| Verb Tenses and Passive | Modals and Conditionals | Clauses | Gerunds and Infinitives | Grab Bag |
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Present perfect progressive
What is the verb tense in this sentence?
I've been looking everywhere for you! |
If I had a job in the city, I would take BART to work.
Create a present, unreal conditional: If I (have) _____ a job in the city, I (take) ______ BART to work.
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A noun clause
What kind of dependent clause is in this sentence?
I think we need to study this more. |
to get married: verb + object + infinitive
"My mom, who is an ardent feminist, would never have written a letter to the Stanford Daily telling female students to get married..."
Identify the infinitives and their functions (verb+infinitive, verb+object+infinitive, adjective+infinitive, infinitive |
Therefore, Consequently, As a result
Fill in the blank with a connector:
I was really hungry. ______, I ordered the super-size meal. |
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Simple future passive
What is the verb tense in this sentence? The test will be given next Thursday.
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I should have gone to the review session.
Change this to the past tense: I should go to the review session.
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An adjective clause
What kind of dependent clause is in this sentence? The man wearing glasses in this picture was a friend of my father's.
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shoplifting
to tell
She noticed a man (shoplift) ______, so she went to the front of the store (tell) _______ an employee.
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Many visitors to Los Angeles enjoy going to Disneyland and taking tours of movie studios.
Use good parallel structure to fix this sentence:
Many visitors to Los Angeles enjoy going to Disneyland, and they take tours of movie studios. |
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People have grown rice in Southeast Asia for thousands of years.
Change from passive to active: Rice has been grown in Southeast Asia for thousands of years.
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I wish I had taken BART to the city.
I didn't take BART to the city. The traffic was terrible, and I was late. I wish...
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Because I had spent all my money,...
Change the reduced adverb clause to a full clause: Having spent all my money, I had to live off of rice until my next paycheck.
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being recognized
Thank you so much for this award. I really appreciate (recognize) ____________ for my work.
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not be
I insist that she (not, be) ________ late again!
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Tests are being administered this month all across America.
Change from active to passive: People are administering tests this month all across America.
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Present probability
Jeanie must miss her mother.
What is the meaning of "must" in this sentence? a. present necessity b. present probability c. present advisability d. present possibility |
One adverb clause, two independent (main) clauses, and one noun clause
Identify the number and types of clauses in this sentence:
If you are absent from class, please contact me and let me know why you were absent. |
to create: infinitive of purpose
to learn : verb + infinitive
"The goal: to create an educational approach that can be integrated into existing classrooms or serve as a stand-alone virtual school for anyone wanting to learn something new."
Identify the gerunds and infinitives and their functions. |
No, Daniel has neither friends nor family in this area.
Daniel doesn't have any friends in this area. Does he have any family in this area? No,... (use neither...nor)
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The agent is too general (people).
What is the reason for the passive here?
Meat from cows is called beef. |
I didn't read the directions carefully, so I made lots of mistakes.
Change this to the non-conditional, real situation: If I had read the directions carefully, I wouldn't have made so many mistakes. But I...
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One main clause, three noun clauses, one adjective clause and one adverb clause.
Identify the number and types of clauses in this sentence:
I think I realized that I was growing up when one day a little kid wanting to ask me a question said, "Excuse me, Ma'am." |
spending: object gerund
becoming: object gerund learning: past progressive verb
"Instead of spending my 20s becoming a more impressive mate, I was actually learning to become more selfish and less marriageable."
Identify the present participles and their functions (progressive verb, subject or object gerund, reduced clause, adjecti |
Despite, In spite of
Fill in the blank with the correct connector:
______ being sick, John went to the meeting. |
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