English Grammar & Usage

• The door squeaks more loudly in winter than in summer.
• The correct verb form is "You weren't at the gym yesterday."
• The correct word order is "Which flight does go from the airport?"
• The correct idiom completion is: Brian nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the mouth.
• To understand the author's mind, read between the lines.
• The correct adjective order is "a beautiful white French vase."
• The correct possessive pronoun is "theirs".
• The correct personal and possessive pronoun combination is "She/her".
• The correct question type for "I love ice cream. Do I?" is a tag question.
• The correct variant is "Liam ride a bike, did he?"
• An uncountable noun from the list is juice.
• "Shouldn't" is used to say something is bad to do.
• "Mustn't" is the modal verb of prohibition.
• The correct verb form for "Helen and Damir" is "were" at school yesterday.
• The correct future intention is: going to.
• The infinitive -ing form is: to be passing.
• The correct conjunction is: if.
• The teacher told them not to talk to each other in the classroom.
• I run 12 miles without stopping, at which point I decided to stop.
• The correct noun is: solution.
• The correct demonstrative pronoun is: this.
• The past simple tense is: I did.

My Amazing Travels

• In Brisbane, Australia, cockroach racing began in 1982.
• Two men argued about which part of town had the biggest, fastest cockroaches.
• They raced cockroaches to settle the argument.
• Those races turned into races that occur annually in January.
• Kumis alu happens where horsemen snatch up a handkerchief from the ground while ridding at a gallop.
• The skill and speed of the riders as they grabbed handkerchiefs from the ground were incredible in Kazakhstan.
• The author described 'Kumis alu' as taking their breath away when they saw it in Kazakhstan because they were incredibly fast without stopping.
• 'Kumis alu' is an ancient training game praised by Alexander the Great; it is still popular in Kazakhstan.
• The crowd enjoyed the cockroach races so much in Brisbane.
• Cockroach races have been held there every January 26th since then.
• The author mentions 'Kumis alu' compared to cockroach racing to emphasize an ancient tradition versus a modern, fun activity.

The Industrial Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution began in England in the 18th century.
• New machines were invented that were faster than working by hand.
• James Hargreaves invented the "Jenny spinning machine" in 1764 for twisting thread.
• James Watt's steam engine was the most important invention.
• Engineers used steam engines to power machines in factories and steamboats.
• There needed to coal to produce steam for the machines.
• The coal mining industry grew as a result.
• Towns turned into cities as workers migrated to factories.
• By 1850, half the population of England lived in cities.
• The cities were overcrowded and in poor shape with the men, women, and children who lived there.
• These people worked in the factories and mines.
• Working conditions were difficult and unhealthy with low wages.
• Factories gave people a better standard of living.
• The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever.
• England was the first to become industrialized.
• James Hargreaves created the spinning jenny.
• The purpose of the spinning jenny was to twist thread and make cloth.
• James Watt created the steam engine.
• Men, women, and children worked in factories during the Industrial Revolution.