Grammar Study Guide Part 2

Which of the four alternatives completes the sentences in the correct or most likely way? Sometimes more than one alternative is possible.

I'll be with you in .................................... .

One quarter of an hour

A quarter of an hour

A quarter of one hour

A quarter of hour

Look at ..................................... It's very bright ronight.

The moons

Moon

The moon

A moon

Sydney is .................................... .

A beautiful city

Beautiful city

The beautiful city

The beautiful cities

...................... Of the present continuous tense on page 32.

There are example

There are examples

There are the examples

There is example

.................................... Is one of the many factors involved in changing farming methods.

Climate

A climate

Climates

The climate

Against her parents' wishes, sbe wanes to be .................. .

The journalist

journalist

A journalist

Journalists

'You look upset.' 'Yes, I've had .................................... .'

The terrible morning

Terrible morning

Some terrible morning

A terrible morning

I haven't been here for .................................... .

Some years

Any years

Years

The years

We haven't got .................................... left.

A butter

Any butter

The butter

Some butter

'Where were you last week?' 'I was visiting .................... '

Any friends

Friends

The friends

Some friends

.................................... My jewellery is missing.

Some of

Any of

Some

Any

.......................... The furnicure ....................... Arrived yet.

None ... has

None ... have

None of ... has

None of ... have

I phoned Sarah at home, but .................... .

There were no answers

there were no answer

There was no answers

There was no answer

There isn't .................. Traffic along the street where I live.

Many

Much

Much of

Many of

.................................... The food was inedible.

A large amount of

Many of

Much of

A large number of

.................................... Waiting to hear the results.

Everyone was

All was

Everyone were

All were

Following the flood, .................................... In the area ................................... . Major repair work.

Ach of building ... need

Every building ... needs

Every building ... need

Each buildings ... need

.................................... to Athens during the vacation.

All they are going

They are all going

They all are going

They are going all

There is ............................... Evidence to support his claim.

A little of

few

A few

Little

We should use ...... ................. ....... Time we have available to discuss Jon's proposal.

A the little of

The little

The few

Little

My mother .................................... Enjoys hill walking.

who is in her seventies

That is in her seventies,

, which is in her seventies,

, who is in her seventies,

She's one of the kindest people .................................... .

That I know

I know

Who l know

Which I know

Do you know the date .................................... We have to hand in the essay?

Which

On which

By which

When

The valley ........................ The town lies is heavily polluted.

In that

in which

Which

The prisoners .................................... Are all women.

Who being released

Are being released

Being released

Who are being released

She lives in the house .................................... .

Which has the red door

Has the red door

With the red door

Which with the red door

'Wait a minute,' said Frank, .................................... .

Runnjng through the door

Run through the door

Ran through the door

Runs tnrough the door

.................................... By the boys' behaviour, she complained to the head teacher.

She annoyed

Annoyed

She was annoyed

Annoying

.......................... At the parry, we saw Ruth standing alone.

Arrived

We arrived

Arriving

We were arriving

John was the first person I saw ........................... hospital.

By leaving

On leaving

In leaving

On to leave

'What did you do co your hand?' 'I ............................ when I was chopping vegetables.'

Cut me

cut

Myself cut

Cut myself

The scheme allows students from many countries to communicate .................................... .

Each other

With each other

Themselves

With one another

We are confident that both sets of fans will .................................... At the match.

Behave itself

Behave them

Behave themselves

Behave

'We need new curtains.' 'Okay, let's buy .................. .'

Ones with flowers on

Some

Ones

One

The two children ................. For breaking the window.

Each blamed other

Blamed other

Blamed each other

Did my brother

I had a racing bike when I was young, and .............. .

My brother did so

So did my brother

So my brother

Did so my brother

'I don't suppose there'll be any sears left.' 'No, 1 .................................... .'

Don't suppose

Suppose

Don't suppose so

Suppose not

They needed someone who was both an excellent administrator and manager ..................................... Was not easy to find.

Such person

A such person

Such

Such a person

'They could have been delayed by the snow.' 'Yes, they .................................... .'

Could have

Could

Could been

Could have been

The report is very critical and is clearly ..................... .

intended to be

Intended to

Intended

Intend to be

He is a ............................. ...... .

capable of taking difficult decisions manager

Manager capable of taking difficult decisions

Capable manager of taking difficult decisions

Manager capable to take difficult decisions

Our teacher gave us ........................ Problem to solve.

A very impossible

A completely impossible

An absolutely impossible

An extremely impossible

Some experience is .................................... For the job.

Really essential

Fairly essential

Pretty essential

Very essential

I met my .................................. Professor the other day. She is now advising on the government's ................................... .

Old politics ... Very foreign policy

Very old politics ... Foreign policy

Very old polirics ... Very foreign policy

Old politics ... Foreign policy

I drank some .............. .............. ..... coffee .

Good very Brazilian

Brazilian very good

Very good Brazilian

Very Brazilian good

I was .................................... To find that the film was quite .................................... .

Surprised ... frightening

Surprised ... frightened

Surprising ... frightening

Surprising ... frightened

My watch was among rhe .. ................................ .

Things taken

Taken things

Things stolen

Stolen things

He was busy .................................... His homework .

To do

Doing

Thar he was doing

He was doing

lt was ............................... As we went into the room.

Strange quiet

Strange quietly

Strangely quiet

Strangely quietly

She ................................. .. Towards the door.

Quick ran

Ran quick

Ran quickly

Quickly ran

It was the ............. .... .. .............. Thing to say.

Most ridiculous

Ridiculous

Ridiculousest

Most ridiculousest

Why did you buy these oranges?' 'They were ............ .

Cheapest

the cheapest

the cheapest ones I could find

Cheapest ones I cou.ld find

She was ............................ As anyone could have had.

As patient teacher

A patient a teacher

As patient as teacher

As patient a teacher

Have you heard the good news?................................. .

In May, Jane had a baby

Jane had a baby in May

Jane in May had a baby

Jane had in May a baby

................ Derek nowadays, he's so busy at the office.

We see hardly ever

We hardly see ever

We hardly ever see

Hardly we ever see

Only later .................................... How much damage had been caused.

She realised

She did realised

Did she realise

Realised she

We .................................... With the decision.

Agree very much

Much agree

Agree much

Very much agree

.................................... , this summer is a crucial time for the government.

Politics speaking

Politically

In political terms

In a political point of view

I ....................... Unwell when I .................... This morning.

felt ... Get up

Felt ... Got up

Feel. .. Get up

Feel. .. got

Have something to ear before you .................................... .

leave

Left

Will leave

had left

I still feel tired .................................... In the morning.

When I wake up

As I wake up

When I will wake up

while I wake up

We were delayed ........ ........................... An accident.

because

Because of there was

because there was

because of

The land was bought quickly .................................... Delay the building work.

So as not to

So not to

Not to

in order not to

.................................... They slept soundly.

Hot though was rhe night air

Hot though the night air was

Hot as the night air was

Hot although the night air was

l'll give you a lift if it .................................... .

is raining

will rain

Rained

Rains

If I had known how difficult the job was, I .................... it.

won't have taken

Wouldn't have taken

Won't take it

Mightn't have take

If I .................................... A more reliable car, I .................................... to Spain rather than fly.

Would have ... Would drive

Had ... Had driven

Had ... Would drive

would have had ... Would drive

If the technology .................................... available, we would be able to expand the business.

Would become

Were become

Were to become

Became

If the North Sea .................................... In winter, you could walk from London to Oslo.

happened to freeze

Froze

Should freeze

should happen to freeze

.................................... In my seventies and rather unfit, it might consider taking up squash.

Were I not

Was I not

Weren't I

If I wasn't

They couldn't decide .................................... It was worth re-sitting the exam.

Whether or not

Whether

If or not

It was midday ..................................... , I put on the light.

Even so

Although

Even

Even though

He suddenly saw Sue .................................... The room. He pushed his way .................................... The crowd of people to get to her.

Across ... through

Between ... between

Among ... between

Among ... among

The concert features, .................................... others, Karl Frisk and the Johnsons. Their music is still very popular .. ................................ teenagers.

Between ... among

Between ... between

Among ... between

Among ... among

.................................... A pause in the conversation, she left the room.

During

Over

Throughout

.................................... cricket, I enjoy watching football and basketball.

Apart from

Except

Except for

Besides

He got angry when they started to .................................... His private life.

Ask after

Ask about

Enquire about

Enquire after

What's the chance .................................... Five heads when you toss a coin five times?

Of throwing

To throw

Of throw

Throw

She tried to .................................... .

Talk me the plan out of

Talk out of me the plan

Talk me out of the plan

Talk out me of the plan

.................... People trying to get into the football stadium.

There were too much

There were too many

Lt was too many

There was too many

When Bond saw Vanya taking photographs of the plane, .................................... That she was a spy.

Dawned on him

It dawned him

It dawned on him

It dawned on

I .................................... You can swim so well and I can't.

Hate

Hate it that

Hate that

Hate it

Dave lost his job and was short of money, so .................................... His flat and move in with his brother.

That he did was to sell

What he did was to sell

What he did sold

What he did was sell

.................................... Been diverted, they would have arrived early.

Had the plane not

Hadn't the plane

The plane had not

The plane not had

.................... that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.

So successfuJ her business was,

So successful was her business,

Her business was so successful

So was her successful business

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