Grammar

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B

She has worked there _____ she finished college. A. for B. since

A

What would you do if it ________ on your wedding day? A. rained B. will rain C. would rain

C

A common expression used to give advice has the / / structure. The expression is 'If I were you, I'd..', meaning 'in your situation, this is what I would do'. A. zero conditional B. first conditional C. second conditional D. third conditional

B

Another way to make / / sentences is to use 'unless' which means 'only if' or 'except'. As with 'if', the word 'unless' can never be followed by 'will' but only by the present simple. A. zero conditional B. first conditional C. second conditional D. third conditional

B

If an opinion-adjective and a fact-adjective are used before a noun, which comes first? A. a fact-adjective B. an opinion-adjective

A

If it snows, ________ still drive to the coast? A. will you B. would you C. would you have

A

If she comes, I _____ call you. A. will B. would C. would have

B

If they had not _____ the car, I would have driven you. A. take B. taken C. would take

B

In British English, a collective noun is usually treated as A. singular B. plural

A

Lisa and Jill have been at the library _____ a long time. A. for B. since

C

Modern English uses _____ gender. A. grammatical B. political C. natural

C

My grandmother prefers ________ science fiction books. A. reading B. to read C. reading/to read

A

My teacher said my essay needs ________ by tomorrow. A. correcting B. to correct C. corrected

A

Only _____ can be affected by the grammatical category known as "number". A. nouns B. adverbs C. adjectives

C

Our neighbor used _____ a pipe. A. smoking B. to smoking C. to smoke

B

Possessive is a value of the grammatical category called A. number B. case C. gender

A

The subject of the sentence performs the action. A. active B. passive

B

The subject of the sentence receives the action. A. active B. passive

C

The subjunctive "mood" expresses __________ . A. a statement of fact B. unreality C. something desired

A

When do you practice ________ the piano? A. playing B. to play C. playing/to play

B

Would you mind ________ a window? A. to open B. opening C. to open/opening

A

_________ can be affected by the grammatical category known as "degree". A. gradable adverbs B. non-gradable adverbs C. all adjectives

C

Continuous and perfect are examples of the grammatical category known as A. tense B. mood C. aspect

A

I studied for this test _____ three days straight. A. for B. since

C

My father hates ________ a tie to work. A. to wear B. wearing C. to wear/wearing

B

My family has lived here _____ last March. A. for B. since

A

I might want ________ some money soon. A. to borrow B. borrowing C. to borrow/borrowing

A

I washed my car three weeks ago. A. active B. passive

A

I will introduce you to my boss this week. A. active B. passive

C

If I eat peanut butter, I ________ sick. A. would have gotten B. would get C. get

C

"He would have gone with you if you had asked him." Which conditional is this? A. first B. second C. third

A

"If I forget her birthday, Andrea gets upset." Which conditional is this? A. zero B. first C. second

C

"If I won a million dollars, I would buy my own airplane." Which conditional is this? A. zero B. first C. second

A

"Tense" is a grammatical category that applies to A. verbs B. adverbs C. adjectives

A

"Voice" is a grammatical category affecting A. transitive verbs B. intransitive verbs C. all verbs

A

"What will she do if she misses the bus?" Which conditional is this? A. first B. second C. third

A

Every sentence must have a subject and A. a verb B. an object

B

Grammatical category is related to A. word indexation B. word agreement C. calligraphic form

B

That lady has been waiting for the bus _____ noon. A. for B. since

C

The grammatical category "person" is a property of pronouns and has _____ values. A. one B. two C. three

B

The money was stolen. A. active B. passive

B

The national anthem is being sung by Jason this time. A. active B. passive

B

They are paid on Fridays. A. active B. passive

A

We can't afford ________ a vacation this summer. A. to take B. taking C. to take/taking

A

We have been dating _____ a long time. A. for B. since

C

We started ________ dinner without you. A. eating B. to eat C. eating/to eat

B

We use the / / to talk about a realistic situation in the present or future. A. zero conditional B. first conditional C. second conditional D. third conditional

D

We use the / / to talk about impossible situations, as in the / /, in the past. We often use the / / to describe regrets. A. zero conditional B. first conditional C. second conditional D. third conditional

C

We use the / / to talk about improbable or impossible situations in the present or future. A. zero conditional B. first conditional C. second conditional D. third conditional

A

We use the / / to talk about permanent truths, such as scientific facts, and general habits. A. zero conditional B. first conditional C. second conditional D. third conditional

C

What will you do if you ________ the history exam? A. would fail B. will fail C. fail


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