Exercises Bac Grammar
Exercises Bac Grammar
4.She (would buy/woud have bought/will buy)___________________a new car if she had had the money. 5.If my brother (had thought/thinks/thought)_____________________twice, he wouldn't have made such a stupid mistake. 6.You(will become)would become/would have become) _______________a VIP if you studies hard! 7.If the police (had known/knew/know) ______________________all the facts, they would have found the criminal. 8.Unless you (hurry up/hurried up/had hurried up) ___________________, we will never arrive on time.
Passive voice
A-REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS INDCATED :
1.They make shoes in that factory. Shoes ______________________________________________________ 2.People must not leave bicycles in the driveway. Bicycles ___________________________________________________ 3.They built that skyscraper in 1934. That skyscraper ______________________________________________________ 4.The students will finish the course by July. The course __________________________________________________________ 5.They are repairing the streets in our city. The streets __________________________________________________________ 6.They were cooking dinner when I arrived. Dinner ____________________________________________________________ 7.They gave Nelson Mandella the Nobel Prize Mandella __________________________________________________________ 8.They will have finished the preparations by the time the guests arrive. The preparations ___________________________________________________ 9.You should take care when working on electrical equipment. Care ______________________________________________________________ 10.They are going to perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony next weekend Beethoven's Fifth Symphony _____________________________________________
5. The house was being painted. Someone ______________________________________________________ 6. A great deal of our phosphates will be exported to Russia Morocco _______________________________________________________
Write the words in brackets in the correct form by adding a prefix or suffix.
1. Laser printers are( prefer) ___________ to other types of printers. 2. The (computer) _____________________we have purchased does not have a big hard disk memory. 3. The politician is (account ) __________________ to Parliament and the public. 4. This is a book about (politic) ___________________ freedom. 5. The programs which the government have set to fight (literacy)____________ in rural areas prove difficult or impossible to achieve.
6. The singer appeared for an instant on the stage and (appear) ________________.He was not feeling well. 7. There is nothing harm __________________about taking this medicine while driving. It has no side effects. 8. Dont rely on him when you are in trouble.He is not that kinf of rely _______________ friend. 9. Titanic is one of the most success ______________________films I have ever seen . 10.No one can believe what you are saying, This is believe ______________________.
In the following sentences, the suffixes -ible or able are omitted. Complete each word with the appropriate ending.
1. Last night's movie about the invis___________man was so incred____________ 2.My irrespons___________ little brother is usually kept away from anything break_____________. 3. Are these new clothes really comfort_____________ ,or do people only wear them because they are fashion_______________________? 4. I think I would be less irrit_________________ if my teachers were more flex_______ 5. I don't think voting twice in national elections is permiss _______________. 6. It's always valu ________________ to have a friend who is depend _______________. 7. My employer said that it isn't suit to have a secretary whose handwriting is illeg___________ .
REWRITE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM bY ADDING A PREFIXE OR A SUFFIXE IN THE LIST: Un,in,dis,ful,less,able.
1.Your party was really (wonder) _______________________every body enjoyed it. 2.Our washing machine is (use) _________________________________.Its broken. 3.Luckily, the sweater is (wash) ______________________and we can get the stains out easily 4.(care) _____________________drivers are likely to cause accidents. 5.Even with his broken leg, Hamid is (ability)______________________of climbing stairs. 6.Although Gharib was (doubt) ________________hed win the marathon, he trained every day. 7.She likes him because he is friendly, outgoing and (society)_____________________. 8.He sometimes dozes in history class because he is (interested) ________________ in the subject. 9.A child born before nine months of pregnancy is called (mature) __________________. 10.He always deceives people. Hes really a (honest) _____________________person.
REPORTED SPEECH
(STATEMENTS): WRITE THE SENTENCES AS INDICATED:
1.Emily: "My teacher will go to London tomorrow. Emily said that _________________________________________________. 2. Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday." Helen told me that ______________________________________________. 3. Robert: "My father flew to New DELHI last year." Robert said that _________________________________________________. 4. Michael: "I'm going to read a book this week." Michael told me that ______________________________________________. 5. Jason: "I'll do my best in the exams tomorrow." Jason told me that ___________________________________________________. 6. Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago." Andrew said to me that _______________________________________________. 7. Alice: "I spent all my pocket money last Monday." Alice complained that ________________________________________________.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Put in a suitable relative pronoun
1. SAidia, _______ my brother lives, is a sea resort near Berkane. 2.My parents live in the same house ________ they bought 50 years ago. 3.Mrs Alaami, ________ lives next door, is a librarian in our local school. 4. The senior managers, with ________ we are meeting next week, are promising a big money deal. 5. I met this woman yesterday _________ husband plays golf with my husband! 6. The house _______ I live in is 50 years old.
PHRASAL VERBS
Match the verbs on the leftt with their correct meaning on the right.
phrasal verbs 1. start out 2. take out 3. lock out 4. knock out 5. pick out 6. run out of 7. watch out 8. throw out 9. sell out 10. stay out 11. find out their meanings A. finish,so there is nothing left B.make someone unconscious C.be careful,watchful D.choose E. sell everything, F. discover, G. ask someone to go out with you to have fun, H. discard,out in the garbage. I. not to return home, J. go early on a journey or trip, K. prevent from entering a building or a room
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the phrasal verbs below: (use the correct form of the verbs)
look after / grow up / bring up / get on
1. Could you _______________the baby while I go to the shops? - it's too cold outside to take him with me. 2. Older children don't always ___________________with their new brother or sister at first. .
3. He ___________________by very strict parents, but treated his own children much more leniently. 4. He told his parents that when he __________________ he wanted to be a an actor, or a journalist.
CAUSE EXPRESSIONS
1.... because 2....because of... 3....cause of... 4... Due to....
EFFECT EXPRESSIONS
1... as a result 2. consequently 3...as aresult (of...) 4.therefore,.......
Example Sentences:Cause
1.There was flooding because heavy rain fell all night. 2.There was flooding because of the heavy rain. 3.The heavy rain was the cause of the flooding. . 4.Due to the heavy rain there was flooding.
Example Sentences:Effect
1.The standards of living in the home country is very low .So, many Africans migrate to Europe. 2.The standards of living in the home country is very low .As a consequence, many Africans migrate to Europe 3.The standards of living in the home country is very low . Consequently, many Africans migrate to Europe 4.The standards of living in the home country is very low .Therefore, many Africans migrate to Europe 5.Low standards of living in the home county result in immigration to Europe.
1 - She went out ____ the rain. 2 - She went out ____ it was raining. 3 - She went out ____ the fact that it was raining. 4 - ____ she didn't like it, I enjoyed it a lot. 5 - It was good, ____ expensive. 6 - I was late. _____, the others were all on time. 7 - ____ I was late, the others were all on time. 8 - They managed it ____ I wasn't there. 9 - They managed it ____ the fact that I wasn't there. 10 - ____ tired, he managed to finish it on time.
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS GIVEN IN THE LIST:
Although-Even though-despite-in spite of
1.'Our new neighbours are quite nice, _____________their dog is a bit of a nuisance. 2.'She insisted on keeping her coat on, _________________ it was extremely warm in the house ' 3' __________________ being severely handicapped, he managed to complete the race.'..' 4.'I managed to get good results in my exams, ____________________I didn't revise my lessons.' 5.' ___________________ the appalling weather, they succeeded in walking to the top of Beni Snassen Mount.' 6.'They decided to get married ____________________the huge differences in their ages.' 7.' _____________________it was raining heavily, we finished the game of football.' 8.'We finished the game of football ______________ the heavy rain.' 9.' ________________ his strong Welsh accent, we understood most of what he was saying.' 10. ___________________ feeling terribly sick, I went to work every day that week.'
advice (therefore) __________________________________________________________________________ 6. The government increased the duty on cigarettes. As a result, there was a fall in demand.(because of) __________________________________________________________________________
b. however c. otherwise 12.It was a windy and rainy night. _____________________, I decided to go out. a. nevertheless b. otherwise c. hence