Inversion with "and so" and "and neither"

 Instructions: Change the following sentences to structures that have subject/verb inversion by using either "and so" or "and neither."

1. Mary does not like horror movies, and Rachel doesn't either.

2. Michael is not a police officer, and Victor isn't either.

3. Tom likes Mary, and Allen does too. 

4. Spider-Man is a superhero, and Superman is too.

5. Beaches in my country do not have a lot of pollution, and the ones in Carmen's country don't either.

6. Turkey has a lot of natural beauty, and the Dominican Republic does too. 

And/ Or/ But/ So

Instructions: Combine the following sentences with the most appropriate conjunction. 

And     Or        But        So

1. Nadine is very sick. She is going to the hospital.

_____________________________________________________________________.

2. We will have a movie night at my house tomorrow. We will have a pizza party at Dave's house tomorrow.

_____________________________________________________________________.

3. I wanted to come to your party. I had to work overtime. 

______________________________________________________________________.

4. At the party, we danced. At the party, we played games. 

______________________________________________________________________.

 

Neither vs Not Either and And so vs And...too

 Instructions: Combine the following sentences using the indicated conjunctions.

1. David does not play basketball. Jack does not play basketball.

Neither: ____________________________________________________________.

Not either: __________________________________________________________.

2. Rachel isn't a flight attendant. Michelle is not a flight attendant. 

Neither: _____________________________________________________________.

Not either: ___________________________________________________________.

3. Super Man has super strength. The Hulk has super strength.

And so: ______________________________________________________________.

And...too: ____________________________________________________________. 

4. My sister is very smart. Your sister is very smart. 

And so: ______________________________________________________________.

And...too: ____________________________________________________________. 

Modal Auxiliaries

 Instructions: Choose the best modal auxiliary. 

1. You are sick. You ____________ stay home.

a. should   b. might    c. ought

2. Dan is not in class. He ____________ be sick.

a. prefers     b. had to   c. must

3. You _____________ buy food. We have enough at home.

a. do not have to    b. must     c. should

4. I am not sure where Andrea is. She ____________ be in the restroom.

a. might    b. should    c. have to 

5. My neighbors were making a lot of noise, so I ______________ sleep last night.

a. could not     b. cannot    c. should not

6. I have insomnia. I ____________ sleep every night.

a. could not   b. cannot   c. should not

7. I left my cellphone at home. ___________ I please borrow your cellphone?

a. Should       b. Must        c. May

8. I am not strong enough to lift this table. _______ you please help me?

a. Could         b.  May         c. Ought

9. You ____________ finish your lab hours, or you will get a grade of "Incomplete."

a. have better    b.   had better    c. don't have to

10. You _____________ dance on the furniture! This is not your house!

a. ought to       b. should     c. must not 

Error Correction: Comparatives and Superlatives

 Instructions: Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. 

1. This patient is more sicker than the other patients.

2. Of the two brothers, John is the tallest.

3. The Flash is the faster super hero in the DC Universe. 

4. It is humider today than it was yesterday.

5. Peter is not lazy as the other students in the class.

6. The people who live on the other side of town are wealthy than the people who live here.

7. The comedian who is on the stage now is the funny of all the ones I have seen.

8. Conditions in the city are worst than they did last year.

9. The baby is getting sleepyer and sleepyer. 

10. The more I study math, the much confused I become. 

Gerunds and Infinitives II

 Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form. In some cases, both a gerund and an infinitive are possible. 

1. __________ (smoke) in the office is expressly forbidden.

2. It is unwise _________ (spend) all of your money at the casino.

3. Let's talk about __________ (create) more incentives for our customers to enter the store.

4. Rachel agreed ___________(marry) Jack after she found out that he had won the lottery. :-)

5. You need ______________(work) hard if you want to get a raise.'

Causative Verbs

 Instructions: Complete the sentences using the verbs in parentheses. Use the correct pronouns where necessary. 

Example:

Peter keeps annoying his sister with silly comments, and she can't (get/stop) get him to stop. 

1. My car keeps making a strange sound, so I am going to call the mechanic and (have/look) ___________ at it. 

2. One of the students made an insulting remark to another student. The teacher (made/stay) ______________ after class to discuss his bad behavior.

3. There is so much to clean up after the party, so Nadine is going to ask her friends to (help/clean up) ____________________. 

4. Because Joey has not done any homework this week, his mother will not (let/play) ____________ any video games for two weeks. 

5. Wendy has been feeling very depressed lately, so she is going to talk to her psychiatrist and try to  (get/increase) _____________ the dose of her anti-depressant. 

Vocabulary: Tony the Traveller (LARS2)

 

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with vocabulary from the word bank below:

Challenge                                Exposed 

Confidence                            Perspective

Conventional                        Remarkable

Enables                                Unknown

1. Much of the information about the origin of life is _____________. Scientists do not have all of the answers yet.

2. On her visit to Shanghai, Rachel was _____________ to many Chinese traditions.

3. The Internet ___________ us to get information very quickly.

4. Mei-Li got a new _________________ of American history after she took Mr. Davidson's class.

5. The athletes displayed their _____________ skills during the competition. We were all amazed.

6. We need to have some amount of ______________ if we want to achieve our goals.

7. The writer wrote a book that had ideas that most people would not consider _________________; the ideas seemed to go against the traditions of our country.

8. Climbing the mountain was a ______________ for Rosa; she had never gone mountain climbing before. 

Word Forms-Nouns and Adjectives

Instructions: Choose the correct word form in the following sentences.

1.  Some people believe that you have to be ruthless/ruthlessness to be successful in business.

2.  Because of ruthless/ruthlessness, John became a successful businessman.

3. Angela suffers from claustrophobia/claustrophobic, so she cannot get on an elevator.

4. Angela is claustrophobia/claustrophobic, so she cannot get on an elevator.

5. David is immature/immaturity, so I do not think he can handle the responsibility of this job.

6. Because of immature/immaturity, David would not be able to handle the responsibility of this job. 

7. Nora has been vaccinated against that disease, so she is immune/immunity to it.

8. Nora has been vaccinated against that disease, so she has immune/immunity to it.

9. In order to be a fiction writer, you need to be creative/creativity.

10. In order to be a fiction writer, you need to have creative/creativity.

Would, Could, and Should (Modal Auxiliaries)

Instructions: Choose the correct modal auxiliary to complete the sentence. In some sentences, more than one choice could be correct.

1. John: I have a high fever and shortness of breath.
    David: You _________________ go to the doctor right away!

2. I am so sleepy this morning. I ______________ not sleep last night.

3. Janet is sick. She said that she ______________ not be able to come to school.

4. David _________________ clean his room. It is so messy!

5. I am not sure where John is. He _____________ be at home now.

6. _________________ you mind if I borrowed your car to go on a date with my girlfriend?

7. You ________________ never give your Social Security number to someone you do not know.

8.  __________________ you please send me that information right away?

9. I do not know why the restaurant is closed now. It ________________ be that the restaurant does not open until later in the day.

10. _________________ I buy an American car or a Japanese car? Which one is better?

Vocabulary Fill in

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with vocabulary from the word list. Do not change

the form of any of the vocabulary items. Remember that you can use a vocabulary

item only once.

dubious                                gullible                              compatible

ecstatic                                 pessimist                           propel

encountered                         accessible                          retort

evolved                                awe                                    retrieve

fictitious                              cite                                     exempt

               

1.Nadine was happy to learn that she was _________________ from having to write another essay for the class.

2. Tony was ______________ when he learned that he had won the lottery.

3. During her presentation, Laura will need to ________________ at least three examples to support her position.

4. ____________________ people are easily tricked by scam artists.

5. Susan knew that she and Paul were not ________________, so she did not accept his proposal to get married.

6. Because of a problem with the computer, I am not able to _______________ documents from the drive.

7. The stranger that Michele ________________ at the party last night turned out to be her sister's boyfriend.

8. His account of what happened is _________________. It cannot possibly be true!

9. A desire to succeed in business will _________________ you to overcome all obstacles.

10. Don't be such a ________________! Things are not as bad as they may seem to you. 

Verb + From + Verb + ing

Instructions: Change the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences below using the pattern Verb + From + Verb + ing.

1. The committee banned certain athletes from (compete)_____________________ because they had used performance enhancing drugs.

2. People are prohibited from ___________________ (smoke) on train platforms in this state.

3. The police prevented people from _______________ (enter) the mall because there had been a bomb threat.

4. Timothy is determined to become an author. Nothing will stop him from _____________________ (attain) that goal.

5. Some people believe that capital punishment will deter criminals from _____________________ (commit) major crimes.

Subordinating Conjunctions and Transitions

Instructions: Complete the sentences with the appropriate subordinating conjunctions or transitions. (Add commas if necessary).

Even though     Provided that      Even if      Therefore     Otherwise

1. Make sure to get the form into the office by this weekend. ____________ you won't be able to graduate on time.

2. __________________ there are no problems with your visa application, you should be able to travel to the US this summer.

3. ___________________ the police made a thorough search of the woods, they could not find the missing teenager.

4. Michele twisted her ankle during the marathon this past weekend. _____________ she will not be able to go roller skating with us today.

5. ________________ you manage to get the form into the office by this weekend, you will not be able to graduate on time because you have a failing GPA.

Gerunds and Infinitives (Passive Voice)

Complete the following sentences with gerunds or infinitives in the passive voice.

1. We want ________________ (give) accurate information.

2. We hate __________________(give) inaccurate information.

3. Mrs. Wilson told her husband that she refused ___________________ (take) for granted.

4. Mrs. Wilson told her husband that she didn't enjoy _________________ (take) for granted.

5. We would like __________________ (seat) first.

6. We would appreciate ________________ (seat) first.

7. John remembers __________________ (kiss) by his wife for the first time.

8. I expect ___________________ (notify) if there is a problem.

9. We don't go to that part of the city at night because we are afraid of _____________ (rob).

10. We don't go to that part of the city at night because we don't want ____________(rob).

Gerunds and Infinitives

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with a gerund or an infinitive. (Note: In some cases, both options may be possible.)

1. Rina did not want ________________ (leave) her family, but she had no choice.

2. Maurice enjoys _________________ (watch) Youtube vlogs after work in the evenings.

3. Stop _______________ (make) so much noise. I can't hear what the teacher is saying.

4. Mrs. Walker forgot __________________ (close) the windows before she left the house this morning.

5. Nadine decided _________________ (break) up with her boyfriend because he cheated on her.

6. It is beginning __________________(snow). Let's build a snowman later this evening.

7. Peter remembers __________________ (meet) his girlfriend for the first time.

8. We like ______________ (hike) in the woods every summer.

9. David regrets _________________ (not, study) hard when he was in high school because now he cannot get into a good university.

10. The administration has discussed _________________ (make) changes to the curriculum.

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Instructions: Change the underlined possessive adjectives and nouns they modify into possessive pronouns.

1. You have your problems, and I have my problems.

_____________________________________________________________

2. The TV is not in my room; it is in her room.

_____________________________________________________________

3. That is not Janet's textbook; it is his textbook.

______________________________________________________________

4. My car is parked in the garage; their car is parked on the street.

______________________________________________________________

5. This is my seat; your seat is in the back.

______________________________________________________________

6. The Browns' apartment is on the third floor. Our apartment is on the fourth floor.

_____________________________________________________________

Suffixes and Word Forms

Instructions: Circle the correct word forms to complete the sentences below.

1. Maria was sad/sadness because she had to leave her children to come to America.

2.  We could see the sad/sadness on Maria's face when she had to leave her children.

3.  That toy is too expense/expensive. I cannot buy it for you. I am sorry.

4. Because I do not have a regular job, I cannot afford the expense/expensive of a new car.

5. Jack drove care/careful/carefully during the snow storm.

6. Jack was care/careful/carefully while he was driving during the snow storm.

7. Take care/careful/carefully during the snow storm.

8. Peter thinks that if he gets married he will not have free/freedom, so he will stay single.

9. Peter thinks that if he gets married he will not be free/freedom, so he will stay single.

10. Nadine was nervous/nervously during the job interview, so she kept rubbing her hands nervous/nervously.

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

Instructions: Complete the sentences using the present perfect and the present perfect continuous.

1a. John and his brother (play) _____________________ tennis for three years.
  b. John and his brother (play) _____________________ tennis for three years.

2a. Maria (work) ____________________ for that company for some time.
  b. Maria (work) ____________________ for that company for some time.

3a. We (serve)_________________ that dish at this restaurant for many years.
  b. We (serve) _________________ that dish at this restaurant for many years.

4a. Dr. Watkins (treat) _____________________ patients in this clinic since 2005.
  b. Dr. Watkins (treat) _____________________ patients in this clinic since 2005.

5a. Our teacher (teach) ____________________ at the university since 2003.
  b. Our teacher (teach) ____________________at the university since 2003.

6a. Mr. Brown (paint) ____________________ houses in our neighborhood since 2001.
  b. Mr. Brown (paint) ____________________houses in our neighborhood since 2001.

7a. Nadine (wear) ________________ glasses since she was in kindergarten.
  b. Nadine (wear) ________________glasses since she was in kindergarten.

8a. Jack (smoke) __________________ cigarettes every day since he left high school.
  b. Jack (smoke) __________________ cigarettes every day since he left high school.

9a. Rachel (do) _________________ manicures at this beauty salon since she moved to New York.
      Rachel (do) _________________ manicures at this beauty salon since she moved to New York.

10a. Patrick (deliver) __________________ newspapers every Sunday since he lost his previous job.
    b. Patrick (deliver) __________________ newspapers every Sunday since he lost his previous job.

Simple Past and Present Perfect

Instructions: Change the verbs in the brackets to the simple past or present perfect.

1a. I (play) _____________ the new Spider-Man video game.
  b. I (play)______________ the game last night.

2a. The doctor (give) ________________ John medicine.
  b. The doctor (give) ________________ him the medicine last Wednesday.

3a. The teacher (teach) _________________ the students about verb tense.
  b. The teacher (teach) _________________ them about verb tense yesterday.

4a. We (visit) ________________ three countries in Latin America.
      We (visit) ________________ these countries last winter.

5a. The mechanic (fix) ________________ Maurice's car.
  b. The mechanic (fix) ________________ the car last Saturday.

6a. I (eat) _____________ Egyptian food.
      I (eat) _____________ Egyptian last Friday.

7a. Susan (take) _____________ pictures of the Statue of Liberty.
      Susan (take) _____________ the pictures yesterday.

8a. Nicole (climb) ________________ the tree in her backyard.
  b. Nicole (climb) ________________ the tree two days ago.

9a. Mr. Jones (paint) _______________ the walls in the bedroom.
      Mr. Jones (paint) _______________ the walls last weekend.

10a. Michael (write) ____________ an email to his girlfriend.
    b. Michael (write) ____________ the email earlier this morning.

Adverb Clauses and the Past/Perfect Tense

Instructions: Use the following subordinating conjunctions to complete the sentences below in the simple past, past progressive, or past perfect. (The adverb clause can be at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.)

         Before      After       While      When       By the time      As soon as

1. Jack passed the GRE.....

2. A police officer came to my dorm room....

3. My underage son was driving drunk...

4. The fire alarm went off in the Swim Center....

5. The security guard fell asleep....

6. Mei-Li got mugged in Manhattan...

7. My brother was doing his laundry...

8. My math teacher went crazy....

9. John decided to divorce his wife...

10. I saw a rat in the cafeteria...