- •Problem 1 Point of view - verbs
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- •Problem 2 Point of view - reported speech
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- •Problem 3 Point of view - verbs and adverbs
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- •Iron _____ for weapons and tools in the Bronze Age following the Stone Age.
- •Point of view - activities of the dead
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- •Problem 5 Agreement - modified subject and verb
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- •Problem 6 Agreement - subject with accompaniment and verb
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- •Problem 7 Agreement - subject with appositive and verb
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- •Problem 8 Agreement -verb-subject order
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- •In a suspension bridge _____ that carry one or more flexible cables firmly attached at each end.
- •Problem 9 Agreement - an indefinite subject and verb
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- •Problem 10 Agreement - a collective subject and verb
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- •Problem 11 Agreement - noun and pronoun
- •Problem 12 Agreement - subject and possessive pronouns
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- •Problem 13 Agreement - indefinite subject pronoun and possessive pronouns
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- •Problem 14 Agreement - impersonal pronouns
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- •Problem 15
- •Verbal modifiers - -ing and -ed forms
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- •Problem 16
- •Verbal modifiers - infinitives of purpose
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- •Problem 17 Parallel structures - in a series
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- •In a hot, sunny climate, man acclimatizes by eating less, drinking more liquids, wearing lighter clothing, and _____.
- •Problem 18 Parallel structure - after correlative conjunctions
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- •Problem 19 Redundancy - unnecessary phrases
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- •Problem 20 Redundancy - repetition of words with the same meaning
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- •Problem 21 Redundancy - repetition of noun by pronoun
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- •Problem 22 Transitive and intransitive verbs - raise and rise
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- •Problem 23 Transitive and intransitive verbs - lay and lie
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- •Problem 24 Transitive and intransitive verbs - set and sit
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- •Problem 25 Similar verbs - tell and say
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- •In his inaugural speech, John Kennedy_____________ that we should not ask what our country could do for us but what we could do for out country.
- •Problem 26 Similar verbs - let and leave
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- •Similar verbs - borrow and lend
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- •Problem 28 Similar verbs - make and do
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- •Problem 29 Prepositional idioms
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- •Problem 30 Parts of speech
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- •Subject-Verb Inversion
- •Inversion of Subject and Verb
- •There are 18 cases when inverted order is needed:
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Incorrect:
Stan had an accident while he was driving the car that his cousin had borrowed him.
Correct:
Stan had an accident while he was driving the car that his cousin had lent him.
Incorrect:
Would you please borrow me your pen?.
Correct:
Would you please lend me your pen?.
Exercises:
Part A: Choose the correct answer.
Countries may _______ the World Bank for development projects.
(A) borrow large sums of money from (B) lend large sums of money from (C) borrow large sums of money (D) lend large sums of money
Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.
Either a savings and loan company or a bank can borrow money to those people who want to buy a home.
Problem 28 Similar verbs - make and do
To do and to make have similar meanings. To do is often used before complements that describe work and chores. To make is often used before complements that are derived from verbs.
Verb word do
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