HOMEWORK – GRAMMAR 2

Full name: …Nguyễn Tấn Phú……………………… Result

PART 1: FIND AND CORRECT ONE MISTAKE IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING

SENTENCES (2,5 POINTS)
0. Nam is hungry and so does his friends
…………………………does → are…………………………………………………………………
1. He is not interested in football, and I am, too. That is the reason why we hardly go to any
football match.
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2. The men serving us the food looks very handsome, don’t they?
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3. My master, to who you would like to talk, is living in the mountain.
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4. The boy that is living next door broke my window many times. I am really annoyed.
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5. I have refused the job because the manager does not look enough friendly for me to work with.
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6. The man whose bike you have stolen is leading a miserable life. His wife is usually sick and his
daughter does, too.
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7. Although many people say that he is an intelligent man, I don’t think he has abilities enough to
take over this great task.
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8. Don't worry about trying to catch last train home. I will have my son to drive you home.
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9. The fire caused too much damage that the factory owners had to spend much money on
reconstruction.
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 10. These days there are more and more young people coming to big cities because they think that
they will have much best opportunities to find good jobs.
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PART 2: PUT THE VERBs IN THE BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORMS
(INFINITIVES, BARE INFINITIVES OR GERUND) (2,5 POINTS)
0. It is too cold to go ( go) out now.
11. He made a lot of money by (buy) buying tickets in advance and (sell) _ selling
them twice the price on the day of the match
12. People used (make) to make _fire by (rub) rubbing two sticks
together.
13. I can’t help (sneeze) sneezing _. I caught a cold yesterday from (sit) sitting
in a draught.
14. She made her son _ wash (wash) the windows before he could go outside
to play _ (play) with his friends.
15. Whenever I have free time, I like _ watching (watch) the basketball team
Practicing (practice).
PART 3: ADD THE CORRECT TAG QUESTION FOR EACH GIVEN STATEMENT. (1 POINT)
0. Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756, ……wasn’t he.........................?
16. That is the last time you went to that restaurant, isn’t it ?
17. Nobody in the house agreed to lend you the bike, did they ?
18. Amanda left the job because they asked her to work on a night shift very often, didn’t she ?
19. Han is going to the USA for his holiday, isn’t he ?
PART 4: PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO CORRECT TENSES (1 POINT)
0. Look! A man is running _ after the train. He wants to catch it. (run)
20. This time yesterday she played happily with my niece in the garden. (play)
21. Since I moved on this apartment, my electricity bill has increased greatly. (increase)
22. My brother has lived in this village for 10 months, then he moved to the big city. (live)
23. They can’t come to our party this weekend. Their son will be visiting _ them at that time (visit).
PART 5: USE THE APPROPRIATE RELATIVE PRONOUNS TO COMBINE EACH PAIR OF
THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES (1 POINT)
0. The student is from China. He sits next to me.
The student who sits next to me is from China
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24. He is chasing the dog. She has already eaten his hamburger.
……He is chasing the dog which has already eaten his hamburger.………………………………….
25. My cousin is working in a big hospital. Her son has just won the scholarship.
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whose………………………………………………………………………………………………….
26. Thanh was rushing to the bus station. I saw him on my way home.
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whom……………………………………………………………………………………………….
27. He always eats late at night. This is bad for his health.
……….
,which……………………………………………………………………………………………….
PART 6: REDUCE THE UNDERLINED RELATIVE CLAUSES (1 POINT)
0. The boys who are playing in the school yard are in our class
T…he…b…oy…s p…la…yin…g …in …the…s…ch…oo…l y…ard…a…re…in…ou…r c…la…
ss …………,…………………………………….

28. The student who studies Vietnamese is from China.

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studing………………………………………………………………………………….
29. The lake which we visited is in the Highlands.
…………………
visiting…………………………………………………………………………………….
30. We then travelled to a mountain which is near the town of Fort William.
…………………………near…………………………………………………………………………….
31. A pilot is a person that flies a plane.
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flying……………………………………………………………………………………….
PART 7: REWRITE THE FOLLOWED USING “SO – TOO – EITHER – NEITHER” (1 POINT)
0. She hasn’t bought a glass of water, and neither have we _ (we)
32. My wife can`t play the piano, and her sister can’t either (her sister)
33. My mother thinks they will come soon, and so do i_____________(I).
34. She can never drive a car, and neither can we (we)
35. None of my friends has come, and neither have u (you)
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