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Adjective or adverb - Exercise 2 You answered 7 tasks out of 10 correctly. That's 70%.

Your results: 1) The bus driver was seriously injured. 2) Kevin is extremely clever. 3) This hamburger tastes awsem. (awful) 4) Be careful with this glass of milk. It's hot. 5) Robin looks sadly. What's the matter with him? (sad) 6) Jack is terrible upset about losing his keys. (terrible) 7) This steak smells good. 8) Our basketball team played badly last Friday. 9) Don't speak so fast. I can't understand you. 10) Maria slowly opened her present. Correct answer: This hamburger tastes awful.

Correct answer: Robin looks sad. What's the matter with him? Correct answer: Jack is terribly upset about losing his keys.

Nouns
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1. Every week our French teacher gives us a list of vocabulary item vocabulary to learn. 2. Would you like some toasted sandwich sandwiches ? 3. The book has exercises at the end of every chapter. 4. We need another bar of soap in the bathroom. 5. Do you have any experience of working with children? 6. I forgot to put the rubbish out for collection this morning. 7. There's a shortage of cheap accommodation here in Cambridge. 8. It is sometimes difficult to persuade farmers to wear the proper protective clothing clothings. 9. The soldiers had to carry their equipment on their backs for miles. 10. Five enemy aircraft have been shot down over the coast 11. I have a lot of reading assignment assignments to complete before the end of term. 12. I've sent off for the detail details of a job I saw advertised in the paper.

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Your mark: 58.5 /100


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Object Pronouns
Object Pronouns Beginners English exercise "Object Pronouns" created by sol23 with The test builder Click here to see the current stats of this English test [Save] [Load] [?] RESULTS

1. Paul is my best friend. He always helps me with my homework. 2. Although Tony is my brother, I never play football with him . 3. We go to the club every Saturday. Do you want to join us ? 4. Anna and Meg are my sisters. I always take them to the zoo on Sundays. 5. I have a writing machine but I never use it because it's very old. 6. Mary is my cousin. I always see him her on Wednesdays. 7. Do you need a book? I can lend you my book. Here it is. 8. My boyfriend is living in Los Angeles now. I miss her him a lot. 9. Are you hungry? I can make some sandwiches for you now. 10. I don't want to be late. Can you lend me your car, please?
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Good!

Your mark: 80 /100


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Question tags (English exercise n62281 - Please quote this number when contacting us)

Other English exercises on the same topic Question tags Choose the right tag. Beginners English exercise "Question tags" created by lucile83 (17-05-2009) with The test builder Click here to see the current stats of this English test RESULTS

1. You'd come if you had time, hadn't you wouldn't you ? 2. Let's take a taxi to go to the station, shall we ? 3. You didn't need to go, did you ? 4. You had lunch with them yesterday, didn't you ? 5. The police will arrest them, won't they ? 6. Everybody saw her last week at the party, didn't it didn't they ? 7. Stop laughing, and listen to me, did you will you ? 8. Let's go to the cinema and watch a nice film, shall we ? 9. Open the door and go upstairs, did you will you ? 10. You had finished your homework when he came, hadn't you ?
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Your mark: 60 /100


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short answers - easy (English exercise n3863 - Please quote this number when contacting us)

Other English exercises on the same topic English exercise " short answers - easy" created by anonyme (26-09-2005) with The test builder Click here to see the current stats of this English test

RESULTS

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- Can you speak a good English ? Yes, I can. I love English

2. - Can your friend, Robert, speak English ? No, he can't. He's very bad at English .

3. -Must you learn English? Well, yes, I have to. I want to be an interpret. .

4. - Must you learn Italian, too ? No, I haven't, but I've been to the USA No, I needn't. I'll learn Spanish instead .

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- Will Robert go to England with you ? No, he won't, poor boy

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- Would he like to go to England ? Yes, he would, of course

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- Has he asked his parents ? Yes, he has, lots of times

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- Didn't they agree ? No, they didn't

9. - Were they right, do you think ? No, they didn't No, they weren't, it would have been good for Robert .

10. - Shouldn't Robert have made an effort ? Yes, he has, lots of times Yes, he should, he could have learnt his lessons .

11. - Are you happy to spend a holiday in England ? Yes, I am, I will make new friends .

12. - Haven't you already been to England ? No, I haven't, but I've been to the USA .

13. .

- Will you stay in London ? No, I won't, I'll stay in Cumberland

14. - Aren't you supposed to go to London ? No, I'm not. Why should I go ?

15. - You aren't very talkative, are you ? No, I'm not, I've never been! But you are, aren't you ?

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Your mark: 80 /100 Results of the 2361 people who have taken this test: Average mark: 55 /100 <25/100: 30% 25 - 49.99/100: 14.7% 50 - 74.99/100: 17.7% [You]75 - 99.99/100: 22.7% Perfect: 14.8%

Future Perfect - Statements - Exercise


You answered 8 tasks out of 10 correctly. That's 80%. Your results: 1) Anne will have repaired her bike next week. 2) We will have did the washing by 8 o'clock. (to do) 3) She will have visited Paris by the end of next year. 4) I will have finished this by 6 o'clock. 5) Sam will have left by next week. 6) She will have discussed this with her mother tonight. 7) The police will have arrested the driver. Correct answer: They will have 8) They will have wrote their written their essay by tomorrow. essay by tomorrow. (to write) 9) Paolo will have managed the teams. 10) If we can do that - then we will have fulfilled our mission. Correct answer: We shall have done the washing by 8 o'clock.

Present Perfect (Simple) - Complex Test - 1


Explanations - Present Perfect Exercises - Present Perfect In this test you completed 9 tasks out of 10 correctly. That's 90%. Your details A) since or for? In (A) you completed 2 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 100%. 1) 2) since 1997 since 12 o'clock

B) Negate the sentences. In (B) you completed 2 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 100%. 1) They have gone to the park. They have not gone to the park. 2) Sam has built a tree house. Sam has not built a tree house. C) Rewrite the phrase into Present Perfect. In (C) you completed 2 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 100%. 1) they clean cleaned they have

2) he finds -

he has found

D) Which form is correct? In (D) you completed 2 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 100%. 1) it has closed 2) they have hoped E) Which answer is correct? In (E) you completed 1 task out of 2 correctly. That's 50%. 1) In which sentence is the Present Perfect put in correctly? He has forgotten his homework. 2) In which sentence is the Present Perfect put in correctly? We has left for Edinburgh.

Correct Answer: We have left for Edinburgh.

Simple Past - Complex Test - 1


Explanations - Simple Past Exercises - Simple Past

In this test you completed 5 tasks out of 10 correctly. That's 50%. Your details A) Negate the given sentence. In (A) you completed 0 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 0%. Correct Answer: Phil talked to his 1) Phil talked to his parrot. parrot. Phil did not talk to his phil did not talked his parrot parrot. 2) The boys swapped comics. Correct Answer: The boys swapped comics. The boys did the boys did not swapped comics not swap comics. B) Use the verbs in the Simple Past. In (B) you completed 0 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 0%. 1) we cycle - we 2) he tries - he were cycled was tried Correct Answer: we cycle - we cycled Correct Answer: he tries - he tried

C) Which form is correct? In (C) you completed 2 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 100%. 1) I was 2) you forgot

D) Which sentences/questions are correct? In (D) you completed 2 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 100%. 1) In which sentence is the Simple Past used correctly? The hotel room was very nice. 2) Which question is in the Simple Past? When did Anne find the keys? E) Form questions in the Simple Past. In (E) you completed 1 task out of 2 correctly. That's 50%. Correct Answer: how / they / to 1) how / they / to ride / their bikes ride / their bikes How did they how did they rode their bikes ride their bikes? 2) when / you / to watch / the film When did you watch the film?

Simple Past: Wh- Questions Change each sentence into a WH- question in the past tense, using the question word in brackets. For example: "John lived in Victoria. (where)" becomes "Where did John live?". Your score is: 68%. Questions answered correctly first time: 2/5 You have completed the exercise.

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Beavers were common on Vancouver Island. (where) Where were beavers common?

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The fox was in the garden. (where) where was the fox?

3.

Jan studied for three hours (how long) how long did Jan study?

4.

They travelled across Canada by bike. (how) how did they travel across canada?

5. what did she buy?

She bought an old car. (what)

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Types OF Sentences !!! (English exercise n480 - Please quote this number when contacting us)

Other English exercises on the same topic Types OF Sentences !!! Be ready it's a hard one In this exercise you will be ask to identify what kind of sentence is written , you will have to choose between :1- Simple Sentence2- Compound Sentence3- Complex Sentence4- Compound-Complex SentenceThere are 5 sentences.Some examples are written at the end of the test, where you can find the answers.****Identify each of the following sentences : S for simple , C for compound , CX for complex and CC for compound-complex****Have Fun Advanced English exercise "Types OF Sentences !!!" created by anonyme (17-10-2004) with The test builder . Click here to see the current stats of this English test RESULTS

1. CX Paula , who has been studying medicine for the last three years , will work at the new clinic next summer. 2. S Next week , Ron is leaving for Haiti. 3. CC Jonathan promised me that he would look after the hotel reservations and I told him that I would buy the plane tickets. 4. S CX Did you know which novel we will read for the course? 5. C Marilyn wants to get married next year , but Fred would like to finish his studies first

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Quiz on Sentence Types


After each sentence, select the option that best describes that sentence. First, if you need to review the definitions for these sentence types, click HERE; if you need to review the definitions of clauses, click HERE. When you click on "Submit Application" at the end of the quiz, the computer will return your scored quiz. An explanation of each answer will be attached, whether your response is correct or not.

1. Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their
summer vacation. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is C. The independent clause is "Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer; the dependent clause is "where they should spend their summer vacation." (The dependent clause is a noun clause, the object of the preposition "over.")

2. Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing.


A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is A. There is only one independent clause here, and no dependent clause. The "and" is connecting two infinitive phrases ("to go" and "[to] spend").

3. Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the
mountains, and he enjoys hiking in the forest. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence You're right! There are two independent clauses here -- "Bruno likes the view" and "he enjoys hiking. . ." -- and one dependent clause -- "that he gets . . . ."

4. Pauline says there is nothing relaxing about chopping wood, swatting mosquitoes, and
cooking over a woodstove. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is C. The independent clause is "Pauline says"; the rest of the sentence is an elliptical clause, a dependent clause with the "that" left out.

5. Bruno dislikes sitting on the beach; he always gets a nasty sunburn.


A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is B. There are two independent clauses in this sentence; they are separated by a semicolon.

6. Bruno tends to get bored sitting on the beach, watching the waves, getting sand in his
swimsuit, and reading detective novels for a week. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence

D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is A. There is only one independent clause in this sentence. The participles -- "sitting," "watching," "getting," and "reading" -are verb forms, not verbs, and do not constitute a clause.

7. This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate, they decided to take separate vacations.
A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is A. This sentence contains one independent clause, one subject-verb relationship ("they decided").

8. Bruno went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Pauline went to Cape Cod.
A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence You're right! There are two independent clauses here, connected by the coordinating conjunction "and."

9. Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact on the internet.
A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is C. This sentence comprises one independent clause -"they keep in constant contact. . ." -- and one dependent clause -- "Although they are 250 miles apart."

10. Bruno took the desktop computer that he uses at work, and Pauline sits on the beach
with her laptop computer, which she connects to the internet with a cellular phone. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence You're right! The sentence contains two independent clauses -- "Bruno took the desktop computer" and "Pauline sits . . ." (connected by the coordinating conjunction "and") -- and two modifying dependent clauses -- "that he uses at work" and "which she connects. . . ."

Results: 3 Correct -- 7 Wrong -- 0 Skipped

Sentence Types Quiz List Guide to Grammar and Writing


http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sentence_types_quiz.htm?cgi_quiz_form=1

Your answers were:

1. We took a taxi home after the theatre See review below

Simple Complex Compound

2. The policeman was not impressed by your alibi

Simple Complex Compound

3. As soon as I heard the news, I rushed straight to the police

Simple Complex Compound

4. Amy watches football on television, but she never goes to a game

Simple Complex Compound

5. If you give your details to our secretary, we will contact you when we have a vacancy

Simple Complex Compound

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Review
A SIMPLE sentence consists of just one clause. Sentences 1 and 2 are therefore simple sentences. Sentences 3 and 5 are COMPLEX. A complex sentence contains at least one subordinate clause. Sentence 3 contains the subordinate clause, as soon as I heard the news. In sentence 5, there are two subordinate clauses: if you give your details to our secretary and when we have a vacancy. The superordinate clause is we will contact you. Sentence 4 is a COMPOUND sentence. It consists of two clauses which are coordinated using the coordinator but.

More on Clauses and Sentences...

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Verb Tense Exercise 1 Simple Present / Present Continuous Correct! Well done. Your score is 93%. 1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) drives her kids to football practice. 2. Usually, I (work) work as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) am studying French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) is sleeping. 4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) is raining. 5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) always rains. 6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) are saying because everybody (talk) is talking so loudly. 7. Justin (write, currently) is currently writing a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished. 8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) am going to a movie tonight with some friends. 9. The business cards (be, normally ) are normally printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) are inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) is made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

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