Phrasal Verbs
Reported vs. Quoted Speech
Modal Review
Say vs Tell
Borrow vs. Lend
Miscellaneous
100

Say a sentence with the phrasal verb: speak up

Example: Could you please speak up? I can't hear you.

100

Where is the error in this quote:

She said "I'm going to Kansas tomorrow."

There is no comma after said!

Correct version: She said, "I'm going to Kansas tomorrow."

100

What is missing from this formula to create a sentence with a past modal?

subject + modal + (_________) + participle

subject + modal + (not) have + participle

100

Borrow or Lend?

Hey, can I ______ your pencil for a second?

Hey, can I borrow your pencil for a second?

100

Create a sentence with one of these words/phrases:

unless, provided that, as long as

Example: Unless it rains tomorrow, I'll go for a run.

200

Say a sentence with the phrasal verb: get along

Example: My cat and my dog don't get along. They are always fighting.

200

Where is the error in the reported speech?

She saying that Phil had an accident.

Saying --> said

She said (that) Phil had an accident.

200

Give advice to this person using a modal verb: 

I drove home from a party after heavily drinking.

Example: You should have called a taxi to get home.

200

Borrow or Lend?

She _______ me her car for the week because she's on a trip.

She lent me her car for the week because she's on a trip.

200

Create a sentence that compares a mouse to something, using as...as

Example: A hamster is as small as a mouse, but it doesn't have a tail.

300

Say a sentence with the phrasal verb: looking forward

Example: The students are looking forward to having an extended break this weekend. They're so excited!

300

Does the sentence below express that: the opposite is true, or that the speaker has a different opinion

I thought you said that cigarettes aren't so bad for your health.

The opposite is true.

When you use, "I thought that..." you are expressing that the following reported speech is no longer correct.

300

Use a past modal to create a sentence that has a deduction from the following sentence:

The ground is all wet and the plants are covered in water.

Example: It must have rained.

300

Say or Tell:

I ______ you that she wasn't going to come, why are you surprised?

I told you that she wasn't going to come, why are you surprised?

300

How do you create the past perfect? When do you use the past perfect?

Had + past participle

You use the past perfect to describe an event in the past that happened before a different event in the past. (I had forgotten my meeting when I realized the time.)

400

Say a sentence with the phrasal verb: fill out

Example: You need to fill out these forms and sign your name on the line.

400

Write the correct reported speech in the chat:

"I love teaching at Interlink." - Jenna

Jenna said that she loves teaching at Interlink.

400

Change this sentence to include a modal verb and to express something that you're unsure about, but it is a possibility:

Kate wasn't on the bus. It's possible she walked home.

Example: Kate may/might/could have walked home.

400

Say or Tell:

She _____ hello to him at the bus stop.

She said hello to him at the bus stop.

400

Change this sentence to include have or get done:

Someone will cut my hair tomorrow at the salon. 

Example: I will get my hair cut tomorrow at the salon.

500

Say a sentence with the phrasal verb: take after

Example: You are just like your father. You really take after him.

500

Write in the chat the correct quoted speech:

"I loved teaching at Interlink." - Jenna

Jenna said, "I love teaching at Interlink."

500

Change this sentence to one with a modal verb that describes an unreal situation.

Jason wanted to go to medical school, but his test scores were too low.

Example: Jason would have gone to medical school, but his test scores were too low.

500

What is the difference between say vs tell?


Say: to say someTHING (to someone.) 

When we use say with an object, we must have TO.

Tell: to tell someONE (something.)

Tell always needs an object (but we don't use TO.)

500

True or false: There are 4 types of phrasal verbs; intransitive, transitive, separable, inseparable. 

True!

Intransitive, inseparable, and without an object. Come back.

Transitive, separable, and with an object. Get it back.

Transitive, inseparable, and with an object. Pick up that dress.

Transitive, with two inseparable particles. Look it up.