1She attended the party, ...............?
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After an affirmative past simple statement, the negative question tag is "didn't she".
2The horse drew the carriage. Change the sentence into the passive voice.
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The past simple passive form is "The carriage was drawn by the horse."
3Sam asked us, "Are you leaving today?" Change the sentence into indirect speech.
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In reported speech, the correct indirect question is "Sam asked us whether we were leaving that day."
4I feel happy whenever she ............... at me.
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Use the present simple for a general repeated action, so the correct answer is "smiles".
5I will be happy if she ............... at me.
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In a first conditional if-clause, the correct form is "smiles".
6Too many cooks ............... the broth.
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The fixed proverb is "Too many cooks spoil the broth," so the answer is "spoil".
7The voice of the protestors ............... quite loud.
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The singular subject "voice" takes the singular past verb "was".
8What is the plural form of "runner-up"?
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The plural of this compound noun is "runners-up".
9I realized that I ............... a mistake.
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Use the past perfect for the earlier past action, so the answer is "had made".
10Which word can mean the opposite of "moist"?
Select 2 answers.
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The words "dry" and "parched" are opposites of "moist".
11What does "via media" mean?
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The expression "via media" means "a compromise between extremes".
12The children sat ............... the ground.
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For contact with a surface, the correct preposition is "on".
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- She attended the party, didn’t she?
- The horse drew the carriage. Change the sentence into the passive voice. — The carriage was drawn by the horse.
- Sam asked us, “Are you leaving today?” Change the sentence into indirect speech. — Sam asked us whether we were leaving that day.
- I feel happy whenever she smiles at me.
- I will be happy if she smiles at me.
- Too many cooks spoil the broth.
- The voice of the protestors was quite loud.
- What is the plural form of “runner-up”? — runners-up
- I realized that I had made a mistake.
- Which word can mean the opposite of “moist”? — dry / parched
- What does “via media” mean? — a compromise between extremes
- The children sat on the ground.