1. Read the sentence: “The sun rises in the east.” Choose the correct structure.
(A) The sun rises in the east.
(B) In the east rises the sun.
(C) The sun in the east rises.
(D) Rises the sun in the east.
2. Read the sentence: “Birds sing in the morning.” Choose the correct passive form.
(A) Birds are sung in the morning.
(B) In the morning birds sing.
(C) The morning is sung by birds.
(D) Birds sing in the morning.
3. Read the sentence: “She writes a letter every day.” Choose the correct transformation using a cleft sentence.
(A) It is she who writes a letter every day.
(B) She every day writes it a letter.
(C) Every day writes a letter she.
(D) A letter is written every day she.
4. Read the sentence: “The children played in the park yesterday.” Identify the correct reduced clause version.
(A) The children, playing in the park yesterday, enjoyed themselves.
(B) The children played yesterday in park.
(C) Playing in the park yesterday, the children enjoyed themselves.
(D) Children in park played yesterday.
5. Read the sentence: “I met my friend at the station.” Choose the correct passive transformation.
(A) I was met by my friend at the station.
(B) At the station my friend met me.
(C) My friend was met by me at the station.
(D) My friend met me at the station.
6. Read the sentence: “They will complete the project soon.” Choose the correct question form.
(A) Will they complete the project soon?
(B) They will complete soon the project?
(C) Complete they the project soon?
(D) The project will they complete soon?
7. Read the sentence: “He is reading a book under the tree.” Choose the correct structure for emphasis.
(A) Reading under the tree, he a book is.
(B) He under the tree is reading a book it.
(C) It is a book that he is reading under the tree.
(D) A book he is reading under the tree it.
8. Read the sentence: “The cat chased the mouse through the garden.” Choose the correct reduced relative clause form.
(A) The mouse was chased the cat through garden.
(B) Chased the mouse, the cat was through the garden.
(C) The cat chased the mouse, through garden it.
(D) The cat, chasing the mouse through the garden, was fast.
9. Read the sentence: “She always helps her classmates.” Identify the correct negative inversion.
(A) Never does she fail to help her classmates.
(B) Always she helps her classmates.
(C) She never helps her classmates.
(D) Helps she never her classmates.
10. Read the sentence: “I have never seen such a beautiful painting.” Choose the correct emphatic structure.
(A) I have such a beautiful painting never seen.
(B) I never seen have such a beautiful painting.
(C) Such a beautiful painting I never have seen.
(D) Never have I seen such a beautiful painting.
11. Read the sentence: “The teacher explained the lesson clearly.” Choose the correct passive transformation.
(A) The teacher was explained the lesson clearly.
(B) Explained clearly the teacher did the lesson.
(C) The lesson was explained clearly by the teacher.
(D) Clearly the lesson explained by the teacher.
12. Read the sentence: “We are visiting the museum tomorrow.” Choose the correct question form.
(A) We the museum are visiting tomorrow?
(B) Visiting are we the museum tomorrow?
(C) Are we visiting the museum tomorrow?
(D) Tomorrow we are visiting the museum?
13. Read the sentence: “The movie was so interesting that everyone enjoyed it.” Choose the correct cleft sentence.
(A) So interesting was the movie that everyone enjoyed it it.
(B) The movie it was so interesting that everyone enjoyed it.
(C) Everyone enjoyed it that was the movie so interesting.
(D) It was the movie that was so interesting that everyone enjoyed it.
14. Read the sentence: “I finished my homework before dinner.” Choose the correct reduced clause.
(A) Having finished my homework, I ate dinner.
(B) I finished my homework, having before dinner.
(C) Before dinner, finished I my homework.
(D) I having finished my homework before dinner.
15. Read the sentence: “She didn’t attend the meeting because she was sick.” Choose the correct inversion.
(A) Sick she was, she did not attend the meeting.
(B) Because she was sick, she didn’t attend the meeting.
(C) Not attending the meeting was she because she was sick.
(D) Because sick she was, did not she attend the meeting.
16. Read the sentence: “The children are playing football in the yard.” Choose the correct passive form.
(A) The children is playing football in the yard.
(B) Football is being played by the children in the yard.
(C) Playing football the children are in the yard.
(D) Football played the children in the yard are.
17. Read the sentence: “I will call you as soon as I arrive.” Choose the correct cleft sentence.
(A) It is as soon as I arrive that I will call you.
(B) I will call you as I arrive soon that.
(C) As soon as I arrive, I will it call you that.
(D) Call you I will as soon as arrive I.
18. Read the sentence: “He solved the problem quickly.” Choose the correct emphasis structure.
(A) The problem quickly solved by him it was.
(B) Solved the problem he quickly did.
(C) Quickly the problem he solved.
(D) It was he who solved the problem quickly.
19. Read the sentence: “I met a famous author yesterday.” Choose the correct passive transformation.
(A) A famous author was met by me yesterday.
(B) Yesterday I was met a famous author.
(C) I met by a famous author yesterday.
(D) Met a famous author yesterday was I.
20. Read the sentence: “We will finish the work by next week.” Choose the correct question form.
(A) Finish will we the work by next week?
(B) We will finish by next week the work?
(C) Will we finish the work by next week?
(D) By next week will finish we the work?
21. Read the sentence: “The students read the book carefully.” Choose the correct passive structure.
(A) The book was read carefully by the students.
(B) The students carefully read the book.
(C) Carefully read by the students the book.
(D) The book carefully read by students.
22. Read the sentence: “He cannot attend the class because he is ill.” Choose the correct inversion for emphasis.
(A) Because ill he is, cannot attend the class he.
(B) Ill he is, he cannot attend the class.
(C) Cannot attend the class he because ill is.
(D) He cannot attend the class because ill he is.
23. Read the sentence: “The company will launch the new product next month.” Choose the correct question form.
(A) Will the company launch the new product next month?
(B) The company will launch next month the new product?
(C) Launch will the company the new product next month?
(D) Next month will the company launch the new product?
24. Read the sentence: “She has written three books so far.” Choose the correct cleft sentence.
(A) Three books has she so far written it.
(B) She has written so far it is three books.
(C) It is three books that she has written so far.
(D) Has she written three books it so far.
25. Read the sentence: “I was surprised by the news.” Choose the correct passive structure.
(A) The news surprised me.
(B) I was surprised by the news.
(C) By the news I was surprised.
(D) Surprised I was by the news.
26. Read the sentence: “He rarely goes to the market.” Choose the correct negative inversion.
(A) Rarely does he go to the market.
(B) He rarely does go to the market.
(C) Goes rarely he to the market.
(D) He goes rarely to the market.
27. Read the sentence: “I will help you if you need assistance.” Choose the correct cleft sentence.
(A) You will I help if assistance need.
(B) I will help you, if need assistance you.
(C) It is if you need assistance that I will help you.
(D) Assistance if you need, I will help you it.
28. Read the sentence: “They had completed the project before the deadline.” Choose the correct reduced clause.
(A) Having completed the project, they finished before the deadline.
(B) Completed the project before the deadline, they had.
(C) Before the deadline they had completed the project.
(D) They had the project completed before the deadline.
29. Read the sentence: “The baby is sleeping peacefully in the crib.” Choose the correct passive version.
(A) The crib is being slept in peacefully by the baby.
(B) The baby sleeps peacefully in the crib.
(C) Peacefully the baby sleeps in the crib.
(D) Sleeping peacefully is the baby in the crib.
30. Read the sentence: “I have never tasted such delicious food before.” Choose the correct inversion.
(A) Never I have tasted before such delicious food.
(B) I have never before tasted such delicious food.
(C) Tasted never before I have such delicious food.
(D) Never before have I tasted such delicious food.