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Exercise 1
Choose the right conjunctive adverb for the sentence.
1- Hurry up; otherwise, you will be late for the train.
2- I studied hard for the exam; consequently, I failed.
3- Tom is a sportsman; on the other hand, his brother is athletic.
4- He didn’t go to college. furthermore, he started his own business.
5- He is not good-looking. however, he is popular among girls.
Exercise 2
Choose among these conjunctive adverbs to complete each sentence.
Consequently otherwise on the other hand furthermore
1- Buying and living in a 30-year-old house would be interesting; on the other hand, it would
probably be very expensive to maintain.
2- You’ll have to start taking better care of your body and stop smoking; otherwise, you’ll die
early.
3- Jeff had a bad experience shopping at that store; consequently, he decided never to shop there
again.
4- Growing apples is an interesting hobby which provides me with a lot of pleasure;
furthermore, I don’t need to buy apples at the store.
5- You should buy these boots while they’re on sale; otherwise, you’ll have to pay full price
next week.
Exercise 3
Choose among these conjunctive adverbs to complete each sentence.
However therefore in addition
1- The jury found the man guilty on all charges of murder; therefore, he was sentenced to life in
prison.
2- I would like to see the new exhibit; however, there might not be enough time to do that.
3- Becoming a doctor isn’t easy. In addition to many years of studying medicine, you have to
deal with uncomfortable situations all the time.
4- My friend, Jeff, wants to ask Wanda out on a date; therefore, he’s too nervous.
5- Steve wanted more excitement in his life; however, he decided to join the U.S. military in
hopes of going to Iraq.
Exercise
Give the correct form of each verb in parentheses.
1- The teacher demands that John (be) be on time.
2- I insisted that he (pay) pay me the money.
3- My mother suggested that he (see) see a doctor.
4- I recommended that she (not / go) not go to the concert.
5- It is important that she (attend) attend the meeting.
6- The students had left before the teacher (arrive) arrived
7- I (meet) met your niece five weeks ago.
A) Change the verb to the infinitive or –ing form, as appropriate.
1- Whenever we met, Jack avoided (look) looking at me.
2- Most people enjoy (travel) traveling to different parts of the world.
3- They need (find) to find another job.
4- We are used (go) to going school on foot.
5- My mother used (pay) to pay volleyball when she was young.
6- May I change the TV channel, or do you want (watch) to watch more of this program.
7- My mom asked me (pick) to pick up some books from the library.
8- I am looking forward to (hear) hearing from the library.
9- Lynn always spends her time (work) working at the gym.
10- My dad had some problems (read) reading without his glass.
B) Complete the following sentences using in, on, at, under, and over.
1- My dog can jump over the fence.
2- The mailman is in the truck.
3- The students are singing on the school bus.
4- The kittens are drinking milk under the table.
5- Tommy is reading a book at the library right now.
C) Correct the mistake in each sentence and rewrite the sentence.
1- If he was you, he would easily solve the problem.
If he were you, he would easily solve the problem.
2- The pastor which celebrated the wedding of my aunt is dead.
The pastor who celebrated the wedding of my aunt is dead.
3- I wish I was in your place now.
I wish I were in your place now.
4- They study their lesson right now.
They are studying their lesson right now.
5- She need some money to go shopping today.
She needs some money to go shopping today.
D) Complete the table below with the correct word.
Noun verb adjective adverb
1- Help to help helpful helpfully
2- Possession to possess possessive possessively
3- Extension to extend extensive extensively
4- Destruction to destroy destructive destructively
5- Defense to defend defensive defensively
E) Turn into active or passive voice.
1- The hunter killed the lion. The lion was killed by the hunter.
2- The windows have been cleaned. They have cleaned the windows.
3- I gave him a book for his birthday. A book was given to him for his birthday.
He was given a book for his birthday.
4- His grandmother looked after him. He was looked after by his grandmother.
5- That castle has been visited by many tourists. Many tourists have visited that castle.
A) Choose the best answer among the possibilities below.
1- They come to the party without _______________
a) Been invited b) having invited c) she is invited d) being invited
2- Employees are paid ________________________________
a) Twice a month b) always c) never d) rarely
3- He wouldn’t do it even if he could _____________________
a) Either would I b) neither I would c) so would I d) neither would I
4- The house-keeping department needs to order __________uniform for its new employee.
a) An b) some c) a d) any
5- The conference is being held _________ Caribe Convention Center.
a) At b) of c) in d) on
6- They _____________________ for a new house at the moment.
a) Have been looking b) are looking c) look d) looked
7- She __________________ her driving test yesterday.
a) Passed b) has just passed c) is passing d) passes
8- I think I _________________shopping on Saturday afternoon.
a) Go b) to go c) have been d) will go
9- Be careful! You _____________________ that plate!
a) Are dropping b) are going to drop c) drop d) dropped
10- Ben looks tired. He ________________________ hard all day long.
a) Works b) had been working c) has been working d) is working
11- John fell ___________ his bicycle and hurt his knee.
a) Out b) off c) around d) down
12- It’s getting _________________ colder. I think it’s going to snow.
a) Coldest and b) cold and c) colder and d) from cold to
13- This is the man ___________ dog I look after sometimes.
a) Of whom b) whose c) who’s d) which
14- There are many guests in the hotel. _______________ one has his own room.
a) Each b) every c) any d) some
15- Hang the picture on the wall. ________________the fire place.
a) Behind b) between c) under d) above
B) Complete the following sentences with many / few / little
1- He isn’t very popular. He has very few friends.
2- Ann is very busy these days. She has little free time.
3- Did you take many pictures when you were on vacation?
4- I am not very busy today. I don’t have many things to do.
5- Most of the town is modern. There are few old buildings.
C) According to the given tags, use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
1- They didn’t buy the house last year, did they? (to buy)
2- He hasn’t eaten his cake yet, has he? (to eat)
3- The children will do their homework later, won’t they? (to do)
4- She can’t swim very well, can she? (can)
5- Betty goes to church every Sunday, doesn’t she? (to go)
D) Fill in the blanks with for, since, ago.
1- Jim Howard was elected Mayor of New Jersey two years ago.
2- Wung Lee has been living in UK since 2009.
3- They have been playing soccer for seventeen years
