Thursday, April 30, 2015

Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns 2

  1. Sandra and Angela haven't met  for a long time.
  2. My friends enjoyed  very much at the concert.
  3. Tim repaired his car .
  4. We helped  with our report.
  5. People often give  presents at Christmas.
  6. I bought  a new camera.
  7. Chris, did you do the maths homework ?
  8. They looked at  and smiled.
  9. Ron and Tom often write e-mails to  because they're good friends.
  10. Ann only thinks of . She's an egoist.
  11. Mike and Bill know  quite well.
  12. Sue and Lisa haven't seen  for ages.
  13. Peggy and Jane made this delicious cake .
  14. Grandpa constructed this desk .
  15. Can we sell the things we made ?
  16. The little girl can already ride the tricycle .
  17. Laura and Betty are helping  with their homework.
  18. Some people only think of .
  19. John and his girlfriend are still angry. They're not talking to .
  20. Does the laptop switch off  automatically?

Monday, April 27, 2015

Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns

Choose the correct pronoun to complete each of the sentences. Choose the more natural sounding response according to the context:

1. They are in love = They love ________ 
a) each other b) themselves 

2. They speak to ________ all the time. 
a) themselves b) each other 

3. He and his wife are very arrogant. They love ________. 
a) each other b) themselves 

4. John baked ________ a cake. 
a) himself b) each other 

5. We don't need any help. We'll do it ________. 
a) each other b) ourselves 

6. I understand my girlfriend and she understands me. = My girlfriend and I understand ________ very well. 
a) each other b) ourselves 

7. My sister gets ________ in trouble all the time. 
a) herself b) each other 

8. They are at home by ________. No one else is there. 
a) each other b) themselves 

9. Mary doesn't like Tom. Tom doesn't like Mary. = Tom and Mary don't like ________. 
a) each other b) themselves 

10. Mary doesn’t like herself. Tom doesn't like himself. = Tom and Mary don't like 
a) each other b) themselves 

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

The Island of the Blue Dolphins Quiz

1. Who is the main character (protagonist) in the story?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
2. Chief Chowig is Karana's __________________.
3. Who came to the island in the big, red ship to hunt?
A.
B.
C.
4. What kind of animal did the Aleuts come to hunt?
5. What caused the fight between the island people and the Aleuts?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6. Karana's real name, Won-a-pa-lei, means, "the girl with the long black hair."
A.
B.
7. What was the name of the place where the Aleuts camped and brought their catch of otter?
A.
B.
C.
D.
8. Who became Chief after Chief Chowig was killed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
9. Captain Orlov was an honest and trustworthy man.
A.
B.
10. Karana said that when her father, Chief Chowig, was really angry he would pull his ________.

Monday, April 20, 2015

Tag Questions

Hey fellas,

Complete the following exercise! If you hope to get a good grade, that is ;)


31. He wasn’t working here, ____________________ ?
32. Don’t go away, ____________________ ? 
33. We couldn’t go there, ____________________ ? 
34. Bob arrived late, ____________________ ? 
35. Betty loves coffee, ____________________ ? 
36. They have seen her, ____________________ ? 
37. The boys had gone there by bus, ____________________ ? 
38. They used to read a lot, ____________________ ? 
39. The fireman broke the door down, ____________________ ? 
40. He hates eating rice pudding, ____________________ ? 
41. The housewife smelt the cake burning, ____________________ ? 
42. It would be difficult to refuse the invitation, ____________________ ? 
43. We’ve brought some chairs to sit on, ____________________ ? 
44. She began to cry after hearing the news, ____________________ ? 
45. There isn’t anything wrong, ____________________ ? 
46. You will be happy to get that job, ____________________ ? 
47. There were many people at the party last night ____________________ ? 
48. The wind is breaking up the kite, ____________________ ? 
49. Lucy hates lying, ____________________ ? 
50. There aren’t any students here, ____________________ ? 
51. The weather was nice, ____________________ ? 
52. There was a frog on my pillow, ____________________ ? 
53. She cut her finger yesterday, ____________________ ? 
54. The children don’t like the dog, ____________________ ? 
55. I am not your friend, ____________________ ? 
56. Go to your bedroom, ____________________ ? 
57. Don’t touch that vase, ____________________ ? 
58. Those girls seldom travel abroad, ____________________ ? 
59. They rarely go out for dinner on Sundays, ____________________ ? 
60. The children like that dog, ____________________ ?