Intermediate Grammar Challenge

Choose the correct verb: The Sri Lankan cricket team, along with their coach, (is/are) dominating the tournament this year.

• were

• was

• have

• is

Identify the tense: Last week, Emma (will go/went) to the market in Colombo to buy spices for her curry.

• went

• going

• goes

• will go

Rearrange the words to form a correct sentence: swiftly the elephant sprinted.

• The elephant sprinted swiftly.

• Sprinted swiftly the elephant.

• The swiftly elephant sprinted.

• Elephant the swiftly sprinted.

Convert to passive voice: The chef at a popular Sri Lankan restaurant prepared a traditional rice and curry meal.

• The chef at a popular Sri Lankan restaurant was preparing a traditional rice and curry meal.

• A traditional rice and curry meal was prepared by the chef at a popular Sri Lankan restaurant.

• The traditional rice and curry meal was prepared deliciously by the chef at a popular Sri Lankan restaurant.

• A delicious traditional rice and curry meal was prepared by the chef at a popular Sri Lankan restaurant.

Identify the structural ambiguity in the following sentence: Ranjan observed the fisherman with the binoculars.

• The fisherman with the binoculars observed Ranjan

• Ranjan observed the fisherman who was using binoculars

• The sentence can mean either Ranjan used binoculars to observe the fisherman or the fisherman had binoculars.

• Ranjan used binoculars to observe the waves

Emma, a student from Colombo, is particularly interested (in/on) mastering the French language to enhance her career opportunities in the tourism sector.

• about

• at

• in

• for

Identify the word function: In the sentence, 'During the vibrant Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations, the children joyfully danced around the traditional fire,' what is 'joyfully'?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Imagine that Aria is in a challenging situation in a bustling market in Colombo, surrounded by the vibrant sounds of vendors and the aroma of street food. She thinks to herself, "If he (was/were) here, he would help us navigate through this crowd." Who is she referring to?

• were

• was

• will be

• is

Correct the sentence structure: Although it was raining heavily in Colombo, but we decided to visit the local market.

• We decided to visit the local market, although it was raining heavily in Colombo.

• Although it was raining heavily in Colombo, we decided to visit the local market.

• Although it was raining heavily in Colombo, but we still decided to visit the local market.

• It was raining heavily in Colombo, we decided to visit the local market although.

Convert to active voice: The novel was read by the student during the Sinhala literature class.

• The student read the novel during the Sinhala literature class.

• The novel read the student during the Sinhala literature class.

• The student has read the novel during the Sinhala literature class.

• The student was reading the novel during the Sinhala literature class.