Grammar

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Problems:

Dolls have ..1.. as children’s playthings for thousands of years.

1.

existed

been

used

sported

Wrong used: because is Logic

Correct answer Existed

I confused the meanings between used and existed.
Example:
Children s used dolls.
Dolls have existed as children´s playthings.

Germany in the ..3.. century.

3.

recent

fifteenth

fifteen

fiveteen

Wrong fifteen: Because it is cardinal number

Correct answer Fifteenth

Example:

1	one	1st	first
2	two	2nd	second
3	three	3rd	third
4	four	4th	fourth
5	five	5th	fifth
6	six	6th	sixth
7	seven	7th	seventh
8	eight	8th	eighth
9	nine	9th	ninth
10	ten	10th	tenth
11	eleven	11th	eleventh
12	twelve	12th	twelfth
13	thirteen	13th	thirteenth
14	fourteen	14th	fourteenth
15	fifteen	15th	fifteenth

began ..6.. dolls dressed in fashions

6.	production	produce	producing	produced

Wrong produce: The rule is that Began is follow by Gerund and infinitive.

Correct answer Producing
Example:
He began talking.

He began to talk.

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/infinitive_gerund-exercises.html

Another ..8.. of doll, "lady" dolls, were extremely expensive and elegant

8.

brand

make

breed

type

Wrong brand: Because is Logic

Correct answer Type

Examples:
Coca-cola´s brand, Nike brand, Adidas brand.
Type of music, Type of shoes, Type of food.

Were used as gifts ..9.. the aristocracy.

9.

among

for

to

with

Wrong for: Vocabulary

Correct answer Among

Examples:
FOR is used to talk abouta length of time.
There is a peculiar kind of beauty among these islands, which we might really believe to be the abode of fairies.

have remained popular ..10.. since. 

10.

also

for

ever

until

Wrong also: Vocabulary

Correct answer Ever

Rule: preposition of time.
Example:
I will love you forever and ever.

By the 17th century, however, ..12.. dolls began to appear

12.

latest

cloth

then

simpler

Wrong latest: Vocabulary

Correct answer Simpler

Examples:
Students, and the world, are ready for a simpler and more sophisticated approach.

SECOND EXERCISE

10 The correct answer is Where

Relative Pronouns 

relative pronoun	use	example
who	subject or object pronoun for people	I told you about the woman who lives next door.
which	subject or object pronoun for animals and things	Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof?
which	referring to a whole sentence	He couldn’t read which surprised me.
whose	possession for people animals and things	Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?
whom	object pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer who)	I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference.
that	subject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible)	I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.

Relative Adverbs 

A relative adverb can be used instead of a relative pronoun plus preposition. This often makes the sentence easier to understand.

This is the shop in which I bought my bike.
→ This is the shop where I bought my bike.

relative adverb	meaning	use	example
when	in/on which	refers to a time expression	the day when we met him
where	in/at which	refers to a place	the place where we met him
why	for which	refers to a reason	the reason why we met him

Exorcise:
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/relative_pronouns_clauses-exercises.html
12 The correct answer is should
Rules:
"Should" is most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to express obligation as well as expectation.
  Questions
     Should we tell her the truth?
     What should I do?
     Shouldn't we try to finish it now?
Exercise:
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/modals-shall-should-exercises.html ex:10


13 The correct answer is spending

1. to pay out (money, wealth, etc)
2. (transitive) to concentrate (time, effort, thought, etc) upon an object, activity, etc
3. (transitive) to pass (time) in a specific way, activity, place, etc
4. (transitive) to use up completely: the hurricane spent its force
5. (transitive) to give up (one's blood, life, etc) in a cause

THIRD EXERCISE

1. What he did next really surprised us.   taken
We were  what he did next.

The correct answer was taken aback by

Taken aback

Cliché surprised and confused. When Mary told me the news, I was taken aback for a moment. When I told my parents I wasmarried, they were completely taken aback.

4. This is the first time anyone has done that.   before
 has anyone done that.

The correct answer was never before 

Example:
Never before had I imagined this town.
Is the same: I never thought this town

9. They are going to get married next June..  planned
Their next June.

The correct answer was marriage is planned for

Use of Passive voice

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

Example: My bike was stolen.

In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.

Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:

Example: A mistake was made.

In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-28628.php

FOURTH EXERCISE

 Last year I succeeded in having an ambition which I have had for many years,
2. and I went on a safari in Africa. Ever since I was a child, I had wanted to go to

Past Perfect

FORM

[had + past participle]

Examples:

• You had studied English before you moved to New York.
• Had you studied English before you moved to New York?
• You had not studied English before you moved to New York.

Complete List of Past Perfect Forms

USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Past

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Examples:

• I had eaten pizza before i went home.
• I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.
• Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times.
• Had Susan ever studied Thai before she moved to Thailand?

3. what the books called the "Dark Continent". By later, when I was a teenager
4. in England, it seemed as though this dream would never come to true, since I came
5. from a poor family, and it was difficult even to afford holidays by the sea.
6. But when I grew older, I went to frequent college, and later qualified as an
7. accountant. Now I have my own business, and by saving in money every year, I had
8. finally enough to take myself and my family go on the holiday of a lifetime.
9. We decided to go to Kenya, and see the animals in the magnificent Serengetti park.
10. When we arrived, it was spring in the Africa, and the park was just beginning
11. to get green. We were amazed at how many animals we could see, and how much
12. unconcerned they were about people in vehicles who managed to come quite close
13. to them and take a lot of photograph pictures. I have now several albums of
14. photographs, and I like to take them out and look at them to remind myself
15. that dreams can become in reality. Now my wife wants to go the Far East!

FIFTH EXCERCISE

2.   This film offers beautiful music,  desert.
The correct answer was evocative.

4.  Despite a/n  beginning, the film rapidly
The correct answer was unexciting.

5.   develops, as the  of an air crash struggle
The correct answer was survivors.

6.  against the  desert. Their problem is made
The correct answer was pitiless.

9.  he is an  conceited engineer, and the
The correct answer was unbarably.


GRAMMAR EXCERSICE:
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TEST 2
EXERCISE 1

The medieval idea of feudalism was in decline, and new ideas ..3.. being developed.

I choosed letter A(have) but the correct one was B(were)

Definition of were:

Have the quality of being; linking verb used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

Examples:

they were rich.

However, Erasmus’ appeals for reason and tolerance were not heard in the increasingly ..9.. religious debate.

I choosed letteer A(Bitterly) but the correct one was B(Angry)

It was only logic.

While in the city of Cambridge, he criticised the beer as being too weak, but he seems to have ..12.. an admirer of English girls.

I choosed letteer A(Had) but the correct one was B(Been)

Present Perfect Continuous

FORM

[has/have + been + present participle]

Examples:

• You have been waiting here for two hours.
• Have you been waiting here for two hours?
• You have not been waiting here for two hours.

Duration from the Past Until Now

We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous.

Examples:

• They have been talking for the last hour.
• She has been working at that company for three years.
• What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes?

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

5. The problem was developed many years ago when computers did not have
The correct one was (was) .

7. with only two digits (58 for 1958 and so on further).
The correct one was further.
It was logic.
Example:
The Forum is also keen to try to identify further sensible measures that could abate emissions from the sector.


TEST 3
EXERCISE 1

These satellites go around the world on different orbits, so that at ..7.. two of them are in the sky over every part of the Earth.
 The correct answer is A (least)
LEAST:
Adj., [a superlative of] little with less or lesser as comparative. smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.;
slightest;
lowest in amount:wasn't paying the least attention.

This means that NavStar is somewhere overhead ..8.. you are reading this.
The correct answer is A(as)
AS:
Adv: to the same degree or amount; equally.
Example:
It costs three times as much.