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WorksheetsEnglish advanced grammar test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is NOT capitalized (groß geschrieben) in English?
Names of brands
Names of countries
The first personal pronoun singular
The first personal pronoun plural
When do you use "the gerund" form?
If you want to say that an action is ongoing (He is walking)
If you want to say that something is taking a very long time (He was swimming for 3 hours)
If you want to use a verb as a noun (I like swimming)
If you want to connect two sentences (I saw Maria running to the bus)
Which of these words are prepositions?
of
about
when
tomorrow
Fill in the gap: If she had practiced, she (a) the test. (to pass)
What is a "modal verb" ?
A modal verb changes the meaning of the main verb of a sentence (can, may, must, should, etc.)
A modal verb is a verb that implies an activity (run, jump, swim, etc.)
A modal verb implies a sensory activity (feel, hear, see, etc.)
Complete the following English sentences with modal verbs. In some cases, more than one answer is possible: "Wir hätten ins indische Restaurant gehen können". We ... have gone to the Indian restaurant.
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Ich musste mein Geld an der Grenze umtauschen. I ... change my money at the border
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Das könnte meine Stiefmutter sein. Sie wollte uns heute besuchen. That ... be my mother-in-law.
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Sie hätten früher kommen sollen. Alles ist ausverkauft. You ... come earlier. We're sold out.
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Make a passive question: Why (garden party/cancel) yesterday? Because it was raining. (Pay attention to spelling)
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Find the mistake and correct the sentence: The driver was stopped from the police.
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Which of the following verbs can be followed by a gerund? (Several possible)
expect
suggest
continue
dislike
decide
Which sentence is correct?
They said me they had just missed the train.
They said to me they had just mised the train.
They told me they had just missed the train.
They told to me they had just missed the train.
Relative clause: Fill in the gap: Sue is the girl ... father comes from Spain
that
who
which
whose
Write down the comparative form (die erste Steigerung) of the following adjectives (quickly)! "nice"
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"fat"
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"easy"
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"famous"
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Adjective or adverb? Translate the verb in brackets! "Ted sat in the corner looking (traurig)"
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Adjective or adverb? I did (schlecht) in the test.
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Which sentence is correct?
The United States consists of 50 states.
The United States consist of 50 states.
Which sentence is a correct translation of "Die Politik spielt dabei eine wichtige Rolle"?
The politic plays an important role in this.
Politics plays an important role in this.
Translate: "Die meisten Menschen haben Angst"
Most people are scared.
The most people are scared.
What is the difference between "to realise" and "to realize"?
"Realize" is the wrong spelling of the verb "to realise".
"Realize" is the American spelling of the British "to realise".
"Realize" is the British spelling of the American "to realise".
Translate this sentence "Ich freue mich darauf, zurück zur Schule zu gehen"
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