Grammar 7, Unit 1: Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining
- 1.If your kids are creating havoc in your house, what does it look like?
- A.
Only liquids are spilled
- B.
Everything is neat and clean and in its place
- C.
There is noise, confusion and chaos everywhere
- D.
Only one room is messy
- 2.In the 1830's, ketchup ____ as a cure all-medicine. Now, it just tastes great on French fries!
- A.
Had been selling
- B.
Sold
- C.
Selling
- D.
Was sold
- 3.There is a huge hole in my fence and I want to know what ___ to fix it!
- A.
Has being done
- B.
Is done
- C.
Is being done
- D.
Is doing
- 4.We use the passive voice when we want to emphasize a different part of the sentence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.What will exacerbate a cold?
- A.
Taking medicine
- B.
Staying out all night drinking and partying
- C.
Getting lots of sleep
- D.
Drinking water
- 6.Oh no! I left me towel on the beach for one minute and a wave came in and it ____ away.
- A.
Was sweeping
- B.
Was swept
- C.
Swept
- D.
Sweeping
- 7.I still can't believe it! I ____ (ask) to speak at our graduation ceremony this year.
- 8.Choose the correct form for the following passive sentence. Make sure you pay attention to the tense being used in the sentence.
- A.
Who was being responsible for breaking that window?
- B.
Who is responsible for breaking that window?
- C.
Who responsible for breaking that window?
- D.
Who had responsible for breaking that window?
- 9.If we use the verb occur in an active sentence, we can make it passive.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.When I decided to sell my house last year, I never dreamed it ____ by my sister-in-law.
- A.
Was buying
- B.
Had been bought
- C.
Would be bought
- D.
Was bought
- 11.In the reading ​Preparing for the Worst, what did not happen to the person trapped in their apartment during the ice storm?
- A.
The phones died on the third day
- B.
The army had to come in to clear away the debris
- C.
Trees fell down
- D.
The patio door didn't freeze
- 12.What does perennial mean?
- A.
Chaos and disorder
- B.
Happening the same way year after year
- C.
A loss of electrical power
- D.
A swirling mass of air current
- 13.My sister's youngest son always cries at family parties because he hates ___.
- A.
Ignoring
- B.
To be ignoring
- C.
To be ignored
- D.
To ignore
- 14.If there are two objects in an active sentence, both objects become the subject.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The calm middle of a big storm is called the _______.
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