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Complete the following question concerning the past perfect tenses:

Before he got ill, Sheldon .... (work) night and day for several weeks.

• Had been working

• Had worked

• worked

• Had been being worked

Answer explanation

The correct answer is a) had been working

Remember the difference:

Past perfect simple: action that was in progress before another action.

Past perfect continuous: an action that had been going on for an extended time before the time in the past we are talking about

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Turn the following sentence into passive voice: Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels long before James Joyce's Dubliners.

Answer explanation

Gulliver's Travels is one of the most famous works of Jonathan Swift.

Satire: It criticises the european society and values of his time.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Choose the correct phrasal verb: Your brain capacity has no limit so it will never .... space to store new memories

• Come up with

• Fall for

• Run out of

• Put up with

Answer explanation

There are different types of intelligence

Do not allow people to limit you! You are all smart enough to achieve your goals ;)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Write the correct words according to the following definitions:

1. to change something, such as a document, to deceive people

2. Something that is real and exactly what it appears to be

3. to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Answer explanation

It is important to revise constantly the vocabulary we store in our minds.

It improves our writing skills, and it also avoids us to feel frustration :)

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Rephrase the following sentence: This parking space is reserved for workers of this company. You cannot park here

Answer explanation

Modal verbs can be a bit tricky, you have to consider the whole meaning of the sentence.

In this case, there are two alternatives:

You mustn't park here

You are not allowed to park here

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CCSS.RI.1.6

CCSS.RI.1.7

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RL.1.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

Choose the correct modal verb: .... I open the window, please? It is really hot in here.

• Can

• Could

• Might

• May

Answer explanation

Remember

One of the difference between may and might is that we can ask for permission with may.

Could can be use to suggest possibility in formal contexts

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following phrasal verbs means: understand and remember something that you hear or read?

• Show off

• Rely on

• Take in

• Go over

Answer explanation

Remember:

Show off: to show people something that you are god at and proud of

Go over: to check something carefully

Rely on: Trust someone to do something for you

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Rephrase the following sentence using unless: if I had not studied English studies, I would have studied the bachellor of Physical Activities and Sports.

Answer explanation

It is important to revise the connectors

If + a negative clause = Unless + affirmative clause

Unless I had studied English Studies, I would have studied...

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Turn the following sentence into passive voice: Proffesor said that the University entrance exam will be easy

• It is said that the University entrance exam will be easy

• It is said that the University entrance exam would be easy

• The University entrance exam is said to be easy

• The Univesity entrance exam will be said to be easy

Answer explanation

Remember the impersonal passive voice.

There are two ways to form this tense:

It + passive construction + that clause

Subject (subordinate clause) + passive construction (main sentence) + to + infinitive (subordinate clause)

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Rephrase the following sentence using reported speech: 'You should not go outside if you have an exam tomorrow', Sheldon warned Penny

Answer explanation

The correct answer would be:

Sheldon warned Penny not to go outside if she had an exam the following day.

Remember: negative orders, suggestions, advice and requests in reported speech = not before the main verb

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C