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Phrasal verbs with put – Quiz 2

September 2nd, 2010 in Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs.

1. As the crops were so abundant we decided to ———– them ———-.

a) put down
b) put by
c) put up
d) put on

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Phrasal verbs with go and give – Quiz

September 1st, 2010 in Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs.

1. Is it wise to —————- appearances?

a) go with
b) go by
c) go down
d) go for

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Tenses Quiz

August 31st, 2010 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks using proper verb forms:

1. I ————— school last year.

a) left
b) have left
c) had left
d) was leaving

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Changing an interrogative sentence into the passive

August 30th, 2010 in English Grammar

Read the following sentences:

Active: Do the children play football?
Passive: Is football played by the children? (NOT Do football played by the children?)
Active: Did Alice invite you?
Passive: Were you invited by Alice? (NOT Did you invited by Alice?)

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Analysis of a sentence: a few points to consider

August 29th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

There are as many clauses in a sentence as there are finite verbs. A finite verb has a subject. Infinitives, participles and gerunds are not finite verbs.

For and because

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How to construct a sentence having a noun clause?

August 28th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

Constructing a sentence having a noun clause is very simple. One of the easiest ways is to begin a sentence like this:

He said that…