GRAMMAR

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

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NAME: ______________________________________________

Complete the grammar test. Then check your answers. Pay attention to the areas of grammar
that you have problems in, by referring to the respective units in the Grammar Practice.

Part 1:
For each of the following questions, choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

1. Don’t buy ___________ T-shirt you saw at the shop yesterday.

A. a C. an
B. the D. –

2. I was going ____________ the post office when you came.

A. in C. at
B. to D. by

3. If you eat the whole __________ of bananas, you will be sick.

A. cluster C. bundle
B. comb D. set

4. They went into the hall ___________ so as not to disturb the other students.
A. quietly C. quieter
B. quiet D. quietest

5. Ali and Halimah were given a __________ applause for their performance.
A. thunderous C. excitement
B. loudly D. expand

6. Anna is taller __________ Sofiah even though Anna is two years younger.
A. as C. than
B. like D. from

7. Encik Ahmad came to school _________ as his motorcycle broke down along the
way.
A. lately C. untimely
B. late D. desperate

8. It was late but Mary _________ home yet.

A. had not returned C. was not being returned
B. shall not return D. is not returning

9. She _______ for the magazine whenever she has the time.

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 A. is writing C. wrote
B. writes D. had written.

10. It would not be wrong _______ yourself if you are threatened.

A. to defend C. is defending
B. having defended D. defends

11. Sunny _______ by the reporter as he was a witness to the accident.

A. interviewed C. was interviewed
B. was interviewing D. have interviewed.

12. They were told ______ for being rude to the adults.
A. off C. for
B. from D. at

13. She _______ the table for dinner before the guests arrived.
A. lay C. laid
B. lie D. laying

14. “_______ you show me the way to Jalan Hadi?”

the stranger asked Pei Fun.
A. Could C. Have
B. Should D. Shall

15. He accidentally kicked the ball _______ the window.

A. from C. down
B. through D. among

16. The computer has been taken _______ for repair for a month already.
A. away C. over
B. off D. along

17. He would only withdraw from the badminton tournament _______ the doctor
recommends it.
A. as C. since
B. if D. because

18. His father was as _______ as the judge when he heard the bad news.
A. grave C. strict
B. quiet D. fierce

19. Alina stood _______ Idris when he was accused of stealing money.
A. by C. on
B. at D. with

20. Those trophies, ______ you see on the shelves, were won by my brother.

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 A. who C. which
B. whose D. whom

Part II

Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose
the best answer from the options A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank.

Eric Lim saw death at a tender age. He grew up with it, therefore it should not be
___(21)____ that he makes death a part of his business. This may sound depressing to most of
us, ___(22)___ Lim has made a success so far of a profession little spoken _____(23)_____.

Lim is a mortician, or more popularly known as a funeral undertaker, who is

responsible for having taken his family business to greater ____(24)____ ever since he
___(25)___ the business. Lim is a second generation undertaker, ____(26)____ the trade
during his growing years when he followed his father, an undertaker company manager then,
____(27)____ his rounds.

Many may wonder what brought him into ___(28)___ business, when others choose
more ___(29)___ careers in finance, law or other areas.

“First of all, I have ___(30)___ thought of this career as being unusual. I grew up as
an undertaker’s son, so naturally I do not have the fear of death unlike most people,” said Lim.

21. A. unlikely C. surprising

B. amusing D. unfortunate

22. A. but C. or
B. and D. so

23. A. in C. of
B. at D. about

24. A. levels C. heights

B. events D. lengths

25. A .inherited C. received

B. admitted D. accepted

26. A. have learnt C. will have learnt

B. having learnt D. have been learning

27. A. on C. at

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28. A. this C. these

B. that D. those

29. A. steady C. profitable

B. healthy D. ordinary

30. A. often C. seldom

B. never D. sometimes

Part III

Underline the errors found in each of the sentences. Then write the correct answers in the space
provided.

31. My neighbour have five cats which are quite noisy .

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32. They were eating satay at the new opened stall.
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33. My father has been working in the police force since he is twenty.
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34. The boys prefer hot dogs to hamburger.
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35. The smell of fried fish from the kitchen fills the room and making me hungry.
_________________________________________________________________
36. My mother gave to me a bag as a birthday present.
_________________________________________________________________
37. He goes every weekend to skating rink.
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38. Usually during the north-east monsoon is very prone to floods.
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39. My father likes living in the village where it is without noisy and pollution.
_________________________________________________________________

40. This is the new book which I bought it last week.

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41. Although he was unwell, but he still came to school.
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42. They are struggling with their assignments for the last two days.
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43. The students in my class who has been naughty are now well-disciplined.
_________________________________________________________________
44. That house being watched by the police.
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45. When my family went for a holiday, my mother bought new luggages.
_________________________________________________________________
46. These are her magazines and those are theirs’.
_________________________________________________________________
47. I have studied in this school on 2005.
_________________________________________________________________
48. She did not finished her work by midnight.
_________________________________________________________________
49. I was very annoy when he broke the vase.
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50. Please off the lights.
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ARTICLES

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with a, an or the. Where no article is required, put a dash (—).

1. My teacher is..................... interesting person.

2 Malaysia is............................ peaceful country.
3. Her sister is suffering from ........... cancer.
4. Which is................................. busiest road in your town?
5. Her father is.............................. accountant.
6. That is.......................................man who robbed me!
7. He went to Korea during........... holidays.
8. Is he .................... most intelligent boy in your class?
9. At ............................ end of the match all players went home.
10. She is………….good friend of ............ President of............ Historical Society.
11. This is....................................first time he has been to ...................Taiping.
12. All .................................boys looked forward to .......................... exciting time.
13. This morning I saw..............accident in front of ................... hospital.
14. Yusuf is................................engineer but his father is .......................... teacher.
15. ............................ eldest boy in his f amily works as .......................... artist.
16. Is it........................... long way to............................... post office?
17. I want to be...................................officer in....................... ....police force.
18. I hope to be...................................graduate by ........................ ..end of 2009.
19. I spent......................................holidays playing ........................... football.
20. They had ................ lunch at .................... .Chinese restaurant in .................... Kuala Lumpur.

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Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct articles.

1. He went to ............... supermarket to buy.............. tin of milk powder. He also bought

................. toothbrush, .................. tube of toothpaste and .................. box of biscuits.

2. He was born in ................. small town. There were.............. sundry shop, ............... restaurant

and .............. small cinema to be found in............... town. ........... people spent most of

their time at either..........restaurant or …………. cinema.

3. He has ............... gun. He keeps................ gun under ............... mattress of his bed.

4. She writes down everything that happens to her in .............. diary. She keeps ...................

diary in ................... secret place.

5. There was .................. fly in his soup. He told ................... waiter serving him and

................... waiter took ................... soup back to .................. kitchen.

6. .................... naughtiest boy in .................. class put ................ snake in ..................

box and gave ..................... box to ...................... English teacher. ...........................

teacher opened ...................... box, saw ..................... snake and immediately fainted.

7. We saw ................ bee flying from flower to flower collecting nectar. Later, at

...................... hive, .................... nectar will be turned into honey.

8. .................. little girl was playing in .................. garden of her house when she tripped

over .................. root of ..................... tree and fell.

9. There will be .................. examination for .................. Form Five pupils this term.

................... marks for ......................... examination will be added to ........................

marks of ....................... final examination.

10. He bought ...................... second-hand car from ...................... friend. His daughter

now drives ....................... car to school every day.

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Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks with the correct article or leave them blank if no articles are needed.

1. Near their house was .................. orchard. They usually went to ................... orchard

to play or to eat .................... fruit there.

2. For .................. breakfast, we had .................. coffee and ....................... sandwiches.

3. He lent me ............... book on magic. I read ............. book and now I can do ..................

magic tricks which amaze my friends.

4. He asked for ................... paper because he wanted to write ............... letter to ..................

friend. He also asked for ..................... envelope in which to put ....................... letter.

5. A.t ............sundry shop in ................. town, she bought .................. sugar, ................. rice
and

...................... tin of milk.

6. .................. villagers were awake before ................... sunrise. They ate ................ simple

breakfast and then went to ...................... fields to start work.

7. I do not have the time to play .............. football with you this afternoon. My father has
given

me .................. work to do, like painting ....................... front gate.

8. She was given .................. first prize in English language because she got ............... highest

marks in ................. subject.

9. Show me .................... way to ...................taxi-stand. I want to take .................... taxi to

......................... Ipoh.

10. ........................................ boy opened ......................door and ........................ postman gave him

........................ letter. .................. letter was from his ……………brother in ..............

Australia.
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Exercise 4

For each question, choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D given below.
Options
A a
B an
C the
D no article required

1. They have ....................... university in this town.

2. You can trust him for he is ..................... honest man.

3. There is ..................... chair in front of you. You can sit on it.

4. There is .................... European man over there. Let us practise our English on him.

5. It's going to rain. You’d better take .................... umbrella with you.

6. .................... car is ..................... necessity and not ......................... luxury nowadays.

7. What .................... cold night! With three blankets, I am still shivering.

8. Father, .................... Mr Lim came to see you. I have never seen him before.

9. ...................................................... furniture in ....................... house is rather old.

10.______________We had ............................. fun when we went to ............................. fun-fair.

11.______________My mother does not like ............................. durians, so do not buy her any.

12.______________Modern furniture is usually made of ............................ plastic.

13.______________He could not go jogging after having ................................ heavy breakfast.

14.______________........................... fly is ............................. very harmful insect.

15.______________You can go to ............................. East Coast for your holiday.

16.______________She visited ........................ school where she had once been ........................... student.

17.______________I can play ......................... guitar very well.

18.______________We bought .................... pen and ..................... eraser.

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SUBJECT and VERB AGREEMENT

Exercise 1
1. One of my friends (is, are) here.
2. The legs of the chair (is, are) made of steel.
3. The man and his wife (has, have) gone home.
4. Each boy and each girl (has, have) to bring something for the party.
5. Neither the man nor his children (is, are) good at playing chess.
6. Neither she nor I (is, am) going to the concert.
7. Rabies (is, are) a dangerous disease spread by diseased dogs.
8. The whole family (has, have) gone on a holiday.
9. Not only the man but his wife (was, were) also drowned.
10. 'Malaysian Tigers' (is, are) a very interesting book.
11. Either the girl or her brothers (is, are) at home.
12. Mrs. Tan and her children (has, have) seen the film show.
13. Both Ali and Siti (has, have) completed the homework.
14. The teacher, with her pupils, (is, are) going to Penang.
15. Eating fruits and vegetables (give, gives) us vitamins.
16. This flower (is, are) not beautiful but those (is, are).
17. The traffic (is, are) quite light today.
18. There (is, are) not many vehicles on the road.
19. A big boy (do, does) not cry. Only a small boy (cry, cries).
20. The number of students in the school (has, have) increased.
21. A number of boys (is, are) taking part in the competition.
22. Either his sisters or brother (is, are) coming to the concert.
23. Neither Ben nor his friends (has, have) completed their homework.
24. Each boy and girl (has, have) to contribute to the party.
25. The principal with all the teachers (was, were) present at the annual dinner.
26. The girl as well as her brothers (was, were) allowed to watch the show.
27. Neither the teacher nor the students (is, are) to blame.
28. Neither the students nor the teacher (is, are) to blame.

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 29. Physics (is, are) my favourite subject.
30. All the money in the world (is, are) useless if you (is, are) unhappy.

Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with ‘is’ or ‘are’.

1. All my luggage ................... in the car.

2. Some of the pupils in this class ....................... mischievous.

3. A number of teachers in my school .............................. highly qualified.

4. All of us...................................ready to help you.

5. The information they gave ............................... useful to us.

6. ................................................there enough rice for all of us?

7. Where.....................................the rest of the boys?

8. These......................................yours but that one....................mine.

9. Travelling in aeroplanes.......................... not so dangerous these days.

10. The behaviour of the boys........................... improving.

11. Most of the people here...........farmers.

12. How many days.......................they going to stay here?

13. Five hundred ringgit................a lot of money.

14. Everybody..............................ready to go home.

15. My friends...............................coming to see me tomorrow.

16. The news.................................interesting.

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 17. There ..........................a few towns in this state which ............................ still dirty.

18. How.........................................you going to Penang tomorrow?

19. I think there............................enough room for all of you.

20. Too much sugar .............................. not good for health.

21. One of the pupils ............................. sick.

22. Neither my mother nor father ................................ here today.

23. Exercise .................................... good for the body.

24. The children ................................. having a picnic by the lake.

25. Ten kilometres ................................. too far for me to walk.

Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks with ‘is’ , ‘are’ , ‘was’ or ‘were’.

1. The prices of the things he bought ............... very high.

2. The owner of the three houses ................... not here today.

3. He and his younger brother ................... studying at this school this year.

4. Every boy and every girl in the school ...................... asked to help in the concert last month.

5. The man together with his six children and twenty grandchildren ............... present at the family
photography session yesterday.

6. Either Ramli or Kassim .................... going to win the badminton match tonight.

7. Neither Ah Huat nor his family members .................. coming for the dinner this evening.

8. Either I or they ................... to take the things to your house afterwards.

9. Neither he nor I …………... wrong in this matter. So, do not blame either of us.

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10. She did not do well in Mathematics which .................. not her favourite subject.

Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks with ‘is’ , ‘are’, ‘was’ or ‘were’.

1. The number of members in this association .................... quite big.

2. A variety of activities ....................... planned for the scouts who went camping.
3. There ........................ very little variety in the food they are serving at the canteen.
4. The cost of the various types of medicine .......................... too high for someone like him who
earns so little.
5. Industry and perseverance ......................... going to get you very far in your career.
6. Every man and every woman ...................... to help to make this scheme a success.
7. The hijacker with all the crew and passengers .................... killed when the plane exploded.
8. Either he or you .................... to do the work. No one else is going to do it.
9. He can never give up politics because politics ...................... in his blood.
10. The police ............................ setting up road blocks everywhere to catch the robbers.
11. Too much sand ......................... not good because it will make the concrete weaker.
12. His family ........................... now in Canada.
13. His family ............................. always quarrelling when they were here.
14. The class ........................... practising drawing now.
15. There ....................... a number of chairs in the canteen. You can take one of them.
16. The number of pupils taking this subject ..................... very small every year.
17. All the boys and girls .......................... to assemble here tomorrow.
18. The teachers with a pupil ........................... walking across the field.
19. 'The Economic Dragons of Asia' ......................... praised as being a very informative
book by the critics recently.
20. Three hundred thousand ringgit ..................... too much to pay for a single-storey, three-
bedroomed terrace house.
21. Too much salt ................... bad for you as it will give you high blood pressure.

22. The jury ........................divided in their verdict about the child abuse case. So, the defendant
was set free.

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23. Not only his brother but also his sister .................... there to send him off when he went to
Australia.

24. Not only his friends but also his enemies ...................... praising him for his honesty at a
ceremony two years ago.

25. ‘The Horrors of Midnight’ ..........................written by a Malaysian author three years ago.

26. 150 centimetres .......................... too short for a man.

27. 10 000 metres .......................... quite difficult to climb. You will need a lot of practice.

Special training and equipment ........................... needed for you to succeed.

28. Only a number of boys and girls ...................... present at the ceremony yesterday. The

rest of them ....................... away on a trip.

29. You need to wear something warm. Either jacket ..................... suitable as both

...................... made from wool.

30. My father .......................... waiting for me at the station. My brothers ......................

there as well. As I ....................... greeting them, I saw a little boy running around the

station. He ...................... lost. He ......................... crying and looking for his mother.

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Sentence Connectors

A. Logical Connectors

1. Logical connectors are used to join sentences which follow a logical order.

2. We use the logical connectors ‘therefore’, ‘consequently’ and ‘as a result’to

show result.
-It was raining heavily. Therefore, there was no sports practice.
-There was not enough supply of chickens.Consequently, the price went up.
-Their homes were damaged by the floods. As a result, they had to evacuate.

3. We use ‘however’ to show a different or contrasting idea.

-He was a rich and successful businessman. However, he was not happy.
-I wanted to buy tickets to the show. However, they were all sold out.

4. We use ‘besides’, ‘furthermore’ and ‘in addition’ to introduce extra information.

-Besides spoiling your teeth, eating too many chocolates will make you fat.
-You can participate in all kinds of sea sports on the island. Furthermore, you
can relax by going shopping and sightseeing.
-The house is huge with eight bedrooms and five bathrooms. In addition, there
is a swimming pool in the garden.

B. Sequence Connectors

Sequence connectors are used to join sentences which follow a sequence of events.

First/Firstly Second/Secondly After Then Before

Afterwards Finally/Lastly Later Next After that

-I had a sandwich for lunch. First, I fried an egg. Then I buttered two slices of
bread. Next I put the fried egg and a slice of cheese between the slices of bread.
After that, I ate the sandwich. It was simply delicious.

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Sentence Connectors
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with suitable logical connectors.

1. She was very tired. _____________, she kept on typing the letters.

2. The traffic jam lasted for an hour. ________________ we were late for the
show.

3. I bought the handbag because I liked the design. _______________, I was

given a good discount.

4. Karen refused to take part in the debate. _________________, she changed

her mind after her English teacher spoke to her.

5. Your final examination is around the corner.____________________, all

of you should start revising soon.

6. The child did not want to take the vitamins._____________________, his

mother had to force him to take them.

7. Janice peeled the potatoes and the onions. ______________________, she

washed all the vegetables.

8. _____________________ being the head prefect, she is also the president of

a few societies.

9. My brother is very good at Mathematics. ___________________, I am sure

he can solve this problem.

10. Reading a lot will widen your knowledge. __________________, it will help
you to improve your English.

11. She is not free to go. _________________, she does not have the money.

12. The player did not train hard enough. _________________, he lost the match.

13. He did not pay the electricity bill. ________________, his supply was cut off.

14. He did not do his homework. __________________, he was punished.

15.He has a licence. _________________, his father does not allow him to drive.

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Exercise 2
Complete the paragraphs below by filling in the blanks with suitable sequence connectors.

1. Making a cup of tea is so easy. ________________, boil some water.

__________________, place a teabag in a cup. _________________ fill the

cup with hot water. _________________ leave the teabag in the water for a few

minutes. __________________, remove the teabag and add some sugar or

milk to taste.

2. _______________, go straight until you come to a junction. ______________,

turn right into Jalan Mawar. On your left is the post office. Go past the post

office. _______________ take the left turning into Jalan Orkid. Continue

walking until you come to another junction. _________________ turn left

into Jalan Kekwa. The library is the first building on your right.

3. I received a warm welcome from Puan Zaiton, my form teacher.

__________________, she showed me to my dormitory. _________________

she introduced me to the other girls. _________________, my class monitor

showed me around the school. ________________, all of us had tea in the

dining hall.

4. It was early in the morning when we reached the island. _________________,

we checked in at the hotel. ________________ we had a delicious breakfast of

fried noodles and coffee. ________________ breakfast, we went to the beach and

enjoyed swimming in the crystal clear water. _______________ noon, we

were hungry again, so we decided to go back to the hotel.

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Exercise 3

For each of the following questions, choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and

D.

1. He wanted to do everything on his own and he failed. _________ , he has only

himself to blame.

A. Finally B. Then C. Therefore D. Besides

2. Maniam studied very hard. _________, he became the top student in his

school.

A. As a result B. Firstly C. Next D. However

3. Sandra was often late for school. _________, she was questioned by the

headmaster.

A. In addition B. Consequently C. Besides D. Next

4. ________ being a talented pianist, he is also famous for his oil paintings.

A. Therefore B. In addition C. Later D. Besides

5. We can go shopping first. _______, we can have lunch at the new restaurant.

A. Besides B. Afterwards C. Finally D. Consequently

6. He was caught stealing some books. ________, he has to be punished.

A. Later B. Therefore C. Secondly D. Next

7. ________ reading, I enjoy playing the guitar in my free time.

A. Afterwards B. Besides C. In addition D. Later

8. The bus drivers were on strike. _________, we had to take a taxi instead.

A. Consequently B. After that C. Then D. Next

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TENSES

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present Tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. He …………….. (take) his dog for a walk every evening.

2. The children …………… ..(play) in the playground.

3. Stars ………………. (be) actually balls of fire.

4. Here …………….. (come) the monsters!

5. ……………….. (Take) this letter to him tomorrow.

6. Ali ……………… (harvest) his padi next week.

7. The full-back …………….. (stop) the ball and ……………… (send) it to the
centre-forward.

8. There ……………… (go) the lions.

9. He ……………. (ride) his motorcycle to work every morning.

10. Water ………….. (boil) when it is heated.

11. Chong Beng’s hobby ………….. (be) collecting stamps. Presently he

…………….. (have) over two thousand stamps . He ………… (keep) his

stamps in albums. His stamps ………….. (be) from all over the world.

Sometimes he …………….. (get) his stamps from relatives and friends, but

more often he …………… (buy) them.

12. Playing games …………. (be) good for us.. It ………….. (help) us

to relax. It ……….. (be) also good for our health. There ……………. (be)

many types of games that one can play. Some …………… (need) a lot of

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 money while others ……………. (do) not.

13. Chee Keong …………… (get) the ball. He ……………… (dribble) it past

two opposing defenders. He then ……………. (kick) the ball to Ariffin who

……………… (lob) it to Ramesh. He …………….. (see) the goalkeeper on

the left side of the goal. He …………….. (send) the ball into it on the right.

14. Oxygen ……………. (form) only a small part of the air. It …………. (be) a

very important gas. It ……………. (keep) many things alive. It …………….

(have) no colour, taste or smell. The higher one …………….. (go), the less

oxygen there …………… (be).

15. The day ……………… (grow) darker. Surjit ……………… (know) that he

…………… (be) really lost All the trees …………….. (look) the same.He

……………… (give) up hope of ever getting out of the jungle. Then,

suddenly, he ……………….. (see) a small hut.

16. Sunday ……………. (be) a day of rest. We usually ……………… (spend)

our time relaxing at home.

17. I dislike people who …………….. (lie). He …………….. (like) to tell lies,

so he ………………. (be) not my friend.

18. My brother ………………….. (know) how to swim. He ……………….

(swim) with his friends every Saturday.

19. My mother ……………… (cook ) well, and we …………….. (enjoy ) her

cooking. She ……………… (make) very delicious fried rice. I really

…………………. (love) eating it.

20. There ……………. (go) our last bun. We ………… (have) nothing to eat after

this. I …………….. (hope) someone ……………… (finds) us soon.

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Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with ‘am’ , ‘is’ or ‘ are’.

1. I………….going to the library. Sham and Latifah …………… going with

me. Siew Chin …………… not coming with us because she ……………

taking care of her younger brother.

2. Tina ……........... blowing out the candles on her birthday cake. Her

relatives and friends ………....... watching her. After this, she ………….

opening all her birthday presents.

3. Chia Ling’s room-mates ……………. watching television but she

…………….. studying.

4. The man …………. turning on the tap and his wife …………. holding the

kettle under it.

5. The teacher ………….talking and the pupils …………….taking notes.

6. The bully ……………….laughing but the little boy ……………….crying.

I …………….. going to report this case of bullying to the teacher.

7. One gardener …………….cutting the grass while the other …………….

watering the plants. Then they ……………… planting some flowers and

also trimming the bushes.

8. While they ………………working, I …………….listening to the radio. I

…………….. going to do my work after this programme is over.

9. She ……………….swimming in the sea while her brothers ……………

digging for shellfish. Her mother ……………… preparing lunch for them.

10. He ……………….jogging while his trainer …………….riding a bicycle.

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 They ..................... preparing for the coming Olympics.

Exercise 3

Change the sentences to the Present Continuous Tense. Use the words in the brackets.

Example: My father washes the car. (now)

My father is washing the car now.

1. He goes on a holiday. (tomorrow)

2. Our neighbours quarrel. (always)

3. He speeds on the highway. (often)

4. I go to America. ( next month)

5. She reads the new book. (tomorrow)

6. I bake a cake for the party. (next week)

7. My father buys a new car. (next month)

8. Zaki goes to college. (in two weeks’ time)

9. The woman gossips about others.(often)

10. The pupils practise football. (next term)

11. Her sister washes the dishes. (at the moment)

12. The boy copies his friends’ homework. (constantly)

13. The teacher scolds the naughty pupils, (this very instant)

14. The new shopping centre opens. (next year)

15. They waste their money on gambling. (always)

16. She does her homework at the last minute. (constantly)

17. The girls take part on the competition. (next week)

18. The doctor operates on him. (at this moment)

19. He buys a new shirt for himself. (this weekend)

20. The boys swim in the sea. (at this instant)

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Exercise 4.

Complete the following sentences using the Present Continuous Tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. The dog …………………… (bark). Please make it stop.

2. Do not go near the hall. They ………………………... (have) an examination.

3. He …………………………. (shout) because he is angry.

4. My brother …………………………. (speak) on the phone at the moment.

5. I ………………………. ( use ) the scissors. You will have to wait until I

finish if you want to use them.

6. We ……………………………. (celebrate) Chinese New Year next week.

7. Be careful! The floor is slippery. Mother ………………………… ( wash ) it.

8. Be quiet! You ……….……………….. ( disturb ) the others in the class.

9. Mr. Tan cannot come to our party. He …………………… (fly) to Singapore

next week.

10. I have to go now. My friend ………………………….. (wait) in his car.

11. A beggar ………………………… (ask) for money. Shall we give him some?

12. Ahmad …………………….. (clean) the aquarium tomorrow.

13. The wind …………………………. (blow) strongly at this moment.

14. The florist is busy. He …………………………… (arrange) some flowers.

15. The small boy……………………….. (cry). He must be lost.

16. You can’t use the bathroom yet. My brother …………………… (bathe) now.

17. Noraini …………………………… (take) her driving test next month.

18. …………..she…………………. (come) with us

19. Why ………….you ………………… (laugh)? It is not funny.

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 20. Aminah ……………………… (search) for her lost contact lens.

Exercise 5
Use the Present Perfect Tense of the verbs in brackets to fill in the blanks.
Example: He has had (have) his lunch.

1. The man ……………………… (repair) the car.

2. She …………………………. (write) the letter.

3. The boy …………………………. (cut) his hand.

4. …………he…………………… (sign) the agreement?

5. What ………….the woman……………… (take)?

6. Where ………….Azman…………….. (go)?

7. The boys……………………………… (break) the window.

8. My friend……………………………. (tell) me everything.

9. The thieves ………………………….. (take) his television set.

10. Mr. Lam …………………………. (buy) a new car.

11. The teacher …………………………….. (correct) our books.

12. The man ……………………………..(take) his medicine.

13. The baby …………………………….. (drink) its milk.

14. The women …………………………… (clean) the fish.

15. This lucky man ………………………….. (make) a lot of money.

16. …………….you ………………….. (wash) your shoes?

17. …………….the pupils ………………… (sweep) the floor?

18. Mrs. Lee and Puan Aminah ……………………….. (leave) the office.

19. They ………………………….. (report) the robbery to the police.

20. My neighbour ……………………………. .(borrow) my car.

21. Sharmila ………………………….. (stay) with her friend for two weeks.

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 22. The workers …………………………… (pick) the ripe mangoes.

Exercise 6

Change the following sentences into the Simple Past Tense. Use the time expressions in the brackets. The
first question has been done for you.

1. She finds a job. (last year)

She found a job last year.
2. The policemen catch the robber. (yesterday)
3. Hamid buys a book. (last week)
4. The family goes to the zoo. (every Sunday)
5. The boy goes for English tuition. (every Tuesday)
6. I do not watch television. (last night)
7. The teacher asks her a question. (just now)
8. The firemen know what to do. (that night)
9. The ducks swim in the pond. (every evening)
10. She draws a picture of me. (two years ago)
11. He hits the fly with a rolled-up newspaper. (a while ago)
12. The man sells all his durians. (yesterday)
13. His mother shuts all the doors and windows. (last night)
14. The pupils draw some flowers. (last week)
15. She swims in the pool at the club. (last Sunday)
16. The postman delivers the letter. (yesterday morning)
17. Puan Rokiah buys two packets of flour. (last week)
18. The gardener plants the flowers. (three days ago)
19. Leeela sweeps the floor. (five minutes ago)
20. The bird flies out of the cage. (yesterday)
21. The mechanic repairs his car. (two hours ago)
22. The barber cuts his hair. (yesterday)
23. The child eats all the porridge. (a while ago)
24. Raman cycles to school. (last week)
25. The hen lays an egg. (yesterday)

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Exercise 7

Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past Tense form of the verbs in brackets. The first one has
been done for you.
1. Yesterday Rama and his friends went (go) to the beach. They swam (swim) in the sea
and played (play) games on the beach.

2. Swee Lee's mother ....................... (take) her to a shoe store. There ..................(be)

so many types of shoes that she ..............................(do) not know which to buy.

3. James ......................................(lose) his pen. Although he ................................(search)

everywhere, he ..................................(can) not find it.

4. Although I ........................... (be) not hungry, I ........................... (have)

to go to the restaurant with them.

5. We ...................... (be) so happy that we ......................... (laugh ) and

............................. (cry) at the same time.

6. I .......................... (see) something moving in the garden. So, I ...................

(go) out to check.

7. The teacher ......................... (take) away our ball. He ............................ (do)

not want anybody to play with it in class.

8. Ahmad’s father ................................. (buy) him a new motor cycle. He

................................. (take) very good care of it.

9. An old man .......................... (fall) down in front of my house. I ......................

(go) out to help him.

10. My friend ........................... (want) to borrow my new racket. I .........................

(tell) him that he ............................. (can).

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Sentence Patterns
Exercise 1
Join these simple sentences to make compound sentences. Use and, but, or or so.You may
add or omit some words.
Example: Ali had a shower. Ali brushed his teeth.
Ali had a shower and brushed his teeth.

1. Gopal wanted to go to town. Gopal got on a bus.

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2. Johan wanted to climb the tree. Johan was afraid of heights.

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3. Ali fell off his bicycle. Ali hurt his ankle.

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4. Anna wanted to send a card to her friend. Anna did not know her address.

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5. Aini wanted to bake some cookies. Aini bought some flour and sugar.

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6. It was raining heavily. We had to cancel our picnic.

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7. I called her many times. She did not reply.

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8. The batteries in the radio were weak. Abu replaced them with new ones.

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9. You can stay at home. You can jog with me.

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10. We must revise our lessons. We must do our homework.

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Exercise 2

Underline the correct words in the brackets.

1. He likes hunting (and, but, or) swimming.

2. She wants to see a film show (and, but, or) she does not want to watch the opera.

3. You can go to the zoo (but, or, so) you can go to the museum.

4. (As, Although, Therefore) he was sick, he came to school.

5. Abu studies hard (unless, though, because) he wants to do well in the test.

6. He practised hard (though, so, unless) he could win a prize.

7. The boy (which, who, whose) was kidnapped could not be found.

8. The woman (which, who, whose) husband is a rich man drives a big car.

9. The cat (which, who, whose) is black belongs to my friend.

10. Rita, (which, who, whose) can cook very well, wants to set up a food stall.

11. I shall come (when, so, unless) I am free.

12. The fat man exercises every day (if, but, so) he can lose weight.

13. Ramli will study in Canada (unless, if, or) he passes the examination.

14. You cannot go out (if, unless, because) the teacher gives you permission.

15. (Since, As, Although) he is very big, he is a coward.

16. We are now enemies (because, although, unless) we quarrelled yesterday.

17. The dog (which, who, whose) is a stray has been caught.

18. The pupil (which, who, whose) father is a teacher obtained very good results.

19. You can eat meat (or, but, so) you can eat vegetables.

20. You can advise him (or, but, unless) you cannot beat him.

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Exercise 3
Join the sentences using the words in the brackets. The first one has been done for you.

1. The small boy ate a large bowl of noodles. He drank a big glass of water. (and)

The small boy ate a large bowl of noodles and drank a big glass of water.

2. He wants to be a businessman. He does not want to be a doctor. (but)

3. The girl can ride her motor cycle to school. She can go by bus. (or)

4. This is the boy. He broke my window. (who)

5. We saw the woman. Her son won a scholarship to study in America. (whose)

6. The tree was cut down. It was rotting. (which)

7. We went to the place. The famous man was buried there. (where)

8. They helped him. They liked him. (because)

9. You can be good. You practise hard. (if)

10. She gave the beggar some money. He could buy some food. (so)

11. The man sells fish at that stall. He is very rude. (who)

12. I remember the place. You left your bag there. (where)

13. Puan Siti does not need to work. Her husband is very rich. (whose)

14. She likes to eat rice. He likes to eat noodles. (but)

15. Kim has mopped the floor many times.It will be very clean. (so)

16. The man wanted to buy a big house. His wife wanted to buy a small one. (but)

17. Rosli did not qualify. He could not take part in the contest. (so)

18. You can join the scouts. You can join the Red Crescent Society. (either...or)

19. Teck Meng is not tall. Rama is not tall. (Neither......nor)

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 20. He did not look when he crossed the road. He was knocked down by a car. (so)

REMEDIAL GRAMMAR 1
In the sentences that follow, you will find errors in the use of modals + verbs. Always
remember that you must not change the form of the verbs that follow modals, that is, you must
not change the verbs into their past tense forms or add ‘s’ or ‘ing’ to them. Rewrite the
sentences in the space provided, correcting the error in each of them.
1. He stayed up late last night because he could not finished his work.

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2. Their teacher told them that they must answering all the questions in Section A.

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3. James keeps away from the water edge because he cannot swims.

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4. The members of the club will chose a new president next week.

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5. You should studying hard while you are still in school.

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6. Keith told me that he would came late to the meeting.

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7. Elaine may making a cake for the party if she has the time.

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8. That boy may look very small but he can ran very fast.

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9. The doctors were afraid that the accident victim might died.

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10. We shall spent our holidays at Tioman Island.

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REMEDIAL GRAMMAR 2

In the sentences that follow, you will find common errors that students often make in the
use of prepositions. Rewrite the sentences in the space provided, correcting the error in
each of them.

1. Ask Danny to help you. He's good in writing descriptive compositions.

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2. Look at the mess you've made! You’re really good in nothing.

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3. I spoke to him through the telephone last night.

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4. Did you hear the news in the radio this morning?

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5. His answer is slightly different with mine.

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6. The distance between the school to my house is about 10 kilometres.

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7. The man's photograph is on the newspapers today.

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8 Meng Siong is not keen in taking part in the competition.

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9. Mike wants to join the group because he is interested with the project.

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10.There was a touching love story in television last week.

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REMEDIAL GRAMMAR 3
In the following sentences are errors in the subject-verb agreement in compound
sentences. Always remember that the subsequent main verb or verbs should
agree with the subject. Rewrite the sentences in the space provided, correcting
the error in each of them.

1. Mimi revises her lessons and do her hornework every night.

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2. Vijay and Kim are good friends who sits together in class..

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3. The members had a meeting and was informed of the change of venue.

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4. The little boy takes his bath and brush his teeth every morning

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5. Jimmy likes listening to the radio and enjoy watching television.

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6. The teacher fell down the stairs and were seriously injured.

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7. The twins wake up at six in the morning and goes to bed at ten every night.

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8. Sally wants to sing an Avril Lavigne song but she have a sore throat.

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9. The club treasurer collects the membership fees and keep the accounts.

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10.Question 50 in Paper 1 is on the novel and carry a total of 9 marks.

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REMEDIAL GRAMMAR 4

In the following sentences are errors in the use of do/does/did (not) + verbs. Always
remember that you must not add ‘s’ or ‘ing’ to the verbs or change them into the past tense.
Rewrite the sentences in the space provided, correcting the error in each of them.

1. He did not went to school because he was not feeling very well.

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2. The teacher does not allows students to talk during her lessons.

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3. On that day, the boys did not swimming because the sea was very rough.

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4. He was punished by Mrs Lim because he did not doing his homework.

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5. The security guard did not saw the boy stealing the money.

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6 When they were in London, they did not visited Buckingham Palace.

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7. How can he pass the examination if he does not studying?

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8. The cook does not puts a lot of salt in the food because it is bad for health.

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9. I do not remembered where I have seen him before.

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REMEDIAL GRAMMAR 5

In the sentences that follow, you will find common spelling errors that students tend to
make. Rewrite the sentences in the space provide,. correcting the error in each of them.

1. Aina was suprised to emerge as the top student in the PMR Examination.

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2. The goverment is offering scholarships to poor students to further their studies.

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3. It is our responsibility to protect our enviroment.

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4. The principle of the school advised all the students to study hard.

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5 The police arrested a group of students involved in illegal motocycle races.

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6. To improve your English, you should watch the news on televisyen.

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7. Plants absorb karbon dioxide and produce oxygen.

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8. Marianne was very dissapointed with her examination results.

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9. The beutiful bird's-eye view from the mountain top took their breath away.

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10. All of us enjoyed ourselves at Jean's brithday party.

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REMEDIAL GRAMMAR 6

In the following sentences are errors in the use of to-infinitives. Always remember to use the
base form of the verb that follows ‘to’. Do not change the verb into the past tense form, or add
‘s’ or ‘ing’ to it. Rewrite the sentences and correct the error in each of them.

1. Mimi likes to going swimming on hot days.

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2. He wanted to asked her for a date but he was too shy.

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3. Karim decided to call his friend and told him the good news.

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4. We must remember to brush our teeth and taking our bath every day.

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5. Jimmy enjoys listening to the radio and loves to watching television.

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6. How many times have you been told to did your work properly?

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7. She planted some vegetables in her garden to selling at the market.

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8. The members agreed to collect aluminium cans to raise funds to helped the poor.

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9. ‘I Just Called To Said I Love You’ was a popular song in the eighties.

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10."Don't forget to takes your medicine," she reminded her son, before leaving for work.

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REMEDIAL GRAMMAR 7

In the following sentences, you will find errors that students tend to make in the use of
adjectives in the comparative and superlative degrees. Always remember that you must not add
‘er’ when you use ‘more’ and vice versa, and likewise in the case of ‘est’ and ‘most’.Rewrite
the sentences in the space provided, correcting the error in each of them .

1. Why don't you stay in this hotel? It is more better.

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2. You should take Art instead. It is more easier to pass.

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3. The cheetah is the most fastest of all the animals.

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4. This is the most stupidest thing I've ever heard.

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5. His hands are more dirtier than mine.

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6. It is more healthier to live in a small town than in a big city.

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7. He is the most handsomest man I’ve ever seen.

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8. I heard the most funniest story this morning.

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9. You must go shopping in Langkawi. Things are more cheaper there.

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10. Tommy is more lazier than his brother.

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EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE

In each of the following exercises, choose the correct answers.

Exercise 1

1. Of (late/lately) there has been a number of robberies in my neighbourhood.

2. How many members do you (have/had) in your society?

3. Thc train will be arriving in ten (minute’s/ minutes’) time.

4. Do you (always/never) talk to your father like this?

5. Fishing is part of (every day/ everyday) life in this village.

6. Some of the lorries are (overloading/ overloaded) with goods.

7. Learning how to knit may take (some time/ sometime).

8. The cars, as well as the ambulance, (was/ were) stranded in the floods.

9. The temperature in the cabin is very (hot/ high).

10. Please write to me (soon/ soonest).

11. You must show a lot of (patience/ patients) when dealing with your customers.

12. Please buy me (some/ a few) red cloth.

13. Mr. Tan must (has/ have) been delayed by the traffic jam.

14. Port Dickson is (a/ the) very popular place with the local tourists.

15. Yesterday I saw someone (jumped/ jumping) over the fence.

16. The wind is blowing (stronger/ strongly) from the sea.

17. She blew (off/ out) the candles on her birthday cake.

18. Nobody (has/ have) seen him for a long time.

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 19. What have you been (done/ doing) all this while?

20. It’s raining heavily. We had better (stopped/ stop) here for a while.

Exercise 2

1. The flight (left/ leaves) for Singapore at six o’clock tomorrow morning.

2. Some men (are/ were) afraid of thunder.

3. Most ladies (prefer/ prefers) sewing to gardening.

4. Bread and butter (is/ are) his favourite breakfast.

5. The news (is/ are) true.

6. It is time you (switch/ switched) off the television.

7. Asri hurt his arm (to play/ playing) tennis.

8. Don’t worry. We can try again (the/ at the) next time.

9. The teacher advised us to read more (magazine/ magazines).

10. We will go home in two (hours/ hours’) time.

11. You have a fever. You had better (go/ gone) home to rest.

12. He must have (tell/ told) them the sad news.

13. Light (travels/ is travelling) faster than sound.

14. Do not be (frighten/ afraid) to tell the truth.

15. A number of birds (was/ were) seen resting on the roof.

16. You have to walk along this road until you (reach/reach at) the
junction.

17. It is high time someone (teach/ taught) that bully a lesson.

18. There (hasn’t/ aren’t) many animals at the zoo.

19. The little girl is sleeping soundly because she is very (tried/ tired).

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 20. Wait for a while because the tea is (too/ very) hot to be drunk.

Exercise 3

1. There (is/are) a large number of girls at the concert.

2. Will we be having our sports (practise/ practice) this Monday?

3. I’m sorry but I can’t wait any (long/ longer).

4. What are your feelings towards your (older/ elder) sister?

5. Do you think these letters will serve any (purpose/ purposes)?

6. Do you believe in (he/ him)?

7. Why don’t we go (on/ over) to his house to see him?

8. The teacher gave Siti and (I/ me) a story book each.

9. I doubt Hasri will (complete/ compete) the half- marathon.

10. I have (ever/ never) experienced such a heavy thunderstorm in my life.

11. The island on the left is (shaping/ shaped) like an elephant.

12. Please (open/ turn on) the tap.

13. The chalets along the beach are mainly occupied by the (local/ locals).

14. My brother has applied (to/ for) a job as a trainer officer in a bank.

15. After he had left secondary (school/ education), he joined the army.

16. Before frying the eggs, you have to add (fine/ finely) chopped onions.

17. How (would/ could) you be so cruel?

18. What I am going to tell you can be very (startling/ startled).

19. She felt very (exciting/ excited) when she met the Prime Minister.

20. She slept through the film because it was (bored/ boring)
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Exercise 4

1. Marina fainted because she did not take (anything/ something) for breakfast.

2. We have to write a composition on the advantages and disadvantages of being

(involve/ involved) in sports.

3. All the animals, except the pet elephant, (is/ are) kept in cages.

4. Everyone likes him because he is a person of good (manner/ manners).

5. Zaki worked very hard to pass the examination (:/ ;) he now needs a good rest.

6. Thank you (to/ for) the letter which I received last week.

7. Where shall we go for our picnic (this/ that) weekend?

8. Only those who are (short-list/ short-listed) will be called for the interview.

9. The bridge by the sea (overlooking/ overlooks) my house.

10. We spent half an hour (watch/ watching) how the cars were assembled.

11. No one (understand/ understands) him better than his mother.

12. The soldiers fought (against/ for) the terrorists in the jungle.

13. During training, the young recruits have to (learn/ learnt) jungle warfare.

14. For many people, climbing Mount Kinabalu is a (challenge/ challenger).

15. They could not (decide/ decided) what to do, so they asked me for advice.

16. Our trip to Kuala Lumpur was very (excited/ exciting).

17. Can you tell me why the meeting was (put away/ put off)?

18. Aminah is a voluntary worker who (take/ takes) care of the abandoned
children.

19. After the sports, some students (complaint/ complained) of headaches.

20. He slept during the speech as it was (bored/ boring).

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Exercise 5
Underline the errors in thc sentences below and correct them.
1. He don't know the answer.

2. She don't speak English.

3. This kind of apples are good.

4. John and I am good friends.

5. One of the three birds are small.

6. He does not knows you.

7. The police have catch the thief.

8. Did you saw John?

9. Did she went to the market?

10. May I lend your pen, please?

11. Everybody have gone home.

12. Are you angry at me?

13. His car is different to yours.

14. She sat besides me.

15. She has lived here since rnany years.

16. My parents received many complains from my teachers.

17. How many money do you want?

18. Every one of the boys love the cake.

19. Who are you waiting for?

20. He bought a little things.

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 21. She ate only a few rice.

22. Solomon was the wisest of all man.

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE ERRORS

Exercise 1

1. At 9 August 2007 my class take part in a successful food fair.

2. The event start from 8.00 a.m to 6.30 p.m. tomorrow.

3. Many people came here to saw the event.

4. All teacher and student involved in the event yesterday.

5. Many game held.

6. All contigen was happy.

7. The school planed to buy some new equipments.

8. The quality of the mangoes were not good.

9. Many parents comments that the layout was attractive.

10. Neither food nor water were to be found there.

ll. In Monday, I am go to Langkawi.

!2. The teacher on duty send her to hospital yesterday.

13. We eat chickens, rise and vegetable for lunch yesterday.

14. We very happy yesterday.

15. A man teachers was win the prize.

16. He ran fastly and felt into the drain.

17. Our school is held a consert to raised funs for the poor students.

18. Now a day, many people are thingking of become rich.

19. Last weak, some students are warded due to food poison.

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20. After a few minits, another student was vomitted.

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE ERRORS

Exercise 2

1. The parents rushed to hospital to saw their childrens.

2. The principle warned canteen operater to keep the kichten clean.

3. The students was alowed to go home with their parents.

4. I like Sains and Matematik.

5. My father fills very happy on my results.

6. The objective school is to help the poor students.

7. Please borrow me your book.

8. On Julai, I will be taking part in an esei writting competition.

9. Every Sundays he goes fishing to the river nearby his house.

10. This flowers are to expansive. We must to buy cheaper ones.

11. Yesterday I go to the cinema to watched a film show with my friends.

12. We leaved our home on 10 a.m.

13. All the student enjoy the food yesterday.

14. Many school takes part in the food fair last month.

15. The sistem is not effective.

16. There were very sad after the accident.

17. The wheather is very dry. If it continues like these, they will be a draught.

18. My techear is very kind and understand. I very like she.

19. All subject must be teach in Inglis.

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 20. Last week, I and my mother go to Ipoh. We visit my aunt whom is sick.

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE ERRORS

Exercise 3

1. A policemen ran fastly to catch the thieve.

2. My mather was very afraid and her screamed.

3. After a few minute later, many policeman arrived at the scenery.

4. He polished the car until it shined.

5. It was rainning heavily went I hear the sound of a baby crying.

6. They continued climbing untill they reached at the top of the heel.

7. After bought the beg, we went home.

8. The man is waitting besides the bank.

9. Please be carefull ‘cause the floor is slippery.

10. The company has build some houses in Penang.

11. When he was told waht had happen, the warden was shock.

12. After two weeks, the victims was find and health.

13. I and my classmates plan to studied at the libary this everning.

14. The DNA results proofed that he had kill the girl.

15. We must help the goverment to protect the enviroment.

16. The doctor adviced her to excersice regularly inorder to lost weight.

17. The effected students looked pail and weak.

18. The affects of the air polution was aslo felt in Penang.

19. Parent must look afther thier childrens and protected them from dangerous.

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20. Speed is a major causes of accidents. In additions, bad whether and careless driving increases

the chances of having an accidents.

IDENTIFY THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. Don’t (lay, lie) your hand on my shoulder.

2. (Rise, Raise) your glass to your lips.

3. Please (sew, sow) a button on my coat.

4. He entered the room with (quite, quiet) footsteps.

5. Rice is the (principle, principal) food of the people of Asia.

6. The lion was eating its (pray, prey).

7. I paid him a (complement, compliment) on his good work.

8. I hope my courage will not (desert, dessert) me when I see her.

9. The first (ascent, assent) of Mount Everest was made by Edmund Hillary.

10. Everyone must have a (fare, fair) share.

11. We stay indoors in wet (weather, whether).

12. He fell in love with her at first (site, sight).

13. Circumstances (altar, alter) cases.

14. I cannot (find, fined) the book.

15. The rule is still in (affect, effect).

16. Such failures are (regrettable, regretful).

17. He finished the painting with a few (masterful, masterly) strokes of the brush.

18. The horse ran (fastly, fast).

19. All the news (are, is) good.

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20. Don't (loose, !ose) your money.

21 The wound (heeled, healed) slowly.

22. Did you (meet, meat) her?

23. He had a (peace, piece) of cake.

24. The elephant has two (tasks, tusks).

25. Please don’t (waste, waist) my time.

26. She is too (weak, week) to walk.

27. The tiger has a long (tale, tail).

28. A man is a (male, mail).

29. She turned (pale, pail) on hearing the news.

30. She gave her (whole, hole) attention to the lesson.

31. The medicine will (lesson, lessen) the pain.

32. A (herd, heard) of elephants entered the village.

33. Things are very (deer, dear) at this market.

34. He is the best person to (advice, advise) you on this matter.

35. Alex kicked the ball and broke the window (pain, pane).

36. The (sun, son) is shining very brightly today.

37. The container has a (leek, leak). Water is dripping from it.

38. In the dark, he drove his car into a (stationary, stationery) van.
39. The letter was written on the hotel (stationary, stationery).

40. Rahim was the sole (air, heir) to his father’s vast estate.

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CHANGING FROM SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE TO SIMPLE PAST TENSE

NO. SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST MEANING

(VERB)
1 is
2 are
3 do
4 does
5 have
6 has
7 buy
8 bring
9 bite
10 beat
11 build
12 catch
13 choose
14 come
15 drink
16 eat
17 fight
18 find
19 feel
20 fill
21 forget
22 fly
23 fall
24 feed
25 forgive
26 go
27 get
28 give
29 grow
30 grind
31 hear
32 hide
33 hang
34 hit
35 hold
36 hurt

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37 keep
38 know
39 kneel
NO. SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST MEANING
(VERB)
40 lay
41 lie
42 leave
43 let
44 lose
45 learn
46 make
47 meet
48 mean
49 mistake
50 pay
51 put
52 prove
53 quit
54 ride
55 run
56 ring
57 rise
58 see
59 send
60 sleep
61 shoot
62 sing
63 sit
64 speak
65 steal
66 swim
67 say
68 sell
69 shine
70 shout
71 show
72 shut
73 spend
74 stand
75 stick
76 sweep
77 take
78 tear

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79 teach
80 tell
81 think
NO. SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST MEANING
(VERB)
82 try
83 talk
84 throw
85 win
86 write
87 walk
88 wake
89 wear
90 weep
91 wed
92 bury
93 carry
94 cry
95 clean
96 break
97 burn
98 breed
99 burst
100 cost

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ANSWER KEY
Diagnostic Test
Part I
1.B 2.B 3B 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.A 11.C 12.A 13.C 14.A 15.B 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.C

Part II 21.C 22.A 23.C 24.C 25.A 26.B 27.A 28.A 29.C 30.B
Part III
31. My neighbour has five cats which are quite noisy.
32. They were eating satay at the newly opened stall.
33. My father has been working in the police force since he was twenty.
34. The boys prefer hot dogs to hamburgers.
35. The smell of fried fish from the kitchen fills the room and makes me hungry.
36. My mother gave me a bag as a birthday present.
37. He goes every weekend to the skating rink.
38. Usually the north-east monsoon is very prone to floods.
39. My father likes living in the village where it is without noise and pollution.
40. This is the new book which I bought last week.
41. Although he was unwell, he still came to school.
42. They were struggling with their assignments for the last two days.
43. The students in my class who have been naughty are now well-disciplined.
44. That house is being watched by the police.
45. When my family went for a holiday, my mother bought new luggage.
46. These are her magazines and those are theirs.
47. I have studied in this school since 2005.
48. She did not finish her work by midnight.
49. I was very annoyed wen he broke the vase.
50. Please switch off the lights.

Articles – Exercise 1
1. an 2. a 3. - 4. the 5. an 6. the 7. the 8. the 9. the 10. a, the, the 11. the, - 12. the, an
13. an, the 14. an, a 15. The, an 16. a, the 17. an, the 18. a, the 19. the, - 20. -, a, -

Exercise 2
1. the, a, a, a, a 2. a, a, a, a, the, The, the, the 3. a, the, the 4. a, the, a 5. a, the, the, the, the
6. The, -/the, a, a, the, the, The, the, the 7. a, the, the 8. The, the, the, a 9. an, the, The, the,the
10. a, a, the

Exercise 3
1. an, the,the 2. -, -, - 3. a, the, - 4. -, a, a, an, the 5. the, -, -, -, a 6. The, -, a,the
7. -, -, the 8. the, the, the 9. the, the, a, - 10. The, the, the, a, The, -, -

Exercise 4
1.A 2. B 3.A 4.A 5.B 6.C, A, A 7.A 8.A 9C, C 10.D,C 11.D 12. D 13. A 14. C, A
15. C 16. C, A 17. C 18. A, B

Subject and Verb Agreement

Exercise 1
1.is 2. are 3. have 4. has 5. are 6. am 7. is 8. has 9. was 10. is 11. are 12. have
13. have 14. is 15. gives 16. is, are 17. is 18. are 19. does, cries 20. has 21. has
22. is 23.have 24. has 25. was 26. was 27. are 28. is 29. is 30. is, are

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Exercise 2
1. is 2. are 3. are 4. are 5. is 6. Is 7. are 8. are, is 9. is 10. is 11. are 12. are 13. is
14. is 15. are 16. is 17. are, are 18. are 19. is 20. is 21. is 22. is 23. is 24. are 25. is
Exercise 3
1.were 2.is 3.are 4.was 5.was 6.is 7.are 8.are 9.was 10.was

Exercise 4
1.is 2.were 3.is 4.is 5.are 6.is 7.was 8.are 9.is 10.are 11.is 12.is 13.were 14.is 15.are 16.is
17.are 18.are 19.was 20. is 21.is 22.were 23.was 24.were 25.was 26.is 27.is,are 28.were,were
29.is,are 30.was,were,was,was,was

Sentence Connectors
Exercise 1
1.However 2.As a result/Consequently/Therefore 3.Besides/In addition/Furthermore 4.However
5.As a result 6. Therefore 7.In addition 8.Besides 9.Therefore 10.Furthermore 11.Besides
12.As a result 13.Therefore 14.Consequently 15.However

Exercise 2
1.First/ Firstly , Then/Next, Next/ Then/ After that, After that/Next/ Then, Finally
2.First/Firstly, Then/Next/After that, Then, Finally
3.Then, After that, Next, Later
4.First, Then, After, Before

Exercise 3
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.B 8.A

Tenses
Exercise 1
1.takes 2.play 3.are 4.come 5.Take 6.harvests 7.stops, sends 8.go 9.rides 10.boils
11.is, has, keeps, are, gets, buys 12.is, helps, is, are,need,do 13.gets, dribbles, kicks, lobs, sees,sends
14.forms, is, keeps, has, goes, is 15.grows, knows, is, look, gives,sees 16.is, spend
17.lie, likes, is 18.knows, swims 19.cooks, enjoy,makes 20.goes, have,hope, finds

Exercise 2
1.am, are, is, is 2.is, are, is 3.are, is 4.is, is 5.is, are 6.is, is, am 7.is, is, are 8.are, am, am
9.is, are,is 10.is, is, are

Exercise 3
1.He is going on a holiday tomorrow.
2.Our neighbours are always quarrelling.
3.He is often speeding on the highway.
4.I am going to America next month.
5.She is reading the new book tomorrow.
6.I am baking a cake for the party next week.
7.My father is buying a new car next month.
8.Zaki is going to college in two weeks’ time.
9.The woman is often gossipping about others.
10.The pupils are practising football next term.
11.Her sister is washing the dishes at the moment.
12.The boy is constantly copying his friends’ homework.
13.The teacher is scolding the naughty pupils this very
instant.
14.The new shopping centre is opening next year.
15.They are always wasting their money on gambling.
16.She is constantly doing her homework at the last
minute.
17.The girls are taking part in the competition next week.
18.The doctor is operating on him at this moment.
19.He is buying a new shirt for himself this weekend.
20.The boys are swimming in the sea at this instant.

Exercise 4
1.is barking 2.are having 3.is shouting 4.is speaking 5.am using 6.are celebrating 7.is washing

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8.are disturbing 9.is flying 10.is waiting 11.is asking 12.is cleaning 13.is blowing 14.is arranging
15.is crying 16.is bathing 17.is taking 18.Is ...coming 19.are ...laughing 20.is searching

Exercise 5
1.has repaired 2.has written 3.has cut 4.Has ...signed 5. has ....taken 6.has ...gone 7.have broken
8.has told 9.have taken 10.has bought 11.has corrected 12.has taken 13.has drunk 14.have cleaned
15.has made 16.Have ...washed 17.Have ...swept 18.have left 19.have reported 20.has borrowed
21.has stayed 22.have picked

Exercise 6
2.The policemen caught the robber yesterday.
3.Hamid bought a book last week.
4.The family went to the zoo every Sunday.
5.The boy went for tuition every Tuesday.
6.I did not watch television last night.
7.The teacher asked her a question just now.
8.The firemen knew what to do that night.
9.The ducks swam in the pond every evening.
10.She drew a picture of me two years ago.
11.He hit the fly with a rolled-up newspaper
a while ago.
12.The man sold all his durians yesterday.
13.His mother shut all the doors and windows
last night.
14.The pupils drew some flowers last week.
15.Last Sunday she swam in the pool at the club.
16.The postman delivered the letter yesterday morning.
17.Puan Rokiah bought two packets of flour last week.
18.The gardener planted the flowers last week.
19.Leela swept the floor five minutes ago.
20.The bird flew out of the cage yesterday.
21.The mechanic repaired his car two hours ago.
22.The barber cut his hair yesterday.
23.The child ate all the porridge a while ago.
24.Raman cycled to school last week.
25.The hen laid an egg yesterday.

Exercise 7
2.took, were, did 3.lost, searched, could 4. was, had 5.were, laughed, cried 6.saw, went
7.took, did 8.bought, took 9.fell, went 10.wanted,told, could

Sentence Patterns
Exercise 1
1.Gopal wanted to go to town, so he got on a bus.
2.Johan wanted to climb the tree but he was afraid of heights.
3.Ali fell off his bicycle and hurt his ankle.
4.Anna wanted to send a letter to her friend but she did not know her address.
5.Aini wanted to bake some cookies, so she bought some flour and sugar.
6.It was raining heavily, so we had to cancel our plans.
7.I called her many times but she did not reply.
8.The batteries in the radio were weak, so Abu replaced them with new ones.
9.You can stay at home or you can jog with me.
10.We must revise our lessons and do our homework.

Exercise 2
1.and 2.but 3.or 4.Although 5.because 6.so 7.who 8.whose 9.which 10.who
11.when 12.so 13.if 14.unless 15.Although 16.because 17.which 18.whose 19.or 20.but

Exercise 3
2.He wants to be a businessman but he does not want to be a doctor.
3.The girl can ride her motor cycle or go by bus to school.
4.This is the boy who broke my window.
5.We saw the woman whose son won a scholarship to study in America.
6.The tree which was rotting was cut down.
7.We went to the place where the famous man was buried.

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8.They helped him because they liked him.
9.You can be good if you practise hard.
10.She gave the beggar some money so he could buy some food.
11.The man who sells fish at that stall is very rude.
12.I remember the place where you left your bag.
13.Puan Siti, whose husband is very rich, does not need to work.
14.She likes to eat rice but he likes to eat noodles.
15.Kim has mopped the floor many times, so it will be very clean.
16.The man wanted to buy a big house but his wife wanted to buy a small one.
17.Rosli did not qualify, so he could not take part in the contest.
18.You can either join the scouts or the Red Crescent Society.
19.Neither Teck Meng nor Rama is tall.
20.He did not look when he crossed the road, so he was knocked down by a car.

Remedial Grammar 1
1.He stayed up late last night because he could not finish his work.
2.The teacher told them that they must answer all the questions in Section A.
3.James keeps away from the water edge because he cannot swim.
4.The members of the club will choose a new president next week.
5.You should study hard while you are still in school.
6.Keith told me that he would come late to the meeting.
7.Elaine may make a cake for the party if she has the time.
8.That boy may look very small but he can run very fast.
9.The doctors were afraid that the accident victim might die.
10.We shall spend our holidays at Tioman Island.

Remedial Grammar 2
1. good in – good at 2. in – for 3. through – for 4. in – on 5. with – from 6. between – from
7. on – in 8. in – on 9. with – in 10. in – on

Remedial Grammar 3
1. do – does 2. sits – sit 3. was – were 4. brush – brushes 5. enjoy – enjoys 6. were – was
7. goes – go 8. have – has 9. keep – keeps 10. carry – carries

Remedial Grammar 4
1. went – go 2. allows – allow 3. swimming – swim 4. doing – do 5. saw – see 6. visited – visit
7. studying – study 8. puts – put 9 remembered – remember

Remedial Grammar 5
1.suprised – surprised 2. goverment – government 3. enviroment – environment
4. principle – principal 5. motocycle – motorcycle 6. televisyen – television 7. karbon – carbon
8. dissapointed – disappointed 9. beutiful – beautiful 10. brithday – birthday

Remedial Grammar 6
1. to going – to go 2. to asked – to ask 3. told – tell 4. taking – take 5. to watching – to watch
6. to did – to do 7. to selling – to sell 8. to helped – to help 9. To Said – To Say 10. to takes – to take

Remedial Grammar 7
1. more better – better 2. more easier – easier 3. most fastest – fastest 4. most stupidest – stupidest
5. more dirtier – dirtier 6. more healthier – healthier 7. most handsomest – most handsome
8. most funniest – funniest 9. more cheaper – cheaper 10. more lazier – lazier

Exercises For Practice – Exercise 1

1. late 2. have 3. minutes’ 4. always 5. everyday 6. overloaded 7. some time 8. were 9. high

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10. soon 11. patience 12. some 13. have 14. a 15. jumping 16. strongly 17. out 18. has
19. doing 20 stop

Exercise 2
1.leaves 2.are 3. prefer 4. is 5.is 6.switched 7.playing 8. the 9.magazines 10.hours’ 11. go 12. told
13. travels 14. afraid 15. were 16. reach 17. taught 18. aren’t 19. tired 20. too

Exercise 3
1.are 2. practice 3.longer 4.elder 5.purpose 6.him 7.over 8.me 9.complete 10.never 11.shaped
12.turn on 13.locals 14.for 15.school 16.finely 17.could 18.startling 19.excited 20.boring

Exercise 4
1.anything 2.involved 3.are 4.manners 5. ; 6.for 7.this 8.short-listed 9.overlooks 10.watching
11.understands 12.against 13.learn 14.challenge 15.decide 16.exciting 17.put off 18.takes
19.complained 20.boring

Exercise 5
1. don’t – doesn’t 2. don’t – doesn’t 3. are – is 4. am – are 5. are – is 6. knows – know
7. catch – caught 8. saw – see 9. went – go 10. lend – borrow 11. have – has 12. at – with
13. to – from 14. besides – beside 15. since – for 16. complains – complaints 17. many – much
18. love – loves 19. Who – Whom 20. little – few 21. few – little 22. man – men

Identify And Correct The Errors

Exercise 1
1. On 9 August 2007 my class took part in a successful food fair.
2. The event starts from 8.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. tomorrow.
3. Many people came here to see the event.
4. All the teachers and students were involved in the event yesterday.
5. Many games were held.
6. All the contingents were happy.
7. The school planned to buy some new equipment.
8. The quality of the mangoes was not good.
9. Many parents commented that the layout was attractive.
10. Neither food nor water was to be found there.
11. On Monday, I am going to Langkawi.
12. The teacher on duty sent her to hospital yesterday.
13. We ate chicken, rice and vegetable for lunch yesterday.
14. We were very happy yesterday.
15. A male teacher won the prize.
16. He ran fast and fell into the drain.
17. Our school held a concert to raise funds for the poor students.
18. Nowadays, many people are thinking of becoming rich.
19. Last week, some students were warded due to food poisoning.
20. After a few minutes, another student vomited.

Exercise 2
1. The parents rushed to hospital to see their children.
2. The principal warned the canteen operator to keep the kitchen clean.
3. The students were allowed to go home with their parents.
4. I like Science and Mathematics.
5. My father feels very happy with my results.
6. The objective of the school is to help the poor students.
7. Please lend me your book.

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8. In July, I will be taking part in an essay writing competition.
9. Every Sunday he goes fishing at the river near his house.
10. These flowers are too expensive. We must buy cheaper ones.
11. Yesterday I went to the cinema to watch a film show with my friends.
12. We left our house at 10 a.m.
13. All the students enjoyed the food yesterday.
14. Many schools took part in the food fair last month.
15. The system is not effective
16. They were very sad after the accident.
17. The weather is very dry. If it continues like this, there will be a draught.
18. My teacher is very kind and understanding. I like her very much.
19. All subjects must be taught in English.
20. Last week, my mother and I went to Ipoh. We visited my aunt who was sick.

Identify And Correct The Errors

Exercise 3
1. A policeman ran fast to catch the thief.
2. My mother was very afraid and she screamed.
3. After a few minutes, many policemen arrived at the scene.
4. He polished the car until it shone.
5. It was raining heavily when I heard the sound of a baby crying.
6. They continued climbing until they reached the top of the hill.
7. After buying the bag, we went home.
8. The man is waiting beside the bank.
9. Please be careful because the floor is slippery.
10. The company has built some houses in Penang.
11. When he was told what had happened, the warden was shocked.
12. After two weeks, the victims were fine and healthy.
13. My classmates and I plan to study at the library this evening.
14. The DNA results proved that he had killed the girl.
15. We must help the government to protect the environment.
16. The doctor advised her to exercise regularly in order to lose weight.
17. The affected students looked pale and weak.
18. The effects of the air pollution was also felt in Penang.
19. Parents must look after their children and protect them from danger.
20. Speed is a major cause of accidents. In addition, bad weather and careless driving increase the chances of
having an accident.

Identify The Correct Answer

1. lay 2. Raise 3. sew 4. quiet 5. principal 6. prey 7. compliment 8. desert 9.ascent
10. fair 11.weather 12. sight 13. alter 14. find 15. effect 16. regrettable 17. masterly
18. fast 19. is 20. lose 21. healed 22. meet 23. piece 24. tusks 25.waste 26. weak
27. tail 28. male 29. pale 30. whole 31. lessen 32. herd 33.dear 34. advise 35. pane
36. sun 37. leak 38. stationary 39. stationery 40. heir

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