Unit 9 - Grammar

3/2/2024 11:30:00 AM

What were you doing _____ you heard the news?

  • when
  • while
  • so
  • because

She hurt herself while she _____ hide-and-seek with her friends.

  • was playing
  • had played
  • played
  • is playing

I could not finish _____ ice cream you bought, so I had to throw it away.

  • a
  • an
  • the
  • Ø
Like other forms of _____ energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food, and even run _____ automobiles.
  • ∅ / the
  • an / the
  • the / an
  • ∅ / ∅

I was going to a supermarket when the fire _____ out.

 
  • break
  • broke
  • was breaking
  • has broken

When she came home from school yesterday, her mother _____ in the kitchen.

  • cooked
  • was cooking
  • is cooking
  • cooks

I had a banana, _____ orange and a slice of cake for dessert.

  • a
  • an
  • the
  • no article

My father is going to visit _____ Japan next summer vacation.

  • a
  • the
  • ⊘
  • an
Playing _____ football was one of his hobbies when he was a child.
  • the
  • an
  • a
  • ∅ (no article)

Complete the conversation. Use one word in each gap.

A: What were you doing this afternoon I phoned?

B: I lying on the sofa my sister was telling me about her friends and Becky and Lisa reading magazines. you and Kirsty in town?

Complete the e-mail.

Dear Lisa, 

We're having a great holiday. We're staying with the Blakes in small village near Brighton in the south of England. village is near beautiful beach, so we go there every day. It's very relaxing. We have lunch there and in the afternoon we play tennis.

We're having a great time!
See you soon.

Love,
Sarah

(Adapted from Grammar Practice Elementary 3rd edition)

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

I bought a flower pot to decorate a living room, but my mom said it was not beautiful.

  • a
  • a living room
  • but
  • it was

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

I'll be at the library for a hour to study for my upcoming exam.

  • I'll
  • a
  • study
  • upcoming

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

I watched wild animals with my friends in the forest when the earthquake happened.

  • watched
  • with
  • the
  • when

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Minh came to my house while I played chess with my sister.

  • came
  • played
  • with
  • sister

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.

When / I / come / she / learn Math / this time / last Friday.

  • When I come, she was learnt Math at this time last Friday.
  • When I came, she were learning Math in this time last Friday.
  • When I came, she was learning Math at this time last Friday.
  • When I come, she was learning Math at this time last Friday.

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.

What / man / wear / when / you / see / him ?

  • What did the man wear when you were seeing him?
  • What was the man wearing when you were seeing him?
  • What has the man wore when you saw him?
  • What was the man wearing when you saw him?

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.

You / should / plant / vegetables / sunny place / good soil.   

  • You should plant vegetables in a sunny place and in good soil.
  • You should to plant vegetables in a sunny place and in good soil.
  • You should plant vegetables in a sunny place and in a good soil.
  • You should to plant vegetables in a sunny place and in a good soil.