Mid review

Identify the correct adverb

Circle the adverbs and adverbial phrases in each sentence. Underline the verb that the adverb or adverb
phrase modifies.

1. Alexandra practiced soccer frequently.

2. Jeffrey always wanted to be an astronaut.
3. Aaron’s father sang the song loudly.
4. The small girl eagerly licked her ice cream cone.
5. My parents will arrive tomorrow.
6. We skied on the tallest mountain.
7. Alice fell into the rabbit hole.

Gerund or Infinitive Exercise 1

1 Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.

1 I can't stand ________________ in queues. ( to wait )

2 I wouldn't like ________________ in his shoes. ( to be )
3 Jim loves ________________ in Thailand. ( to work )
4 I hate ________________ the shopping on Saturday. ( to do )
5 Blast! I forgot ________________ milk. ( to buy )
6 In the end we decided ________________ in. ( to stay )
7 I need ________________ some information about Portugal. ( to find )

Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

1.- My sister is _____________ my brother. (intelligent)

2.- The blue whale is ____________ animal. (big)
3.- Iceland is ___________ Spain (cold)
4.- This is ___________ book I’ve ever read. (good)
5.- My neighbour is _________ person I know (lucky)
6.- Friday is the __________ day of the week. (busy)
7.- These trainers are much ____________ those. (cheap)

Change the following sentences to passive voice

Somebody has drunk all the milk!

I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.
A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
By next year the students will have studied the passive.
James might cook dinner.

Rewrite the sentences keeping the same meaning

Example:

My car is out of order. I won't drive you there.

If my car wasn't out of order, I would drive you there.

I don't know his address. I can't contact him.

If I .............................. his address, I could contact him.

He is ill. He can't go skiing.

If he wasn't ill, he ........................... skiing.

He doesn't like tomatoes. He won't eat the salad.

If he .......................... tomatoes, he would eat the salad.

I travel on my own because I speak English.

I wouldn't travel on my own if I ........................................... English.

We don't have enough room in our house. You can't stay with us.
If we ...................... enough room in our house, you could stay with us.

present perfect or past simple.

1. I _________________ (see) three police cars this morning (it's still morning).
2. After he _________________ (arrive) home, he _________________ (unpack) and
_________________ (go) to bed early.
3. .A: What's wrong?
B: I _________________ (break) a glass!
4.My grandparents only ________________ (know) each other for a few months before they
_________________ (get) married.

Change the sentences to reported speech !

1. Mary said, “I will play a card game tomorrow.”

Mary informed me that
______________________________________________________________ .
2. Sophie said, “I went to bed early last night.”
Sophie said that
______________________________________________________________________ .
3. The teacher said to Jenny, „You have to learn your grammar.”
The teacher told
Jenny________________________________________________________________ .
4. Jessica told the immigration officer,” This is my first trip to England.”
Jessica told the immigration officer that ______________________________________________
.
5. He told me, “You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.”
He told me
that_______________________________________________________________________ .