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ISTANBUL SABAHATTIN ZAIM UNIVERSITY

C2 ENGLISH PREP CLASS
SPRING TERM GRAMMAR QUIZ V

Name: ………………………………… 01 June 2012

A. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES: Make adjective (relative) clauses. Use the second sentence as the
relative clause.

The motel was clean and comfortable. We stayed at it.

The motel at which we stayed was clean and comfortable .
1. I enjoyed the new CD. We listened to it.
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2. The person never came. Sally was waiting for him.
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3. I never found the book. I was looking for it.
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4. The bank charges high interest on its loans. I borrowed money from it.
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5. The news article concerned a peace conference. We talked about it in class.
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6. One of the subjects is global economics. I’ve been interested in it for a long time.
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7. The interviewer wanted to know the name of the college. I had graduated from it.
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8. Oscar likes the Canadian family. He is living with them.
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B. NOUN CLAUSES: Complete the dialogues by changing Speaker A’s questions to noun clauses.

A: Where does Jim go to school?

B: I don’t know where Jim goes to school .

9. A: Where did Natasha go yesterday?

B: I don’t know. Do you know ______________________________ yesterday?

10. A: Why is Maria laughing?

B: I don’t know. Does anybody know __________________________________?

11. A: Why is tire hot?

B: I don’t know _____________________ hot.

12. A: How much does a new Honda cost?

B: Peter can tell you ________________________________________________.

13. A: Why is Mike always late?

B: Don’t ask me. I don’t understand ____________________________________ late.

14. A: How long do birds live?

B: I don’t know __________________________________.

15. A: When was the first wheel invented?

B: I don’t know. Do you know ______________________________________________.
16. A: How many hours does a light bulb burn?
B: I don't know exactly ____________________________________________________.

17. A: Where did Emily buy her computer?

B: I don’t know ______________________________________ her computer.

18. A: Who lives next door to Kate?

B: I don’t know _________________________________ next door to Kate.

19. A: Who(m) did Julie talk to?

B: I don’t know _________________________________ to.

NOUN CLAUSES: Change the yes/no question to a noun clause.

20. YES/NO QUESTION : Is Susan here today?

NOUN CLAUSE : Can you tell me if (whether) Susan is here today?

21. YES/NO QUESTION : Will Mr. Pips be at the meeting?

NOUN CLAUSE : Do you know __________________________________?

22. YES/NO QUESTION : Did Paulo go to work yesterday?

NOUN CLAUSE : I wonder ______________________________________.

23. YES/NOQ UESTION : Is Giresun a coastal town?

NOUN CLAUSE : I can’t remember _______________________________.

24. YES/NO QUESI'ION : Do you still have Özcan’s address?

NOUN CLAUSE : I don’t know __________________________________.

C. REPORTED SPEECH: Change the quoted (direct) speech into reported (indirect) speech.

25. Mr. Varlı said, “I need help with my luggage.”

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26. Mrs. Bayraktar said, “I am going to visit my brother.”
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27. Ceren and Serdar said, “We don’t like our new apartment.”
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28. Ahmet said to me, “I will call you.”
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29. İhsan said to me, “I’ll meet you at your house after I finish my work at my house.”
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