L6 - Grammar Quiz #2

I. Intensifiers Look at these intensifiers in BOLD and answer the questions below: too, slightly, rather, very, a little, extremely, a bit, fairly, reasonably

1-3. Which 3 of these intensifiers are the strongest? 4-6. Which 3 are in the middle? 7-9. Which 3 are the weakest? II. Sentence completion. Write SHORT, complete sentences below using the expressions in parentheses. 10. (extremely cold) 11. (fairly easy) 12. (too expensive) 13. (a bit scary) 14. (fairly big) 15. (slightly hungry)

III.

Error Correction There are many mistakes in the letter below. At the end of each sentence you see the number of mistakes in that sentence in parentheses. Correct them. Ex: He have many friends that I like them. (2) ________________________________________________________

Dear Ms. Collins, This book, Martin Luther King, interest me a lot for 2 reason (2). First, because I like American history (1). Second, its very intersting for me (1). It have a lot of picture that I like them, They show the life of Martin Luther King (4). Second, the writer write in a good way (1). Its mean she make the story alive for me (3). There is only one think I doesnt like about the book (2). It too long (1). Thank you for write this good book (1). Respectly (1),

IV.

Fragments and Run-Ons. Correct the following sentences.

1. Because the children dont have experience in life. (fragment) 2. After that, the money. (fragment) 3. Parents should teach their children values, they should make them well behaved. (run-on) 4. Parents must pay for their childrens education. For example, schools, books and tools they need (fragment) 5. They can solve their childrens problems they must try to do this every day. (run-on)

6. If you dont take care of your children, they make mistakes then they get in trouble. (run-on) 7. Children need. (fragment) 8. There are two types of parents, for example, there are good ones and bad ones. (run-on) 9. After I bought some food. (fragment) 10. Theres the woman showed me how to find Lulu. (fragment)

V.

Future Time Clauses with when, after, as soon as, before, after, until. Circle the correct underlined verb form. 1. When I have/will have time, I will write you a letter. 2. Call me before you leave/will leave university. 3. As soon as you finish/will finish, lets have lunch. 4. She will call after she gets/will get her nails done. 5. Until I get/will get a new car, I refuse to go to school.

VI.

Conditional with IF. Write the letter of the correct ending. 1. If you eat fast food, a) you will gain weight. b) you gains weight. c) you gained weight. 2. If you study hard,

a) you got good grades. b) you getting good grades. c) you will get good grades. 3. If you work early, a) woke up early. b) waking up early. c) be wake up early. 4. If the radio is too loud, a) it's hard to hear you speak. b) it was hard to hear you speak. c) it be hard to hear you speak. 5. I always wear a jacket a) if it will be cold. b) if it is cold. c) if it was cold. 6. He never buys lunch a) if he doesn't has cash. b) if he no have cash. c) if he doesn't have cash. 7. If you heat water to 100 degrees, a) it boils. b) it's boiling. c) boils the water.

8. Does ice melt a) if it is in the sun? b) if it were in the sun? c) if it will be in the sun? 9. What do you do a) if the teacher was sick? b) if the teacher will be sick? c) if the teacher is sick? 10. If the computer doesnt work, a) bring it to the help desk. b) brought it to the help desk. c) bringing it to the help desk.

VII.

Prepositional Phrases Circle the correct sentences in the pairs below. 1a. In addition to I love pizza, I love pasta. 1b. In addition to pizza, I love pasta. 2a. I earned lots of money because of I worked hard. 2b. I earned lots of money because I worked hard. 3a. In case of it rains, you should take an umbrella. 3b. In case it rains, you should take an umbrella. 4a. Abu Dhabi is great due to its wonderful people. 4b. Abu Dhabi is great due to it has wonderful people. 5a. I like all vegetables except for carrots. 5b. I like it except for carrots.