Noun clauses

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100

Choose the best word: She said (that/if) she wanted a puppy for Christmas.

that

200

Choose the best word: I believe (if/where) you go to college isn't as important as what you study.

where

300

Choose the best word: It's ______________ that so many people live alone. a. afraid b. unfortunate c. surprised

b. unfortunate

400

Choose the best word: I __________ that there are 50 states plus the District of Columbia. a. know b. surprised c. obvious

a. know

500

Choose the best word: I'm ______________ that Hugo and Betty are married. a. know b. believe c. sure

c. sure

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100

Correct the mistake: I'd like to know where the bus stop is?

I'd like to know where the bus stop is. (no question mark)

200

Correct the mistake: Can you please tell me what is the time?

Can you please tell me what the time is? (subject + verb)

300

Choose the correct word: I'd like to know (that/if) the mall is open on Thanksgiving."

if

400

Choose the correct word: Do you know (that/if) the bus runs on Sunday?

if

500

Correct the mistake: Do you know if tickets go on sale tomorrow.

Do you know if tickets go on sale tomorrow? (use a question mark)

Direct speech

100

Find the mistake: "Dad" he said, "please don't be mad at me."

"Dad," (comma after dad)

200

Find the mistake: "I don't like you," Jerry said. "I don't like you either." Mark said.

"I don't like you," Jerry said. "I don't like you either," Mark said. (Comma after either)

300

Find the mistake: "I feel like a cup of coffee." "Do you want one?" Robert said.

"I feel like a cup of coffee. Do you want one?" Robert said. (delete the quotations in the middle)

400

Find the mistake: "I don't think I'll go tonight." Bonnie said, "I'd rather stay home."

"I don't think I'll go tonight," Bonnie said, "I'd rather stay home." (put a comma after the first quotation)

500

Find the mistake: "Can you tell me what's wrong?", asked the doctor.

"Can you tell me what's wrong?" asked the doctor. (delete the comma)

Reported speech

100

Put this into reported speech: "I'm not hungry," he said yesterday.

(Yesterday) He said he wasn't hungry.

200

Put this into reported speech: "I can't believe you have never been to Oregon," he said to me.

He said he can't believe I have never been to Oregon. OR He said he couldn't believe I had never been to Oregon.

300

Put this into reported speech: "My children love to play," she told me.

She told me (that) her children love/loved to play.

400

Put this into reported speech: "I will see you later," she told me in December.

(In December) She told me (that) she would see me later.

500

Put this into reported speech: "I must do my homework tonight," she said yesterday.

(Yesterday) she said (that) she had to do her homework.