentences into reported speech: remind, wonder, refuse
"Don't forget about our meeting later," Alex said to me.
"There is no way that I am quitting the basketball team," said Harriet.
"Why has all this garbage been dumped here?" Karen asked herself.
Alex reminded me not to forget about our meeting later.
Harriet refused to quit the basketball team.
Karen wondered why all that garbed had been dumped there.
What is ailurophobia?
Fear of cats
Categorize the following clauses as purpose, time, result, or reason.
1. time
2. purpose
3. reason
Identify the sentences where fronting was used.
Slowly, he walked into the room. Occupying almost the whole of one wall was an enormous fireplace and in front of the fire lay an equally enormous dog. A cat was sleeping peacefully next to the dog. In the middle of the room was a table, and lying on the table were two letters, clearly addressed to him. He opened one of them, glanced at it quickly and threw it on the fire. The second he read more carefully before putting it into his pocket.
Slowly, he walked into the room. Occupying almost the whole of one wall was an enormous fireplace and in front of the fire lay an equally enormous dog. A cat was sleeping peacefully next to the dog. In the middle of the room was a table, and lying on the table were two letters, clearly addressed to him. He opened one of them, glanced at it quickly and threw it on the fire. The second he read more carefully before putting it into his pocket.