Grammar & Writing - Quiz

Volkswagen and Lufthansa are German...

• companys.

• companyies.

• companies.

• companyes.

How should you NOT start a comment?

• As we have seen in...

• The discussion about...

• How is it possible that...?

• In the following I would like to...

Which of these sentences are NOT suitable for an introduction of a comment?

• Recently there was a discussion about...

• The author XY holds the view that...

• The text XY written by Z deals with...

• Speaking of XY, one always thinks of...

"There are too ... pictures!"

• much

• many

• manie

• mouch

In which tense should you write a comment?

• Simple present

• Simple past

• Present Progressive

• Will-future

Which of these sentences is correct in a comment?

• The author thinks that...

• The author is thinking that...

• The author is going to think that...

• The author had been thinking that...

Mark the wrong sentence:

• Hellen doesn't work at WWF.

• We don't donate money to a charity.

• Do you think working at Oxfam is easy?

• Chris don't attention in class.

Synonyms, part I:

Which of these words are synonyms for "many"?

• few

• various

• several

• numerous

• hardly

Synonyms, part II: Which of these words are synonyms for "many" (again)?

• diverse

• a large number of

• scarce

• rare

• little

Translate: "Du darfst hier nicht rauchen!"

• You can't smoke here!

• You shouldn't smoke here!

• You mustn't smoke here!

• You not may smoke here!