Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Past tense....
Past Tense Exercises
Change to past tense.
1. He (walk) to school yesterday.

He walked to school yesterday.


2. They (do) their homework last night.

They did their homework last night.


3. You (are) lazy last week.

You lazy week.


4. That woman (buy) a new book this morning.

That woman bought a new book this morning.


5. The janitor (clean) the blackboard yesterday.

The janitor cleaned the blackboard yesterday.


6. My mother (cook) food yesterday.

My mother cooked food yesterday.


7. This morning my teacher (teach) English.

This morning my teacher English.


8. I (am) hungry yesterday.

I was hungry yesterday.


9. The gardener (cut) the trees last month.

The gardener cut the trees last month.


10. She (drink) milk this morning.

She milk this morning.


11. Last month the man (ride) a horse.

Last month the man rode a horse.


12. Sakda (go) to Hong Kong last year.

Sakda went to Hong Kong last year.


13. The birds (fly) in the sky this morning.

The birds in the sky this morning.


14. I (know) Tom's house last year.

I knew Tom's house last year.


15. The joiner (make) tables and chairs yesterday.

The joiner made tables and chairs yesterday.


16. The farmer (grow) rice last year.

The farmer grew rice last year.


17. Two weeks ago the boy (has) a new bicycle.

Two weeks ago the boy had a new bicycle.


18. He (feel) happy yesterday.

He felt happy yesterday.


19. We (work) hard last week.

We worked hard last week.


20. The students (meet) in the hall last week.

The students met in the hall last week.
word with dark colour..is true answer..

happy....!!!

Test Evaluation
Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz 1

The following are the results of your evaluation.

Key
*Denotes an answer choice.
Shows the correct answer.
Shows your incorrect answer, if any. If you answered correctly, only the check appears (see previous key).

1. Psychology __________ a fun course.
is
* are

2. All of the students who took Dave's ESL Class __________ passed.
* has
have

3. The area __________ dangerous.
was
* were

4. There __________ my wife!
* go
goes

5. Here __________ some new students.
are
* is

6. There __________ a lovely person over there.
* are
is

7. __________ you in love?
Are
* Is

8. Dave always __________ nice shoes.
wear
wears

9. There __________ one child in Dave's family.
is
are

10. Benjamin __________ funny
is
* are

Correctly Answered: 80.00%
Hmmmmm.......i am very tension right now...i really hope i can answer all my question......
Right now...i am just wait and wait...wait...
wait...waitt...wait.....wait...

Friday, October 22, 2010

simple past...regular n irregular...

Simple Past: Regular and Irregular Verbs

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (past simple or past continuous).

Your score is: 58%.

Some of your answers are incorrect. Incorrect answers have been left in place for you to change.
painterEmily Carr, British Columbia's most famous artist, was (be) born in 1871. Her parents (die) when she was still a teenager. She studied (study) art in San Francisco and Paris, but when she came (come) back to Victoria, she (keep) a house called "The House of All Sorts", where she (be) the landlady. Many years later, she began (begin) painting again. To find subjects for her paintings, she (take) trips into the forests of British Columbia, and she often met (meet) with the First Nations people and painted (paint) them too. Emily Carr also wrote (write) several books, and she (win) the Governor General's Award for one of them.

subject verb agreement....

1. The rhythm of the pounding waves _____ calming. (Clue: Make the subject and verb agree when words intervene between them.)
are ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was is)
2. All of the dogs in the neighborhood _____ barking. (Clue: Make the subject and verb agree when words intervene between them.)
was ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was were)
3. A high tax, not to mention unemployment, _____ votes. (Clue: The grammatical number of the subject does not change with the addition of expressions beginning with such words as the following: accompanied by, along with, as well as, in addition to, including, no less than, not to mention, together with.)
influence ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was influences)
4. My friends and my mother _____ each other. (Clue: Subjects joined by and are usually plural.)
likes ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was like)
5. The team and the band _____ on the field. (Clue: Subjects joined by and are usually plural.)
was ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was were)
6. Building a good marriage and building a good log fire _____ similar in many ways. (Clue: Subjects joined by and are usually plural.)
are ... CORRECT
7. John or Doris _____ to us regularly. (Clue: Singular subjects joined by or, either . . . or, neither . . . nor take a singular verb.)
write ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was writes)
8. Either Patty or Tom _____ asked to lead the meeting. (Clue: Singular subjects joined by or, either . . . or, neither . . . nor take a singular verb.)
was ... CORRECT
9. Neither Carol nor Ted _____ excluded from the meeting. (Clue: Singular subjects joined by or, either . . . or, neither . . . nor take a singular verb.)
is ... CORRECT
10. Neither the basket nor the apples _____ expensive. (Clue: If one subject is singular and one is plural, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.)
were ... CORRECT
11. Neither the apples nor the basket _____ expensive. (Clue: If one subject is singular and one is plural, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.)
was ... CORRECT
12. Either Maria or you _____ late for class. (Clue: The verb also agrees with the nearer subject in person.)
were ... CORRECT
13. Either you or Maria _____ late for class. (Clue: The verb also agrees with the nearer subject in person.)
was ... CORRECT
14. Hardest hit by the high temperatures and drought _____ the farmers. (Clue: Do not let inverted word order cause you to make a mistake in agreement.)
were ... CORRECT
15. Neither of them _____ going to the show. (Clue: When used as subjects, such words as each, either, one, everybody, and anyone regularly take singular verbs.)
like ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was likes)
16. Each of them _____ a good seat. (Clue: When used as subjects, such words as each, either, one, everybody, and anyone regularly take singular verbs.)
has ... CORRECT
17. Everybody in the class _____ tickets. (Clue: When used as subjects, such words as each, either, one, everybody, and anyone regularly take singular verbs.)
has ... CORRECT
18. Every silver knife, fork, and spoon _____ to be counted. (Clue: Every or each preceding singular subjects joined by and calls for a singular verb.)
has ... CORRECT
19. Each cat and each dog _____ its own toy. (Clue: Every or each preceding singular subjects joined by and calls for a singular verb.)
has ... CORRECT
20. The committee _____ meeting today. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer to the group as a unit.)
is ... CORRECT
21. Ten million gallons of oil _____ a lot of oil. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer to the group as a unit.)
is ... CORRECT
22. The jury _____ today. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer to the group as a unit.)
vote ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was votes)
23. The number _____ very small. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer to the group as a unit.)
is ... CORRECT
24. A number of students _____ absent. (Clue: Collective nouns take a plural verb when they refer to individuals or parts of the group.)
were ... CORRECT
25. Ten million gallons of oil _____ spilled. (Clue: Collective nouns take a plural verb when they refer to individuals or parts of the group.)
were ... CORRECT
26. The majority of us _____ in favor. (Clue: Collective nouns take a plural verb when they refer to individuals or parts of the group.)
are ... CORRECT
27. Statistics _____ an interesting subject. (Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
is ... CORRECT
28. Statistics _____ often misleading. (Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
are ... CORRECT
29. The sheep _____ when the gate is left open. (Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
stray ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was strays)
30. Sheep _____ when the gate is left open. (Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
strays ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was stray)
You got 20 out of 30 correct, or 66.67 %

subject verb agreement

1.  There ____________ several reasons why you should reconsider your decision.
ARE
IS

You're right!

2.  Howard and Vincent, who ____________ a copy center in town, have decided to expand their business.
RUNS
RUN

You're right!

3.  Both of the statues on the shelf ____________ broken.
ARE
IS

You're right!

4.  The fishing boat that has been tied up at the pier for three days ____________ finally on its way this morning.
Remember that a subject and its verb are not always together.
WAS
WERE

The correct response is "WAS".

5.  The chairman, along with his two assistants, ____________ to attend the annual convention.
PLAN
PLANS

The correct response is "PLANS".

6.  The issues of inflation and tax reform ____________ to be on everyone's mind.
CONTINUE
CONTINUES

You're right!

7.  Juan or Julian ____________ the conference room each week.
PREPARE
PREPARES

The correct response is "PREPARES".

8.  Not one of the performers ____________ at the party after the concert.
WERE
WAS

The correct response is "WAS".

9.  The results of the election ____________ not available for two days.
WERE
WAS

The correct response is "WERE".

10.  When there ____________ thunderstorms approaching, we are always reminded of the threat of tornadoes.
IS
ARE

You're right!

Results: 5 Correct -- 5 Wrong -- 0 Skipped

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TENSION.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmm....!!!!I am very tension right now....
What should I do...?
Right now...I just study2...study2.....
Ohhh...my god...
I am not a cool person... 
I really hope that I can control myself.....