English 8th - Final Exam review

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Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 

• were cleaning / saw
• was cleaning / saw
• was cleaning / was seeing

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It was raining heavily while I .................................for the bus. 

• was raining
• were raining 
• rained

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First I ...................... breakfast and then I ...................a shower. 

• was having / was taking
• had / took
• had / was taking

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Steve ..................................an accident yesterday. 

• had
• was having
• haved

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Julie ...................................her bedroom when she ...................a huge spider on the wall. 

• was tidying / was finding
• was tidying / found
• tidied / found 

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Philip was washing the car ........................the fire started. 

• when
• while

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We were watching TV while you _________________  (be)  out.

• were
• were being

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What  _____________________ (have) for breakfast yesterday?

• did you have
• were you having

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I _____________________ (sleep) from seven to nine p.m

• slept
• was sleeping

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I ___________________ (have) a horrible nigtmare lat night.

• had
• was having

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While I ________________(talk) on the phone, someone ____________________ (steal) my car.

• was talking / stole
• was talking / was stealing
• talked / stole
• talked / was stealing

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I ______________________(make) breakfast when _____________________ the dog (eat) my sandwich.

• was making / ate
• was making / was eating
• made / ate
• made / was eating

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Emily .................. breakfast when the phone ..........

• was having, ring

• were having, rang

• was having, rang

• was having, was ringing

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What ......... you ............ at 7.30 yesterday?

• were / doing

• was / doing

• did / do

• did / doing

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Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 

• were dancing
• was dancing
• danced

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First I ...................... breakfast and then I ...................a shower. 

• was having / was taking
• had / took
• had / was taking

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I ...........................a new dress for the party yesterday. 

• buyed
• was buying
• bought

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The Titanic ___________________ the Atlantic when it ___________________ an iceberg. 

• crossed / struck
• was crossing / was striking
• was crossing / struck
• crossed / was striking

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When Sue  ................... (ride) a bike, she ..............(hit) the tree,

• rided, hit
• rode, was hitting
• was riding, hit
• rode, hit

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iT'S RAINNING DOGS AND CATS

• Take an umbrella

• keep your pets inside

• watch out for falling animals

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It's better late than never

• will be lots of mistakes

• It's late but it's ok

• It's late but I'll accept it

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I was feeling under the weather, so

• I took my umbrella

• I went back to bed

• I should listen to weather forecast

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If someone is pulling my leg, it means that

• He's massaging it

• we are doing gymnastics

• he's joking

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A couch Potato

• Someone who is lazy

• Someone who is angry

• Someone who is very active

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Cat got your tongue?

• Cat tongue

• Why aren't you talking?

• Doggy Bag

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Busy as a bee

• Beehive

• Loud

• Being vey active or busy

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Hold your horses

• In trouble

• Holding my horse still

• Wait a minute

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When pigs fly

• To say something is impossible

• Bacon

• Flying high

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I'm all ears

• A bunch of ears

• You have my full attention

• Full of noise

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A piece of Cake

• Something is easy

• Chocolate cake

• Birthday cake

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They___________________________ the movie because they had not read the comic.(understand)

• hadn’t understand

• hasn,t understand

• hadn’t understood

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_______ he ________________his homework before he went to play with his friends? (Finish)

• Has/finished

• Had/finished

• Has/finish

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I _______ __________ my house before I turned 30.(buy)

• had buy

• has bought

• had bought

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Peter will get angry if....

• his friend ate his ice cream

• his friend would eat his ice cream

• his friend eats his ice cream 

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If the city builds a bridge,

• people get to work on time.

• people can get to work on time.

• people will be able to get to work on time.

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Unless the city builds wider roads,

• the cycle lane will help cyclists arrive to their homes on time.

• the cycle lane will encourage more traffic.

• the cycle lane will continue to get blocked by buses and trolleys.

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All the whales _____ moving slowly.

• some
• swim
• are
• by

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It _____a huge wave.

• has made
• make
• creating
• does make

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Which word is the helping verb in this sentence?
I have written some poems about the ocean.

• I
• have
• written
• poems

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Which word is the helping verb in this sentence?
My teacher is reading them now.

• teacher
• is
• reading
• them

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Walking

• Gerund

• Infinitive

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I love running in the morning.

• Gerund

• Infinitive

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I want to go to school.

• Infinitive

• Gerund

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I like to go to the park.

• Gerund

• Infinitive

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Select the sentence in Gerund.

• I love to ride horses.

• I love riding horses.

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Select the sentence in Infinitive.

• Miranda likes to play with her sister.

• Miranda likes playing with her sister.

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCE

• My Mum demanded to see the manager.

• My Mum demanded seeing the manager.

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCE

• I tried to understand but I just couldn't.

• I tried understanding but I just couldn't.

Separable

With separable phrasal verbs, the verb and particle can be apart or together.

They've called the meeting off.

OR

They've called off the meeting.

However, separable phrasal verbs must be separated when you use a pronoun. 

The meeting? They've called it off.

Here are some common separable phrasal verbs:

• I didn't want to bring the situation up at the meeting.

  (bring up = start talking about a particular subject)

• Please can you fill this form in?

  (fill in = write information in a form or document)

Non-separable

Some phrasal verbs cannot be separated. 

Who looks after the baby when you're at work?

Even when there is a pronoun, the verb and particle remain together.

Who looks after her when you're at work?

Here are some common non-separable phrasal verbs:

• I came across your email when I was clearing my inbox.

  (come across = to find something by chance)

• The caterpillar turned into a beautiful butterfly.

  (turn into = become)

Here are some common non-separable phrasal verbs:

• I came across your email when I was clearing my inbox.

  (come across = to find something by chance)

• The caterpillar turned into a beautiful butterfly.

  (turn into = become)

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ask many people the same question

• ask somebody out

• ask around

• add something up

• back something up

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support

• ask someone out

• ask around

• add something up

• back someone up

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explode

• blow up

• blow something up

• break down

• break up

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stop functioning (vehicle, machine)

• break down

• break up

• break out

• break in

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count on somebody/ something

• trust somebody

• believe in somebody

• rely on

• know numbers

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We ... take taxi to the station

• will

• going to

• will be

• is going to

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The students ... have their final exams next week

• will be

• are going to

• is going to

• were

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We ... watch a film this weekend

• is going to

• are going to

• will be

• we were

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I ... be there tomorrow

• will

• will be

• am

• was

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My parents ______ going to Rome on Friday.

• are

• is

• am

• isn't

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Fabiola and Lucas _____________ (visit) Paris and Madrid next January.

• visiting

• are visiting

• is visiting

• visit

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Mathew and Charles _____________ (not study) on Friday morning.

• aren't studying

• isn't studying

• are studying

• is studying

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John ______________ (visit) his grandma next Sunday.

• has visited

• visits

• is visiting

• are visiting

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If it _____ , she ______ to the park

• rains, will not go

• rains, will not goes

• rain, will not go

• rain, will not goes

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..............you drive more carefully, you will have an accident.

• Unless

• If

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I won't talk to her ______ she apologizes to me.

• if

• unless

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You should not swim in the river ___ you are a good swimmer.

• unless

• if

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I will take a day off ___ my boss says that it is okay.

• unless

• if

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Everyone complained that _____ food was cold.

• his/her

• their

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Jerry and Ann planned for _____ wedding anniversary celebration.

• his and her

• their

• they're

• its

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Each of the suspects had _____ own alibi.

• his

• their

• its

What is a Modifier?

A modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that adds description to a sentence.

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Typically, you will find a modifier snuggled right next to—either in front of or behind—the word it logically describes.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• The cowboy in the leather vest was thrown by the bull.

• The train station which was made of red brick was located downtown.

• She was making a sweater for her grandma that was warm.

This happens when the word a modifier is describing is completely missing from the sentence.

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This creates ambiguity and can confuse the reader

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Dangling Modifiers

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What's the problem with the modifier in this sentence?

Emma was delighted when Mr. Smith returned

her perfect math test with an ear-to-ear grin.

• It sounds like Mr. Smith was the one who took the test.

• It sounds like the math test has a grin.

• It sounds like the math test was delighted.

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Which sentence is correct?

• Searching for the missing contract, we turned the whole house upside down.

• Searching for the missing contract, the whole house was turned upside down.