Grammar
Complete with the correct form of superlative
The spider over there / large / I have ever seen
The spider over there is the largest one that I have ever seen.
The movies that I saw was all romantic.
The movies that I saw were all romantic.
Woman:
Man:
What does the man mean?
(A) He agrees that they are in a complicated relationship
(B) Why can’t we be friends?
(C) The man was his friend too.
(D) He could do that all day.
(C) The man was his friend too.
The people is often irresponsible.
False:
The people are often irresponsible.
Complete with the correct form of the compartive:
The plants that have been sitting in the sunny window / healthy / the other plants
The plants that have been sitting in the sunny window are healthier than the other plants.
Make verbs agree after prepositional phrases:
The key / in the drawer / to the doors
The key to the doors is in the drawer
Woman:
Man:
What does the woman mean?
A. They're returning from the city about 4:00
B. She knows when they are leaving
C. She doesn't have any idea when they are leaving.
D. She's not completely sure when they are leaving.
D. She's not completely sure when they are leaving.
All of the informations were interesting.
False:
All of the information was interesting.
Use the irregular -er, -er structure correctly:
hard / he tried / far / he fell behind
The harder he tried, the further he fell behind.
Make verbs agree after expressions of quantity
Most of the trouble that the employees discussed at the series of meetings was / were resikved within a few weeks.
was
Man:
Woman:
What does the woman assumed?
A. The man had not passed.
B. Then would pass easly.
C. The man had already passed.
D. The man got the score he was expected to get.
A. The man had not passed.
She is at school because she has to study but it is her responsability.
False:
She is at school because she has to study and it is her responsability.
Use parallel structure with comparisons:
What / written / easy understood / spoken
What is written is more easly understood than what is spoken.
This chapter has many more exercises than do the next one
This chapter has many more exercises than does the next one
Woman:
Man:
What does the man mean?
A. He didn't eat very much.
B. He plans on eating a lot.
C. He thinks he is eating a lot.
D. He ate too much.
D. He ate too much.
He wants either to go by bus but also to go by plane.
False
He wants either to go by bus or to go by plane.
Use parallel structure with comparisons:
The project / I did / similar / the one you did.
The project I did is similar to the work you did.
Nothing compare to you
Nothing compares to you
Woman:
Man:
What does the man say about the flight?
A. It arrived early.
B. It was unusually short
C. It departed late.
D. It left on time.
C. It departed late.
My office is farther than your office.
True