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 PRACTICE ON POINTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

• Passive Summary
• Passive Diagnostic
• Focus on Object
• Focus on Project
• By Phrases
• Focus Ind Object
• Never Passive
• Get-Passives
• Participles w/ Preps
• Participle-Prep Prac
• Participial Clauses 1
• Participial Clauses 2
• Been / Being
• Passive in Context

Passive

Diagnostic Quiz

 

Identify specific English grammar points that need review. Use the study links to find out why a particular answer is correct or incorrect.

 

 

Quiz 1

Beginning – Intermediate

 

1. Select your response from each menu. Then check your answer.
2. If your response is incorrect, use the study link to guide you to the specific information you need.

 

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
1.	Last year, a flood - happened was happened because it rained so much.   flood (n.) – a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry	Never Passive
2.	Our fields - covered was covered were covered with water.	Focus on Object  (tense) | Focus on Object (agreement)
3.	A lot of vines - died were died because they were underwater.     vines (n.) – plants for growing wine grapes	Never Passive
4.	Several people who live near us - affected was affected were affected by this flood. Their homes - destroyed was destroyed were destroyed .  affect (v.) – to cause a change in condition or situation	Focus on Object  (tense) | Focus on Object (agreement)
5.	The cost of rebuilding was - shocked shocking  The people felt - shocked shocking .	Part Adj 1 -ed / -ing
6.	The yearly floods are a  - grown growing problem because of   - changed changing weather patterns.	Part Adj 2 -ed / -ing
7.	This year, a lot of plans - are been made are being made to improve the system that carries rain water away.	Focus on Object (tense)
8.	A better water drainage system - will be built will being built before the next rains come. drainage (n.) – the pipes that remove water from a location (fields, freeways, etc.)	Focus on Object (tense)
9.	Everyone's suggestions – are being considered are been considered .	Focus on Object (tense)
10.	The flood prevention project – has given has been given has being given money by the federal government. project (n.) – the planning and gathering of information to build or improve something	Focus on Object (tense)  |  Focus Indirect Object
11.	The - frustrated frustrating land owners want the project to move quickly.   frustrate (v.) – to make upset, impatient land owners (n.) – people who have land	Part Adj 1 -ed / -ing
12.	The city flood commission expects  - be given to be given   the final plans - by someone by the city engineers in June.	Focus Ind Object  | By Phrases

 

 

 

 

Quiz 2

Intermediate-Advanced

 

 

1. Select the word or words that best complete the sentence.
2. Compare your response to the answer to the right by clicking the "check" button.
3. In some cases, an answer is marked (preferred) when one answer occurs more commonly than the other.

 

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
13.	After the flood water went away, one family was - astonished astonishing by what they saw in their cellars. cellar (n.) – a cool, often underground location for storing wine and other goods astonish (v.) – surprise, amaze	Part Adj 1 -ed / -ing
14.	The wine bottles - remained were remained  in their places perfectly arranged.	Passive (intransitive)
15.	Each of the bottles - was covered by were covered by was covered with a fine layer of silt  (dirt or mud).	Particpl & Prep  | Quantity Phrases (agreement)
16.	However, as each bottle - was picked up was pick upped the label slipped off.    labels  (n.) – paper that is glued on to the bottle and tells what is inside	Focus on Object |  Phrasal Verbs
17.	Soon, all of the labels - were separated by were separated from their bottles.	Particpl & Prep
18.	No one had any idea of what each bottle  - contained was contained .	Passive (stative)
19.	The bottles - located locating towards the bottom of the wine racks were older vintages.  rack (n.) – storage shelf for wine vintage (n.) – a particular year or place in which wine is made	Particpl Clause2
20.	The bottles - sitting sat on the top of the wine racks were newer vintages.	Particpl Clause2
21.	Most all of the bottles – looked alike were looked alike — with similar color and shape.	Passive (stative)
22.	The labels had fallen on the floor and – all were mixed up were all mixed up .	Focus on Object | Adv for Degree
23.	The family started to give the wines away.  We were presented with a bottle - relabeled was relabeled "Surprise". relabel (v.) – re-label, to put on a new label	Particpl Clause1 (modifying phrases)
24.	We were lucky!  It was a well- - aged aging wine that was - amazed amazing .	Part Adj 2 -ed / -ing  | Part Adj 1 -ed / -ing