Structure

Exercise One

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I would like you to challenge yourself in assessing in this exercise.

Trying the multiple choice grammar exercise and you can check your understanding of your grammar lesson so far.

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PROBLEMS WITH NOUN

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Get one answer only for each problem; give reason and submit to my mail.

1. Please go to.......to pick up your ID card.
a. third window
b. the window three
c. window third
d. the third window
2. May I have two....... instead of beans, please?
a. corn's ear
b. ear of corn
c. corn earn
d. ears of corn
3. If you want to find good information about graduate programs in the United State, look in.....of the College Blue Books.
a. volume two
b. volume second
c. the volume two
d. second volume
4. Let's buy our tickets while I still have......left.
a. a few money
b. a little moneys
c. a few dollars
d. a few dollar
5. The assignment for Monday was to read........in your textbooks.
a. chapter tenth
b. the chapter ten
c. chapter the tenth
d. the tenth chapter

Form of the Simple Present. We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person Singular (he, she, it - or a name) we put an -s at the end of the inf

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Affirmative sentences:
I/we/you/they play volleyball.He/she/it plays volleyball.

NOTE: he, she, it - Do not forget the -s.

Negative sentences:
We use the auxiliary do.I/we/you/they do not play volleyball.He/she/it does not play volleyball.

NOTE: We often use short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Present:I/we/you/they don't play volleyball.He/she/it doesn't play volleyball.

Questions:
Do I/we/you/they play volleyball?Does he/she/it play volleyball?

EVALUATION

A) Form questions.

Example: where / they / to have /lunch
Where do they have lunch?

1) Frank / to read /magazine
2) when / his mum / to come / home

B) Which sentences/questions are correct?

1) Which sentence is in the Simple Present?He can a horse ride.He can ride a horse.He can rides a horse.He cans ride a horse.
2) Which question is in the Simple Present?Do she work in an office?Do she works in an office?Does she work in an office?Work she in an office?Works she in an office?

C) Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

Example: He never writes a letter.

1) Andy's brother in an office. (to work)
2) you English? (to speak)

D) Negate the sentences.

Example: He works on the computer. - He does not work on the computer.
1) I run to school.
2) The children know the answer.

E) Which answers are correct?

Which sentences/questions are in the Simple Present?
Do you speak Spanish?He's 15.I'm in room 201.She didn't help her mother.She doesn't like milk.She drives a car.We are reading a book.

P.S. send your answer to my mail.

PROBLEMS WITH VERBS

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Make a sentence for each verb, becareful with the patern, and submit to my mail.

Some verbs followed by to infinitive (agree; decide; expect; fail; hope; intend; learn; refuse; promise; want; plan)

Some verbs followed by participle (admit; appreciate; avoid; consider; deny; enjoy; finish; practise; quit; regret; risk; stop)