Perfect Tenses
Comparatives
Passives
Adjective Clauses
Gerunds
100

Fill in the blank with the present perfect tense:

You (studied) ____  ______ at the ELI for 8 weeks. 

have studied

100

Obama is (smart) ______ _____ Amanda. 

smarter than

100
Conjugate into the passive:


Corn (grow) ___ _______ by farmers. 

Corn is grown by farmers.
100

Write down the adjective clause in this sentence:

The woman that lives next to me is talkative.

that lives next to me

100

Write the following verb in the gerund form:

open

opening

200

Write down the past participles of the following verbs: You need to get 4/5 correct.

1. Stop

2. Put

3. Write

4. Speak

5. Work

1. Stopped

2. Put

3. Written

4. Spoken

5. Worked

200

Write the comparative form of the following adjectives (must get 4/5 correct):

1. old

2. good

3. pretty

4. friendly

5. famous

1. older

2. better

3. prettier

4. friendlier/ more friendly

5. more famous

200

Change this sentence into the passive:

The news surprised Sara.

Sara was surprised by the news.
200

What two subject pronouns can be used to complete the adjective clause:

I liked the people ____ sat next to us at the soccer game.

who & that

200

Create a grammatically correct sentence with the verb enjoy + a gerund

Answers may vary

Example: I enjoy playing this game.

300

Complete the question in present perfect:

(you, eat, ever) ________________ an insect?

Have you ever eaten an insect?

300

Explain the difference between farther/further

Both compare physical distance. Further also means 'additionally'

300

Change into the passive:

Jack has mailed the letter.

The letter has been mailed by Jack.

300
List all pronouns that can complete the sentence (must get all correct for points):


The man ____ I met was friendly.

that, who, whom, nothing

300

Gerund or infinitive? 

I decided (buy) _____ a new computer. 

to buy

400

Fill in the correct verb forms (you need to get all correct to get points):

A: Have you ever eaten at Sunset Beach Cafe?

B. Yes, I _______. I (eat) _____ there many times. In fact, my wife and I (eat) ______ lunch there yesterday.

Yes, I have. I have eaten there many times. In fact, my wife and I ate lunch there yesterday. 

400

Write a sentence using a double comparative

Answers will vary. 

Example: The fresher the fruit, the better it tastes.

400

Must get all correct:

Yesterday Lee and I (hear) _____ about Scott's divorce. I (surprise, not) _______ by the news, but Lee (shock) _______. 

1. heard

2. wasn't surprised

3. was shocked

400

In what case is the pronoun in the adjective clause always required?

When it is a subject pronoun

400

Must get all 3 verbs correct for points:

Before you leave the office tonight, would you mind (unplug) _______ the coffee pot, (turn off) _______ the lights, and (lock) ______ the door? 

unplugging, turning off, locking

500

Write a grammatically correct sentence using the present perfect progressive.

(answers will vary)

500

Fill in the blanks (must get all correct)

"In a busy city like New York, where life seems to get ___________ (busy) every year, finding a quiet spot can be a challenge. However, nestled in the heart of Manhattan is Central Park, one of the ___________ (large) urban parks in the world. Walking through its pathways, you can't help but feel ___________ (relaxed) than anywhere else in the city. The trees provide ___________ (good) shade on a hot summer day, and the sounds of nature are more soothing than the honking horns and sirens outside the park's borders. It's truly a sanctuary in the midst of the ___________ (busy) metropolis."

1. busier

2. largest

3. more relaxed

4. better

5. busiest

500

Give two examples of intransitive verbs and how they relate to the passive.

Answers may vary: agree, live, occur... 

Intransitive verbs never have an object and therefore cannot be in the passive.

500
Combine these two sentences, using an adjective clause, in four different ways (must get all four correct for points):


a. The picture is beautiful

b. Tom is looking at it. 

The picture that Tom is looking at is beautiful. 

The picture Tom is looking at is beautiful.

The picture which Tom is looking at is beautiful. 

The picture at which Tom is looking is beautiful.

500

Using the following three words (plus any additional you need), create one sentence using a gerund as the subject and one sentence using It + an infinitive:

explore, this town, fun

Exploring this town is fun. 

It is fun to explore this town.