NARRATIVE TENSES
Choose the correct option:
While I (walk) to school, it (start) raining.
was walking, started
Change to the passive voice:
The teacher graded the exams last night.
The exams were graded last night by the teacher.
What is the difference between a defining and non-defining relative clause
Defining - essential information; no commas
Non-defining - additional information - commas
She was tired. _______, she kept working.
However
Fill in the blank:
They stayed at _______ hotel near the beach and took _______ amazing tour of the island.
a
an
Rewrite this sentence fixing the verb tense mistake:
She didn’t go to the meeting because she forgot the time.
She didn’t go to the meeting because she had forgotten the time.
Give 4 reasons why we use the passive voice
When we don't know who did the action
When it is obvious who did the action
When the focus is on the action, not who did it
To avoid blaming people
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
The woman is my neighbor. She has a dog that barks all night.
The woman who has a dog that barks all night is my neighbor.
Choose the correct sentence:
A. In spite of she was late, she finished the work.
B. In spite of being late, she finished the work.
B
_______ water in this bottle is cold.
The
Fill in the blanks:
By the time we arrived at the party, everyone else (leave), and the host (clean up).
had left, was cleaning up
Rewrite this sentence using passive voice:
Someone stole my bike yesterday.
My bike was stolen yesterday.
CORRECT THE ERROR:
The book that you lent me it was very interesting.
The book that you lent me was very interesting.
Correct the punctuation:
He forgot his homework therefore, he had to stay after class.
He forgot his homework. Therefore, he had to stay after class.
Choose the correct sentence:
A. I need an advice about my homework.
B. I need advice about my homework.
B
Correct the error in this sentence:
I had finished the project when my manager was asking me to make changes.
I had finished the project when my manager asked me to make changes.
Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:
The new bridge (complete) by the end of next year.
will be completed
Combine the sentences:
The movie was directed by Christopher Nolan
The movie won several awards.
The movie tells the story of the inventor of the nuclear bomb - Robert J. Oppenheimer.
The movie, which was directed by Christopher Nolan and won several awards, tells the story of the inventor of the nuclear bomb - Robert J. Oppenheimer.
Correct the mistake in the sentence:
As well as he has solid experience, he also has some impressive achievements in his career to date.
As well as having solid experience, he also has some impressive achievements in his career to date.
Explain why no article is used:
He is afraid of spiders.
"Spiders" refers to spiders in general, so no article is needed.
Use the correct verb tense to complete the sentence:
The streets were wet because it (rain) all afternoon.
had been raining
Correct the error in this sentence:
The results announced tomorrow.
The results will be announced tomorrow.
Rewrite the sentence to use a reduced relative clause:
The man who was waiting at the bus stop looked tired.
The man waiting at the bus stop looked tired.
She didn’t call me. _______ I missed the meeting.
As a result / Therefore
Correct the mistake:
We would like to have the Christmas party in a restaurant but another staff members said they'd like to hold it at the office.
We would like to have the Christmas party in a restaurant but the other staff members said they'd like to hold it at the office.