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Diagnostic – Beginning 1

In My Country

 

Complete the sentence.

1. Select the answer that best completes the sentence.
2. Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check all" at the bottom, or use the "check" button as you go.
3. To learn more about the specific grammar point, click the study link under the feedback box .

 

1.

I — born am born was born in Istanbul.

Feedback 1

passive - tense forms 

2.

— It It's There's sunny and warm in my country.

Feedback 2

It /There Pronouns

3.

It is different here. It — often rains is often rain here in the spring.

Feedback 3

General Truth   Adv Frequency

4.

I — cold am cold have cold today.  I am wearing my coat.

Feedback 4

States of Being

5.

In fact, it is — colder more cold more colder today than yesterday.

Feedback 5

More / -er

6.

Where is — sun the sun a sun today?

Feedback 6

Articles - unique

7.

In my country, — there are has it have mountains.

Feedback 7

It / There

8.

The mountains are — so too beautiful.

Feedback 8

So/Very, Too, Enough

9.

The flowers — that grow there what grow there are beautiful.

Feedback 9

Modifying Clause

10.

Everybody — love loves flowers .

Feedback 10

Indefinite Pronouns

11.

There are seventy-two — million millions people in my country.

Feedback 11

Number Modifiers

12.

I came here — for study to study English.

Feedback 12

In order

13.

I — live am living have been living here since April.

Feedback 13

For / Since

14.

In my country, — life the life is difficult.

Feedback 14

All/ The-specfic

15.

After age 14, I went to school in the mornings and — worked was working in my uncle's business in the afternoons.

Feedback 15

Habits & Customs

16.

Never — we go did we go we went home before 8 o'clock!

Feedback 16

Neg. Adv of Frequency

17.

We — used to go were used to go swimming every Sunday.

Feedback 17

Used to / Be used to

18.

We bought fish sandwiches from vendors — at the sidewalk on the sidewalk in the sidewalk .

Feedback 18

 Prepositions for Place

19.

I — miss am missing my family.

Feedback 19

 Static Verbs

20.

What — can I do I can do about it?

Feedback 20

Modals Can / Could - questions

21.

I like — very much calling them calling them very much .

Feedback 21

 Adverbs of Degree - word order

22.

I want — to go go home.

Feedback 22

Verb + Infinitive

23.

Today, — I'm boring I'm bored in class.

Feedback 23

 Participle Modifiers

24.

I remind — myself me that time passes quickly.

Feedback 24

Reflexive Pronouns

25.

And I haven't got  — any some time to waste. 

Feedback 25

Some / Any

 

 

 

 

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