St Stephen’s College

S3 English and Language Arts (2019-20)

Additional Grammar Exercises –
Bare Infinitives, Conditional Sentences, Passive Voice and Question Tags

Name: ___________________________ Class: _________ ( ) Date: ________________

Part A: Bare Infinitives (10 marks)

You are writing a film script about two boys trapped on a sinking boat. There are eleven mistakes in
the script. Underline the mistakes and write the correct words above. One has been done for you as an
example.

Sinking fast

Henry: Something’s wrong with our boat, Ted. We’re taking on a lot of water. I think there might
be
is a hole somewhere!

Ted: You’re right, Henry. We’re sinking! And we’re sinking fast! What should we did?

Henry: Can you finding the hole? Help me look for it.

Ted: OK, OK … wait … over here! I found it! Look! This is where the water is coming from.

But now what? Could you help plugging it up somehow?

Henry: How? With what?

Ted: I don’t know, I don’t know!

Henry: The hole’s too big. We can’t make the water stops pouring into the boat.

Ted: Oh no, this is a disaster!

Henry: We had better just jumped into the water and swims for shore.

Ted: But, look! Don’t you see there are sharks in these waters? I dare not ventured into them. We

could gets attacked!

Henry: That’s possible. But if we stay out here, we will certainly drowning! I don’t know about you.

But I would rather swim than staying on a sinking boat. Come on, Ted! It’s our only shot.

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Part B: Conditional Sentences (10 marks)
You are the producer for a student film. You are writing an email to the cast and crew. Complete the
email using the correct form of the verbs from the box below. Each word can be used once only.

arrive be feel finish have

host produce rain reschedule run out of

Dear all,

Thank you so much for agreeing to help with my film project.

The filming will take place on Saturday, 4th May. If it (1) ____________________________ on that

day, we (2) ____________________________ for the next day with pleasant weather. Please show up

at the school playground by 9 a.m. as Mary Lee, the make-up artist

(3) ____________________________ time if you (4) ____________________________ late! If I

(5) ____________________________ you, I (6) ____________________________ really

embarrassed to cause any trouble for the crew.

This is a students’ production and our funds are very limited. If we

(7) ____________________________ more money, we (8) ____________________________ the

wildest sci-fi comedy anyone could ever imagine with the help of a professional director! Yet, our

team spirit and collective effort will surely make up for the lack of resources.

Eliza and I will begin editing the film right after we complete the shooting. We

(9) ____________________________ a premiere party the week after if we

(10) ____________________________ the editing on schedule. Let’s work hard together!

Best wishes,

Chris

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Part C: Passive Voice (25 marks)
Complete the text with a suitable passive form of the verb in brackets. (13 marks)

Blocked drains shut gallery link

A multi-million pound underground tunnel connecting two of Edinburgh’s art galleries

(1) ____________________________ (close) for two weeks so that blocked drains which have dogged

the building from the outset can be fixed. The repair work (2) ____________________________

(estimate) to cost around £100,000 but it is unclear who will foot the bill. Major losses

(3) ____________________________ (expect) at the museum and at the gallery restaurant, which

(4) ____________________________ (house) in the link and (5) ____________________________

(force) to shut whilst the work (6) ____________________________ (carry out). The head of

buildings said it was likely that the fault had occurred while the tunnel

(7) ____________________________ (construct). ‘It probably happened while it

(8) ____________________________ (build) because we have had blockage problems since it opened.

We (9) ____________________________ (tell) it will cost around £100,000 – who will pay for it will

be the issue.’ A spokeswoman for the National Galleries said, ‘Everything

(10) ____________________________ (do) to ensure minimal disruption to visitors. Many of the

educational workshops and events (11) ____________________________ (accommodate) elsewhere

in the galleries. The National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy Building

(12) ____________________________ (not / affect) by the work, and will open as normal throughout.

The work to the faulty drainage system at the Weston Link, which

(13) ____________________________ (only / complete) in August 2004, will take eight weeks from

mid-February until the start of March.

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Complete the text with a passive or active form of the verb in brackets, in a suitable tense according
to the context. (12 marks)

British cheeses

Traditional cheeses (14) ____________________________ (produce) in many regions of the UK and

(15) ____________________________ (name) after the area in which they

(16) ____________________________ (first / develop). Cheddar, a hard cheese with a strong, nutty

taste, is the most popular and (17) ____________________________ (now / make) all over the world.

A ‘true’ Cheddar must come from the counties of Somerset, Dorset or Devon in southwest England or

specifically from the Somerset village from which it (18) ____________________________ (take) its

name. Wensleydale (19) ____________________________ (come) from the Yorkshire Dales (valleys)

in northern England. Originally made from sheep’s milk, it (20) ____________________________

(base) on a recipe introduced by monks in the 11th century and has a mild refreshing flavour.

Traditional Lancashire, from northwest England, has a light, salty flavour. During the Industrial

Revolution (around 1760-1830), Lancashire cheese (21) ____________________________ (become)

the staple food of the mill workers. Caerphilly, a crumbly cheese,

(22) ____________________________ (first / produce) in the Welsh town of that name in about 1831.

The cheese (23) ____________________________ (soak) overnight in salt water to seal in the

moisture. It was popular with the local coalminers who (24) ____________________________ (lose)

a lot of salt during their work underground. Blue Stilton, made only in the counties in Leicestershire,

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, (25) ____________________________ (prize) as the ‘king’ of

British cheeses.

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Part D: Question Tags (8 marks)
You are talking to your friend Angela. Complete your conversation using question tags.

You: Incredibles 2 is a great film, (1) ______________________? It’s even funnier than the first

one. You liked it too, (2) ______________________?

Angela: Oh yeah, the film’s awesome! The characters are delightful, (3) ______________________?

You: Totally! I completely agree. Do you think the rest of our classmates love the film too?

Everyone was saying positive things after watching it, (4) ______________________?

Nobody had any complaints, (5) ______________________?

Angela: Everyone I talked to raved about the film. I’m pretty sure everyone had a great time. There’s

nothing better than seeing a great film, (6) ______________________?

You: Not that I can think of! Actually, I think we should all go to the cinema together more often.

It’s fun to go as a big group, (7) ______________________? We should plan monthly visits

to the cinema, (8) ______________________?

Angela: Great idea! Let’s make it happen!

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