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Advanced Grammar.           

 

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WRITING

 

 

 

 

 

 


 S t r a t e g y :

 

              strategy text:

             writing is a good exercise to detect, work on,  and correct grammar errors .

Zone de Texte: Free writing activity:


                           

     

          Write about a strange or funny experience that you have undergone or that one of  your friends or relatives has undergone in the past.

 

 

 


 

Zone de Texte: V E R B S

 

 

 

 

 


Verbs are defined as words that with nouns make a statement, a  command or a request, or ask a question about someone or something.

 

I/ MOOD  OF VERBS:      Verbs are divided into three moods:

 

      A/ the indicative mood that indicates facts and realities

Ø John is a doctor

Ø Are the students in class?

Ø Please forgive me !

 

B/ the imperative mood which is used to give orders.

Ø Do your homework right now.

Ø Don’t smoke in class.

 

C/ the subjunctive mood is used for hypothetical or contrary to fact  conditions.

Ø Indicative             :           Zineb exercises every day.

Ø Subjunctive          :           it’s necessary that Zineb exercise every day.

            it’s necessary that Zineb Be on time.

                                                           it’s necessary that Zineb Were  on time.

 

N.B :   

 

T  The subjunctive mood is always used in sentences introduced by expressions of influencing,

            asking, ordering and demanding such as:

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verbs (all tenses) =   INFINITIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


T   With sentences that contain the words if  or  wish  we always use the plural    

           form of  be  (were) in the past never was:

 

Ø Zineb wishes she were  born in USA.

Ø If I were you I would choose to go to Dallas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II/ CAUSATIVE VERBS:

 

Causative verbs are the verbs which are used to cause or force someone to do something. The sentence has two subjects the main subject is not the doer of the action but he only causes the second subject to do the job.  The causative verbs are make, have and get.

 

Ø The teacher  has       Zineb review  the lesson.

Ø The teacher  makes  Zineb review  the lesson.

Ø The teacher  gets      Zineb to review  the lesson.

 

 

N.B:    Notice the different usage of   “to have”  used as a verb, as an auxiliary and as a  causative verb:

Ø As a verb (to possess)                        :           Linda has some homework to do.

Ø As an auxiliary (perfect tense)           :           Linda has done  her homework.

Ø As a causative verb                            :           Linda has Zineb do her homework.

 

 

Zone de Texte:      
 
 
 
 
 
    HAVE 
    MAKE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
                                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                   GET

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


III/ SO – TOO // EITHER – NIETHER:

 

      Those four words are only used to avoid repetition. So and too are used to avoid a positive repetition while either and  neither avoid a negative repetition.

 

A/ Affirmative

 


Ø  Zineb is a student

Ø  John   is a student

 

 


Ø  Zineb studies very hard

Ø  John   studies very hard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Ø  Zineb can help me

Ø  John   can help me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/ Negative

 


Ø  Zineb isn’t a student

Ø  John   isn’t a student

 

 


Ø 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Zineb doesn’t study very hard and:

 
Zineb doesn’t study very hard

Ø  John   doesn’t study very hard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Ø 

Ø  John  can’t  either

Ø  neither  can  John.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Zineb can’t  help me:

 
Zineb can’t  help me

Ø  John   can’t  help me

 

 

 

 

 

     IV/ BE USED TO // USED TO:

 

Be used to should always be followed by ”ING” and it refers to actions that we have just been familiar or accustomed to doing them. We didn’t in the past.

“Used to” should be used with past time habits that we had in the past but that we no more do or have

them now.

 

Ø   Clara  is used to    smoking  cigarettes.    (she didn’t in the past but now she starts smoking)

Ø   Clara  used to        smoke     cigarettes.    (she had the habit of smoking in the past but now she stopped)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


1.     While I was driving to work this morning, I……………………….about my briefing.

a.         Think

b.        Was think

c.         Will think

d.        Was thinking.

 

2.     first, I went to the movie; then I…….some pizza.

a.         eat

b.         will eat

c.         ate

d.         am eating.

 

3.     Before  the  firemen  could  extinguish the flames, the house……………..……………………………

a.         Will already burn down

b.         Was already burn down

c.         Is already burn down

d.         Had already burned down.

 

4.     When I was a child; I always ….....my homework.

a.         did

b.         do

c.         will do

d.         have done

 

5.     Before it was raining, we …...…..……..the picnic.

a.         cancel

b.         canceled

c.         are cancel

d.         cancels

 

6.     I ……………………..…the taste of raw tomatoes ever since I was a little boy.

a.         like

b.         am like

c.         liking

d.         have liked

 

7.     I  need  to  borrow  some  money  because  I ……………to bring my wallet this morning.

a.         forget

b.         am forget

c.         will forget

d.         forgot

 

8.     While I was in college, I…….on most of my tests.

a.         cheat

b.         have cheat

c.         cheated

d.         am cheating.

 

9.     You may leave now, unless you …………to hear the same lecture again.

a.         wanted

b.         want

c.         are wanting

d.         will be wanted.

10.  Just as I was walking into the classroom, the bell ………………..…….

a.         ring

b.         ringing

c.         rang

d.         did rung

 

11.  I will wait in the car  while you ….in the store.

a.         shops

b.         sopped

c.         will be shop

d.         shop.

 

12.  Before I could step on the brake, I..… the dog.

a.         will hit

b.         was hit

c.         hit

d.         have hit.

 

13.  Because it ……….……….so much last night, I was unable to play soccer.

a.         rain

b.         rains

c.         rained

d.         raining

 

14.  Just as I walked outside, it …….……..to rain.

a.         started

b.         starts

c.         starting

d.         is start

 

15.  Before I mail this letter tomorrow, I …..…..it.

a.         am reread

b.         will reread

c.         did reread

d.         rereading.

 

16.  I was sitting in my car when …………..……..

a.         the storm start

b.         starts the storm

c.         the storm started

d.         the storm is start

 

17.  While  you  are  taking  the  test  tomorrow, I………………..your papers.

a.         read

b.         am reading

c.         will be reading

d.         have read.

 

18.  the  policeman  shot  the  suspects  before  they ……………………………………..

a.         will surrender

b.         could surrender

c.         surrender

d.         are surrender


 

 

1.   Al’s doctor insists……….……for a few days.                9.   The  team really looks good tonight because the                   

(A) that he is resting                                            coach had them ………....every night this week.

(B) his resting                                                                        (A) practice

(C) him to rest                                                                        (B) to practice

(D) that he rest                                                                       (C) practiced

                                                                                                                      (D) the practice

2.   I don’t like iced tea, and …………………….

                        (A) she doesn’t too                                         10.  would you mind ……………………….please?

(B) either doesn’t she                                                             (A) to answer the telephone

(C) neither does she                                                               (B) answering the telephone

(D) she doesn’t neither                                                          (C) answer the telephone

                                                                                                                      (D) to the telephone answering

 

3.  We wish that you …………..…. such a lot of       11.  You …...…….…….your seats today if you want

     work,  because  we know that you would have             to go to the game.

     enjoyed the party.                                                             (A) had better to reserve                           

                        (A) hadn’t  had                                                                      (B) had to better reserve

                        (B) hadn’t                                                                              (C) had better reserve

(C) didn’t have had                                                                (D) hadn’t have                                                                  (D) had to reserve better

 

4.  Since your  roommate  is  visiting  her family       12.  If it ………….….so late, we could have coffee

                on the  weekend,……..…….you like to have                   (A)  wasn’t

                dinner with  us tonight?                                                     (B) isn’t

                        (A) Will                                                                                 (C) weren’t

                        (B) won’t                                                                               (D) not be

                        (C) do

            (D) wouldn’t     

                                                                                  13. Your sister used to visit you quite often, ……….

5.  Please …….…..….photocopies of documents.                            (A) didn’t she

                        (A) not to submit                                                                   (B) doesn’t she

                        (B) do not submit                                                                   (C) wouldn’t she

                        (C) no submit                                                                         (D) wouldn’t

                        (D) not submit                                                           

                                                                                                          14. If Bob ………...……….with us, he would have

6.  I……………...bacon and eggs every morning.                   had a good time.

                        (A) am used to eat                                                                 (A) would come

                        (B) used to eating                                                                   (B) would have come   

                        (C) am used to eating                                                             (C) had come

                        (D) used to eat                                                                       (D) came

 

 

7.  Frankly, I’d rather you …….……….anything                  15. We  were  hurrying because we thought that the

                  about it for the time being.                                                     Bell ……………………….

                        (A) do                                                                                    (A) had already rang

                        (B) didn’t do                                                                          (B) has already rang

                        (C) don’t                                                                                (C) had already rung

                        (D) didn’t                                                                               (D) have already ringing

 

8.  Since they  aren’t answering  their   telephone,

                  they …………………….

(A)    must have left

(B)    should have left

(C)    need have left

(D)    can have left

 

 

 

 

 

1.  I hadn’t  expected  James  to  apologize, but  I     9.  Would you please …………..…….write on the

     had Hoped ………….…………..                                     books?

(A) him calling me                                                                 (A) don’t

(B) that he would call me                                                       (B) not to

                        (C) him to call me                                                      (C) not

                        (D) that he call me                                                     (D) to not

 

2.  My  husband  lived  at  home  before  we were    10.  The old man asked her to move because

     married, and so …………………….                                         he …………………………..….in that chair.

(A) did I                                                                                 (A) used to sit

(B) had I                                                                    (B) was used to it

(C) I had                                                                    (C) used to sitting

(D) I did                                                                     (D) was used to sitting

 

            3.  Does your new secretary ……….…shorthand?    11.  After the way she treated you, if I……….in

                        (A) know to take                                                   your  place, I  wouldn’t  return  the  call.

                        (B) know how to take                                                (A) be

                        (C) know how take                                                                (B) am

                        (D) know how taking                                                 (C) was

(D) were

 

            4.  Tommy had his big brother……….……….his                 12.  If  I…………..….the flu I would have gone

                shoes for him                                                                            with you.

                        (A) will tie                                                                             (A) hadn’t

                        (B) tie                                                                         (B) hadn’t had

                        (C) tied                                                                       (C) didn’t have

                        (D) tying                                                                    (D)wouldn’t have had

 

            5. I wish that the weather………..….not so warm      13.  He’s taken his medicine, ……………….?

                        (A) was                                                                                  (A) hasn’t he

                        (B) be                                                                                    (B) didn’t he

                        (C) were                                                                     (C)  doesn’t he

                        (D) is                                                                         (D) isn’t he

 

            6.  His  English  teacher  recommends  that                           14.  Your mother and I are looking forward…………

                 he …………….a regular degree program.                                you.

                        (A) begin                                                                    (A) of seeing

                        (B) begins                                                                  (B) for seeing

                        (C) will begin                                                             (C) to see

                        (D)is beginning                                                                      (D) to seeing

 

7.  Let’s go out for dinner, …………..………….?             15.  It is imperative that you …………….there

                                                                                           in person.     

                        (A) will we                                                                 (A) be                                                   

                        (B) don’t we                                                               (B) will be                                                       

                        (C) shall we                                                                (C) will                                                                                   (D) are we                                                                  (D) are                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

8.  I’d ……....the operation unless it is absolutely

      necessary.

(A)   rather not have

(B)    not rather had

(C)    rather not to have

(D)   rather not having

 

 

 

1.  The brakes need……………………….....             9.  The  man who was  driving the truck would not

(A)   adjusted                                                           admit that he had been at fault, and…………....

                        (B) to adjustment                                                        (A) neither the other driver

                        (C) to adjust                                                                           (B) neither would the other driver

                        (D) adjusting                                                                          (C) neither had the other driver

                                                                                                                      (D) the other driver neither

2.  I wish that we …...……....with my brother

                   when he flies to England next week.                              10.  If it……...…rain, we’ll have the party outside.

                        (A) could go                                                                          (A) wouldn’t

                        (B) had gone                                                                          (B) doesn’t

                        (C) will go                                                                              (C) didn’t

                        (D) are going                                                                          (D) won’t

 

3.  Are you sure Miss smith ……………....use           11.  Excuse  me,  but  it  is  time  to  have  your

                the new  equipment?                                                    temperature…………………………...…....

                        (A) knows to                                                                          (A) taking

                        (B) knows the                                                                        (B) to take

                        (C) knows how to                                                                  (C) take                                                                                                                                                

                        (D) knows how                                                                      (D) taken

 

4.  Mary and John ……………....to the parties                      12.  Almost everyone fails …………………....the 

    at the Student Union every Friday.                                driver’s test on the first try.

                        (A) used to go                                                                        (A) passing

                        (B) use to go                                                                          (B) to have passed

                        (C) are used to go                                                                  (C) to pass

                        (D) were used to go                                                               (D) in passing

 

5.  You …..…....me, because I didn’t say that.           13.  Mike had hoped …………………....his letter.

                        (A) must misunderstand                                                         (A) her to answer

                        (B) must be misunderstanding                                    (B) that she answer

                        (C) must have misunderstood                                    (C) that she would answer

                        (D) had to misunderstand                                                      (D) her answering

 

6.   ………….....you rather sit by the window?          14.  I think that you had better…………………....

                        (A) Don’t                                                               earlier  so  that  you  can get  to class on  time.

                        (B) will                                                                                  (A) to start to get up

                        (C) wouldn’t                                                                          (B) started getting up

                        (D) won’t                                                                   (C) start getting up

                                                                                                                      (D) to get up

7.  His government insisted that he……..…....

                until he finished his degree.                                               15.  Today’s  weather  isn’t  as  cold  as  it  was                                          

                        (A) should stay                                                                yesterday, ………………………………....?

                        (B) shall stay                                                                          (A) wasn’t it

                        (C) stayed                                                                              (B) was it

                        (D) stay                                                                      (C) isn’t it

                                                                                                          (D) is it

8.   After he had researched and……..…….his

                  paper  he  found some additional  material

      that he  should have included.

(A)     wrote

(B)     written

(C)     writing

(D)     have written

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zone de Texte: PRONOUNS:

 

 

 

 

 


Pronouns are words which are used to substitute or replace nouns to avoid repetition, emphasize or for other reasons. We have four main types of pronouns:

 

v  Subject pronouns are used to replace the subject of a sentence ( the doer of the action ),   

            while Object pronouns substitute for the object of the sentence ( receiver of the action ).

                                              

  

         (The receiver of the action)

 
 The teacher       helps           John.

                                                          (The doer of the action)

 

the action

 

 


                                                

 

 

 

                                       Ü     He            helps            him.

 

 

v  Possessive pronouns are used to show possession and ownership.

 

   That’s my money, It’s not yours or hers.

 

v  Reflexive or emphatic pronouns are used only to emphasize that the subject of the 

       sentence is the actual performer of the action. They can never be used as the main   

       subject of a sentence.

 

   The president,  himself,  told me the truth.

 

 

Zone de Texte: Types  of  Pronouns:

 

 

 

 


SUBJECT PRONOUNS

 

 

OBJECT PRONOUNS

 

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

 

REFLEXIVE  PRONOUNS

 

 

 

 

I

Me

My    /  mine

Myself

You

You

Your                         /    yours

Yourself

He

Him

His    /  his

Himself

She

Her

Her                  /  hers

Herself

It

It

Its                  /  its

Itself

We

Us

Our    /  ours

Ourselves

You

You

Your  /  yours

Yourselves

They

Them

Their  /  theirs

Themselves

 

 

N.B:                Subjective pronouns are used to replace the subject of the sentence while objective  

                 pronouns  substitute for the receiver of the action which is the object.

 

Ø Zineb   visits  Linda.

Ø She       visits  her.

 

                         So, when we want to use a subject pronoun we should look for the doer of the action in the sentence. However, to use an object pronoun we should search for the receiver of the action.

 

 

 


 

1.       The mother took…………...…..sick dog to the doctor.

a)      her

b)      its

c)      those

d)      his

 

2.       Where is …………………………….….book?

a)      me

b)      an

c)      these

d)      my

 

3.       I bought a new CD, but now I can’t find…..….

a)      them

b)      they

c)      it

d)      him

 

4.       Please give the new books to……………….…

a)      him and  I

b)      he and  I

c)      me and he

d)      him and me

 

5.       The commanding officer………………….will

         inspect  the barracks.

a)      themselves

b)      himself

c)      ourselves

d)      itself

 

6.       My mother lost…………………………..keys.

a)      hers

b)      his

c)      it’s

d)      her

 

7.       Give me that book! It’s………………………..

a)      mine

b)      himself

c)      herself

d)      ourselves

 

8.       I don’t want to be in a class with ….…….

         student who speaks Spanish all the time.

a)      others

b)      other

c)      another

d)      some others

 

9.       My wife hurt………………………………

a)      himself

b)      sheself

c)      ourself

d)      herself

 

 

10.    The car …………..I bought was a bargain.

a)      who

b)      which

c)      whom

d)      what

 

11.    Mind  your  own  business.  This  is  an argument between………….……...…..

a)      Joe and I

b)      He and I

c)      Him and I

d)      Him and me.

 

12.    He gave ………….bicycles for Christmas.

a)      My brother and I

b)      My brother and me

c)      I and my brother

d)      Me brother and I.

 

13.    That is …………….……………..……car.

a)      me

b)      my

c)      he

d)      him

 

14.    My father  took……..car to the repair shop yesterday.

a)      her

b)      his

c)      its

d)      me.

 

15.    The girls did this report all by…………….

a)      herselves

b)      theyselves

c)      themselves

d)      theirselves

 

16.    I want to thank you for inviting my wife and……………………………to dinner.

a)      I

b)      me

c)      we

d)      he.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

  1.  Tito was the only foreigner ……..…….I saw             9.  Do you know the woman ………. was hurt

                 at the convention.                                                       in the accident?

                        (A) whom                                                                   (A) which

                        (B) which                                                                    (B) whom

                        (C) who                                                                      (C) who

                        (D)  what                                                                    (D) whose

 

2.  They forgot about …….…….them to join us                   10.  I would like to leave a message for ……… if

     for lunch.                                                                     I may.

                        (A) us to ask                                                              (A) they

                        (B) us asking                                                              (B) them

                        (C) our asking                                                            (C) their

                        (D) we asking                                                             (D) theirs

 

3.  Our host family always invites my roommate       11.  A few of …………….. are planning to drive     

                  and ………..….to their house on Sundays.                        Florida during spring break.

                        (A) me                                                                        (A) who

                        (B) my                                                                       (B) us girls

                        (C) I                                                                           (C) girls we

                        (D) mine                                                                    (D) girls

 

4.  Because they usually receive the same score                    12.  This is the woman …….….…. the artist said

     on standardized  examination, there  is often                      posed as a model for the painting.

     disagreement as to ……………..is the better                                (A) who

                        (A) who                                                                     (B) whom

                        (B) which                                                                   (C) which

                        (C) whom                                                                   (D) whose

                        (D) whose

                                                                                              13.  Of  those  who took the  exam with Jane and

5.  I really appreciate ……. to help me, but I am                    …………….. I am the only one who studied

     sure that I  will be able to manage  by myself                    for it.

                        (A) you to offer                                                         (A) he

                        (B) your offering                                                       (B) his

                        (C) that you offer                                                       (C) him

                        (D) that you are offering                                            (D) himself

 

6.  Let you and …………….. agree to settle our        14.  Two of notebooks ………... Tom had lost on

                 differences  without  involving  any  of   the                           the bus were returned  to the main desk at his

                 other students.                                                              dormitory.

                        (A) I                                                                           (A) what

                        (B) myself                                                                  (B) who

                        (C) me                                                                                   (C) which

                        (D) my                                                                                   (D) whose

 

7.  If you had told us earlier ………….. he was,                   15.  He didn’t seem to mind ………………… TV

                 we could have introduced him at the meeting.              while he Was trying to study.

                        (A) who                                                                      (A) their watching

                        (B) which                                                                   (B) that they watch

                        (C) whom                                                                   (C) them watching

                        (D) whoever                                                               (D) them to watch

 

8.  I always ask my sister and ……... for advice.

                        (A) her

                        (B) she

                        (C) hers

                        (D) herself

 

 

 

Zone de Texte: N O U N S:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


I/ CARDINAL AND ORDINAL NUMBERS:

     

Cardinal numbers are used to give the number of things while ordinal numbers are used to give the exact order or classification of things:

A.     Zineb has  two  books.

B.     Zineb has  the second  book.

C.     Zineb has  book  two.

 

In sentence  “A”  the word two is used to show the number of the books. However in both sentences “B” and “C” we have only one book but it’s the second one not the first or the third, so the words “the second” and “two” are  used only to show the order of this book.

 

 

 

 

     II/ MODIFIERS AND DETERMINERS:

 

There are some modifiers that may be used only with count nouns (nouns that may be counted and made plural). There are some other modifiers that can be used only with non-count nouns (nouns that can not be counted or made plural). The third category are the modifiers that may be used with both types; count and non-count nouns:

 

 

 

Modifiers

Used with Count Nouns

 

 

Modifiers

Used with Non Count Nouns

 

Modifiers

Used with Both Count Nouns

And Non Count Nouns

 

 

 

Few – a few

Many

A number of

Each – every – both – several 

 

 

 

Little – a little

Much

A great deal of

An amount of

 

 

 

Not any / no

Some – a lot of

Plenty of

Most – all

 

 

 

 

      John needs some money. He decided to ask some friends to give him few dollars.

      I need plenty of money to buy a number of  T- shirts and several blue Jeans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Exercise I:       Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to complete the following sentences:

 

 

 

 

 

      


1.   Most  people want……………………..…….

a.    the freedom

b.    many freedom

c.    freedom

d.    lots freedom

 

2.   I want to buy………………...….…cigarettes.

a.    a

b.    some

c.    an

d.    a few of

 

3.   The teacher gives……….………..homework.

a.    too much

b.    many

c.    lot

d.    a

 

4.   Please may I have……….………..…..coffee.

a.    any

b.    both

c.    some

d.    much.

 

5.   I lost ………………………….…..….money.

a.    all

b.    my all

c.    all of me

d.    all of my

 

6.   I want a picture of……….…….…..elephants.

a.    the three

b.    those three

c.    them three

d.    this three

 

7.   There are ………….....cars in the parking lot.

a.    too much

b.    some much

c.    too many

d.    some many

 

8.   I bought……………………...……..…..book.

a.    some old

b.    old

c.    these old

d.    an old

 

9.       The police said they captured…….….robbery suspects.

a.    both of

b.    the both

c.    one

d.    both of the

10.    To get 100 on  the  ECL  test is  extremely    difficult. ……….students manage to do that.

a.    few

b.    a few

c.    some

d.    many

 

11.     I bought …………….….pies for the buffet.

a.    a

b.    one

c.    an

d.    several

 

12.     Tell ………………..students that they will  

          take the test.

a.    all of five

b.    the all five

c.    all five

d.    all the of five.

 

13.     The kids ate………….candy before supper.

a.    too many

b.    some of

c.    lot

d.    too much.

 

14.     I bought …….……….roses for my mother.

a.    severals red beautiful

b.    beautiful  red several

c.    beautiful several red

d.    several beautiful red.

 

15.     I like studying.……..……kind of exercise.

a.    this

b.    these

c.    those

d.    many.

 

16.     People in some countries don’t have…..……

a.    same freedoms

b.    those freedom

c.    the freedom

d.    freedom.

 

17.     I don’t like………….…..…...….exercises.

a.    this

b.    these

c.    those

d.    them.

 

 

 

 

 

 



1.  Please go to ……….……. pick up your ID card.        9.  It’s shame that  you have …..…….. time in New

                        (A) third window                                                 York on the tour.

                        (B) the window three                                                  (A) so few

                        (C) window third                                                        (B) so little

                        (D) the third window                                                  (C) a few

                                                                                                          (D) a little

 

2.  May I have two …………….... instead of beans,                  10.  We haven’t had ……….news from the disaster

            please?                                                                              since the earthquake.

(A) corn’s ear                                                             (A) many

(B) ear of corns                                                                      (B) quite a few

(C) corn ears                                                              (C) much

(D) ears of corn                                                         (D) some

 

3.  If  you  want  to find  good  information  about     

graduate  programs in  the  United  States,  look         11.  John F. Kennedy was  …..…….. of the U.S.A.

in ……………..….. of the College Blue Books.                                (A) he thirty-five president

(A)  volume two                                                         (B) the thirty-fifth president

(B)  volume second                                                    (C) the president thirty-fifth

(C)  the volume two                                                   (D) president the thirty-five

(D)     a few dollar

 

4.  Let’s buy our tickets while I still have…………..       12.  I’ll have a cup of tea and ……………………..

    left.                                                                                    (A) two toasts

(A) a few money                                                        (B) two piece of toasts

(B) a few dollar                                                          (C) two piece of toast

(C) a few dollars                                                        (D) two pieces of toast

                        (D) few moneys         

         13.  The  ticket  agent  said that the plane would be

         boarding at…………………….……………..

                      (A) the gate six

            (B) sixth gate

(C) gate six

(D) the six gate

 

  14.  The Chicago bus is parked at…………..……..

(A)  the lane two

(B)   the two lane

(C) lane two

(D) lane the two

 

  15.  We don’t have ………………….…... tonight

(A)  many homeworks

(B)   much homeworks

(C)   many homework

(D) much homework

 
           

5.  The  assignment  for  Monday  was  to  read

…………………………….. in your text books.

(A)   Chapter tenth                                                 11. The ticket agent said that the plane would be

(B)    the chapter ten                                                      boarding at_________

(C)    chapter the tenth                                                             (A) the gate six

(D)   the tenth chapter                                                             (B) sixth gate

                                                                                                    (C) gate six

6. I always put my best ……….. ...in a safe-deposit                         (D) the six gate

      box.

                  (A) jewelries

                        (B) jewlry’s pieces

                        (C) pieces of jewelry

                  (D) piece of jewelries

 

7.  I will need ……...….. about the climate before I     14. The Chicago bus is parked at________

      make a final decision.                                                                       (A) the lane two

                 (A) a few informations                                              (B) the two lane

                 (B) a few information                                                (C) lane two

                  (C) a little informations                                              (D) lane the two

                  (D) a little information

                                                                                        15. We

8.  Sending ……...… express mail” costs about ten   (A) many s

      times  as  much  as sending it “regular delivery.”                                                                             (C) many                                      (A) mails                                                                    (D) much homework

                  (B) a mail

                  (C) a piece of mail                                                                  

                  (D) pieces of a mail

 

 

 

Zone de Texte: MODIFIERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


I/   ARTICLES:

     

T  “A” and “An” are indefinite articles that should be used with count nouns (C.N) but never with non-count nouns (N.C.N).

Ø  John is a rich person (C.N).  He has money  (N.C.N) to burn.

     

T  “The”  is a definite article that may be used with count nouns and non-count nouns.

Ø  John is the rich person (C.N) who has the money  (N.C.N) to burn.

 

 

 

II/   SO /  TOO:

 

Both so and too are used to modify as well as intensify adjectives but “so” expresses the excess of something with the possibility of doing it while “too” shows also the excess of  something but with the impossibility of doing it.

 

Ø  The coffee is so  hot but I can drink it.

Ø  The coffee is too  hot,   I can’t drink it.

 

 

 

III/   COMPOUND NOUNS:

 

            When a noun functions as the adjective of another noun it’s always in its singular form even when it’s plural.

 

Ø  My daughter has  six years.      ( year   =  a noun ).

Ø  She  is  a  six  year  girl.           ( year   =  adjective  of the noun girl ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. She hasn’t seen her family ……….. three years                9.  The one in the window was ……….. expensive

          ago.                                                                                     that I couldn’t afford it.

                        (A) since                                                                                (A) so

                        (B) for                                                                                   (B) too

                        (C) from                                                                                (C) too much

                        (D) before                                                                  (D) very

 

2. Just put your coat in………..                                             10.  We used to go skiing in Michigan every winter

(A) the hall closet                                                       but I haven’t gone …….... the past five seasons.

(B) the closet of the hall                                                        (A) from

(C) the hall’s closet                                                                (B) for

(D) hall closet                                                                        (C) to

                                                                                                       (D) since

 

3. Bill came to work at the University thirty years    11.  It is……….. day that travel advisories have            

    ……….. to day.                                                            been issued for most of the major highways. 

                     (A) since                                                                    (A) such snowy    

                     (B) before                                                                              (B) so snowy

(C) from                                                                                (C) such a snowy       

(D) ago                                                                       (D) such snowy a       

                                                                                          

4.  This drink tastes a little ……….. to me.                12. Our reservation are for ………..

(A) strongly                                                                (A) sixth June

(B) so strong                                                              (B) six June

(C) strong                                                                   (C) the sixth of June

(D) too much strong                                                   (D) the six of June

 

5.  I like these dishes, but……….. is a little too                     13.  They listened……….. while the examiner

    small.                                                                             gave them the directions Part I.

(A) the tea cup                                                                       (C) attentive                                                         

(B) the cup of tea                                                       (B) attentively

(C)the tea’s cup                                                          (C) attentiveness

(D) tea cup for the tea                                                (D) attention

 

6.  My sister has a……….. baby .                              14.  The cookies that you sent over were…….. that

(A) two-months-old                                               I ate them all.

(B) two-month-olds                                                    (A) very good

(C) tow-months-olds                                                  (B) too good

(D) two-month-old                                                     (C) so good

                                                                                                       (D) good

 

7.  Jacobson’s is one of the most expensive              15.  You can give me a receipt if you want to, your

      …………….. in the city.                                              word is……………………...….…….. for me.

(A) departments store                                                 (A) enough good

(B) department stores                                                 (B) good as enough

(C) departments stores                                                           (C) good enough

(D) department stores                                                 (D) good than enough

 

8.  I don’t understand how John could have

     made ………….……….. in judgement.

(A)   such big mistake

(B)    such a big mistake

(C)    so a big  mistake

(D)   so big mistake

 

 

 

 

1. Sam usually does his work very ……….. and       9.  Could you please tell me the……………….. for

    well, but today he seemed preoccupied.                     Biology 457 and Chemistry610?

(A) careful                                                                 (A) rooms number

(B) careful manner                                                     (B) room number

(C) carefully                                                              (C) room’s number

(D) care                                                                      (D) room  numbers

 

2. Besides  being  expensive,  the  food  in  the                     10.  I think it’s ………. to take a few more pictures.

    Cafeteria tastes …………………..                                     (A) enough light

(A) badly                                                                   (B) light as enough

(B) too badly                                                              (C) light enough

(C) too much bad                                                       (D) enough as light

(D) bad

 

3. ………….. here since 1976 when her parents                   11.  Last Sunday was ……………….. that we took

   moved from New York.                                                 a drive in the country.

(A) She’s lived                                                                       (A) so beautiful day

(B) She’s living                                                                      (B) such a beautiful a day

(C) She was living                                                      (C) such a beautiful day

(D) She’d live                                                             (D) so beautiful a day

 

4. We’ll get …….... by train if we leave tonight.                   12.  The conference  was  organized  for  all of  the

(A) fast enough there                                             ……………………………….….. in the state.

(B) there fast enough                                                 (A) mathematic teachers

(C) there enough fast                                                 (B) mathematics teachers

(D) enough fast there                                                 (C) mathematics teacher

                                                                      (D) mathematic’s teachers

 

5. If the cab arrives …...……….., you will miss                    13.  It is difficult to find a …………...…….. in the

    your flight.                                                                    Washington area for less than $ 1200 a month.

            (A) lately                                                                    (A) two-bedroom apartment.

(B) lateness                                                                (B) two-bedrooms apartment

(C) more later                                                             (C) two-bedrooms apartments

(D) late                                                                                  (D) two-bedroom apartments

                                                                                 

6. It was …………..... that we went camping in         14.  I  am  especially  glad  that  Bob  decided  to               the mountains last weekend.                                                     come  to  the  party because we had not seen

(A) such nice weather                                           him ………………….……...several months.

(B) so nice a weather                                                 (A) since

(C) too nice weather                                                   (B) until

(B) nice weather so                                                    (C) before

                                               (D) for

                                                          

7. The  homecoming  football  game  will  be                        15.  John  and  I  like  to  watch  the  game  on  TV

    played on …………….…..                                            because we can see more ………than we could

(A) two September                                                 from a seat in the stadium.

(B) the second of September                                                  (A) clear

(C) September  tow                                                    (B) clearness

(D) the tow of  September                                          (C) clearly

                                                                                                       (D) clearer

8. Mary overslept and was …….….. late that                       

    she missed her bus.                                                           

(A) so                                                                        

(B) too

(C)much

(D) very

 

 

 

 

Zone de Texte:      COMPARATIVES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


N.B:

 

T  Never forget that those words should always be considered as one:

 

The same as                Different from

Alike                            Like

Similar                        Similar To

The same                    Not + As + Adj + As

                                         As +Adj + As              Not + So + Adj + As.

 

Ø  My car is the same as yours, but John’s car is different from ours.

Ø  The teacher is angry because our exams papers are alike.

 

 

 

T  Coordinate comparative is used when both things being compared are related to   

          each  other. One depends upon the other. When the first element is up the second    

          one increases in parallel and vise versa.

 

Ø  The more you study, the more  you progress.

Ø  The earlier  Zineb comes, the sooner we will arrive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.  I will return your  notes as soon as ….…..…..      8.  This new soap is much …………….. the others

     coping them.                                                              that I have tried.

(A)  I will finish                                                         (A)  different

(B)  I do finish                                                                       (B)  different that

(C)  I finish                                                                (C)  different from

(D)  I be finished                                                       (D)  different that

 

2.  ……………….……. the worse I seem to feel.      9. Ms. Jones isn’t as nice …………….. Ms. Smith.

(A)  When I take more medicine                                (A)  as

(B)  The more medicine I take                                               (B)  for

(C)  Taking more of the medicine                              (C)  like

(D)  More medicine taken                                          (D)  to

 

3.  We  will  have  to  be  careful  not  to  get  our     10.  The rooms in graduate Towers are……..……..

    suitcases  mixed  up  because  yours is  almost              Patterson Hall.

     the same …………………………….... mine.                   (A)  larger than

(A)  like                                                                     (B)  larger than that of

(B)  to                                                                        (C)  larger than those in

(C)  as                                                                        (D)  larger than in

(D)  that                                                                    

11.  We’ll be there as soon as we ………..…….. a  

4.  My new glasses cost me …….….. the last pair                   babysitter for our son.

     that  I  bought.                                                                  (A)  find

                        (A)  times three                                                                      (B)  found

                        (B)  three times more                                                             (C)  have found

                        (C)  three times as much as                                        (D)  was found

(D)  as much three times as

                                                                                              12.  They are ……………….. my other neighbors.

5. Although  she  is  very  popular,  she  is  not                                 (A)  more friendlier than

    …………………………………….. her sister.                    (B)  friendly than

(A)  pretty as                                                              (C)  friendly as

(B)  as pretty                                                              (D)  friendlier than

(C)  prettier than                                            

(D)  more pretty than                                      13.  Tuition at American university runs……..…..

                                                                                                   six thousand dollars a semester.

         6.  We are going to Florida as soon as …………..                 (A)  so high as

              taking our final exams.                                                     (B)  as high to

                     (A)  we’re finish                                                        (C)  as high as

                     (B)  we’ll finish                                                                     (D)  as high than

                     (C)  we’d finish                                                                    

                     (D)  we  finish                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                           14.  ……….. I get to know her, the more I like her

         7.  I would have paid …..…….. for my car if the                 (A)  For more

             salesman had insisted,  because I really                             (B)  More                                           

             wanted it.                                                                           (C)  The more

(A)     as much twice                                                    (D)  The most

(B)     much  twice

(C)     twice as much

(D)     times two

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zone de Texte: EMBEDDED QUESTIONS…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Double negations and double questions forms are considered as a common mistake in English the reason why we should try our best to avoid them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Where  is  the post-office please ?

 

 

  

 

 

                              

 

 

 

                                       The post-office  is near the hospital.

 

 

But we say:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


    I would like you to tell me.....

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                              (Affirmative)

 

Where  the post-office  is.

 
Please tell me.....

    Please show....

    I wonder.....

    I want to know.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            1.We  are  considering  buying  a  house  in               9. We had a disagreement……….. the bus was late.

   Gainesville,  but  we  want  to  find  out                             (A) because of

   ………………………….….. there first.                              (B) caused of

(A) what the taxes are                                                            (C) because

(B) what are the taxes                                                            (D) caused

(C) the taxes what  are                                                          

(D) the taxes are                                             10. …………………….. the light rain, the baseball

                                                                                              game  will  not  be  cancelled  unless  the  other

            2.Betty  moved  from  the  dormitory                               team  concedes.

   ……………………….... the noise.                                     (A) despite of

(A)    because of                                                                      (B) despite in                         

(B)    cause                                                                   (C) In despite

(C)    because                                                               (D) despite

(D)    caused from                                                                  

 

3. I didn’t hear ………..…….. when he gave             11. I don’t have any idea what ...….. for graduation.

    us the assignment.                                                              (A) does she want

(A) what the professor says                                       (B) she wants.

(B) that the professor said                                          (C) she want   

(C) what the professor said                                        (D) is she wanting      

(D) whish the professor says                                     

 

4. He  had to borrow a little money from  his                        12. We were both pleased ………….. honored to be

    brother ………………….. he could finish                         guests of the president.

    his  education without working.                                        (A) also

(A) so as                                                                                (B) and

(B) that                                                                                  (C) alike

(C) so that                                                                              (D) as

(D) in order so                                                          

 13. I wonder ……………………………... on sale.

      5. I  wonder  where………..………………..                                     (A) how much cost these shoes

(A) he did go                                                              (B) how much do these shoes cost

(B) did he go                                                              (C) how much these shoes cost

(C) he went                                                                (D) how much are these shoes cost

(D) went he                                                       

 

                                                                                        14. We moved to the front row ………….…….. we

6. Both Mary and Ellen, ………….. Jane, are                        could hear and see better.

         studying  nursing  at New York University.                        (A) so as

(A) as well as                                                            (B) so that

                        (B) well                                                                      (C) such

                        (C) as well to                                                              (D) such that

(D) and well as

 

            7. James  plays  not  only  on  the  basketball            15. Could you please tell me where ………….…..?

                squad …………………………………....                           (A) is the nearest bus stop located

                        (A) but on the baseball team                                      (B) the nearest bus stop is located

                        (B) but on the baseball team also                                           (C) is located the nearest bus stop

                        (C) also on the baseball team                                     (D) located is the nearest bus stop

                        (D) but also on the baseball team

 

8. …………….. his wealth, he is not spoiled.

                        (A) Despite of

                        (B) In despite

(B)   In spite of

(D) In spite

 

 

1. The data  on  the  winter  migration  patterns               8. In office longer than any other president,

                of the  Monarch butterfly is very ……….…..                        Franklin  Delano Roosevelt was elected

                        (A) interested                                                      …………………………….. four terms.

                        (B) interest                                                                 (A) while

                        (C) interesting                                                             (B) from

                        (D) of interest                                                                        (C) of

                                                                                                          (D) for

2. The cost of a thirty-second commercial on a

                network  television  station  is  $300.000,              9. California, ……….. more populous state

    ……………………….. for most businesses.                           than any of its Western neighbors, has

                        (A) so much                                                        greater representation in the House.

                        (B) much                                                                    (A) a

                        (C) very much                                                                       (B) it is a

                        (D) much too much                                                               (C) that a

                                                                                                        (D) is a

3. In the ocean, …………………….. more salt

                in the deeper water                                                 10. ……….. pine trees bear cones.

                        (A) is there                                                                 (A) Virtually types

                        (B) it may be                                                              (B) All types virtually of

                        (C) there is                                                                 (C) Virtually all types of

                        (D) it is                                                                                  (D) Types all virtually

 

4. Aluminum  is  used in  construction  because                    11. How many musical notes of the 11,000

                although  it  is light,  it can  hold up to ninety                    tones that human ear can distinguish

                pounds  of  pressure  per  square  inch                        ……….. in the musical scale?

    without  ……………………….……..                                (A) it is

                        (A) it cracks                                                               (B) is it

                        (B) to crack                                                                            (C) there are

                        (C) cracking                                                               (D) are there

                        (D) it will crack                                                                             

                                                                                              12. The  tendency  to  develop  cancer,  even

                                                                                                    in high-risk individuals, can be decreased

5. By the second year of production, the price                            ………………….. the amount of fruit and

                of a new piece of technology………….…..                             vegetables in the diet.

                significantly.                                                                                  (A) to increase

                        (A) will decreased                                                                  (B) for increase

                        (B) has decreased                                                       (C) for increasing

                        (C) will have decreased                                                         (D) by increasing

(D) will has decreased

 

6. If endangered species ……………………..                       13. In spite of the fact that 85 percent

               saved ,rainforests must be protected.                                   Of all societies allow the men to take

                        (A) are to be                                                                     more than one wife, most prefer monogamy

                        (B) be                                                                   ……….. polygamy

                        (C) can be                                                                   (A) than

            (D) will be                                                                             (B) to

                                                                                                         (C) for                                                                                                                                                                                 (D) that

7. A  colony  of  ants  is  often  observed

                 ………..…….. in cooperative activity.                  14. The average spoken sentence in conversational

(A) engaging                                                        English takes 2,5 ……………………………..

(B)to engages                                                             (A) for to complete

(C)engage                                                                   (B) completing

(D)engages                                                                 (C) to complete

(D) by completing

 

 

Do  your  best  to respect  time  limit..

Use  the  grammar  guidelines  As

cues to find out answers

to difficult questions.

Good lack.

 

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Final  Test :


   


 

PART A :           This section tests your ability to recognize language that is  appropriate  

                               for  written English grammar, word order, usage,    sentence structure and your 

                               understanding of an acceptable style of writing English.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. On the average, a healthy heart…….... to pump    8. The Pilgrims……..…..seven thousand dollars At

    five  tablespoons of  blood  with  every  beat.                        43 %  interest to make their journey in 1620.

(A) must                                                                     (A) lent

(B) ought                                                                    (B) borrowing

(C) can                                                                       (C) to lend

(D) should                                                                  (D) borrowed

                                                                                 

2. Only  twenty  years ago,  most  doctors  agreed     9. Stained glass becomes even more beautiful when

    ……...truthful with their terminally ill patients,          it ……..…...because the corrosion diffuses Light.

    a  trend  that  has  reserved  itself  in  modern                               (A) will age

    medical practice.                                                                (B) ages

(A) don’t to be                                                                       (C) are aging

(B) not to be                                                               (D) aged

(C) we shouldn’t been                                               

(D) not to been                                                                     

 

3. The New English states have had ……………..     10. All of the senses ………….…..smell must pass

    serious earthquakes  since  the  Ice  Age .                    through intermediate gateways to be processed.

(A) none                                                                    (A) until

(B) not any                                                                 (B) but

(C) not                                                                                   (C) to

(D) no                                                                         (D) for

 

4. ……………………..…..orangutans live alone.      11. Some  hybrid  flowers retain  the fragrant scent 

(A) Near all                                                         of the non hybrid, and…………………………..

(B) Almost all                                                                        (A) another

(C) The all                                                                  (B) the other

(D) The most all                                                         (C) some other

                                                                                  (D) others

 

5. More murders are reported …….…..December     12. North  American  Indian   tribes  used  sign        

    in  the U.S.A than  during  any  other  month.                         language …………..with tribes that spoke a

                        (A) on                                                                  different language or dialect.

(B) in                                                                          (A) to communicating

(C) at                                                                          (B) to communicate

(D) for                                                                       (C) for communicated

                                                                                  (D) for communicate                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. William  Tory  was one  of  the  first educators     13. Adult eagles let their off spring…………..nests  

    interested…………….…..a logical progression             near  their  original  nesting  area.                                  

    of  topics  in  the  school  curriculum.                                           (A) build        

(A) in establishing                                                      (B) builds

(B) for establishing                                                    (C) building

(C) establishing                                                                      (D) to build

(D) to establish   

                                                             

7. Nowadays,  microwaves  are  used  for cooking    14. A cure for juvenile diabetes ………….…..until                   telecommunications  …………………………..            more  funds  are  allocated  to  basic  research.

                        (A) and to diagnose medically                                  (A) won’t develop                                       

                        (B) and medical                                                                (B) aren’t developing

                        (C) and diagnosed medically                                                 (C) don’t develop

                        (D) and medical diagnosis                                          (D) won’t be developed

 

             


1.    If  the  weather  report  calls  for  an  80 %   

     probability  of  rain,  it  means  there’s     

     ..…..………………….…….. it will pour.

a.     not  much hope

b.     very little chance

c.     a good chance

d.     no chance 

 

2.    Paul............……………….............in a song.

a.     ask Art to join him

b.     asked Art to join him

c.     joined Art asking

d.     asked to Art to join him

 

3.     ..........………………......he was only an hour      

       late; don’t be so upset.

a.     All after

b.     Always after

c.     Afterward

d.     After all

 

4.    If you promise…………….…......….... angry     with  me,  I’ll tell you what I broke.

a.     get not

b.     not get

c.     not to get

d.     not getting.

 

5. Geoffrey Chaucer occupies  a .……….….....    

     place in English literature.

a.         most unique

b.         unique

c.         least unique

d.         very unique

 

6. When  you put  up  the shelf, remember that 

     …….nails are needed at each pressure point.

a.         one

b.         any

c.         a

d.         several

 

7. They  always give  the  available  seats     

     to………………………….…. comes first.

a.         whoever

b.         whom

c.         which

d.         whomever

 

8.  Our  father always tended to put Katherine

     and .……………………...........on a pedestal.

a.         I

b.         she

c.         mine

d.         me

 

9.    .........……………………...Pennsylvania Avenue   merchants  formed  a  group  to  decide  on  a special  street  sale.

a.    Any

b.    The

c.    A

d.    Its

 

10. My boss asked me to answer the phone, to take all messages, and …………..…...... some letters.

a.    to type

b.    typing

c.    type

d.    typewrite

 

11. We haven’t seen .……...... her sister…….... her.

a.    neither.……....nor

b.    either....……….or

c.    neither.………..or

d.    either.………...nor

 

12. Nancy asked if she could.....………........... some money  for  bus  fare  to  get  home.

a.    lend

b.    loan

c.    borrow

d.    get from

 

 13. Mr. Lombardi, a  football  coach,  always told his players that winning………….....everything.

a.    is

b.    will be

c.    was

d.    would be

 

14. One of  his  favorite  spiritual  Songo is  « we Are Climbing ......…….............. » .

a.    Jacobs Ladder

b.    Jacob Ladder

c.    the Jacob’s Ladder

d.    Jacob’s Ladder

 

15. Does Betty object to …..…..for her every night?

a.    your waiting

b.    that you wait

c.    since you wait

d.    for waiting

 

16. we  must  leave  the  party  at  exactly         

   9:00 .....…......... we’ll be late for work.

a.    for else

b.    other

c.    else

d.    otherwise

 

17.   She plays the flute .…………..…........an expert.

a.         like

b.         since

c.         as

d.         as if

18.   Their parents and.......………….............went to  

         the same church last weekend.

a.         me

b.         I

c.         myself

d.         mine

 

19.   Neither my brother ……......ever been to Texas.

a.         or I have

b.         nor I have

c.         or me has

d.         nor me have

 

20.   At the bus stop..........…......... a soldier and two      

         young  people  on their way to North Carolina.

a.         were

b.         was

c.         is

d.         sits and waits

 

21.   If the maid comes have her.……….....my shirts.

a.         washed

b.         washing

c.         to washing

d.         wash

 

22.   My  wife  and  I ........…………...smoke,  but we  

        don’t  anymore.

a.         used to

b.         are used to

c.         use to do

d.         used to do

 

23.   The  Welfare  Reform  Bill  was  segmented             

         and then divided…………......three different   subcommittees of the Congress .

a.         from

b.         with

c.         between

d.         among

 

24.   .................…........Ellen, Terri was the only girl   

        who attracted any attention.

a.         Except

b.         Unless

c.         Besides

d.         Accept

 

25.   The children listened ...…....... to the words of their grandfather.

a.    respectably

b.    respect fully.

c.    respectively

d.    respect

 

26.   I have always enjoyed .....…….......... of books.

a.         the kind

b.         this kinds

c.         these kind

d.         this kind

27. Of  Mexico  and Montreal, the former  is..…...

a.         larger

b.         more

c.         Largest

d.         most

 

28. By the  time  you  get  to Dallas  tomorrow, I ........……………...............for South-east Asia.

a.         shall have left

b.         will leave

c.         am leaving

d.         have already left

 

29. In order to proceed we must agree..........…...a plan  of  action .

a.         with

b.         on

c.         at

d.         in

 

30.  We had a.....………….....….............good time.

a.         real

b.         really

c.         most

d.         badly

 

31.  Heather was born .....….... Lima ......... August 7,1966  ...….......  3:30   in the afternoon.

a.         at…....by…...on

b.         in…….in…....in

c.         in…....on.…...at

d.         at…....at.…….at

 

32. Alfred has been out of work….…….three days.

a.         by

b.         since

c.         in

d.         for

 

33.   If  he  had  known  how  to repair the toaster,    

      he surely………………………………….....her.     

a.      would tell

b.      would have told

c.       will tell

d.      tells

 

34.  Is the bus station only twos blocks…….here ?

a.      by

b.      from

c.       to

d.      away

 

35.  That idiom should read :    I wouldn’t touch it   

 with a……………....pole.

a.      ten-foot

b.      ten foot

c.       ten feet

d.      foot ten

 

 

36.  If Jackie is as sick as you say, she...…..…..see  

       a doctor.

a.        better

b.        had better

c.         had rather

d.        would rather

 

37.  Irene………………... New Hampshire in 1976   

       and .……………….........in Virginia since then.

a.        left……………..worked

b.        has left…....has worked

c.         left..……….has worked

d.        has left………...worked

 

38.  Is it time for the game to begin……..………..?   

       No, not ……………………………………….....?

a.        already.……..……...yet

b.        yet........……..……...yet

c.         already……......already

d.        Yet..………...... already

 

39.  Ed promised that he….....finish the work on time

a.         will

b.         can

c.         shall

d.         would

 

40.            Francis has always enjoyed………......English.

a.         studying

b.         the study

c.         to study

d.         study

 

 

41.    …………..……………………........is full tonight.

a.         Some  moon

b.         Moon

c.         The moon

d.         A moon

 

42     ...…..……..practicing with the band this week?

a.         Has been Paul

b.         Has Paul been

c.         Has Paul

d.         Paul been 

 

43.    The committee decided to award the trophy to   

         Rob and....…………………………………..... .

a.         myself

b.         I

c.         my self

d.         me

 

44.    The  detective  thought  the  guilty  party  to be ……...........because I had the strongest  motive.

a.         me

b.         I

c.         myself

d.         mine

 

45.    No  one  objected  to  Harry’s  presiding  over  

          the  condominium  owners’   meeting,  what everyone……......objecting to was his rudeness.

a.         were

b.         have been

c.         was

a.         had been

 

 


                                                                                                                                  



1.      A friend of his recommended…………in this school.

a.     him to study

b.     he studied

c.     that he study

d.     he studies

 

2.  Q:    Did you have a good trip here?

A:    If  I………...….…., I wouldn’t be so tired now.

a.     had had

b.     did

c.     had

d.     would

 

3.  No sooner ……………………….…the phone rang.

a.   did I close the door when

b.   I  closed the door than

c.    had I closed the door when

d.   had I  closed the door than

 

4.  Her  advisor  arranged…………...…..the course for a grade  of  pass / fail.

a.     her to take

b.     for her to take

c.     that she takes

d.     she take

 

5.  ……………information was given to the passengers, and they were angry at being kept uninformed.

a.     A little

b.     A few

c.     little

d.     few

 

6.  The……….……people use fossil fuels, the better it’s for the environment.

a.     fewer

b.     less

c.     few

d.     little

 

7.  No  matter  what  we  do  now, it’s  apparent that the population of the earth……………...…considerably larger by the middle of the next century.

a.     will have been

b.     will be

c.     be

d.     is

 

8.  In none of the travel book……..…………a reference to this monument.

a.     I read did I find

b.     did I read I find

c.     did I read did I find

d.     I read I found

9.  They……………..…….……..if the weather had been better.

a.   might stay

b.   might have been stayed

c.    might had stayed

d.   might have stayed

 

10.   A .………….………money was spent on the project than had been planned.

a.   great many more

b.   quite a bit

c.    great deal more

d.   d. lot of

 

11.   Q:  did you have a car when you first came here?

A:  No. I wish I……..………..  .I would have seen a lot more.

a.   did

b.   had had

c.    had

d.   would have

 

12.   ………….……their older  sisters and mothers, who often had children late, many young women say  they  would  like to raise their  children first and then go to work.

a.   Whereas

b.   In contrast

c.    Despite

d.   Unlike

 

13.   Regardless of……….….…..Russian for years, she was unable to speak it.

a.   she studied

b.   her studying

c.    her having studied

d.   that she studied

 

14.   His doctor  said it was  essential……...……to take the medicine regularly.

a.   that he not forget

b.   that he don’t forget

c.    that he didn’t forget

d.   not forgetting

 

15.   Q:  do you  have  tickets  to  that  concert ?

A:  No, I wish I……..……. It sounds like it’s going to be great.

a.   had

b.   had had

c.    would have

d.   did

 

 

 

16.   Unfortunately,  she  wasn’t  accepted  to  the school she wanted to go to. If she.……..,she would be much happier now.

a.      were

b.      had

c.       had been

d.      was

 

17.   When  I  was  young, I  always  wished  that I ……………...…..a younger brother or sister.

a.     had had

b.     had

c.     have had

d.     would have had

 

18.   Korean families are similar to Japanese families in regard to……………………………….

a.     they are both traditional

b.     the importance of tradition

c.     the former is traditional and the latter is also

d.     their similarities

 

19.   The  student  government  made  a  proposal that  a student………………to choose whether to take a course for a letter grade or for  pass / fail.

a.     allow

b.     allows

c.     be allowed

d.     is allowed

 

20.   If you had done what you were supposed to do, we……….………..in the situation we’re in.

a.     wouldn’t have been

b.     wouldn’t be

c.     weren’t

d.     hadn’t been

 

21.   She  wouldn’t  have  done  what  she  did  if she………………………...so intelligent.  

a.     were

b.     was

c.     had been

d.     would have been

 

22.   By  the  time  you  get  here,  I  think he………………….all of the work.

a.    will finish

b.     has finished

c.     will have finished

d.    will be finishing

 

23.   ……………..people signed the petition, but not enough to stop the building from being torn down.

a.  Few

b.  Little

c.  A few

d.  A little

 

24.   If they…………..…a contract at the beginning, they  might  not  be  involved  in this court battle.

a.     signed

b.     would have signed

c.     had signed

d.     would sign

 

25.   Not until…………..the article…………..that he had won the contest.

a.     did I read……did I realize

b.     I read….I realized

c.     did I read….I realized

d.     I read….did I realize

 

26.   I wish they…………..that noise. It’s driving me crazy.

a. had stopped

b.  stopped

c.  ‘ll  stop

d. ‘d  stop

 

27.   Q:  Are you going to visit you parents ?

A:  I wish I.…..,but I have too much  work to do.

a.   would be

b.   would

c.    were

d.   was

 

28.   By the time he……...his studies, he……..…here for five years.

a.   Will finish……………..will have lived

b.   will finish…….…….will have been lived 

c.    finishes……….…..will have been living  

d.   finishes……………..….will have lived

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


PART B :         Each problem in Part B consists of a sentence in which four words or phrases  are

                                underlined. The  four underlined parts of the sentence are marked a, b, c, d. You are to

                                identify the  one  underlined  word  or  phrase  that  should  be  corrected  or  rewritten. 

                               Then  on  your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.

 

 

1.        The part  of  Northfield  that(a)  interested  them most(b)  were(c) the two colleges they  visited(d)

2.        I want that new car but which (a) is too (b) expensive for me (c) at present (d).

3.        Is Brazil largest (a) country in (b) South America in area (c) and in population (d)?

4.        They (a) too (b) want there (c) names on the programs of the (d)  concert.

5.        Paula doesn’t want (a) to attend (b) the seminar and (c) Sheila doesn’t too (d) .

6.        Sue always drove (a) more carefully (b) as (c) Richard when the weather was (d) bad.

7.        I saw (a) the boy playing (b)  in the yard (c) with the red scarf (d).

8.        Now that (a) the newspaper arrived (b) we can see (c) the scores of the (d) tennis matches.

9.        As far as I’m concerned (a), Wyoming is clearly (b) the more(c) beautiful state(d) in  the United States.

10.     Penny  has (a)  always (b) enjoyed  looking the flowers (c) and  walking (d) through the park..

11.     Carson’s trailer had broken (a) , so (b) he (c) and Polly stayed in a motel the whole (d) time.

12.     After planning the move(a) to Connecticut for(b) months, Gene realized it(c) wasn’t what he wanted(d)

13.     Richie won’t(a) let his sister play with his toy because (b) he is afraid if(c) she will forget(d)to return it.

14.     The teller over there(a), she is the thin lady(b),is the one(c) to see to open(d) a special checking account.

15.     Crying all the while(a) , she  took (d ) her dog to (c) the  pet hospital(d).

16.     Everyone who is from(a) Boston and everyone who(b) has ever been there have heard(d) of the Church.

17.     The eighth month of  the year(a) is august(b), so named(c) after(d) the Roman emperor Augustus.

18.     My sister- in- law (a)  has  just recently (b)  bought a  red new  (c ) car to replace (d) her old  one

19.     The best times  (a) to visit  (b) New England are  (c)  in spring, summer, or in (d)  fall.

20.     That was me (a) whom  (b)  you saw  (c)   on   (d) the train.

21.     I’m tired after such (a) a long day, so (b) I think I’ll (c)  lay   (d) down and take a nap.

22.     Mom, can  (a) I go (b)  to the movies (c)  with Sally this afternoon ? (d).

23.     They rose (a) their hands above (b) their heads when the teacher asked them (c) to raise (d) them. 

24.     When (a) she came in (b), she immediately sat (c)  the package on (d) the nearest.

25.     Peter, as well (a) as his two  (b) sisters Sandra and Emily, are (c) left-handed (d) .

 

 

26.     Neither (a) rain nor (b) sleet nor snow keep (c) the mailman from (d) his appointed rounds.

27.     Its (a) very pleasant  staying (b) at this hotel;  it’s (c) clean, comfortable, and  inexpensive (d).

28.     It was  me (a)  at  (b) the door when  (c)  you were taking   (d)  a bath.

29.     If (a) her father would have lived  (b) three more days he(c)   would have been (d) 100 years old.

30.     Living (a) as though (b) she was (c)  rich, Jan bought overly  (d) expensive clothes.

31.     To slowly chew (a) one’s (b) food is not only  (c)  a polite, but also  (d) a healthy habit.

32.    

 
The Johnson  should of (a) been here by now(b). I can’t understand what’s(c) keeping them (d).

33.     Before Winnie visited (a) her granddaughter’s  (b) home, she sent  (c)  her a gift  in the mail  (d) .

34.     In (a)  1957, Sputnik, the first man-made(b) satellite, was being launched(c)  from (d)  Russia.

35.     When people are careful(a) to keep their(b) cars in good repair, one is(c) rewarded by good(d) service.

36.     Frank and Cathy are traveling (a)   in the Europe (b)  now. They  plan (c)  to visit (d) Germany.

37.     You aren’t(a) the only one who(b) feels (c) that way about John; a lot of people loves (d) him.

38.     We swam  (a) in the Levy’s pool, then brang  (b)  our cups to (c)  the table and drank (d)  coffee.

39.     The results  (a) of this election are more  (b) difficult to predict from  (c)  the last one (d).

40.     Sarah said she heard(a) someone(b)  in the attic, but when we looked we didn’t(c) find someone(d).

41.     Howard Cosell, the sports announcer, says (a)  he always tells (b) it  like (c)  it (d)  is.

42.     Although there are (a)  approximately (b)  120 intensive language institutes in (c)  the United             

          States  in 1970, there are more than  three times as many now (d)  .

43.     Cartographers did not make an accurate map because the political situation in the area changes (a)   

          so (b)  rapidly that they were not able to draw (c)  the boundaries correctly (d)  .                             

44.     Today designers are showing very(a) bright colors that were(b) shorter than(c) those (d) shown last year.

45.     Everyone who (a) saw Star Wars said that it is (b)  one of  the best (c)  science fiction  movies  that had ever been  (d)  released.

46.     If there were no alternative (a) we will(b) try to get(c) enough people(d) interested to charter a bus.

47.     Before  he  retired  last  April (a) ,  Mr. Thompson  is  working (b)   as  foreign  student  advisor

          for thirty years  (c)   at (d)   Community  College.

48.     When  he  tried  to  make (a)  a  reservation,  he  found  that  the  hotel  that  he  wants (b)   was

          completely (c)  filled  because of (d)  a convention.

 

 

49.     The  secretary  thought  that  she  will (a)  have  to wait  (b)  until  tomorrow  to  send  the  letters

          because the mail had already gone(c), but her boss suggested that she take(d) them to the post office.

50.     Although  Emily  Dickinson  publishes (a)   only (b)  three of  her  verses  before  she  died, today

          there  are (c)  more than (d)  one thousand of her poems printed in many important collections.

51.     Between one thing and another(a), Anna does(b) not get through with(c) her term  paper(d) last Friday.

52.     Dew usually (a)  disappeared (b)  by(c)   seven o’clock in the morning(d)   when the sun comes up.

53.     She was among the few (a)   who(b)   want (c)  to quit smoking(d)   instead of cutting down.

54.     It is an accepted custom (a)  for (b)  guests to take (c)  their gifts to the wedding reception when the couple invited (d)  them to attend.

55.     I  thought  that  they are (a)  arriving at the airport (b)  today, but so  far  no  one  from  their  embassy has (c)  called  to confirm (d)  the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Active Voice:

The verb form that indicates that the subject of the sentence is doing the action expressed by the verb.

Ø             Linda cooked the meal.

 

Adjective:

A word that describes or modifies the meaning of a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase.

Ø             Little boys.   /  Hot water. / A big car…

 

Adverb:

A word that qualifies or describes the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. it can tell how, where, when, how often, or to what degree.

Ø             Softly, now, here, frequently, rapidly, slowly,….

               

Articles:

limiting adjectives; The is definite; a and an are indefinite.

Ø             The teacher       (specific and definite)

Ø             A teacher           (anyone).

 

Auxiliary Verb:

A verb that accompanies the main verb of a clause or a sentence and helps express its tense, mood, or voice.

Ø             I am hungry

Ø             Sara could not help you.

 

Collective nouns:

The name of a collection, group, or set of persons, places, things, etc.

Ø             Team, jury, audience, United States

 

Colon:

A mark (:) that indicates that something, often a list, is to follow.

Ø             The new Fords are available in the following colors :    

            red, green, blue, etc.

 

Comma:

A mark(,) that indicates a short pause and a separation of ideas or elements in a phrase, clause, or sentence.

Ø             Yes, Jane, you’ll need food, clothing, and money.

 

Comparative:

Describing the degree of comparison of adjectives or adverbs that relates two items.

Ø             She spoke louder and more distinctly than her 

            brother did.

 

 

 

 

 

Complement:

A word or a phrase that completes the meaning of the verb in a clause or sentence. The construction of the predicate can be completed by the complement.

Ø            She is a manager.

Ø            This winter will be long and cold.

Ø            He asked if he could miss practice today.

 

Complex sentence:

A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Ø            When the snow melts, we will plant crops.

Ø            We’ll plant crops when the snow melts.

 

Compound:

Referring to two equal elements that have been joined in a sentence.

Ø            Compound subject:     Harry and Al own a restaurant.

Ø            Compound verb:          they live and work here.

Ø            Compound  adjective:  gig red two-door car

Ø            Compound sentence:   she is an optometrist and  he is  

                                                    an optician.

 

Conjugation:

A systematically arranged listing of all the forms of a verb corresponding to tense, voice, mood, number, person, and gender.

 

Conjunction:

A word that connects or joins two or more words or ideas, showing the relationship between them.

Ø Hassan and Zouhair are old, but they are lively and young in heart.

 

Conjunctive adverb:

A word that modifies the clause that it introduces and that joins two independent clauses. It functions as both adverb and a conjunction.

Ø Nadia didn’t finish her botany course; instead, she took a job and moved to Los Angeles.

 

Consonant:

Any of the 26 letters of the alphabet except a, e, I, o, and u. they function as subordinates to the vowels.

 

Coordinate conjunction:

A conjunction that connects two equal and identically constructed parts.

Ø            And, but, for, or, nor, yet.

 

 

 

 

 

Correlative conjunction:

A conjunction that connects items of equal rank and similar form that are used in pairs. It shows their reciprocal or complementary relationship.

Ø             Neither Hassan  nor Zouhair is here.

Ø             Not only Hassan but also Zouhair is here.

 

Countable nouns:

Nouns that can be totaled, numbered, or counted. These nouns accept a plural form.

Ø             A book          ten books

 

Dependent clause:

A clause that can not stand alone as a sentence; it depends on the independent clause, it expresses an incomplete thought. Dependent clauses are introduced by words such as that, who, since, although, because, etc.

 

Direct object:

The word or phrase that directly receives the action of the verb and that answers the question what? Who?

Ø             The dog bit  the man. (Bit what?)

 

Fragment:

A word or a group of words that is not a complete sentence. A sentence fragment is usually a word, phrase, or clause that’s incorrectly used or placed, thus causing confusion. In the sentence below, crying is a fragment since the reader does not know whether it describes SHE or FLUFFY.

Ø             Crying, she held her kitten, fluffy

 

Gender:

The classification of words according to the divisions of sex: masculine, feminine, and neutral.

 

Hyphen:

A mark (-) that connects two parts of a word.

Ø             De-escalate         ninety-two

 

Imperative:

The mood of a verb that expresses a command or request. The subject of an imperative mood sentence is often you,  understood but not written.

Ø             Stop where you are.   Wake up.

 

 

Independent clause:

A clause that can stand alone, independently, as a sentence; it expresses a complete thought.

 

 

Indicative:

The mood of a verb that indicates that the action or condition expressed by the verb is fact.

Ø             I’m here.      John  drives fast

 

 

Indirect object:

The word or phrase that indirectly receives the action of the verb and that answers the question to whom.

Ø             I paid her the money. (paid to whom?)

 

 

 

 

 

Infinitive:

A verbal; a form of a verb using to. The infinitive is most often used as a noun, but it can serve as an adjective or adverb as well.

Ø             To dance was her dream.

Ø             I stayed after school to help.

Ø             They needed permission to continue.

 

Interjection:

An expression of strong ,sudden emotion or feeling; an exclamation.

Ø             Wow!      Woops!

 

Linking verbs:

A verb that connects a subject with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative. the most common linking verb is be; other examples include appear, seem,  look.

Ø             I feel good. They are runners.

 

Mood:

A form used to express a verb’s factuality or the likelihood of the action or condition. the three moods are imperative, indicative, and subjunctive.

 

Negative:

Describing a word, phrase, or sentence that denies, contradicts, or negates. the opposite of affirmative.

Ø             No, I won’t go.  She’s not here.

Ø             She doesn’t/didn’t like the show.

 

Nominative:

The case of a noun or pronoun that is used as a subject or predicate nominative. This case is called subjective.

 

Noncountable nouns:

Nouns that are abstract in quality or quantity; that is; that cannot be totaled, numbered, or counted. They don’t accept a plural form.

Ø             Coffee,  love,  intelligence,…

 

Noun:

The name of a person, place, thing, idea, quality, activity, and etc.. nouns are used as subjects, objects of verbs, objects of prepositions, or appositives.

Ø             Man, city, screwdriver, democracy

 

Noun phrase:

A group of words that functions as a noun.

Ø             The new clinic is trying to provide a viable health care delivery system.

 

Object:

The word or phrase that identifies the person, place, thing, etc, affected by the predicate in a clause, or that follows and is governed by a preposition.

Ø             The man in uniform took our tickets.

 

Objective:

The case of a noun or pronoun that is used as the object of a verb or preposition.

Ø             The woman in the grey suit sold  me This.

 

 

 

 

 

Participle:

A verbal; a form of a verb used as an adjective.

Ø             The spoken word    a singing  parrot

 

Passive voice:

The verb form that indicates that the subject of the sentence is receiving the action or effect that is expressed by the verb.

Ø             The water was boiled.

Ø             The door knob is broken.

 

Past participle:

The principal part of a verb that indicates past or completed action or effect. With an auxiliary, the past participle forms the perfect tenses; alone, it functions as an adjective.

Ø             The book, written,  has become a best seller.

 

Period:

A mark (.) That indicates a completed thought, such as at the end of a sentence or after an abbreviation. Periods used with numbers are called decimals.

Ø             Dr.    A.M.   3.142

 

Person:

The form of pronouns that distinguishes among the speaker (I, WE), the person or item spoken to (you), and the person or item spoken about (HE, SHE, IT, THEY). These three divisions are called 1st, 2nd,and 3rd person, respectively.

 

Phrase:

A group of related words without a subject or predicate. Phrases must be used in sentences, attached to other words; they cannot stand alone.

Ø             Telling a story ,  at 5 o’clock, Around the corner.

 

Positive:

Describing the degree of adjectives and adverbs in which they are simple and not compared. Also occasionally, a synonym for affirmative, when speaking of answers, responses, and sentences.

 

Possessive:

The case of a noun or pronoun that indicates ownership or possession. Apostrophes are added to nouns and indefinite pronouns to show possessive case.

Ø             Zineb’s dolly   -   my weapon

 

Predicate:

The word or phrase that expresses the action or being of a subject, or that tells what a subject does. Predicates tell something about subjects. The predicate consists of a verb and any of its auxiliaries or modifiers. Many people use the word synonymously with verb.

 

Predicate nominative:

 the completion of the thought of a linking verb through identification of the subject.

Ø             He is a spy.  Those are sheep.

 

Vowel:

In English 5 letters are considered as vowels (a-e-I-o-u) and two as semivowels (w-y).

 

Preposition:

A word that links a pronoun, noun, or noun phrase with the rest of the sentence,   usually describing time, place, or relationship.

Ø             Of, through, in, with, on, under ,in ,on, at.

 

Present participle:

 the principle part of a verb that is usually called the progressive form. It indicates continuous or present action. With an auxiliary, it forms the progressive tenses; alone, it functions as an adjective.

Ø             Smiling, he opened the door.

Ø             The parking lot is over there.

 

Pronoun:

A word used in the place of a noun or noun phrase, usually to avoid repetition. pronouns designate nouns without naming them.

Ø             Hassan’s  relatives thought  they had more time.

 

Proper noun:

The actual name of a person, place,  etc. Proper nouns always capitalized.

Ø             Paul Adams    -    Mississippi River

 

Question mark:

A mark (?) That indicates an inquiry, interrogation, or direct question. It’s placed

At the end of a question.

Ø             Where are we?

 

Quotation marks:

Marks (“ ”) that indicate the beginning and the end of someone else’s exact spoken or written words.

Ø             She said:   “ you will have to go”

 

Reflexive:

Referring to verbs whose objects directly and identically reflect their subjects.

Ø             The child fed her self.

Ø             The player injured himself.

 

Relative pronoun:

A pronoun that introduces a dependent clause and that refers to some antecedent.

Ø             Stan Lee is the cartoonist whom I mentioned.

 

Semicolon:

A mark (;) that indicates a longer pause than a comma but a shorter pause than a period. semicolons are used between independent clauses that are not joined by coordinate conjunctions and between independent clauses that are joined by conjunctive adverbs.

Ø             Linda lives in Bosnia; her mother lives in morocco.

Ø             We met again today; however, we reached no agreement.

 

Sentence:

A group of related words with a subject and predicate that expresses a complete thought .it begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point


 

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TERMINOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Accept, Except:

Accept: a verb meaning “to receive

Something” or ”to agree to something”.

Except: a preposition meaning “leaving out”.

Ø             He was chosen to accept the gift.

 

 Adapt, Adopt

Adapt: you adapt something when you change it or adjust it to fit or work in a new situation.

Adopt: you adopt something when you take it over completely without any change or adjustment.

Ø             The immigrant adapted his habits to the life in USA.

Ø             The congress adopt the proposal without modification.

 

Affect, Effect:

Affect: frequently used as a verb meaning “to influence”.

Effect: is most frequently used as a verb meaning “result”.

(The use of effect as a verb meaning “to bring out” is rare.)

Ø             The climate affects the life of people everywhere.

Ø             The war had a far-reaching effect on the entire people.

 

Already, All ready:

Already: is an adverb of time meaning previously.

All ready: means all prepared.

Ø             When I arrived, he had already left.

Ø             When I arrived, I found them all ready for the meeting.

 

Altogether, All together:

Altogether: is an adverb of degree meaning completely.

All together: means exactly what the two words indicate-all the persons in a group.

Ø             He was altogether unprepared for the assignment.

Ø             We found the team all together in the locker room.

 

Among, Between:

Among: is used when more than two persons or things are involved.

Between is used when only two persons or things are involved.

Ø             Sue, Joe, and Ed shared the expenses among them.

Ø              Jane and Joan shared the expenses between them.

 

Amount, number:

Amount: used for things or ideas that cannot be counted, and is usually followed by a singular noun –money, talent,  courage.

Number: is used for things that can be counted.

Ø             I needed a large amount of money.

Ø             I needed a large number of dollars to pay my bills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Around, About:

Around: is correctly used to indicate direction in a circle around an object.

About: should be used when number or size is indicated.

Ø             They walked around the house.

Ø             There were about 50,000 fans in the stadium.

 

As, Like:

As: only as can introduce a clause.

Like: like cannot serve as e conjunction to introduce a clause; it is the most frequently used as a preposition meaning “similar to”

Ø             Wrong   :   this cereal tastes good like a cereal should.

Ø             Correct  :   this cereal tastes good as a cereal should.

Ø             Correct  :   he wanted everyone to be like him.

 

Avenge, Revenge:

Avenge: is used where the intention is to right a wrong; there is a moral involved.

Revenge: involves inflicting punishment in return for insult of injury, thus receiving personnel satisfaction.

Ø             He set out to avenge the wrong done by his father.

Ø             In the feud between the families the McCoys set out to    

           revenge the death of one of their number.

 

Beat, Bet:

Beat: means to defeat.

Bet means to wager, or to gamble something of value, on the result of a game.

Ø             Frank beat jack in straight sets in their tennis match.

Ø             I bet 5 dollars that Hassan would outrun Jack.

 

Beside, Besides:

Beside: means “at the side of.”

Besides: means “in addition.”

Ø             He came over to sit beside me.

Ø             There were 9 others present besides Joe.

 

Borrow, lend:

Borrow: means to be on the taking end of the transaction.

Lend: means to be on the giving end of transaction.

Ø             Please let me borrow 10 dollars to you.

Ø             I’ll be glad to lend the 10 dollars to you.

 

Both, each:

Both: refers to two objects taken together.

Each: refers to one or more objects taken individually.

Ø             Both my pens cost 10 dollars.

Ø             Each of my pens cost 5 dollars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bring, Take:

Bring is used when the movement in the sentence is towards the speaker or the writer.

Take: is used when the movement in the sentence is away from the speaker or the writer.

Ø             Bring the pencils to me, please!

Ø             Take these books to the principal’s office.

 

Can, May:

Can: indicates the knowledge or ability to do things.

May: is used when permission is sought to do something, most frequently in the form of a question.

Ø             I can tie a slip knot.

Ø             May I have the car tonight?

 

Capital, capitol:

Capital: a city where a national or state government is located.

Capitol: a building where the governing body meets.

Ø             London is the capital of England.

Ø The capitol is located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.

 

Continual, Continuous:

Continual:  a repeated thing, often with stops in between.

Continuous:  something that goes on without interruption.

Ø             The game was continually interrupted by shows.

Ø             The sun shone continuously for 8 hours.

 

Counsel, council:

Counsel: refers to a lawyer or a consultant who gives advice. As a verb, it means, “to give advice.”

Council: is a group of people brought together to discuss and /or take action on a given matter.

Ø             Jorge was counsel to the investigating commission.

Ø             The city council met to discuss the problem.

 

Disinterested, uninterested:

Disinterested: refers to someone who has nothing to gain personally from a particular activity. He may be very much interested (concerned) in the matter.

Uninterested: someone lacking interest or concern in activities.

Ø             The umpire was a disinterested participant in the game.

Ø             The student was uninterested in this work of the class.

 

Dumb, Stupid:

Dumb: properly means not having the power of speech, as in “deaf and dumb”.

Stupid: means not having normal intelligence.

Ø             The dumb man uses sign language to communicate.

Ø             The mute was not stupid by any means.

 

Emigrate, immigrate:

Emigrate: means to leave one country permanently to settle in another; one does so is an emigrant.

Immigrate: means to enter a new country to settle there; one does so is immigrant.

Ø The family decided to emigrate from their country.

Ø The persecuted family immigrated to the United States to begin a new life in freedom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fever, Temperature:

Fever: is an abnormally high body temperature, generally a symptom of some kinds of illness.

Temperature: is the degree of heat of a person’s body.

(Don’t use temperature when you mean fever. ”Does the patient have a fever?” everyone has a body temperature.)

Ø             The baby ran a high fever because of the injection.

Ø             His temperature was a normal 37° Celsius.

 

Fewer, less:

Fewer: is used for things that can be counted .

Less: is used for things or ideas that cannot be counted.

(Note that less is usually followed by a singular noun, fewer by a plural noun.)

Ø             The number of accidents is fewer than we thought.

Ø             We enjoyed less freedom this year than  last.

 

Flaunt, Flout:

Flaunt: means to show something off boldly and conspicuously in an offensive way.

Flout: means to show scorn for something, usually an established custom or rule.

Ø             The  man flaunted his wealth by driving expensive cars.

Ø             The man flouted tradition by walking under a ladder.

 

Hanged, Hung:

Hanged: a specific kind of execution that has taken place.

Hung:  something that has been suspended from an object.

Ø             The murderer was hanged.

Ø             The picture was hung on the hook attached to the wall.

 

Healthy, healthful:

Healthy: refers to a condition of people.

Healthful: anything that helps to produce or maintain health.

Ø             The doctor found the patient to be healthy.

Ø             The doctor recommended lots of healthful exercise.

 

Imply, Infer:

Imply: indicates that the speaker or the writer is making a hint    or suggestion.

Infer:  indicates that the audience took the hint or suggestion made by the speaker, which drew a conclusion from it.

Ø             I mean to imply that he didn’t get the job done.

Ø             I infer from your remarks that he was lazy.

 

In, Into:

In:    is used to indicate that something is already at a place.

Into: is used to indicate that someone or something is moving from the outside to the inside of a place.

Ø             The dog is in the living room.

Ø             The dog dashed into the living room from the kitchen.

 

Latest, Last:

Latest: means the most recent in a series.

Last:    means final.

Ø             John was happy with his latest scores.

Ø             He appeared on TV for the last time before his retirement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn, Teach:

Learn: indicates that knowledge or behavior is being acquired.

Teach: indicates that knowledge or behavior is being provided.

Ø             He tried to learn how to speak softly.

Ø             I tried to teach him how to speak softly.

 

Liable, Likely:

Likely: indicates probability that something will happen.

Liable: is used in two ways. I can indicate legal responsibility; it can also indicate an undesirable possibility.

Ø             He is likely to receive the medal.

Ø             If you drive too quickly, you are liable to a fine.

Ø             If you don’t study, you are liable to fail the course.

 

 

Lie, Lay:

Lie: it never takes an object, it means to rest or recline. The principal parts of lie are” lie/lay/lain/laying”.

Lay: always takes an object and means to put down, to place .the principal parts of lay are “lay/laid/laid/laying”.

Ø             I need to lie down.

Ø             He will lay himself on a bed to rest.

 

Myself,  Me:

Myself: can be used for emphasis, or it can be used as the object of an action verb with “I” as the subject.

(never use “myself” when “I” or “me” should be used.

Ø             I myself will attend to this matter.

Ø             I hit myself in the hand.

(Wrong: he gave the awards to Frank and myself. /Correct: he gave the awards to Frank and me.)

(Wrong: Frank and myself will get the awards. /Correct: Frank and I will get the awards.)

 

Persecute, Prosecute:

Persecute: means to oppress a person or a people deliberately.

Prosecute: means to take court action against someone.

Ø Dictatorships persecute minority groups that oppose    

      the government.

Ø             The police decided to prosecute the drug dealer.

 

Pour, Spill:

Pour: means to cause a liquid to flow deliberately.

Spill: means to cause a liquid to flow accidentally or unintentionally.

Ø The hostess was embarrassed when she spilled the  

      coffee for her guest’s dress.

Ø             The hostess poured coffee for her guests.

 

Practical, practicable:

Practical: refers to something that can be made to serve a useful purpose.

Practicable: refers to something that can be made to operate but that may not be practical.

Ø             He found it practicable to extract gold from ocean.

 

Precede, Proceed:

Precede: means to come or go before something or someone

Proceed: means to “go on”, particularly after an interruption.

Ø             J. Carter preceded R. Reagan as president of the U.S.A

Ø             The speaker proceeded, after being interrupted twice.

 

 

 

 

 

Principal, Principle:

Principal: can denote the head of a school. Or it can be used as an adjective meaning “the main” or “the most important”.

Principle: may be used to indicate a law or a rule of conduct.

Ø             The principal addressed the teachers and the parents.

Ø             He was the principal speaker at the graduation exercises.

Ø We are dedicated to the principle that all men are created equal.

 

 

Quite, Quiet:

Quite: an adverb meaning “completely” or ”very”.

Quiet:  used only as an adjective meaning “still” or “calm”.

Ø             He was quite angry when he lost the game.

Ø             After his fit of temper, he became   quiet.

 

Raise, Rise:

Raise: means to lift or bring up something or someone.

Rise: means to get up or go up; it does not take an object.

Ø             The guard raised his rifle when he heard a sound.

Ø             He rises in the morning when the sun rises.

 

Rob, Steal:

Rob: one is said to rob a person or an institution such as a bank by taking property or valuables from it.

Steal: one is said to steal an object such as personal property or valuables from someone or some institution.

Ø             The criminal was caught while  trying to rob the bank.

Ø             The criminal tried to steal the man’s wallet.

 

Set, Sit:

Set: means to put something in a certain place.

Sit:  means to be seated.

Ø             The delivery boy set the packages on the kitchen floor.

Ø             Please sit in this chair.

 

Stand, Stay:

Stand: you stand when you are on your feet.

Stay:  you stay when you remain at a given place.

Ø             He stood all the way home in the bus.

Ø             He stayed at the stadium until the game was over.

 

Stationary, Stationery:

Stationary:  means not moving or still.

Stationery:  to write paper, envelopes, and other office supplies.

Ø The quiet animal was an excellent target for the hunter.

Ø             John bought his notebooks at the stationery store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Zone de Texte: LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS FOR 
  
 
 
GROUP  DISCUSSIONS… 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following phrases should be kept handy whenever your class is involved in a group discussion. 
Integrate these phrases into your speech whenever practical . They will enable you to participate more fully in conversations and will allow you to do so in ways that are culturally acceptable.

 

 

 


1.  Expressing a personal opinion

 

T In my opinion / view / estimation …

T The way I look at it /  I see it…

T It seems (to me) that….

T It appears (to me) that….

T If you ask me…

T My conclusion / my assessment is that

T In my judgment…

T From my point of view…

T I have a feeling that….

T It’s my feeling that…

T It’s my impression that…

 

 

2.  Asking for someone’s  Opinion

 

T What’s your opinion of…….…?

T How do you feel about………..?

T What do you think about…..…?

T From your point of view…...…?

T In your view……………………?

T How do you assess…….………?

 

 

3.  Expressing  Agreement

 

T You’re  (absolutely / definitely)  right.

T That’s what I think / how I feel / I believe.

T Definitely.

T I agree with Mr. Smith on this.

T I support Mr. Smith’s plan because……

T I can go along with that proposal…..…

T I can buy that.

 

 

4.  Expressing  Disagreement

 

Ø Direct :

T I don’t agree with this idea.

T That’s not how I see it.

T I can’t go along with this conclusion.

T I can’t accept that interpretation

T I disagree with that suggestion.

 

 

 

 

 

Ø Softened , more Polite:

 

T I respect your opinion , but I think…

T I’m not sure if I agree with you completely on..

T I understand what you’re saying , but …………

T Yes , That  may be true  but my feeling is that…

T You have a point , but I don’t think that…….…

 

 

5.  Soliciting agreement / disagreement

 

T Does everyone agree with Mr. Parker?

T Do you agree with  my assessment of the situation?

T Do you go with Mr. Harris on this point?

T Do you accept this view?

T Does anyone disagree with this idea?

T Can you go along with this proposed action?

T Mr. Lewis, we haven’t heard from you yet.

 

 

6.  Expressing doubt

 

T I have a hard time believing that.

T Are you sure about that?

T I have my doubts about that.

T I’m skeptical of that conclusion.

T That remains to be seen.

T I’m not convinced.

T The jury is still out on that one.

 

 

7.  Seeking clarification

 

T Could you clarify that for me?

T Could you run that by me again?

T Could you add to that?

T Could you please elaborate?

T I’m not exactly sure what you mean.

T I don’t follow you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.  Sharing a personal experience

 

T Let me share a personal experience…

T I was on a similar situation once…

T I remember a similar situation…

T I faced the same problem when…

T In my experience…

T It’s been my experience that…

T Let me interject an anecdote here…

 

 

9.  Interrupting

 

T May I interrupt for a moment?

T I’d like to interject a comment here.

T Do you mind if I say something?

T If I may , I’d like to express my viewpoint.

T May I add something to that?

T Can I butt in here for a moment? (informal)

 

 

10.  Keeping the floor

 

T Please allow me to continue.

T Please let me finish.

T Could you hold that thought for a moment?

T I’d be glad to hear your side after I’m finished.

T If you don’t mind , I’d like to finish.

 

 

11.  Paraphrasing / restatement

 

T In other words…

T To put it another way…

T Let me restate that.

T Let me rephrase that.

T Let me put that another way.

T Do you mean that…?

T Are you suggesting that…?

 

 

12.  Confirming the listeners’ understanding

 

T Am I asking myself clear?

T (have) you got that?

T Do you follow me?

T Okay . Any questions?

T Are you still with me?

T You know?

 

 

13.  Offering suggestion

 

T I have an idea about…

T May I make a suggestion?

T One solution might be…

T Perhaps we could….

14.  Avoiding answers

 

T I’d prefer not to discuss that.

T That’s a hard question for me to answer.

T I feel uncomfortable answering that question.

T If you don’t mind , I’d rather not answer that.

T I’d rather not say.

 

 

15.  Getting a conversation back on track

 

T That’s an interesting point / comment / suggestion.

T Let’s wait , though , until we begin talking about.

T How does this comment / question / relate to the topic at hand?

T Let’s not get sidetracked.

 

 

16.  Summarizing

 

T Let me summarize what we have covered

T Let’s quickly review what we’ve talked about so far.

T Let’s briefly go over what we’ve discussed.

T In short….

T To sum things up…

T In summary….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Zone de Texte: ALC VOCABULARY REVIEW...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Words

 

 

 

Meaning

 

 

Translation

   French.

 

Abandon

Give up for good

Abandonner

Accept

Agree to take or receive

Accepter

Accomplish

Successfully complete

Accomplir

According to

As stated or reported by someone

Selon

Accumulate

Gather together , collect , pile up

Rassembler

Acquire

Obtain , get

Obtenir

Additional

More , extra

Suplémentaire

Adjust

Regulate , change to make correct

Régler

Admire

Respect

Admirer , réspécter

Advance

Go forward , improve , move ahead

S’ameliorer

Advertisement

Commercial

Publicité

Afford

Have enough money , to be able to buy something

Pouvoir financier

A great deal

A lot of

Beaucoup

Alert

Warn , tell someone about a danger

Alerter

Alike

The same , similar

Semblable

All in all

Every thing considered

En général

All of a sudden

Quickly , suddenly , without warning

Soudainement

Alter

Change , make different

Changer

Although

Even though , however , nevertheless , in spite of

Malgré , meme si

Amount to

Add up to , total

Donner le total

Amusement

Fun , entertainment

Amusement

Apologize

Say you’re sorry

Se pardonner

Appetite

Feeling of hunger , desire to eat

Appétit

Appreciate

Enjoy

Apprecier

Approach

Get closer to come near

S’approcher

Approve

Agree to , say something is OK

Approuver

Approximately

Around , about , nearly

Presque

Argue

Say you’re for or against something

Discuter

Arrange

Organize , put in order

Arranger

Arrive

Come to a place , reach

Arriver

Artist

Person who paints pictures , sings....

Artiste

Assemble

Put together , gather

Rassembler

Assignment

job , duty , responsibility

Responsabilité

At last

Finally

Finalement

Attack

Start a fight with

Attaquer

Attract

Pull or draw back toward

Attirer

Available

Ready to be used , on hand

Valable

Average

Typical

Moyenne

Avoid

Keep or stay away from

Eviter

Baggage

Luggage

Baguage

Battle

A fight between armies , fighting , combat

Bataille

Be determined

Decide firmly , make up one’s mind

Decider

Be used to + ing

Be accustomed to , have the habit of

Avoir l’habitude de

Behave

Conduct oneself

Se conduire

Believe so

Think so , guess so

Croire

Benefit

Help , be of aid to , be helped

Dans l’interet de , denefice

Besides

Also , in addition to

En plus de

Bill

Piece of paper that tells how much money one must pay

Facturer

Blade

Sharp part of a knife or a razor

Lame

Blinking

A light going on and off

Signal

Block

Group of houses

Bloc

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boil

Water at 100°c , bubble actively

Bouillir

Boring

Dull , not interesting

Ennuyeux

Borrow

Use something that belong to someone else

Empreinte

Brave

Not afraid of danger

Courageux

Brief

Short

Brève

Bright

Shining

Brillant

Bring up

Mention , talk about

Rapporter

Broadcast

Transmit or send out a radio signal or TV signal

Transmettre

Bumpy

Rough , not smooth

Défoncée

Busy

Occupied

Occupe

Cab

Taxi

Taxi

Calm

Relaxed , not excited , at ease , still

Calme

Capacity

Amount which something holds or contains

Capacité

Career

Life’s work or profession

Carrière

Cashier

Person who handles money in stores , banks...

Caissier

Cause

Make something happen , be the reason for

Causer

Caution

Care

Attention

Challenge

Difficult thing to do , dare

Lancer un défi

Chance

Opportunity

Chance

Change

Coins

Monnaie

Change your mind

Decide not to do something or to do something different

Changer les idées

Charge

Cost , price , rate

Prix , charge

Check out

Leave a hotel , examine something

Départ , examine

Check up

Routine , physical examination

Contrôle

Choice

selection

Choix

Choose

pick out , select

Choisir

Clear up

become clear or sunny

S’éclaircir

Clerk

person who works in an office , bank....

secrétaire

Climate

average weather

Climat

Climb

go up

Monter

Close to

near

Près

Cloudy

covered with clouds , overcast

Nuageux

Coins

metal money

Pièces monétaires

Collect

gather together

Rassembler

Community

group of people in the same place

Société , communauté

Complete

whole  , entire

Complètement

Complicated

difficult to understand

Compliqué

Composed of

made up of

Composé de

Concentrate on

pay or give full attention to

Se concentrer

Concerning

about , in regard to

Concernant

Constantly

always , continuously

Toujours

Constitution

regulation , law

Règle , loi

Construct

build , put together

Construire

Contain

have or hold inside , keep within

Contenir

Container

something used to hold liquids , solids etc , like box or bottle

Centenaire

Continuously

constantly , all the time , without stopping

Toujours

Contract

become smaller , reduce in size

Réduire

Convenient

easy to get or to use , handy

Convenable

Convert

change

Changer

Convince

persuade

Convaincre

Cool

a little cold (opposite of warm)

Frais

Cooperate

work together , work like

Coopérer

Copy

not the original , but like the original

Photocopie

Critical

serious , important

Important

Crush

make smaller by pressing

Ecraser

Cut in

interrupt

interrompre

Damaged

broken , in bad condition

Abîmer

Data

facts , information

Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease

become smaller or less , reduce

Démineur

Defective

faulty , not working properly , out of order , malfunction

Malfonctioner

Defend

protect yourself against an enemy

Défendre

Definitely

certainly , surely

Nettement

Delay

hold up , make someone late , postpone , put off

Reporter

Delicious

having a good taste or smell

Délicieux

Demonstrate

show someone how to do something

Démonter

Depart

leave , go away

Partir

Department

section , part , division

Division

Depend on

rely on , count on

Conter sur

Deposit

put money in the bank

Déposer

 Design

plan , arrangement of shape , color..../ drawing

Plan

Dessert

something sweet

Dessert

Destroy

damage completely , wreck

Détruire

Dime

10 cent coin

Pièce de 10 centimes

Dirty

not clean

Sale

Disagree

not agree , have different opinions

Etre en désaccord

Disassemble

take apart

Détacher

Disregerd

pay no attention to , ignore

Négliger

Dissatisfied

not satisfied , not pleased , unhappy

Mécontent

Distance

how fat , space between two places

Distance

Distribute

give out , hand out

Distribuer

Dizzy

head going round

Etourdi

Doubt

think something is not true , not believe , be unsure of

Doute

Dozen

group of twelve things

Douzaine

Drugstore

place to buy medicine or other things , pharmacy

Pharmacie

Education

learning , schooling

Education

Efficient

working quickly and effectively , working well

Efficace

Employ

hire , give a job

Employer

Employee

worker

Employé , ouvrier

Encounter

meet , run into

Rencontrer

Enough

sufficient , adequate

Suffisant

Entire

while , all , complete

Complètement

Escape

get away , get free

S’évader

Especially

particularly

Spécialement

Eventually

sooner or later , finally , in the end

En fin

Exactly

precisely

Précisément

Excess

too much , more than needed , extra (exceed)

Excès

Exercise

do activity with your body

Entraînement

Exhausted

worn out , very tired

Fatigué

Expect to

intend to , plan to , suppose

Supposer

Experience

skill gained by doing and seeing things

Expérience

Expert

a person who knows a lot about a subject

Expert

Explosion

loud noise , loud bang

Explosion

Extend

make longer , enlarge

Elargir

Extra

additional , more than needed

Supplémentaire

Extreme

at the farthest end of something

Extrême

Fact

true information

Réalité

Factory

place where products are made

Usine

Fare

cost , price

Prix

Fatal

causing death , resulting in death

Fatal

Favorite

one you like best

Préférer

Fever

body temperature high than normal

Fièvre

Few

not many

Peu

Fiction

not true , imaginary

Fiction

Figure

number

Numéro

Find out

get the information , learn , discover

Découvrir

Finish

complete

Finir

First aid

medical help

Premier secours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fix

repair

Réparer

Flat tire

tire without air , puncture

Crevaison

Flexible

able to bend easily

Flexible

Fluctuate

change , vary , move up and down

Changer

Fog

clouds near the ground , thick mist

Brouillard

Follow

come or go behind

Suivre

Foreing

outside your country

Etranger

Forest

a lot of trees

Foret

Freeze

change into ice , be very cold

Congeler

Frequently

often

Fréquemment

Fresh

new , recently produced , obtained or grown

Frais

Frighten

scare , make afraid  , cause fear

Effrayer

Funny

something that you like to do

Amusant

Get out of hand

become uncontrollable

Incontrôlable

Give someone a ring

call up , telephone

Téléphoner

Glad

happy , pleased

Content

Go along with

agree with

Convenir à , être d’accord

Gradually

little by little

Graduellement

Gripe

complain

Se plaindre

Guilty

at fault , responsible for doing a bad action

Coupable

Had better

should , ought to

Devoir , valoir mieux

Handle

control , operate

Contrôler

Have to

must

Devoir

Hazardous

dangerous

Dangereux

Healthy

not sick  , well

Saint

Heavy traffic

bumper to bumper

Embouteillage

Hire

employ , give a job to someone # fire

Employer

However

but , o the other hand

Cependant

Huge

very big , large

Vaste , très grand

Humid

having a lot of water in the air

Humide

Humidity

amount of water or moisture in the air

Humidité

Hunt for

look for , search for , seek , try to find

Chercher

Hurry up

do something faster or more quickly , speed up

Se dépêcher

Hurt

injure , give pain

Faire de mal

ID card

identification card

Carte d’identité

Ignore

not pay attention to , disregard

Ignorer

Imaginary

not real , existing only in the mind

Imagination

Imagine so

think so , guess , believe so

Penser

Imitate

copy , act the same as

Imiter

Immediately

at once , right away

Maintenant , immédiatement

Improve

get better , make better

S’améliorer , progresser

In advance

early , before the time to do sometho,g

En avance

In bad shape

in poor condition

Mauvaise condition

In order to

so that , to

Afin de , pour que

Inability

lack of ability to do something

Inhabilité

Inadequate

insufficient , not enough

insuffisant

Indicate

show , point out

indiquer

Inflate

put air into , make larger #deflate

gonfler

Inspect

check , examine , look at carefully

examiner

Instantly

immediately , at once

immédiatement

Instead of

in place of , rather than

au lieu de

Interesting

keeping your  attention

intéressant

Introduce

present , have one person meet another

présenter

Investigate

check out , find out the facts about

chercher la vérité

Irritate

bother  , annoy , make someone angry , disturb

déranger

Jump to conclusions

decide too quickly without enough knowledge

décider sans penser

Keep an eye on

watch carefully

garde

Lake

body of water smaller than a sea or ocean

lac

Law

regulation

loi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leaf

green part of a tree or plant

feuille

Legal

lawful , allowed by law

légale , autorise

Leisure

free time , spare time

temps libre

Lend

let somebody use something that belongs to you

prêter

Likely

probably

peut être

Lobby

large room at the entrance of a hotel , theatre

couloir

Local

of or from this area

local

Licate

find

localiser

Look at

check , examine

examine

Look  forward to + ing

be eager to , be excited about

avoir envie de

Look over

review , check something again

réviser

Look up

find (in list)

chercher

lubricate

oil a machine

graisser

Main

primary , principal , most important

principal

Make up one’s mind

decide

décider

Maximum

Largest , highest , and longest possible

maximum

Mental

In the mind

mentale

Mention

Say , talk about , bring up

mentionner

Mess up

Foul up , do something badly , do bad job

mélanger

Meteorologist

Weatherman

meteorologist

Mind

Care about , object to , worry

se  soucier

Minimum

Smallest , shortest , lowest possible

minimum

Minor

Not important , small

mineur

Miss the point

Not understand

ne pas comprendre

Mistake

Error

faute

Modern

Recent , new

nouveaux

Motion

Movement

mouvement

Muscles

Parts of the body which move the bones

muscles

Must

Have to

devoir

NCO

Non commissioned officer , enlisted man

sous officier

Napkin

Paper or cloth for cleaning hands or mouths

serviette

Natural

Produced by nature

naturel

Near

Close to , beside

près de

Nervous

Not at ease , tense

nerveux , énervé

Nice

Pleasant , agreeable

agréable , plaisant

Nickel

5 cent coin

pièces de 5 centimes

Normal

usual , average

normale

Notice

see , observe

remarquer

Notify

inform , tell

informer

Obey

follow orders , do as told

obéir

Object to + ing

mind , not be in favor of

s’opposer

Objective

goal , aim

objectif

Obtain

get , gain possession of

obtenir

Obvious

clear , easy to see or understand

clair, évident

Occasionally

sometimes , once in a while

quelques fois

Occur

happen , take place

arriver, se de rouler

Offence

attack , attack force(opposite of defense)

froisser, attaquer

On the blink

not working , out of order , defective

défectueux

On the other hand

however , from the

d’autre part, cependant

One way

one direction

une seule direction

Opinion

belief , idea

opinion

Optional

up to you , not compulsory or required

optionnel

Original

first one not a copy

originale

Otherwise

or else

autrement

Ought to

should , had better

doit

Over

finish

finir

Pack

put things in containers(opposite if unpack)

emballer

Pain

suffering , ache

douleur

Pardon me

excuse me

excuse moi, pardonne moi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Party

social gathering , celebration

fête

Patient

calm , able to wait

patient

Patient

sick person

malade

Penny

one cent coin

une pièce de 1 centime

Perfect

without error or defect

parfait

Perform

accomplish a task

accomplir

Period

length of time

période

Permanent

for a long time (opposite if temporary)

permanent

Permission

authorized

permission

Pharmacy

store selling medicine

pharmacie

Physical

of the body , for the body

physique

Pick out

choose , select

choisir

Plan to

intend to

avoir l’intention

Pleasant

nice , enjoyable

agréable

Pleased

happy , glad

content

Plenty

lots of , a lot of

beaucoup

Point out

show

montrer

Pour

make a liquid to flow from a container

verser

Popular

liked by many people

populaire

Population

number of people in a place

population

Power

authority , strength

pouvoir

Practice

do something again and again

exercice

Precipitation

moisture from clouds like rain or snow

précipitation

Precise

exact, accurate

précis

Predict

forecast, guess the future

prédire

Prefer

like better , would rather

préférer

Prescription

paper from a doctor for a medicine

ordonnance

Preserve

maintain, keep in good condition

préserver

Previously

in the past, before now

précédemment

Primary

first chief main principal

important

Private

for your own use, not public

prive

Probably

likely

probablement

Produce

make, manufacture

produire

Products

things that are made, usually in factories

produits

Profession

job, career

profession

Professional

skilled, trained, for special work

professionnel

Promise

Say that you’ll do something for sure

Promettre

Proper

Correct, right

Vrai, correcte

Protect

guard against or keep from warm, shield

Proteger

Public

Open to all people, known, for the use of all people

Publique

Publish

Print, announce

Publier

Purchase

Buy

Acheter

Purpose

Reason, goal, aim, objective

Le but

Quality

Goodness, degree of excellence

Qualité

Quantity

Amount

Quantité

Quiet

Silent, noiseless

Silencieux

Quite

Very, completely

Completement

Rapid

Quick, moving with great speed

Rapide

Realize

Understand, learn

Comprendre

Really

Truly

Reéllement

Reason

Cause, explanation

La raison

Reasonable

Fair, just, logical

Raisonnable

Recommend

Suggest

Recommander

Recreation

Activities done for relaxation and enjoyment

Recreation

Reduce

Decrease, make smaller or less

Reduire

Refer to

Consult, look up information in a book

Regulier

Regular

Typical, usual, normal

Regulier

Regulate

control

Regler

Relatively

Fairly, comparatively

Relativement

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relaxed

Not tense, at  ease

Relaxe

Reluctant

Hesitant, unwilling

Hesitant

Repair

Fix

Reparer

Repel

Force back or push away

Posser

Replace

Take the place of

Remplacer

Represent

Stand for

Representer

Require

Need, depend on for success, order

Necessiter, demander

Reservation

Room or seat saved in advance

Reservation

Reserve

Save, keep for later, get in advance

Reserver

Respectable

Honorabe, deserving admiration

Respectable

Request

Ask for

Demander

Review

Look over, study again

Reviser

Revise

Make changes or corrections, change, modify

Reviser

Eight away

At once, immediately

Immediatemnt

Rip

Tear

Dechirer

Ruin to destroy

Spoil, seriously damaged, wreck

Detruire

Run

Operate a machine

Faire demarrer

Rush

Hurry, move quickly

Se depecher

Saturated

Completely wet

Mouillé

Sea port

City where ships stop, harbor town

Port

Section

Part, departement, division

Division

See about

Find out about

Savoir

Several

More than two but not many, a few

Plusieurs

Severe

Bad, serious, hard

Severe

Sharp

Not dull

Tranchant

Shatter

Break into many pieces

Briser

Should

Ought to, had better

Devoir

Shower

Light rain

Legere pluie

Similar

Alike, nearly the same

Semblable

Skip

Pass over, omit

Omettre

Slot

Small opening

Fente

Snack

Food eaten betweem meals

Casse-croute

So far

Until now, up to the present

Jusqu’à maintenant

Solution

Answer to a problem

Solution

Sore

Painful

Douleureux

Souvenir

Something that helps you remember

Souvenir

Spoil

Decay

Abimer, gater

Sports

Athletics, games

Sport

Stall

Stop( engine)

S’arreter

Starving

Very hungry

Famine

Stay

Not leave

Rester

Steady

Constant, not moving or changing

Stabe

Stick to

Continue doing something, not quit, stay with

S’accrocher

Stiff

Rigid, not moving easily

Rigide

Storm

Weather with too much wind, rain, snow, or dust

Tempete

Strange

Unfamiliar to you, unusual, surprising

Etrange

Stream

Small river

Ruisseau

Subordinate

Someone lower in rank

Subordonné

Suburb

Housing area near a city

Banlieu

Subway

Underground train

Metro

Successful

Getting or having  good results

Couronné de succes

Sufficient

Adequate, enough

Suffisant

Suggest

Advise, recommend

Proposer

Suggestion

Recommendation

Recommandation

Suitable

Appropriate, correct,  propper

Convenable

Sunny

Bright sky, full of sunshine, cloudless

Ensoleille

Superior

Someone hogher in rank

Superieur

Support

Hold up, maintain, give aid to, assist

Aider

Suppose

Believe, think, guess

Penser

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sure

Positive, without doubt

Sure

Surprise

Something unexpected

Surprise

Surrender

Give up, stop fighting

Abondonner

Survive

Stay alive, live

Survivre, vivre

Switch off

Stop, turn off

eteindre

Tailor

Person who make clothes

Tailleur

Take off

Remove

Enlever

Technique

Method, way

Technique

Temporary

For a short time, for a limited time

Temporaire

Thermostat

Devise, used to control temperature

Thermostat

Think over

Think about, consider

Considerer

Thoroughly

Completely, extensive

Completement

Thunderstorm

Heavy rain with lighteneing and thunder

Tonere

Tight

Not loose, fastened, held closely

Serrer

Tough

Hard, difficult, strong

Difficile

Tour

Trip

Voyage

Tourist

Person who takes trips

Touriste

Traffic

Buses, trucks, cars

Circulation

Transfer

Change, move from once to another

transferer

Transform

Change, conver

Transformer

Trip

Visit, tour, voyage

Voyage

Tum down

Reject, refuse

Refuser

Turn  on

Switch on, start a machine

Allumer

Unusual

Not typical, not common, strange, abnormal

Pas normale

Vacation

Holiday, leave

Vacance

Value

Worth, cost

Valeur

Variety

Number of different things

Varieté, multitude

Vary

Change, beecome different, fluctuate

Varier

Velocity

Speed

Vitesse

Vending machine

Coin operated machine that sells things

Distributeur automatique

Version

One person’s telling of something happened

Avis

Visibility

Maximum distance at which we can see things

Visibilité

Waiter

Man who serves food in a restaurant

Seveur

Warm up

Make warm

Rechauffer

Weak

Not strong

Faible

Weapon

Arm

L’arme

Weigh

Determine how heavy is something

peser

Whether

If

Si

Wild

Not controlled by man, savage

Sauvage

Worn out

Axhausted

Fatigué

Wonder

Want to know

Se demander

workmanship

Quality of work, how well something is done

Qualification

 

 

 

 

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