Practice for Final Grammar Exam– Advanced Prepared by: Julita Milewski.2011

1. Practice for Final Grammar Exam– Advanced Prepared by: Julita Milewski.2011

2. I. Choose the correct word(any, some, much, many, a, an, the) Example:Wedon`t have (any, some) time today. 1. How ____(many,much) courses are youtakingthissemester? 2. John needs to buy _____(a, an, some) furniture for this new apartment. 3. Do you have _____(any, some, a) money to lend me?

3. II. Wouldrather order 1. I wouldrather ____________ (order) friesthan a salad. 2. She wouldratherhe ___________ (spend, negative) somuch money on Christmas gifts. 3. John wouldrather ____________(go) to Montrealthan Toronto. 4. Mat wouldrather Sam ___________(come) to the party withhim. didn`tspend go came

4. III. Errors: causatives, wish/hope, make/do, word order 1. The coach got the players train harder. 2. I hopeyou all the best. 3. He made hishomework last night. to train wish did

5. IV. Change the perspective from the past to the present tense Although Sam wasworkingat the supermarket, shealsostudiedat the college. Shewanted to become a teacher. AlthoughSam workingat the supermarket, shealsoatthe college. She to become a teacher. is studies wants

6. V. Conditionals wouldteach 1. If she could teach anywhere, she ____________(teach) at la cité. 2. She __________(travel) if she had more time. 3. They will buy a new car if the store ____________(have) the one they want. 4. Theywould have enjoyedtheir vacation more if the weather __________________ (be, not) sobad. wouldtravel has had not been

7. VI. Rearrangingwords to make sentences or questions Example: the last/ Sam has / for / a headache / had / threedays Answer: Sam has had a headache for the last threedays.

8. VII. Verb Tenses Complete the following sentences with the correct tense of the verb in parentheses. Example: to go Simple present he goes Present continuous he is going Simple Past he went Past Continuous he was going Present Perfect he has gone Present Perfect Continuous he has been going Simple Future he will go

9. I (to email)__________________ you last week and (to wait)______________________ to hear from you ever since. My life (to be)______________________very busy these days. My mother (to be) ____________________________ very sick for the last month and (to stay)________________________________with me since Friday. While she (to clean) ______________________the house, she (to feel)___________ dizzy and (to fall)____________ down the stairs and (to injure) ________________ her back. I (to have to) __________________take her to the hospital right after that happened. At the moment, she (to rest)________________________comfortably. Next week, she (to return) ____________________home. emailed have been waiting has been has been has been staying wascleaning felt fell injured had to isresting will return

10. VIII. Yes/No Questions Examples:We watched a movie last night. Question: Did we watch a movie last night? It is cold outside. Question: Is it cold outside? 1. She has taught many classes.   Has she taught many classes?  2. She teaches at la cité every day.   Does she teach at la cité every day?  3. She will be absent next week. Will shebe absent nextweek?

11. IX. Negative questions. Example: John has neverseen the Great Wall of China. Question: Hasn`t John everseen the Great Wall of China?

12. IX. Wh- questions. Example: 1. They have traveled to Cuba at least five times. How many times have theytraveled to Cuba? 2. We are studyingEnglish right now. What are westudying right now?

13. Active to passive 1. The News Network reportedthat story last weekend. The story wasreported last weekend. 2. Someonepulled the firealarmthismorning. The firealarmwaspulledthismorning.

14. Passive to Active 1. The patient wasbrought to the ward in a wheelchair. (the nurse) The nurse brought the patient to the ward in a wheelchair. 2. The phone bill must bepaid. (we) We must pay the phone bill.

15. Change the perspective from the thirdpersonsingular (he) to the thirdperson plural (they). He has lived by himselfsinceSeptember. At first hemissedhisfamily, but nowheisdoingalright. Theyhavelived by themselvessinceSeptember. At first theymissed theirfamilies, but nowtheyaredoingalright.

16. Combining sentences 1. I atetooquickly. Mystomachbecameupset. I atetooquickly, somystomachbecameupset. 2. Wedon`t have enough money to go out. Wecouldrent a movie. Wedon`t have enough money to go out, but wecouldrent a movie.

17. Reducing the clauses The burglars, whowereextremely quiet, carried the television, the computer, and the stereo system out of the house beforetheywerenoticed. The carried the television, the computer, and the stereo system out of the house . extremely quiet burglars beforebeingnoticed

18. Participles: -- ing, -- ed 1. John thoughtmathematicswas _______________ (boring, bored). 2. The presentedwasso_________________ (interesting, interested) that I startedbeing _________________ (interesting, interested)in thattopic. 3. The ___________________(missing, missed) childrenwere ________________(exhausting, exhausted) when the police foundthemafter 3 days of beinglostin the forest.

19. Editing Errorswith: Verbtenses: I amreadingyourcolumneveryweek. Subject/verb agreement: Shehave donethisbefore. Spelling: Herboyfreindalwaysgivesherflowers. Modals: I mustn`t do myhomeworktonight. Participles: He wasembarrassingwhenhefell down. Passive: This book wrote by Alice Munro. Word choice: I am taller thenyou are. read has boyfriend don`t have to embarrassed waswritten than