LAD4 Intermediate Grammar Test KEY PDF

Y INTERMEDIARY 42 items Just as I arrived at the station, the train [was coming in]. **1.** Why is *was coming in* used in the sentence above? a. b. c. d. Y10-01 +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Happy cat** | Afbeelding met t...

Y INTERMEDIARY 42 items Just as I arrived at the station, the train [was coming in]. **1.** Why is *was coming in* used in the sentence above? a. b. c. d. Y10-01 +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Happy cat** | Afbeelding met tekst, | | | schermopname, software, Webpagina | | **Material:** Chenille thread | Automatisch gegenereerde | | | beschrijving | | Here we see what I call a | | | psychosculpture. It is inspired | | | by the scenery in Marfa, Texas, | | | where I was on a residency back | | | in the zeros. [I just got out | | | of] a period of | | | cryptic text paintings that were | | | very confronting and dark. | | | | | | The sculpture looks like a | | | tumbleweed, blown out of the | | | desert into an art space. The | | | fluffy coat around the metal core | | | is a reference to a cat named | | | Kevin that I befriended in Marfa. | | | At the second day of my residency | | | Kevin disappeared like | | | tumbleweed. | | | | | | I created other works in this | | | series with titles such as *EMPTY | | | FRIDGE*, *CHINESE FOOD* and *LOTS | | | OF BOTTLES*, but I consider those | | | to be amongst my lesser works. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ (From: *STUDIO CHEERED*, De Volkskrant, 28 - 06 - '22) **2.** Instead of *I just got out of* (underlined in the short article above), what tense could be used to express that this past event happened before another past event? Type the name of the correct tense. Do NOT use capitals. past perfect (simple) \* Y10-02 Franz had purchased a video camera before the trip, and he paused now and then along the way to record the sights. Although McCandless ususally ducked away whenever Franz pointed the lens in his direction, some brief footage exists of him standing impatiently in the snow above Bryce Canyon. "OK, let's go," he protests to the camcorder after a few moments. "There's a lot more ahead, Ron." Wearing jeans and a wool sweater, McCandless looks tan, strong, healthy. Franz reports that it was a pleasant, if hurried trip. "Sometimes we'd drive for hours without saying a word," he recalls. "Even when he was sleeping, I was happy just knowing he was there." At one point Franz dared to make a special request of McCandless. "My mother was an only child," he explains. "So was my father. And I was their only child. Now that my own boy's died, I'm the end of the line. When I'm dead, my family will be gone forever. (\...) (FROM: Jon Krakauer, *Into the Wild*) **3.** There is one past continuous tense in the passage above. **What is it?** Type the past continuous exactly as it occurs in the passage (NO capitals, NO full stop). \* was sleeping Y10-14 The case dumped in Somercotes that was carrying the tarantulas had been knocked over by a car and it is thought a pair of adult spiders may have been unwittingly released. RSPCA inspector Kristy Ludlam, attending the scene, said: "The woman caller who contacted us was understandably shaken when she realised the cases were containing spiders as she is terrified of them." (FROM: ht tps://www.independent.co.uk/news) **4.** In total how many **past perfect** tenses are there in the text above? a. b. c. d. e. Y10-04 You are in the shower. Your phone rings, but you can't get to it in time. Later on you explain the situation to a friend: "I..1.. my hair when the phone..2..." **5.** Which of the gaps has the past continuous tense? a. b. c. d. Y10-05 A Groningen University spokesman said the reason for discharging a lecturer from teaching classes on critical thinking was the way he..(try).. to convince students of his 'alternative truths'. (FROM: [DutchNews.nl]) **6.** Which of the following is correct about the tense of the verb between brackets that can fill the gap? a. b. c. d. Y10-06 **7**. Which of the following about plurals in *-es* is **correct**? The plural is formed by *-es* in all nouns ending in a. b. c. d. Y11-01 Ten US tourists want to cross the border to a foreign country. Five have the right travel documents and can cross. The others don't have these documents and aren't accepted into the country. Now ponder the correctness of this sentence: *The traveler's, who had visa's, had no trouble at the border.* **8.** Which of the following rules has been applied correctly in the sentence *in italics* above? a. b. c. Y11-02 When a one-syllable noun ends in a hissing sound, the plural is formed by adding *-es*. **9.** Which of the following nouns does NOT have a plural in line with the rule above? a. b. c. d. e. Y11-03 **10.** When is a final consonant doubled in forming the past simple of regular verbs? a. b. c. d. Y11-04 1. 2. **11.** The asterisks in front of the two sentences above indicate that they are incorrect. Which of the following specifies where the errors lie? a. b. c. d. e. Y12-01 (C20-02 **83,0** 0,19) **Can you ride a zebra?** 'Provided he'll let you, as there's no physical reason why you can't,' says Paul Kitching of the Walter Rothschild museum. 'In terms of a zebra's skeleton and muscle structure, they're very much like horses.' Yet as domesticated animals go, we're still a long way from Zebra Of The Year Show. Because they have never been domesticated or farmed, you'd have to overcome zebras' fear of humans, as well as you would with a wild horse, Kitching explains. But, ooh, they'd look snazzy in the dressage ring! (FROM: *Eve*) **12.** In total how many **indefinite pronouns** are there in the text in the text above, title included? a. b. c. d. e. Y12-02 **13.** Which of the following is NOT a reflexive pronoun? a. b. c. d. Y12-03 [Nobody] is perfect. **14.** What word class is *Nobody* in the sentence above? a. b. c. d. e. Y12-04 'In terms of a zebra's skeleton and muscle structure, they're very much like horses.' Yet as domesticated animals go, we're [still] a long way from Zebra Of The Year Show. (FROM: *Eve*) **15.** Which of the following rules explains the position of *still* in the sentence above? a. b. c. d. e. f. Y13-01 'I don\'t have an accent!' wails the friend indignantly. And we are all amused because the pronunciation of the utterance itself demonstrates to our ears that the claim is false. The speaker who voices this common refrain believes indeed that his or her speech is devoid of any specific characteristics that distinguish it from the speech of those around them. **16.** In total how many adverbs are there in the text above? a. b. c. d. e. Y13-02..1.. (obvious), not all people fit in to the same degree. Some remain..2.. (intense) proud of their..3.. (original) accent and dialect words, phrases and gestures, while others accommodate..4.. (rapid) to a new environment by changing, among other things, their speech habits, so that they no longer 'stand out in the crowd'. **17.** Which of the gaps above should be filled with the correct adverbs of the words between brackets? a. b. c. d. e. Y13-03..1.. (obvious), not all people fit in to the same degree. Some remain..2.. (intense) proud of their..3.. (original) accent and dialect words, phrases and gestures, while others accommodate..4.. (rapid) to a new environment by changing, among other things, their speech habits, so that they no longer 'stand out in the crowd'. **18.** Which of the following rules applies to gap 2? f. g. h. i. j. k. Y13-04 We have a hard time..(1: place).. an accent that we have never heard before, at least until we find out what..(2: associate).. that accent with. **19.** In the two gaps, which verb forms must be filled in respectively? a. b. c. d. Y14-01 Franz had purchased a video camera before the trip, and he paused now and then along the way to record the sights. Although McCandless ususally ducked away whenever Franz pointed the lens in his direction, some brief footage exists of him standing impatiently in the snow above Bryce Canyon. "OK, let's go,\" he protests to the camcorder after a few moments. "There's a lot more ahead, Ron." Wearing jeans and a wool sweater, McCandless looks tan, strong, healthy. Franz reports that it was a pleasant, if hurried trip. "Sometimes we'd drive for hours without saying a word," he recalls. "Even when he was sleeping, I was happy just knowing he was there." At one point Franz dared to make a special request of McCandless. "My mother was an only child," he explains. "So was my father. And I was their only child. Now that my own boy's died, I'm the end of the line. [When] I'm dead, my family will be gone forever. (\...) (FROM: Jon Krakauer, *Into the Wild*) **20.** How many gerunds are there in the passage above? a. b. c. d. Y14-14 A man who is noticeably balding walks into a shop to buy a hairpiece. \> "That's £100 plus tax." \< "Forget the tacks, I'll use glue instead." **21.** Which of the following is true about the silly joke above when it comes to gerunds and infinitives? a. b. c. d. Y14-03 I don't like [it when people ask me] personal questions. **22.** Rewrite the underlined part of the sentence. Stick to the following: \- use a passive structure; \- use a gerund. Type the complete sentence, consisting of 7 words (don't = 1 word), starting with a capital and ending with a full stop. I don't like [being asked] personal questions. \* Y14-04 The *universal grammar hypothesis* (Chomsky, 1959) had a huge impact on L2 learning. Through the years there have been strong repercussions of [the theory of the famous linguist], who went into politics later, on the field of second language acquisition, stressing the vital role of exposure. **23.** Which of the following is true about the underlined words in the text above? a. b. c. d. Y15-01 We had dinner at Andrew and Jill's last night. Their invitation was a bit of a surprise, but we had a very nice time. **24.** Which of the following is true about the sentence above? a. b. c. d. e. Y15-02 **25.** Which of the following sentences is grammatically wrong? a. b. c. d. Y15-03 The heroine of this story is in dire straits, and not until she has found [some] friends, is there [some] hope of her pulling through. It is [some] story! **26.** Which of the following is true for the indefinite pronouns in the sentence above? a. b. c. d. Y16-01 I admit, there is [some] alcohol in this light beer, but [fewer] than in regular beers, and it doesn't have as [many] calories. **27.** Which of the following is true for the underlined words in the sentence above? a. b. c. d. Y16-02 \* Lots of hardship is involved in students paying their way to college in America. Rather a lot have jobs on the side that don't earn them all that much, so many of US students find it hard to make ends meet. **28.** Which of the following rules is the correct explanation for what is wrong about the two sentences above? a. b. c. d. Y16-03 **Can you ride a zebra?** 'Provided he'll let you, as there's no physical reason why you can't,' says Paul Kitching of the Walter Rothschild museum. Because they have never been domesticated or farmed, you'd have to overcome zebras' fear of humans, as well as you would with a wild horse, Kitching explains. But, ooh, they'd look snazzy in the dressage ring! (FROM: *Eve*) **29.** Which of the following underlined verbs from the text above is a modal verb? a. b. c. d. Y17-01 They are both used to talk about obligation and duty, to give advice, and to say what we think it is right for people to do or have done. The one is much more frequent than the other. (FROM: Michael Swan, *Practical English Usage*) **30.** What two modal verbs are referred to in the sentence above? a. b. c. d. e. Y17-02 Our teacher told us: "You..... read the play, but you..... read the preface." **31.** If the first modal expresses *obligation coming from the speaker* and the second modal expresses *no obligation*, which of the following is the correct option to fill both gaps respectively? a. b. c. d. Y17-03 There aren't many people who can play the harpsichord. **32.** What does the modal verb in the sentence above express? a. b. c. d. e. Y17-04 IN 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonize Australia. Never had a colony been founded so far from its parent state, or in such ignorance of the land it occupied. There had been no reconnaissance. (FROM: Robert Hughes, *The Fatal Shore*) **33.** How many prepositions are there in the text above? a. b. c. d. e. Y18-01 **34.** What preposition is used to express 'movement with a specific destination in mind'? a. b. c. d. Y18-02 +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Happy cat** |  | | Here we see what I call a | | | psychosculpture. It is inspired | | | by the scenery in Marfa, Texas, | | | where I was on a residency back | | | in the zeros. I just got out of a | | | period of cryptic text paintings | | | that were very confronting and | | | dark. | | | | | | The sculpture looks like a | | | tumbleweed, blown out of the | | | desert into an art space. The | | | fluffy coat around the metal core | | | is a reference to a cat named | | | Kevin that I befriended in Marfa. | | | [At] the second day | | | of my residency Kevin disappeared | | | like tumbleweed. | | | | | | I created other works in this | | | series with titles such as *EMPTY | | | FRIDGE*, *CHINESE FOOD* and *LOTS | | | OF BOTTLES*, but I consider those | | | to be amongst my lesser works. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ (From: *STUDIO CHEERED*, De Volkskrant, 28 - 06 - '22) **35.** What is true about *At* in the five but last line of the short article above? a. b. c. d. Y18-03..... all means --..... far -- go..... appearances -- learn..... heart **36.** What preposition (only one!) can fill all four gaps? Type the correct preposition. Do NOT use capitals. by \* Y18-04 **37.** Which of the following is true for the *prepositions* mentioned? a. b. c. d. e. Y18-05 1. 2. **38.** Which of the following is true about the two sentences above? a. b. c. d. Y18-06 \* \> Have you finished eating? \< Yes, we finished. **39.** Which of the following explains what is wrong about the short conversation above? a. b. c. d. Y19-01 \> You haven't by any chance seen my mobile, have you? **40.** Which of the following explains why the question tag in the sentence above is correct? a. b. c. Y19-02 There is little that individual residents can do about the quality of their drinking water, is there?  **41.** Which of the following is true about the question tag above? a. b. c. Y19-03 \* \> Are dogs allowed in this supermarket? \< Yes, dogs are. I wish dogs weren't, though. **42.** Which of the following rules is the correct explanation for what is wrong about the short conversation above? a. b. c. d. Y19-04