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100

Which sentence correctly changes the active sentence into the passive?

Active: The chef cooked the meal.

A. The meal cooked the chef.
B. The meal was cooked by the chef.
C. The chef was cooked by the meal.
D. The meal is cook by the chef.

B (The meal was cooked by the chef.)

100

Which sentence is a simple sentence?

A. I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.
B. Because it started to rain, I stayed inside.
C. I stayed inside.
D. I stayed inside, and I watched a movie because it was raining.

C (I stayed inside.)

100

Which sentence correctly changes the relative clause into a reduced clause?

Original: The man who is standing by the door is my teacher.

A. The man standing by the door is my teacher.
B. The man who is standing by the door is my teacher.
C. The man is standing by the door is my teacher.
D. The man stood by the door is my teacher.

A. The man standing by the door is my teacher.

100

Rewrite the sentence so it does not begin with a dummy subject.

Original: It is important for students to review their notes.

Possible answers:

  1. Reviewing notes is important for students.
  2. For students, reviewing notes is important.
100

Correct the error in this sentence:

Original: She go to university every day.

Possible answers:

  1. She goes to university every day.
  2. Every day, she goes to university.
200

Change this active sentence into the passive:

Active: The students cleaned the classroom.

Possible answers:

  1. The classroom was cleaned by the students.
  2. The classroom got cleaned by the students.
200

Write a compound sentence using these ideas:

Ideas:
The class finished early.
The students went home.

Possible answers:

  1. The class finished early, so the students went home.
  2. The class finished early, and the students went home.
200

Rewrite the sentence by changing the relative clause into a reduced clause:

Original: The students who were selected for the team will travel tomorrow.

Possible answers:

  1. The students selected for the team will travel tomorrow.
  2. Selected for the team, the students will travel tomorrow.
200

Rewrite the sentence so it does not begin with a dummy subject.

Original: There are many benefits to studying in groups.

Possible answers:

  1. Studying in groups has many benefits.
  2. Many benefits come from studying in groups.
200

Correct the error in this sentence:

Original: The lecture was very interested and informative.

Possible answers:

  1. The lecture was very interesting and informative.
  2. The lecture was interesting and informative.
300

Change this active sentence into the passive:

Active: The committee has already announced the winners.

Possible answers:

  1. The winners have already been announced by the committee.
  2. The winners have been announced already by the committee.
300

Write a complex sentence using these ideas:

Ideas:
Maria was tired.
She finished her homework.

Possible answers:

  1. Although Maria was tired, she finished her homework.
  2. Maria finished her homework even though she was tired.
300

Rewrite the sentence by changing the relative clause into a reduced clause:

Original: The book that was written by Orwell is still widely read.

Possible answers:

  1. The book written by Orwell is still widely read.
  2. Written by Orwell, the book is still widely read.
300

Rewrite the sentence so it does not begin with a dummy subject.

Original: It is difficult for new students to understand academic expectations.

Possible answers:

  1. Understanding academic expectations is difficult for new students.
  2. For new students, understanding academic expectations is difficult.
300

Correct the error in this sentence:

Original: Many students find academic writing difficult, they need more practice.

Possible answers:

  1. Many students find academic writing difficult, so they need more practice.
  2. Many students find academic writing difficult. They need more practice.
  3. Many students find academic writing difficult; they need more practice.
  4. Many students find academic writing difficult; thus, they need more practice.
400

Change this active sentence into the passive:

Active: They are building a new bridge near the city centre.

Possible answers:

  1. A new bridge is being built near the city centre.
  2. A new bridge near the city centre is being built.
400

Write a compound sentence with 3 clauses using these ideas and suitable coordinating conjunctions:

Ideas:
The weather was hot.
We went hiking.
We took plenty of water.

Possible answers:

  1. The weather was hot, but we went hiking, and we took plenty of water.
  2. It was hot, yet we went hiking, and we took plenty of water.
400

Rewrite the sentence by changing the relative clause into a reduced clause:

Original: People who live in large cities often use public transport.

Possible answers:

  1. People living in large cities often use public transport.
  2. Living in large cities, people often use public transport.
400

Rewrite the sentence so it does not begin with a dummy subject.

Original: There are several reasons why online learning can be effective.

Possible answers:

  1. Several reasons explain why online learning can be effective.
  2. Online learning can be effective for several reasons.
400

Correct the error in this sentence:

Original: Because the experiment was unsuccessful.

Possible answers:

  1. Because the experiment was unsuccessful, the researchers repeated it.
  2. The researchers repeated the experiment because it was unsuccessful.
500

Combine these two active sentences into one passive sentence using a reduced clause:

Active:
The team presented the plan yesterday.
The manager approved the plan.

Possible answers:

  1. The plan presented by the team yesterday was approved by the manager.
  2. Presented by the team yesterday, the plan was approved by the manager.
500

Combine these three sentences into one compound-complex sentence:

Ideas:
The students studied hard.
They were tired.
They passed the exam.

Possible answers:

  1. Although the students were tired, they studied hard, and they passed the exam.
  2. The students studied hard, and they passed the exam although they were tired.
500

Combine these three sentences into one sentence using a reduced clause:

Ideas:
The researcher conducted the experiment.
The researcher was interviewed on television.
The experiment changed medical practice.

Possible answers:

  1. The researcher conducting the experiment that changed medical practice was interviewed on television.
  • Conducting the experiment that changed medical practice, the researcher was interviewed on television.
500

Rewrite the sentence so it does not begin with a dummy subject.

Original: It is clear that regular practice helps students improve their writing.

Possible answers:

  1. Regular practice clearly helps students improve their writing.
  2. The benefits of regular practice are clear in students’ writing improvement.
500

Correct the errors in this sentence:

Original: The results shows that social media have a big affect on how people communicates, students use it too much they cannot focus in class.

Possible answers:

  1. The results show that social media have a big effect on how people communicate, and students use it too much to focus in class.
  2. The results show that social media have a big effect on how people communicate. Students use it so much that they cannot focus in class.