Exercise 21-30

EXERCISE 21: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Supply the correct form of the verb in parentheses for each of the following sentences. Review the formulas if you have trouble.

1. Henry talks to his dog as if it understood  (understand) him.

2. If they had left the House earlier, they would not have been (be;negative) so late getting to the airport that they could not check their baggage.

3. If I finish the dress before Saturday, I will give (give) it to my sister for her birthday.

4. If I had seen the movie, I would tell  (tell) you about it last night.

5. Had bob not interfered in his sister’s marital problems, there would have been (be) peace between them.

6. He would give you the money if he had (have) it.

7. I wish they stopped (stop) making so much noise so that I could concentrate.

8. She would call you immediately if she needed  (need) help.

9. Had they arrived at the sale early, they would have found (find) a better selection.

10. We hope that you enjoyed (enjoy) the party last night.

11. If you have enough time, please paint (paint) the chair before you leave.

12. We could go for a drive if today were (be) saturday.

13. If she wins the prize, it will be because she writes (write) very well.

14. Mike wished that the editors had permitted  (permit) him to copy some of their material.

15. Joel wishes that he had spent (spend) his vacation on the gulf coast next year.

16. I will (accept) if they invite me to the party.

17. If your mother buys (buy) that car for you, will you be happy?

18. If he had decided (dedice) earlier, he could have left on the afternoon flight.

19. Had we known your address, we would have written (write) you a letter.

20. If the roofer doesn’t come soon, the rain will (leak) inside.

21. Because rose did so poorly on the exam, she wishes that she had studied (study) harder last night.

22. My dog always wakes me up if he hears (hear) strange noises.

23. If you see (see) marry today, please ask her to call me.

24. If he gets (get) the raise, it will be because he does a good job.

25. The teacher will not accept our work if we turn (trun) it in late.

26. Mrs. Wood always talks to her tenth-grade student as though they were (be) adults.

27. If he had left already, he would have called (call) us.

28. If they had known him, they would have talked (talk) to him.

29. He would understand it if you explained (explain) it to him more slowly.

30. I could understand the French teacher if she spoke (speak) more slowly.

EXERCISE 22: USED TO

Supply the simple form or (verb + ing) as required in the following sentences:

1.      I was used to  eating (eat) at noon when I started school.

2.      He used to eat (eat) dinner at five o’clock.

3.      When I was young, I used to swim (swim) every day.

4.      He used to like (like) her, but he doesn’t anymore.

5.      Don’t worry. Some day you will get used to speaking (speak) English.

6.      Alvaro can’t get use to studying (study).

7.      He used to dance (dance) every night, but now he studies.

8.      Adam is used to sleeping (sleep) late on weekends.

9.      Chicko is used to eating (eat) American food now.

10.  She finally got used to eating (eat) our food.

EXERCISE 26 : ADJECTIVE AND ADVERBS

Circle the correct form parentheses.

1.   Rita plays the violin well (good/well).

2.   That is an intense (intense/intensely) novel.

3.   The sun is shining brightly (bright/brightly).

4.   The girls speak fluent (fluent/fluently) French.

5.   The boys speak Spanish fluently ((fluent/fluently).

6.   The table has a smooth (smooth/smoothly) surface.

7.   We must figure our income tax returns accurately (accurate/accurately).

8.   We don't like to drink bitter (bitter/bitterly) tea.

9.   The plane will arrive soon (soon/sonly).

10. He had an accident because he was driving too fast (fast/fastly).

EXERCISE 27 : LINKING (copulative) VERBS

Circle the correct form parentheses.

1. Your cold sounds terrible (terrible/terribly).

2. The pianist plays very well (good/well).

3. The food in the restaurant always tasted good (good/well).

4. The campers remained calm (calm/calmly) despite the thunderstrom.

5. They became sick (sick/sickly) after eating the contaminated food.

6. Professor Calandra looked quickly (quick/quickly) at the students sketches.

7. Paco was working diligently (diligent/diligently) on the project.

8. Paul protested vehemently (vehement/vehemently) about the new proposals.

9. Our neighbors appeared relaxed (relaxed/relaxedly) after their vacation.

10. The music sounded too noisy (noisy/noisily) to be classical.

EXERCISE 28: COMPARISONS

            Supply the correct form of the adjective and adverbs in parenthese. Let as and be your clues. Add any other words that may be necessary.

1. John an his friends left as soon (soon) as the professor had finished his lecture.

2. His job is more important (important) than his friend's.

3. He plays the guitar as well (well) as Andreas Segovia

4. A new house is much more expensive (expensive) than an older one.

5. Last week was as hot (hot) as this week.

6. Martha is more talented (talented) than her cousin.

7. Bill's descriptions are more colorful (colorful) than this wife's.

8. Nobody is happier (happy) than Maria Elena.

9. The boys felt worse (bad) than the girls about losing the game.

10. A greyhound runs faster (fast) than a Chihuahua.

EXECERCISE 29 : COMPARISONS

Supply than, as, or form in each of the following sentances.

1. The Empire State Building is taller than the Statue of Liberty.

2. California is farther from New York than Pennsylvania.

3. Hi assignment is different from mine.

4. Louie reads more quickly than his sisters.

5. No animal is so big as King Kong.

6. Than report is less impressive than the government's.

7. Sam wears the same shirt as his teammates.

8. Dave paints much more realistically than his professor.

9. The twins have less money at the end of the month than they have at the beginning.

10. Her sports car is different from Nancy's.

EXERCISE 30: COMPARISONS

Select the correct form in parentheses in the following sentences

1. Of the four dresses, i like the red one better (better/best).

2. Phil is the happiest (happier/happiest) person we know.

3. Pat's car is faster (faster/fastest) than Dan's.

4. This is the creamiest (creamier/creamiest) ice cream i have had in long time.

5. This poster is more colorful (colorfuler/more colorful)than the one in the hall.

6. Does Fred feel better (weller/better) today than he did yesterday?

7. This vegetable soup tastes very good (good/well).

8. While trying to balance the baskets on her head, the woman walk more awkwardly (awkwarder/more awkwardly) than her daughter.

9. Jane is the least (less/least) athletic of all the woman.

10. My cat is the prettier (prettier/prettiest) of the two.

11. This summary is the best (the better/the best) of the pair.

12. Your heritage is different from (from/than) mine.

13. This painting is less impressive (less impressive/leas impressive) than the one in the other gallery.

14. The colder the weather gets, the sicker (sicker/the sicker) i feel.

15. No sooner had he received the letter than (when/ than) he called Maria.

16. A mink coat costs twice more than (twice more than/twice as much as) a sable coat.

17. Jim has a few (little/few) opportunities to play tennis as I.

18. That recipe calls for much (many/much) more sugar than mine does.

19. The museum is the farthest (farther/farthest) away of the three buildings.

20. George Washington is more famous (famouser/more famous) than John Jay.