Modals
"You missed a great party last night. You _______ come."
What is the best modal for this sentence?
You should have/ought to have come.
"We ____________ (wake up) by a loud noise last night."
How should you phrase the verb "to wake up" in this sentence?
We were woken up by a loud noise last night.
Out of have, let, make, get, and help, which verb uses the infinitive?
Get (and sometimes help)
"Jennifer put her glass [with/away/down] on the table."
Jennifer put her glass down on the table.
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Make a sentence with these words, putting the non-modal verb into the progressive: Should / home / get / by / he / now
He should be getting home by now.
“Ficus trees produce fruit and flowers during the warm summer months.”
Make this sentence passive.
Fruits are flowers are produced (by ficus trees) during the warm summer months.
What's another way, using "get", to say you are going to the hair salon/barbershop where someone else is going to cut your hair for you?
I'm going to get my hair cut.
"Here are, in my opinion, my finest selection of fish."
What's wrong with this sentence?
"Here are" needs to agree with the object "selection", which is in the singular. It should be "Here is, in my opinion, my finest selection of fish."
"You may not see her again."
Give two possible meanings of this phrase.
1. There is a possibility that you will not see her again.
2. You are not allowed to see her again.
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In an archaeology paper on ancient architectural features, which is the better phrase? Why?
"Stonehenge was built without a ceiling."
"The ancient people of Britain built Stonehenge without a ceiling."
"This is the first time I ever got him ___________"
If the verb is "apologize", what is the best way to phrase it?
"This is the first time I ever got him to apologize."
Which phrasal verb can be separated?
A. Ask out ("I asked out Ryan on a date")
B. Catch up ("I caught up with Carl the other day.")
A. Ask out ("I asked him out on a date.")
Name one common verb that comes before a gerund.
avoid, dislike, enjoy, finish, keep, involve, mind, quit, practice, require, suggest, believe in, dream about, succeed in, think about
Make a sentence with these words, putting the non-modal verb into the past tense: Wind / be / the / must / it
It must have been the wind.
Which one is passive?
A: “It has been shown that biodiversity is not evenly distributed throughout the world.”
B: “However, this question has been the topic of debate among many scientists.”
A
Which sentence is using the passive causitive?
A. I have Jerry fix my watch.
B. I had my watch repaired.
B. I had my watch compared.
What's the difference between "to come up" and "to come up with"?
To come up-- 1) in conversation, to be mentioned The topic of bones came up. 2) to grow up in, rise above someone When I was coming up, there were a lot more barriers.
To come up with-- to invent, to think of and suggest an idea My wife came up with the idea to raise our children in the woods.
You overhear a conversation:
"I stopped seeing Janessa when I was traveling..."
Is the person still in a relationship with Janessa or not?
No-- if they had stopped to see Janessa when they were traveling, they may still have been in the relationship!
Use a modal in the present tense and "discuss" in the passive voice and past tense to make a sentence
The [subject] [would/should/can/might/may/etc.] have been discussed.
"She was very offended by your remarks."
Is this sentence in the passive?
No-- since "very" is next to "offended", the latter is acting as an adjective.
Which of these sentences is closest to the meaning "Someone else is walking my dog for me everyday"?
A. I have walked the dog daily
B. I have the dog walked daily
C. I have the dog walk daily
B. I have the dog walked daily
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What is the difference between a phrasal verb and a verb phrase?
"Nichols is a photographer _____ I admire"
Nichols is a photographer whom I admire