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34.Which one is right?
a:The hair on his head was so dense, a special pair of scissors was used to thin it.
b: The hair on his head was so dense. A special pair of scissors was used to thin it.
c: The hair on his head was so dense; a special pair of scissors was used to thin it.
d: b-c
answer: remember you can't put a comma between two complete sentences. To join complete sentences you can use a period (.) and start another sentence with a capital letter or use a semicolon (;).
ANSWER: d
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a:The hair on his head was so dense, a special pair of scissors was used to thin it.
b: The hair on his head was so dense. A special pair of scissors was used to thin it.
c: The hair on his head was so dense; a special pair of scissors was used to thin it.
d: b-c
answer: remember you can't put a comma between two complete sentences. To join complete sentences you can use a period (.) and start another sentence with a capital letter or use a semicolon (;).
ANSWER: d
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Can you rewrite the following sentence? What's the error?
35. The parents made their child to study hard for the exams.
answer: make sby do sth is the right structure and it means to force sby to do sth.
They made me do it. (=They forced me to do it.)
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35. The parents made their child to study hard for the exams.
answer: make sby do sth is the right structure and it means to force sby to do sth.
They made me do it. (=They forced me to do it.)
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Can you rewrite the following sentence? What's the error?
36. Washing the dishes had become my every day chore back then when I was 18.
ans: every day is an adverb I go to school every day. Here we need everyday (Without a space in between) it is an adjective (= an everyday chore - an everyday task) one that is done on a daily basis.
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36. Washing the dishes had become my every day chore back then when I was 18.
ans: every day is an adverb I go to school every day. Here we need everyday (Without a space in between) it is an adjective (= an everyday chore - an everyday task) one that is done on a daily basis.
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37. Fill in the blanks with the words below.
seat, sit
1. I used to ____ on a little bench in the park after my school.
2. The mother didn't ____ her child on the bench.
3. This room can ____ 100 IELTS candidate.
ns: 1. sit 2. seat 3. seat
sit: is intransitive no object
seat: transitive it takes an object
Seat sby: make someone sit down
seat a number of people: have enough space for them
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seat, sit
1. I used to ____ on a little bench in the park after my school.
2. The mother didn't ____ her child on the bench.
3. This room can ____ 100 IELTS candidate.
ns: 1. sit 2. seat 3. seat
sit: is intransitive no object
seat: transitive it takes an object
Seat sby: make someone sit down
seat a number of people: have enough space for them
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38. Fill in the blanks with the words below.
rise, raise
1. The student was shy and couldn't ____ her hand to speak.
2. It was very scary; the sun didn't ____.
ans: 1. raise 2. rise
raise is transitive (raise a hand(
rise is intransitive [ no object ] the sun is rising.
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rise, raise
1. The student was shy and couldn't ____ her hand to speak.
2. It was very scary; the sun didn't ____.
ans: 1. raise 2. rise
raise is transitive (raise a hand(
rise is intransitive [ no object ] the sun is rising.
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39. What's the problem with the sentence below?
Why do you learn English?
I learn it communicating with people all over the world.
ans: use infinitive [ to + verb ] to mention a reason.
I study English to communicate with....
I study English to go abroad....
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Why do you learn English?
I learn it communicating with people all over the world.
ans: use infinitive [ to + verb ] to mention a reason.
I study English to communicate with....
I study English to go abroad....
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40. What's the problem with the sentence below?
Tom as well as his brother are coming to the party.
ans: singular nouns linked to other nouns with as well as still need a singular verb
I as well as my friends am coming to the party.
I am coming to the party as well as my friends.
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Tom as well as his brother are coming to the party.
ans: singular nouns linked to other nouns with as well as still need a singular verb
I as well as my friends am coming to the party.
I am coming to the party as well as my friends.
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41. What's the problem with the sentence below?
Billiard is an interesting game. It's been very popular.
ans: games like BILLIARDS, DARTS have s at the end however the verb is singular.
BILLIARDS is an interesting game.
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Billiard is an interesting game. It's been very popular.
ans: games like BILLIARDS, DARTS have s at the end however the verb is singular.
BILLIARDS is an interesting game.
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42. What's the problem with the sentence below?
Where's the water?
Nothing is left; all are gone.
ns: all when meaning everything is followed by a singular verb
All IS gone.
All can also be followed by a plural when it means everybody
All of the students are very intelligent.
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Where's the water?
Nothing is left; all are gone.
ns: all when meaning everything is followed by a singular verb
All IS gone.
All can also be followed by a plural when it means everybody
All of the students are very intelligent.
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43. What's the problem with the sentence below?
Either my parents or Sally are going to look after my little brother.
ans: in the structure : EITHER .... OR ......
The verb agrees with the closest subject
Either parents or Sally is going....
Either Sally or parents are going...
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Either my parents or Sally are going to look after my little brother.
ans: in the structure : EITHER .... OR ......
The verb agrees with the closest subject
Either parents or Sally is going....
Either Sally or parents are going...
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44. What's the problem with the sentence below?
The process of removing stains are very interesting.
ans: the process of ....... IS interesting
Remember the subject is (THE PROCESS)
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45. What's the problem with the sentence below?
The role of donkeys are to carry goods.
ans: The role of .... IS to....
Remember the sub is (THE ROLE)
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46. What's the problem with the sentence below?
My friends and I went for a walk on our bicycles.
ans: go for a RIDE on our bicycles
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47. What's the problem with the sentence below?
The little child felt afraid on the horse and wanted to come down from the horse.
ans: get off the horse
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48. What's the problem with the sentence below?
John had no money to take a taxi, so he went there with feet.
ans: we use ON FOOT to mean walk
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49 A or B?
We ________ the taxi.
a. got out of
b. got off
ns: get off is more used for public transportation YOU get off a plane, train, etc but you get out of a car/taxi.
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50. What's the problem with the sentence below?
The passengers are now getting in the bus.
ans: get on the bus
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51. What's the problem with the sentence below?
I was tired, why I slept so much.
ans:
I was tired that's why I slept so much.
or
I was tired so I slept so much.
52. What's the problem with the sentence below?
When I was a child, I would make a shower after getting back home from football classes
ans: we say TAKE/HAVE A SHOWER
However
Moms tell their children to MAKE their BEDS in the morning.
53. What's the problem with the sentence below?
The teacher asked me go to the board.
ans: ASK SBY TO DO STH
the teacher asked me to go to the board.
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54. What's the problem with the sentence below?
I was made do the dishes all by myself.
ans: It's right that the active structure is
MAKE SBY DO STH (THEY MADE ME DO IT.)
but once you write it in passive you add TO
I was made TO do the dishes.
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55. What's the problem with the sentence below?
I have difficulty to get to sleep.
ans: we use a gerund after the phrase (HAVE DIFFICULTY)
I have difficulty gettING to sleep.
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The process of removing stains are very interesting.
ans: the process of ....... IS interesting
Remember the subject is (THE PROCESS)
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45. What's the problem with the sentence below?
The role of donkeys are to carry goods.
ans: The role of .... IS to....
Remember the sub is (THE ROLE)
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46. What's the problem with the sentence below?
My friends and I went for a walk on our bicycles.
ans: go for a RIDE on our bicycles
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47. What's the problem with the sentence below?
The little child felt afraid on the horse and wanted to come down from the horse.
ans: get off the horse
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48. What's the problem with the sentence below?
John had no money to take a taxi, so he went there with feet.
ans: we use ON FOOT to mean walk
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49 A or B?
We ________ the taxi.
a. got out of
b. got off
ns: get off is more used for public transportation YOU get off a plane, train, etc but you get out of a car/taxi.
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50. What's the problem with the sentence below?
The passengers are now getting in the bus.
ans: get on the bus
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51. What's the problem with the sentence below?
I was tired, why I slept so much.
ans:
I was tired that's why I slept so much.
or
I was tired so I slept so much.
52. What's the problem with the sentence below?
When I was a child, I would make a shower after getting back home from football classes
ans: we say TAKE/HAVE A SHOWER
However
Moms tell their children to MAKE their BEDS in the morning.
53. What's the problem with the sentence below?
The teacher asked me go to the board.
ans: ASK SBY TO DO STH
the teacher asked me to go to the board.
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54. What's the problem with the sentence below?
I was made do the dishes all by myself.
ans: It's right that the active structure is
MAKE SBY DO STH (THEY MADE ME DO IT.)
but once you write it in passive you add TO
I was made TO do the dishes.
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55. What's the problem with the sentence below?
I have difficulty to get to sleep.
ans: we use a gerund after the phrase (HAVE DIFFICULTY)
I have difficulty gettING to sleep.
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Conditional Type 2
if I had a house, I would invite my friends.
Meaning: I don't have a house, so I can't invite my friends.
If they liked me, they would help me.
(They don't like me, so they don't help me.)
Time: Present / Future
Structure: If + simple past, + would/might/could + base verb
Conditional Type 3
If I had seen her yesterday, I would have talked to her.
Did I see her? No
Did I talk to her? No
If they had told the truth last month, I could have solved the problem.
(They didn't tell the truth and accordingly I couldn't solve the problem.)
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if I had a house, I would invite my friends.
Meaning: I don't have a house, so I can't invite my friends.
If they liked me, they would help me.
(They don't like me, so they don't help me.)
Time: Present / Future
Structure: If + simple past, + would/might/could + base verb
Conditional Type 3
If I had seen her yesterday, I would have talked to her.
Did I see her? No
Did I talk to her? No
If they had told the truth last month, I could have solved the problem.
(They didn't tell the truth and accordingly I couldn't solve the problem.)
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