Test Your English # 13 - Grammar "A"

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1. 8. I won't believe it unless she ______ me herself.

Explanation

The correct answer is "tells" because the sentence is in the present tense and the verb "believe" is negated with "won't." Therefore, the verb that follows should also be in the present tense to maintain grammatical consistency.

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2. 6. Mary: "I don't like coffee."
Sarah: "I don't like coffee, ______."

Explanation

The correct answer is "either" because Sarah is expressing agreement with Mary's statement by saying that she also does not like coffee. "Either" is used to indicate a choice between two options, and in this case, Sarah is choosing to align herself with Mary's dislike of coffee.

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3. 1. Now I am a librarian, but ten years ago I ______ as a teacher in private schools.

Explanation

http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/used-to
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/usedtotext2.htm

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4. 2. The other means by which the fish-loading hatches ______ opened during the sinking would be by gravity if the vessel went beyond 90° in either a vertical or horizontal plane.
Source: Report of the re-opened formal investigation into the loss of the FV Gaul, by Justice David Steel, Great Britain. Dept. for Transport

Explanation

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/couldhave/menu.php

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5. 9.  A few years ago you never ______ anyone with foot tattoos. Now you see tattooed feet wherever you go.

Explanation

In the past, it was uncommon to come across people with foot tattoos. However, in recent years, the situation has changed and now it is common to see tattooed feet wherever you go. The word "saw" is the correct answer because it refers to the past tense of seeing foot tattoos, which implies that the change in prevalence has already occurred.

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6. 10. Yesterday the sun ______ at 5.

Explanation

The correct answer is "set". This is because the verb "set" is used to describe the action of the sun going below the horizon. In this sentence, the past tense is used to indicate that the action happened yesterday.

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7. 5. Would you mind ______ me a lift?

Explanation

The correct answer is "giving" because it is the gerund form of the verb "give" and is used to indicate the action of giving a lift. The phrase "Would you mind" is followed by the gerund form of the verb to express a polite request or ask for permission.

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8. 7. She could have left me. Maybe if I ______ in her shoes, I would have. She could have had a lot more kids with a healthy man.

Explanation

The correct answer is "had been". This is because the sentence is in the past tense and is referring to a hypothetical situation. The speaker is imagining what might have happened if they had been in the other person's position. "Had been" is the correct past perfect tense form of the verb "to be" in this context.

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9. 11. The man told Wendy that she ______ do what he said or else something bad would happen to her parents.

Explanation

http://www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com/had_better

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10. 12. The man with the knife wound ______ on the ground, but was still moving.

Explanation

http://web.ku.edu/~edit/lie.html

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11. 3. Rarely ______ set out looking for one particular subject. The whole idea in terms of my process is to let these images build up as I develop several of them through photographs, sketches, and color notations and determine which ones are really important to me.
Source: "American Artist" magazine, Dec. 1992.

Explanation

http://www.testmagic.com/grammar/explanations/inversion.htm

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12. 4. When Marlon Brando suggested that he and Charlton Heston ___ themselves to the Lincoln Memorial, Heston politely declined.

Explanation

In this sentence, Marlon Brando suggests an action to Charlton Heston. The action is expressed in the infinitive form "to chain." The verb "suggest" is in the past tense, so the correct form of the verb "chain" should also be in the past tense. Therefore, the correct answer is "had chained," indicating that Marlon Brando suggested that they had already chained themselves to the Lincoln Memorial in the past.

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8. I won't believe it unless she ______ me herself.
6. Mary: "I don't like coffee."Sarah: "I don't like coffee,...
1. Now I am a librarian, but ten years ago I ______ as a teacher in...
2. The other means by which the fish-loading hatches ______ opened...
9.  A few years ago you never ______ anyone with foot...
10. Yesterday the sun ______ at 5.
5. Would you mind ______ me a lift?
7. She could have left me. Maybe if I ______ in her shoes, I...
11. The man told Wendy that she ______ do what he said or else...
12. The man with the knife wound ______ on the ground, but was still...
3. Rarely ______ set out looking for one particular subject. The whole...
4. When Marlon Brando suggested that he and Charlton Heston ___...
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