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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

PRACTICE GRAMMAR EXERCISE


PRACTICE GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1. No football team …………………….. championship without defenders.
a) can’t win a
b) can win a
c) can’t win no
2. How many players ……………….. baseball team?
a) there are in a
b) is there in a
c) was there
d) are there in a
3. …………………., a deer leapt out in front of me.
a) While driving down the road
b) While I was driving down the road
c) I was driving down the road
d) Driving down the road
4. The Turks ……………………… Constantinople in 1453 and that was the end of the Byzantine Empire.
a) have captured
b) had captured
c) captures
d) captured
5. Although it ………………….. for days, the cricket pitch was in perfect condition.
a) had been raining
b) is raining
c) had raining
d) has been raining
6. …………………….., but she could not understand the Genoese dialect.
a) Maria speaks Italian well
b) Though Maria speaks Italian well
c) As Maria speaks Italian well
Answers
1. No football team can win a championship without defenders.
2. How many players are there in a baseball team?
3. While I was driving down the road, a deer leapt out in front of me.
4. The Turks captured Constantinople in 1453 and that was the end of the Byzantine Empire.
5. Although it had been raining for days, the cricket pitch was in perfect condition.
6. Maria speaks Italian well, but she could not understand the Genoese dialect.


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TIME AS A COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUN


TIME AS A COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
The word time has both countable and uncountable uses.
When we talk about the amount of time (number of hours/days etc.) required to complete something, time is usually uncountable.
·         How much time do we need to paint the walls? (NOT How many time do we need…?)
·         We took quite some time to put the child to bed.
·         Hurry up – we haven’t got enough time.
·         The project was a complete waste of time and money.
In expressions like a long time or a short time, the word time is used as a countable noun.
·         I took a long time to proofread the work.
When we talk about clock times, time is countable.
·         Five o’clock would be a great time to start.
·         I called him at various times yesterday.
When time is used without a preposition
Prepositions are often dropped before common expressions with time.
·         I’m busy right now. Can you come another time? (More natural than ‘Can you come at another time?’)
·         What time does the train leave? (More natural than ‘At what time does the train leave?’)
·         You can’t fool me this time.
On time and in time
On time means ‘at the planned time’. In time means ‘with enough time to spare.’
·         It is important that the meeting start on time.
·         She would have died if they hadn’t taken her to hospital in time.