QUIZ 3A

SECTION 1 SENTENCE BUILDING

Use the given prompts to form complete and meaningful sentences. Do not change the order in which words

are put. You may need to add more words to complete your sentences. Remember to capitalize and add

punctuation where necessary.

1. Emery / sit / in front / bus when / brakes / truck behind / squeal / noisily.

2. passengers all / look / back / scream.

3. truck / stop in time / crash / bus.

4. Emery / bump / elderly woman / hit / head / luggage rack.

5. woman / groan / fall / floor.

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SECTION 2 ERROR IDENTIFICATION

Identify and correct the error in each sentence. Some sentences have no errors.

1. Few holds my attention like that one.

2. More than one customer have walked out.

3. Much of these movies was devoted to car chases.

4. I planned to clean the house, I gave up and watched soap operas instead.

5. We have hundreds of pages of reading to do it will be impossible to finish it all before the exam.

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SECTION 3 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the words given.

The first sentence has been done as an example.

1.What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier. (I WISH)

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2. Business must improve soon or the company will have to close. (UNLESS)

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3.I didn't install an anti-virus; now my computer is so slow. (IF)

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4. [I’m sure] he likes me because he bought me some flowers. (IF)

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5. Although he was old, Mr. Benson runs seven miles before breakfast. (DESPITE)

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6. It was her determination1 which enabled2 her to get better so quickly. (IF)

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7. The team captain is anxious before the match. His players are anxious, too. (WELL AS)

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8. There are many people in line in the post office.

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9. It is such polluted air that we can’t breathe it. (ENOUGH)

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10. I had to go to the cafeteria because I was terribly hungry. (RESULT)

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GOOD LUCK!

1determination [uncountable noun]: the quality that makes you continue trying to do something even when this is difficult2enable somebody to do something: to make it possible for somebody to do something