9th November

"Grammar Banging" - Review your English - 3 - Upper-Intermediate

Choose the correct word to fill in the gap

1. He drove the car ____________ the garage and left for work.
   A) into    B) out    C) out of    D) outside
2. Jack _____________ a fortune when his great uncle Jack passed on.
   A) made into    B) went into    C) came into    D) bought
3. Unfortunately, Mary has _______ friends in Tacoma.
   A) a few    B) few    C) some    D) many
4. Where was Jack yesterday? - I don't know. He ________________ seeing the doctor.
   A) might has been    B) might have been    C) couldn't have been    D) mustn't have been
5. "I will finish that project soon." - Ken said he ___________ that project soon.
   A) would finish    B) will finish    C) had finished    D) will be finished
6. In my opinion, Sophia Loren is _______________ beautiful woman.
   A) very    B) a very    C) an extremely    D) extremely
7. In his position _____ managing director, he is responsible for more than 300 employees.
   A) like    B) as    C) of D) about
8. She wished she ___________ the new car.
   A) bought    B)to buy    C) has bought    D) had bought
9. Fiestas ______________ in Cologne, Germany for many years now.
   A) have been making    B) have made    C) have been made    D) are made
10. I really think you ____________ see a doctor.
    A) would better    B) better    C) had better    D) could better
11. You'll be leaving for Tokyo soon, ___________?
    A) aren't you    B) won't you    C) don't you    D) shall you
12. ___________ the last market session, the Dow Jones dropped 67 points.
    A) While    B) While having    C) During    D) Throughout

1. 1. He drove the car out of the garage and left for work.
   Use the prepositions "out of" when exiting a building.
2. 2. Jack came into a fortune when his great uncle Jack passed on.
   The phrasal verb "to come into" means "to inherit".
3. 3. Unfortunately, Mary has few friends in Tacoma.
   Use "few" to express a small amount that is considered negative in a disappointing sense.
4. 4. Where was Jack yesterday? - I don't know. He might have been seeing the doctor.
   Use "might have + participle" for a past modal verb of probability. The other forms include "could have + participle - possibility, must have + participle - almost certain, can't have + participle - almost certain in a negative way".

1. 5. "I will finish that project soon." - Ken said he would finish that project soon.
   "Will" becomes "would" in reported speech.
2. 6. In my opinion, Sophia Loren is an extremely beautiful woman.
   Strong adjectives require a different modifier other than "very". .
3. 7. In his position as managing director, he is responsible for more than 300 employees.
   Use "as" to indicate function, use "like" to indicate similarity.
4. 8. She wished she had bought the new car.
   The use of the verb "wish" in the past is followed by the past perfect similar to the third conditional.
5. 9. Fiestas have been made in Cologne, Germany for many years now.
   "have been made" is the correct present perfect passive form required in this case.
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7. 10. I really think you had better see a doctor.
8. "Had better", "ought to" and "should" are all ways of giving advice.
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10. 11. You'll be leaving for Tokyo soon, won't you?
11. Use the opposite of the auxiliary for a question tag.
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13. 12. During the last market session, the Dow Jones dropped 67 points.
14. Use "during" with a noun, "while" with a verb clause.

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