UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

01. Choose the correct quantifier:

We are going to be late. There is too (much / many) traffic.

01. Choose the correct quantifier:

We are going to be late. There is too MUCH traffic.

02. Choose the correct quantifiers:

Can you bring soda to the picnic? I don't have (some / any).

Yeah, I think I've got (some / any) left over from the party.

02. Choose the correct quantifiers:

Can you bring soda to the picnic? I don't have ANY.

Yeah, I think I've got SOME left over from the party.

03. Choose the correct quantifier:

(A number of / A great deal of) patience is needed to face thiscrazy world.

03. Choose the correct quantifier:

A GREAT DEAL OF patience is needed to face this crazy world.

04. Choose the correct quantifier:

I think that (a majority of / a great deal of) people will vote for her.

04. Choose the correct quantifier:

I think that A MAJORITY OFpeople will vote for her.

05. Combine the sentences. Use a possessive with a gerund.

My son talks back to me. I hateit.

05. Combine the sentences. Use a possessive with a gerund.

My son talks back to me. I hateit.

I hate my son’s talking back to me. Or

I hate his talking back to me.

06. Combine the sentences. Use a possessive with a gerund.

They allow eating in theclassroom. I object to it.

06. Combine the sentences. Use a possessive with a gerund.

They allow eating in theclassroom. I object to it.

I object to their allowingeating in the classroom.

07. Combine the sentences. Use a possessive with a gerund.

He plays loud music early in themorning. It really gets to me.

07 Combine the sentences. Use a possessive with a gerund.

He plays loud music early in themorning. It really gets to me.

His playing loud music earlyin the morning really gets to me.

08. Combine the sentences. Use a possessive with a gerund.

He argues all the time.It reallygets to me.

08. Combine the sentences. Use a possessive with a gerund.

He argues all the time.It reallygets to me.

His arguing all the time reallygets to me.

09. Combine the sentences. Use a possessive with a gerund.

He is so insecure! I don’t like it.

09. Combine the sentences. Use a possessive with a gerund.

He is so insecure! I don’t like it.

I don’t like his being soinsecure.

10. Use negative prefixes.

It’s not appropriate to smoke in restaurants.

10. Use negative prefixes.

It’s not appropriate to smoke in restaurants.

It’s inappropriate to smoke in restaurants.

11. Use negative prefixes.

It’s not imaginable to live in a world without love.

11. Use negative prefixes.

It’s not imaginable to live in a world without love.

It’s unimaginable to live in a world without love.

12. Use negative prefixes.

It’s not courteous to burp in public.

12. Use negative prefixes.

It’s not courteous to burp in public.

It’s discourteous to burp in public.

13. Use negative prefixes.

It’s not excusable to forget yourgirlfriend’s birthday.

13. Use negative prefixes.

It’s not excusable to forget yourgirlfriend’s birthday.

It’s inexcusable to forget yourgirlfriend’s birthday.

14Use paired conjunctions.

You can eat pizza, or you can eatlasangna.

14. Use paired conjunctions.

You can eat pizza, or you can eatlasangna.

You can either eat pizza orlasangna.

15. Use paired conjunctions.

He isn’t a good singer. He isn’t a good dancer, either.

15. Use paired conjunctions.

He isn’t a good singer. He isn’t a good dancer, either.

He is neither a good singer nora good dancer.

16. Use paired conjunctions.

The TV was new. The DVD player was new, too.

16. Use paired conjunctions.

The TV was new. The DVD player was new, too.

Not only the TV but also theDVD player was new.

17. Use paired conjunctions.

I have raised money. I’ve alsovolunteered.

17. Use paired conjunctions.

I have raised money. I’ve alsovolunteered.

Not only have I raised money, but I’ve also volunteered.

18. Use paired conjunctions.

Sonia can study Chinese, or shecan study Italian.

18. Use paired conjunctions.

Sonia can study Chinese, or shecan study Italian.

Sonia can either study Chineseor Italian.

19. Use paired conjunctions.

I haven’t paid the bills. I haven’tbought the food.

19. Use paired conjunctions.

I haven’t paid the bills. I haven’tbought the food.

I’ve neither paid the bills norbought the food.