Construction Shift (Substitution)

Success is "a great" reward for labour.

Instruction: Substitute : "one of the" for "a great"

• greatest of reward

• great reward

• greatest reward

• greatest rewards

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

I "like" the novels of Samuel Selvon better than those of Naipaul.

Instructions: Substitute "prefer" for "like"

• to Naipaul

• than Naipaul

• to those of Naipaul

• over those by Naipaul

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

I will "not help" but I will not hinder you either, though I don’t like what you are doing.

Instructions: Substitute "neither help" for "not help"

• or hinder you

• nor will not hinder you either

• or try to hinder you either

• nor hinder you

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

The exhausted worker was "advised to" lie in bed all day.

Instruction: Substitute "has" for was "advised to"

• Lied

• Lay

• Lain

• Laid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Our young fast bowler "was not able to" secure a place on the national team.

Instruction: Substitute "still has not "for "was not able to"

• manage to be secure

• managed to secured

• manage to secure

• managed to secure

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

"Without even" passing the entrance examination, Jason has been accepted into the Institute.

Instruction: Substitute "without even" for "having

• past

• passed

• pass

• yet pass

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

The student "said" that he had not provoked the security guard.

Instruction: Substitute "said" for "denied"

• never having provoked

• not to have provoked

• ever having provoked

• to have provoked

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

The children were "so" disappointed at their friend’s failure, that they postponed the party.

Instruction: Substitute "very" for "so"

• thus

• and

• because

• this

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G