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Grammar Exercises to Polish Your English Skills
1. Punctuation Kung Fu warmup
2. Sentence Control
Watch the video and then complete the sentences:
1. The wave is as big as_________
2. The surfer looks as small as a_________ in comparison.
3. He must have felt so ________ after it.
Use connectives to make the three sentences one long sentence:
Furthermore
Also
On the other hand.
3. Punctuation
Re-write the paragraph adding commas, full stops or apostrophes where necessary.
Pieces of Silver is about Clement a young boy who is embarrassed by his head teacher although his family are poor he is expected to donate money to the old headmaster his sister helps him by bringing him to the neighbors houses where they play music for money they even get money from the old head at the end of the story Clement who now has more than enough money shares it with the other boys so the new head who is a power-hungry greedy selfish man can’t embarrass them anymore.
4. Conjunctions
Choose the correct conjunction from the list to fill the spaces.
<><> </><><> </><><> </> <><> </>
with
as
after
which
while
then
although
but
until
causing
because
before
or
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<><></><><></><><></> <><></>
I flipped a coin into the air. It landed on its side, _________________ rolled into the street, _______________ a bicycle to swerve dangerously. The rider fell off, _________________ smashing into a fruit and vegetable stall, _______________ immediately collapsed. Turnips, carrots and potatoes rolled down the hill, __________________ I did my best to stop them, ______________ I could see what was about to happen! A woman ___________ a heavy parcel was caught off balance _____________ the vegetables poured over her, ______________ she managed to stay standing - __________________ she was hit by an out of control lettuce and was pushed through a pet shop window and scattering a litter of kittens, snakes and tarantulas, ______________ the woman ended up with a monkey on her head, waving its tail. That’s the way with flipping a coin: you never know if it’s going to be heads ______________ tails!
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5. How NOT to write
Identify the error in the sentence and correct or simplify it to make its expression clearer.
Example:- You will have to stay hear I trust my assistant has show you wheare you will be staying I replied yes.
- “You will have to stay here. I trust my assistant has shown you where you will be staying”.
- “Yes”, I replied.
1. I said I’m not the devil the chased after me I went as fast as I could.
2. I went back on to the Rocky Grave to see if it activated a swich when suddenley it went peach dark I tried breaking out with a shovel left on the grave.
3. I noked on the door in front of me and it opend.
4. As Juliet is in love with Romeo, she won’t want to marry someone else. Paris, who wants to marry Juliet lover her. She agrees to marry him until she met Romeo, when she refuses to marry Paris, Juliet becomes rebellious.
5. Teenage love especially first fickle love with Romeo and Rosaline, But it was love.
6. Also in the play there is dramatic irony like when Romeo finds Juliet dead.
6. Homophones
Correct the errors.
1.There are two many people here.
2.You’re dog, Chester, stinks.
3.There is a orange blanket next too the fire.
Now read this passage and decide whether or not the appropriate they’re, their or there and to, two and too is used.
Their once was a man with a donkey for a friend. Though their was only the too of them living in small peaceful seaside cottage, they were contented. Throughout they’re lives together there were many happy times. Their was the time they visited Disneyland in Paris and they met all the characters they’re; Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Donald duck and even Goofy was their two. If there was ever to much work for the man to deal with his donkey would help ease the workload. Too many times a local neighbour would try to steal the donkey from the man but their was no way he’d let her go, she meant two much to him.
7. Punctuation: Commas
Add commas where necessary.
1. Jimmy the chief sports reporter commentated on Spurs vs. Arsenal.
2. Then to his surprise the hardness in her face seemed to melt.
3. Grace tired and hungry drove to the shop to buy bread milk pasta and tomatoes.
