English Grammar Exercises

February NQT Sliv 21.02.2025

• The correct possessive pronoun of these gloves is mine.
• The correct verb form of "the sun" is disappeared.
• The correct way to report the statement "I am guilty of committing the crime" is: He told us that he was guilty of committing the crime.
• The correct particle to complete the sentence "Newton came" is up.
• The correct conjunction to complete the sentence is "Despite".
• The correct question form in Past Simple is "Where did/go you at 6 o'clock yesterday?".
• The correct reported question for "Do you have a criminal record?" is He asked her if she had a criminal record.
• The right direct speech is "I was studying for my school exams," Kanat said.
• Will expresses possibility.
• The correct clause of result is "so many museums in Athens that I couldn't visit them all."
• The right quantitative pronoun is "some flowers in the vase."
• The correct verb forms are "What do/would you want to do this afternoon?".
• The correct verb form is "Did you remember getting the seeds I wanted?".
• The correct Past Perfect sentence is Why were his parents angry with him? He hadn't studied enough.
• The abstract noun is dedication.
• Students who don't live at home often live in a residence.
• The name of the job according to the definition does people's hair is a hairdresser.
• The correct compound adjective is well-behaved.
• The right phrasal verb: If you know the answer, you should put up your hand.
• A number is NOT a possible quantifier.
• The right option of determiners is any.
• Examples of compound nouns include dining room, washing machine.
• The correct Reported statement I am guilty commiting the crime is He told us that he was guilty of commiting the crime.
• The correct verb the sun disappeared behind the grey clouds.
• The correct possessive pronoun these gloves are mine.
• Particle Newton came up with the theory of gravity in a garden.
• Twilight was directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
• The correct conjunction is "despite".
• Correct question form in Past Simple Where did/go you at 6 o'clock yesterday.
• The correct reported question 'Do you have a criminal record? He asked her if she had a criminal record.
• The right direct speech "I was studying for my school exams," Kanat said.
• In the sentence there are museums in Athens that I couldn't visit them all.

"A Lake or a Sea?"

• Some people call it a sea, while others call it a lake.
• It borders five countries: Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan.
• The northern part of the lake is about 6 m deep.
• The southern end is more than 1,000 m.
• It is not connected with an ocean which makes it like a lake.
• The water is salty- which makes it like a sea.
• As there are no outlets, the Caspian Sea loses water only through evaporation!
• The Caspian Sea is an amazing natural attraction with a huge variety of wildlife.
• It is home to the Caspian seal, the Caspian turtle and 90% of the word's sturgeons, including the beluga.
• This is the fish that produces caviar.\
• Five countries border the Caspian Sea.
• The southern end of the Caspian Sea is over 1,000m deep.
• The Caspian Sea is like a lake because it doesnt connect to an ocean.

"The Merkhet"

• Humans have used various devices to keep track of the time for thousands of years
• Ancient Egyptians divided the day into 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night using timekeeping devices, including the sundial, shadow clock, and merkhet
• The merkhet, a.k.a. Sur clock indicates time at night using stars
• The merkhet allowed overcame the sundial’s inability to track time at night.
• The letter "L" is the shape of merkhet
• A merkhet is generally carved out of bone or wood
• A horizontal bar ending with a short vertical arm pointing upwards is what a merkhet consisted of
• A length of string with a weight fastened to the end created a plumb line
• The plumb line created a perfectly vertical line to the ground.
• The tool, cheonrib of a palm leaf, had a thin V-shaped slit cut out at the top is what a bay was made from.
• People precisely line up objects in the distance when they looked through this narrow slit.
• To ensure perfect north-south meridian alignment, the slit of the bay which was held close to the eye was used by an observer
• The point observer can check the intervals in which certain stars crossed this meridian
• Other ways in which ancient Egyptians used merkhets was in construction
• A merkhet can date back as far as 600BCE
• The first to possess scientific skills and knowledge was the acient Egyptians.
• One thing not true about the merklet - They were the first civilisation to try to measure time.
• Merkhet DOES NOT require the use of a bay.
• Movement of stars across a meridian line determine how much time has passed?
• The article's purpose is describe an ancient timekeeping device

UNESCO

• Number of the allied governments of European countries during WWII met in London to discuss improving education after the war
• A UN conference was held in London to discuss the matter and the UN Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization was created
• In 1945 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization was created
• UNESCO's goal = build peace, wipe out poverty and help countries to develop and communicate through education, sciences, & culture
• Today UNESCO helps improve education worldwide.
• UNESCO has 195 member countries, its HQ is in Paris.
• UNESCO works to reduce poverty, promote peace, defend human rights, and celebrate diversity:
• UNESCO focuses on improving the standard of living in Africa and reducing inequalities in men and women
• As well as wildlife conversation and protecting heritage.
• UNESCO has improved lives with education, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, & access to information.
• It has founded and funded humanitarian, scientific and cultural projects, and has also helped protect number of monuments and natural habitats
• There are ninety five countries in UNESCO
• UNESCO headquarters are located in Paris
• It was created by the allied governments of Asian countries met in London

"A World Without Disease"

• Characteristics like height, and how quickly one learns languages come from our genes:
• The information in your body that came fromyour parents to you and the environment you were brought up in
• Gene editing may make it possible to affect diseases inherited from parents.
• Humans have 46 chromosomes inside each cell - 23 chromosomes from your mother and 23 from your father
• Chromosomes consist of DNA
• Genes = short section of DNA which determine a characteristic
• Diseased are caused by Genes that do not function properly.
• Scientists might be able to prevent a disease before it develops byremoving or replacing the faulty genes in an unborn child
• Gene editing often has a debate over rights and wrongs since it involves creating designer babies
• Diseases cannot be passed on through genes.
• Faulty genes can be stopped from gene editing Diseases.

"British Science Week"

• British Science Week celebrates science & its importance
• The British Science Association organizes British Science Week and is aimed at young people.
• British Science Week is in March and lasts for ~ 10 days.
• Exciting science events are held and museums hold science exhibitions
• The British Science Week logo is on the envelopes to remind everyone of the event.
• People all over the world celebrate British Science Week.
• Multiple Intelligences theory
• The student who always gets top marks at school is often called "smartest"
• Dr. Howard Gardener from Harvard University created the Multiple Intelligences (MI) Theory.
• The MI theory states says there are eight types of intelligence.
• There is no official MI test.
• The ways we think & learn differs from person to person.
• Gardner’s theory is important for teachers & students b/c there is not one way to learn
• As Socrates declared "To know yourself is the beginning of wisdom."

This quiz tests your knowledge of English grammar. It covers possessive pronouns, verb forms, reported speech, particles, conjunctions, and question forms. It also includes direct speech, modal verbs, clauses of result, quantitative pronouns, and verb tenses.