Inglés II - Temas 5 y 6

Which of the following sentences contain a reduced relative clause?. Some of the most famous places known by everybody are in Sidney. Have you seen the woman sitting on the bench?. That was the day when everybody met. A lot of new animals and plants were found in the new island, which was discovered in the XVII century.

What would you express with the following sentence: “I wish you stop cutting me off in the middle of a sentence”?. a complaint. a strong wish for the present. an application. uncertainty.

Which of the following pairs rhyme?. stone / blown. brown / town. load / loud. now / know.

Which of the following are defining relative clauses?. He took a bus that was at the gate of the hotel. The story which he read was fantastic. Paco phoned Andrés, who is one of his best friends. The person he spoke to was really happy.

How would you agree with the following statement: “She said she was terribly tired"?. So was I. So do I. Neither was I. Neither did I.

Choose a suitable relative pronoun to complete this sentence: “I will never go back to the park ___ we first met”. where. that. who. which.

Which of the following sentences contain a relative clause?. Sometimes Paco does not know the place that he will visit next. Paco knew a man who helped him in Sidney. The Opera House, which is in Sidney, is fantastic. He said that he would go to Melbourne next.

Choose a suitable pronoun to complete this sentence: “Paco wanted to visit the National Library of Australia, ___ was closed when he arrived”. which. that. who. where.

Which of the following are not relative pronouns?. How. Where. Whom. Which. That.

Which of the following inverted sentences are correct?. Not only did he know how to get there, but also when the best moment was. Hardly ever has Paco travelled on his own. Not only he knew how to get there, but also when the best moment was. Hardly ever Paco has travelled on his own.

Which of the following relative clauses refer to the whole previous sentence (sentential relative clauses)?. He is a hard-working person, which will make him get a degree. He walks 20 km. a day, which helps keep fit. All the kilometres which he walks every day help him keep fit. He knows a hard-working person who lives next to him.

What characterizes sentential relative clauses?. The relative pronoun used is always “which”. They refer to the whole previous sentence. “That” can be used instead of “which”. They refer to a noun that appears immediately before the relative clause.

Which of the following pairs rhyme?. cartoon / soon. two / too. moon / noon. too / to. book / foot.

Which of the following sentences would you choose to express that you would like to have a house in Mérida. If only I had a house in Mérida. I wish I will have a house in Mérida. I wish I have a house in Mérida. If only I have a house in Mérida.

Choose a suitable relative pronoun to complete this sentence: “I will never speak again to someone ___ is so rude”. who. which. where. whom.

And which one would you use to express a regret of the past?. Past perfect. Past simple. Present perfect. Present simple. Present continuous.

What would you express with the following sentence: “I wish you would stop me off in the middle of a sentence”?. a complaint. a strong wish for the present. an application. uncertainty.

Which tense would you use after “I wish” or “If only” to express a wish for the present or the future?. Past simple. Present perfect. Present simple. Past perfect. Present continuous.

And how would you invert this one: “If I were you I would not phone him again”?. Were I you I would not phone him again. If were I you I would not phone him again. Would not phone him again were I you. If I were you, would I not phone him again.

How would you agree with the following statement: “I´ve never been to Australia”?. Neither have I. I haven´t too. So have I. Either have I.

What characterizes multi-word verbs?. They always have more than one world. They can be separable and inseparable. They are very easy to learn. All of them are intransitive.

Where would you place the adverbial phrase “No sooner” in the following sentence: _____a____ had Paco ____b_____ entered the library than he took a book"?. a. b. It is indifferent.

And which of the following are non-defining?. I know that he came to Madrid, where he lived a long time ago. I didn´t know how to phone María, whom you saw yesterday. The explorer that discovered Australia was a navigator. Do you know the guide who helped Paco?.

What are phrasal prepositional verbs?. Verbs followed by an adverb and a preposition. Verbs followed by an adverb. Verbs followed by a preposition. Verbs used after prepositions.

Which of the following relative pronouns or adverbs could be dropped?. He doesn´t know the man who we talked to yesterday. Sonia has never gone to the places which Paco is visiting. I´ll go to Canberra, which is the capital city of Australia, in three days. What is the building which is at the end of the street?.

What characterizes reduced relative clauses?. They are always introduced by a relative pronoun. The relative pronoun can be dropped. Relative adverbs cannot be used. The relative pronoun is dropped.

Choose the correct preposition for this sentence: `Turn ___ right ___ the traffic lights.´. … - at. in - at. on - in. at - at. … - in.

Choose the correct option for this sentence: `Let´s take a taxi so that we ___ late.´. aren´t. won´t be. will be. have been. will have been.

Choose the correct word to complete this idiomatic expression: `All cats are grey in the ___.´. Dark. Light. Street. Night. Black.

Which of the following connectors is not valid to summarize?. The end. To sum up. In shot. In conclusion. On the whole.

Choose the correct word to complete this idiomatic expression: `When there is a will, there is a ___.´. Way. Form. Choice. Sight. Solution.

Choose the correct preposition for this sentence: `She is sitting ___ the chair ___ the piano.´. On – next to. In – above. On – below. On – at. On – above.

Choose the correct option for this sentence: `I´m going to study harder ___ pass all my exams in June.´. In order to. So to. For to. In order that. As to.

Choose the correct preposition for this sentence: `Where is the clock, I can´t see. It´s ___ the blackboard.´. Above. Over. Under. Between. Through.

Which of the following pairs do not rhyme?. Mayonnaise – layer. Employer – Lawyer. Mayor – player. Soya – Loyal.

The sentence “As it was raining, we didn´t go out” is a... Contrast clause. Time clause. Consecutive clause. Final clause. Cause and effect clause.

Choose the correct preposition for this sentence: “The bird flew into the room ___ the window.". Trough. Across. From. Above. Below.

What type of clause is this: `It was such a heavy case that he couldn´t lift it´?. Consecutive. Final. Contrast. Cause and effect. Time.

Choose the correct preposition `I have to look _ _ _ these documents very carefully.´. Through. After. Up. At. Over.

Which is the correct option to complete this sentence: `He is _ _ _ popular singer that he sells thousands of CDs´?. Such a. So. Such. Such an. As.

Which one of these pairs does not contain synonyms?. Put up with – participate. Give up – abandon. Look for – search. Get on – improve. Look after – take care of.

Which is the correct conjunction to give full meaning to this sentence: `I put on my coat _ _ _ it was too cold´?. As. However. Although. So as to. So.

Complete the following sentence with the correct conjunction: `_ _ _ it was very hot, he didn´t take his coat off.´. Although. In spite of. Such. As. Since.

Which conjunction cannot be used in contrast clauses?. Therefore. Although. Despite. But. However.

Which of the following connectors cannot be used when sequencing?. On the other hand. Secondly. To sum up. Then. Afterwards.

Choose the correct prepositional phrase for this sentence: The cat spilt the milk _ _ _ the kitchen floor. All over. Away from. Apart from. Along with. With along.

Choose the best connector to complete this sentence: `___ it was raining, we didn´t stay at home. Although. As. Besides. Therefore. Nevertheless.

Which of the following pairs do not rhyme?. Fire – hour. Sour – tower. Entire – empire. Shower – power.

Which is the right phrasal verb to substitute the verb underlined in the following sentence: `My teacher was educated in South England.´. Brought up. Brought in. Looked after. Brought after. Looked up.

Choose the correct idiom meaning the same as this sentence: “There was too much fuss although it wasn´t so important". A storm in a tea cup. Under a cloud. Make heavy weather of. Under the weather.

Which is the correct verb tense to complete this sentence: `By the time I came back home, my parents _ _ _ dinner´?. Had already had. Had already. Have already. Are already having. Have already.

Which of the following connectors is not valid to express personal opinion?. In the first place. As far as I am concerned. From my point of view. In my opinion. In my view.

Which is the second part of this sentence: `The baby woke up…´?. Since the dog was barking. As she was very happy. Because we were running short of food. As the light went off. Because her mother had an invitation letter.

Which once is not a time conjunction?. Whereas. When. Once. Since. After.

Which is the correct option to complete this sentence: `He was _ _ _ happy that he invited us for dinner´?. So. Such. Such a. Such an. As.

Which is the right phrasal verb to substitute the verb underlined in the following sentence: `The meeting was postponed until the following week´. Put off. Put on. Get off. Get on. Get in for.

Choose the best connector to complete this sentence: `I love great Britain, _ _ _ it´s my favourite country´. In fact. Despite. Apart from that. However. Moreover.

Choose the correct verb form for this final clause: Aio and Amahau left Paco alone so that he _ _ _ pack his things. Could. Can. Would. Must.