Grammar answers

Grammar Answers

Articles and determiners

Function or Place 1

1. at school; 2. on court; 3. to college; 4. at university; 5. in court; 6. in prison; 7. in town; 8. at/in the hospital; 9. in the church; 10. at home

Indefinite article 1

1. 0; 2. a; 3. a, a; 4. a; 5. a; 6. 0, a; 7. 0; 8. a; 9. 0; 10. 0

Quantifiers 1

1. less/less; 2. much; 3. many; 4. little; 5. any; 6. most; 7. no; 8. Few; 9. fewer; 10. lot

Stative and dynamic verbs

Stative and dynamic verbs 1

1. correct - C; 2. correct - B; 3. wrong - A - smelled; 4. correct - A; 5. correct - possible C, but also smells;6. correct - A; 7. wrong - C - sounds; 8. wrong - C - tastes; 9. correct - A; 10. wrong - B - listen to; 11. correct - A; 12. correct - B; 13. correct - A; 14. correct - C; 15. correct - B

Verbs and prepositions

Verbs and prepositions 1

1. swears by; 2. sworn off; 3. speak on (about); 4. swore at; 5. speak for; 6. speak to; 7. swear on; 8. speak about; 9. swear to; 10. speak at

Verbs and prepositions 2

1. talk about; 2. look for; 3. looks up to; 4. Talk of; 5. talk to ; 6. looking into; 7. talk at; 8. look after; 9. look down on; 10. talk out of

Middle verbs

Middle Verbs 1

1. increased (a); 2. be felt (p); 3. changed (m); 4. drove (a); 5. return (a); 6. felt (a); 7. was driven (p); 8. are returned (p); 9. change (a); 10. increased (m); 11. felt (m); 12. been changed (p); 13. return (m); 14. drives (m); 15. was increased (p)

Middle Verbs 2

1. ended (m); 2. closed (a); 3. develop (a); 4. gives (m); 5. was broken (p); 6. developed (m); 7. was given (p); 8. close (m); 9. broken (a); 10. end (a); 11. broke (m); 12. was developed (p); 13. was ended (p); 14. gave (a); 15. be closed (p)

Middle verbs 3

1. was created - p; 2. is opening - m; 3. continue - a; 4. parted - m; 5. was moved - p; 6. continued - m; 7. move - a; 8. had been parted - p; 9. open - a; 10. creates - m; 11. move - m; 12. will be continued - p; 13. have created - a; 14. is being/will be opened - p; 15. parts - a

Conditionals

Second conditional - real past 1

1. B; 2. A; 3. B; 4. B; 5. A; 6. B; 7. either; 8. B; 9. B; 10. either

Common mistakes

The things we don't say 1

1. According to me - In my opinion; 2. Firstable - First of all; 3. advices - advice, informations - information; 4. The most of - Most of; 5. Despite - Although; 6. suggested to get - suggested getting; 7. which I saw it - which I saw; 8. It would be grateful - I would be grateful/It would be great; 9. At last - Lastly; 10. interesting - interested

Strange grammar

Double passives 1

1. B - I was made an offer...; 2. A - The rules were explained to me (by the manager); 3. B - The protesters were told (by the police) to move...; 4. B - ...because she was sold a car which...; 5. A - It was suggested to me (by my lecturer)...; 6. B - ...he was presented with a gold... (by the company); 7. B - Although Monica was paid £1000 by the bank in error...; 8. B - I was denied the opportunity to take the exam by my illness, so...; 9. B - I was bought a new suit for my birthday by my wife...; 10. B - I was offered £200,000 for my house by the people who...

Possessive phrases

1. corner's; 2. company's; 3. Henry's; 4. about's; 5. chess's; 6. them's; 7. corner's; 8. road's; 9. people's; 10. London's

Countability

Count and non-count 1

1. experience; 2. a paper; 3. reason; 4. the lights; 5. pain; 6. paper; 7. a pain; 8. an experience; 9. reasons; 10. light

Count and non-count 2

1. works; 2. dress; 3. interests; 4. lambs; 5. egg; 6. interest; 7. lamb; 8. work; 9. a dress; 10. eggs

Count and non-count 3

1. life; 2. difficulty; 3. a business; 4. heart; 5. a competition; 6. difficulties; 7. a heart; 8. a life; 9. competition; 10. business

Noun or verb

Noun or Verb 1

1. effect (n); 2. pressure (v); 3. rate (n); 4. placed (v); 5. back (v); 6. aged (v); 7. pressure (n); 8. majoring (v); 9. effected (v); 10. heading (v); 11. back (n); 12. head (n); 13. place (n); 14. rate (v); 15. major (adj); 16. ages (n)

Animal verbs 1

1. dogged; 2. had squirrelled; 3. wolfed; 4. has been monkeying; 5. hounded; 6. rat; 7. foxed; 8. were horsing; 9. badgered; 10. ape

People verbs 1

1. correct; 2. wrong - husband; 3. correct; 4. correct; 5. wrong - ministered; 6. wrong - people; 7. correct; 8. wrong - doctored; 9. wrong - crowded; 10. correct

Verbs to people 1

1. recruits; 2. bore; 3. converts; 4. delegates; 5. prospect; 6. rebel; 7. associate(s); 8. contacts; 9. suspects; 10. convicts

Noun and verb stress variations 1

1. impact; 2. objects; 3. survey; 4. finance; 5. contact; 6. conduct; 7. prospects; 8. rebels; 9. presented; 10. upset; 11. refuse; 12. increasing

Noun and verb pronunciation variations 1

1e - verb; 2f - verb; 3i - adjective; 4h - verb; 5a - noun; 6j - noun; 7k - verb; 8c - verb; 9b - noun; 10d - noun; 11l - verb; 12g - noun

Unpredictable verbs 1

1. fashioned; 2. snapped; 3. stomach; 4. fired; 5. picture; 6. date; 7. caked; 8. floored; 9. shadow; 10. crack

Unpredictable verbs 2

1. field; 2. scheming; 3. butter me up; 4. drum up; 5. cloud; 6. phase in; 7. weathered; 8. address; 9. earthed; 10. fence

Unpredictable verbs 3

1. pocketing; 2. milk; 3. framed; 4. briefed on; 5. flower; 6. shaded; 7. stormed; 8. spark; 9. grounded me; 10. tailed

Slang verbs

1. totalled; 2. legged; 3. chickened; 4. pull; 5. bombed; 6. grassed; 7. spaced; 8. chill; 9. iced; 10. score; 11. bottled

Verb - Noun 1

1. lay-offs; 2. breakdown; 3. grown-up; 4. walk-out; 5. clear-out; 6. break-up; 7. setbacks; 8. hand-outs; 9. turn-around