Nouns
Animals:
I seldom sleep before 1 a.m. I'm quite a night _____ (動物).
Going to a place where I don't speak its language makes me feel like a _____ out of water.
owl/ fish
Give me THREE usages of "have".
完成式 have + p.p./ 使役動詞 have + O + V/ 吃 have dinner/ 有 have money/
Give me two adjectives that end with -ly.
friendly/ ghostly/ costly/ sparkly/ lovely/ ...
If you use "though" in a sentence, what word CANNOT appear in the same sentence?
but
(though/ although <--/--> but)
Make a sentence with "born".
He was born in 2006.
Tell me the three states of this word.
Which one is NOT a subject?
ophthalmology/ geography/ literature/ chemistry/ art/ photography/ onomatopoeia/ biology/ mathematics
onomatopoeia 狀聲詞
Explain the difference: I have gone/ been to Taiwan.
have gone: 現在還在那
have been: 過去去過，現在不在那
What are the two opposing adjectives that can be used to describe the taste of "coffee"?
strong/ weak
Which preposition is different?
be sure ___/ be tired ___/ be interested ___/ be jealous ___
be interested in
be sure/ tired/ jealous of
Can the "that" be omitted(省略)? Why or why not?
I am sick of the excuses that Josh made up. He always lies to people.
Yes: that 此處為關代作受詞用 (that + S + V), that可省
關代若作為主詞用則不可省，例如 I know the person that is singing over there. (that (S) + V)
Which of the following is NOT a person?
candidate/ vet/ competitor/ pupil/ monitor/ staff/ investor/ burglar
candidate 候選人/ vet 獸醫/ competitor 競爭者/ pupil 學生/ monitor 螢幕/ staff 員工/ investor 投資者/ burglar 小偷
Which TWO verbs are the same in their own conjugation (三態變化)?
take/ begin/ spread/ beat/ sell/ split/ bleed/
take-took-taken/ begin-began-begun/ beat-beat-beaten/ sell-sold-sold/ bleed-bled-bled
spread/ split
What are the missing frequency adverbs (頻率副詞)?
never—rarely—(1)—occasionally—sometimes—often—(2)—always
(1) seldom
(2) usually
You look good ___ this dress.
The dress looks good ___ you.
in/ on
Please make the sentences into "indirect questions", starting with "I don't know ...".
(1) Where did he go?
(2) Who invented the telephone?
I don't know where he went. [... wh- S V]
I don't know who invented the telephone. [... wh-=S V] 若wh-疑問詞為『主詞』，位置不變
Give me the antonyms (相反詞) for these nouns: supply, arrival, drop
supply/ demand; arrival/ departure; drop/ rise
"Sound" is a linking verb (連綴動詞). Give me two other linking verbs and make two sentences using the different usages.
sound/ smell/ look/ taste/ feel
sound +adj./ sound +like N
smells bad/ smells like the drain
Give me three adverbs that DON'T end with -ly.
fast/ hard/ long/ very/ much/ even/ almost/ today/ tomorrow/ ...
friendly
Give two other ways of saying "however".
nonetheless/ nevertheless
Rewrite the sentences using 分詞構句:
John sat in the classroom and he cried loudly.
After Lydia leaves the house, she will go to work.
John sat in the classroom, crying loudly.
Leaving the house, Lydia will go to work.
How can we form nouns from verbs? Give me one similar example for each: persuade/ persuasion, approve/ approval, delete/ deletion, agree/ agreement, change/ change
decide/ decision; arrive/ arrival; create/ creation; move/ movement; need/ need
Choose 4 to explain: "put through", "make out", "take over", and "turn down", "get away with"
put through 接通(電話); make out 看見; take over 接管; turn down 拒絕; get away with 逃離懲罰
Give me FOUR prefixes that can be added before an adjective to create the opposite meaning, and give an example for each.
unhappy, unusual; impolite, impossible
incomplete, invisible; irregular, irresponsible
illegal, illogical
Give me two other ways of saying "because", and two of "because of". Tell me what should be added after these.
(because = since = as = for) + 子句
(because of = on account of = owing to = due to) + N
Please use the three kinds of subjunctive moods (假設語氣) to translate: 若我沒有足夠的錢，我不會買車。
(If/ I/ have/ enough money/ I/ buy/ car)
1. 未來可能發生: If I do not have enough money, I will not buy the car.
2. 與現在相反: If I did not have enough money, I would not buy the car.
3. 與過去相反: If I had not had enough money, I would not have bought the car.