AGU 95-99

Phrases like There appears to be or There seems to be are used to express

• certainty

• impossibility

• possibility

• past events

Which verbs can follow there?

• be

• exist

• arise

• all of them

Choose the wrong option

• There was the student in the classroom.

• The student was in the classroom.

• There was a student in the classroom.

• A student was in the classroom.

When the noun phrase is a list, what does the verb agree with?

• The first noun (There was a bottle of water and some apples)

• The second noun (There were a bottle of water and some apples)

• Both can be right (There was/were a bottle of water and some apples

• It must always be singular (There was a bottle of water and some apples)

What is a clause with There being used for?

• to express a consequence

• for conditionals

• to introduce a reason

• to talk about future actions

Choose the wrong sentence

• It annoys me to hear people complain about this issue.

• It appears that the exams will be called off.

• It was surprising their lack of excitement about the party.

• It pays to do all your tasks in advance before the holidays.

Choose the right sentence

• Our dogs always enjoy it when we take them to the forest.

• Our dogs always enjoy when we take them to the forest.

Choose the wrong sentence

• Experts consider it likely that global warming will continue to rise unless the richest drastically reduce their emissions.

• Experts consider likely that global warming will continue to rise unless the richest drastically reduce their emissions.

• Experts consider it is likely that global warming will continue to rise unless the richest drastically reduce their emissions.

Choose the wrong sentence

• It's no surprise that her books sell so well

• There's no denying that her books sell very well

• That her books sell so well is no surprise

• That her books sell so well there is no denying

It was by improving his language skills...

• why he passed WRAP 1

• how he passed WRAP 1

• that he passed WRAP 1

• where he passed WRAP 1