Exercise for grammar

时态句法专题练习

I . 强调句

Pattern-shift

1. James’ friend accepted his suggestion. (Emphasize the underlined part)

2. He plans for his work and life once in a month. (Emphasize the underlined part)

3. We decide to look for a more experienced writer. (Emphasize the underlined part)

4. Caroll Spinney started working with puppets when he was eight years old. (Emphasize the underlined part)

5. Pele has scored a thousand goals for his team. (Emphasize the underlined part)

6. The Wilders were saving up to send Mary to a College for the Blind. (Emphasize the underlined part)

7. Pele retired as a player in 1977. (Emphasize the underlined part)

8. I have got an invitation to Sara’s birthday party. (Emphasize the underlined part)

9. Sara Peters has got a diploma in marketing. (Emphasize the underlined part)

10. It took us a long time to fly to Europe from Beijing. (Emphasize the underlined part)

Proof reading

1.It is Sunday that we go back to school in a bad mood.

2.It was in the classroom where we celebrated our victory(胜利).

3.It was in a cold morning that the terrible car accident happened.

4.It is my mother who teach me to grow up to be a great man.

5.Mary did accepted the invitation to the party held by her greatest enemy.

6.It is last summer holiday that we decided not to go anywhere.

7.It was Pele who has played in the World Cup for many times.

8.It is when I am 18 years old I will be independent from my parents.

9.It is the students in my class who are invited to the party twice.

10.It was the eating time that we had a problem when we were in Madrid.

II. 感叹句

Pattern shift :

1.Trinity College is a great holiday to be a student. (Change the sentence into exclamatory sentence.)

2.It is great fun to practice juggling in his spare time. (Change the sentence into exclamatory sentence.)

3.Father bought a very expensive car when he stayed in Australia last year. (Change the sentence into

exclamatory sentence.)

4.Paul did extremely carelessly in the math exam yesterday afternoon. (Change the sentence into

5.The dress shown in the shop window looks quite attractive. (Change the sentence into exclamatory

sentence.)

6.We have had fine weather in Chengdu in the past several days. (Change the sentence into exclamatory

sentence.)

7.It was extremely crowded at the seaside in summer. (Change the sentence into exclamatory sentence.)

8.There were very few choices for women in the old days. (Change the sentence into exclamatory

sentence.)

9.It was a great pity that you missed our Christmas party. (Change the sentence into exclamatory

sentence.)

10.I wish to join the football club very much. (Change the sentence into exclamatory sentence.)

Proof reading

1.What a terrible weather it is for us to go climbing!

2.How awfully difficult it was to reach the North Pole for Matthew!

3.How responsible teachers they are in our school!

4.What carefully driver he is so that he has never been in an accident.

5.How attractively the clothes look in the shops.

III.简单句，复合句

Pattern shift

1.Rick Allen didn’t give up playing the drums after losing his left arm in a car accident. (Change the

simple sentence into a complex sentence)

2.People usually go to buy some snacks before going into the cinema. (Change the simple sentence into

a complex sentence)

3.My brother is too young to drive alone. (Change the simple sentence into a complex sentence)

4.The conference is not big enough to hold 140 people. (Change the simple sentence into a complex

sentence)

5.Matthew Henson was so brave and tough that he could reach the North Pole. (Change the complex

sentence into a simple sentence)

6.The children are sent to the nursery so that they can be taken care of when their parents are away.

(Change the complex sentence into a simple sentence)

7.We didn’t go to the park to have a picnic because the weather was bad. (Change the complex sentence

8.In order to get to school in time, he decided not to have breakfast. (Change the simple sentence into a

complex sentence)

9.The book is so boring that I can’t keep reading it. (Change the complex sentence into a simple sentence)

10.Because of a few mistakes, we lost in the competition. (Change the simple sentence into a complex

sentence)

IV.被动语态

Multiple Choice

1.The missing boy _____________ in the woods until early this morning.

A. has found

B. was found

C. hasn’t been found

D. hasn’t found

2. That factory ______________ in 1970 to develop electronic things.

A . built B. was built C. is built D. were built

3. Many trees ______________ in spring every year.

A .plant B. planted C. are planted D. be planted

4. Don’t worry. You ___________ plenty of time to decide.

A. will given

B. have given

C. will be given

D. are giving

5. Old people must ______________.

A. be spoken to politely

B. speak to polite

C. be spoken politely

D. speak polite

6. ----Who’s this little girl in the photo?

----- It’s me. This photo ____________ ten years ago.

A. takes

B. is taken

C. took

D. was taken

7. ----- Do you like this cushion?

-------Yes. It _________ soft.

A. is feeling

B. feels

C. is felt

D. was felt

8. ---- How many cakes can I have, Mum?

----- None. Dear. They ____________ for your father.

A. prepare

B. prepared

C. have prepared

D. were prepares.

9. Computers _______________ until 1976.

A. didn’t invent

B. were invented

C. weren’t invented

D. haven’t invented

10. Most international business letters ____________ in English.

A. is written

B. are written

C. is writing

D. are writing

11. The babies at this nursery ______________.

A. are taken good care

B. are taken good care of

C. take good care of

D. take good care

12. This artist was seen ______________ his best painting to a museum in New York in 1977.

A. to sell

B. sold

C. sell

D. to selling

13. I will show you the photos ______________ the park after they ____________.

A. were taken, are come out

B. taken, come out

C. were taken, will come out

D. taken, are come out

14. A great book was bought ______________ as my birthday present.

A. me

B. I

C. for me

D. to me

15. The 2008 Olympic Games ______________ in Beijing was a great success.

A. were held

B. hold

C. held C. holding

Pattern shift

1.Chinese people are turning China into a powerful country. (Change the sentence into passive voice)

2.We see our school turn into one of the most famous schools in Sichuan. (Change the sentence into

passive voice)

3.Should we make the workers water the plants every day. (Change the sentence into passive voice)

4.The servants decorated the Queen with old furniture and painting. (Change the sentence into passive

voice)

5.Did you mother send you the books needed in school? (Change the sentence into passive voice in

two ways)

Words transformation

1.In the old days, London _______________ as a city of fog. (see)

2.You must get a driving license before you ________________ to drive alone. (allow 准许)

3.---- Our earth is becoming more and more crowded.

----- Yes, New ways must ______________ to stop the population from growing too fast. (find)

4.This kind of special cheese ______________ in this restaurant for long. (service)

5.What you have just said _________________ by my boss. It’s not necessary to call him. (acceptable)

6.The old castle _________________ with something old from the 14th and 16th centuries afterit was

built. (decoration)

7. A job as an assistant manager _______________ for by Sara Peters before she had an interview with

Tom hall. (application)

8. A system of writing ________________ for the blind by Louis Braille. (develop)

9.Films _____________ on real life are more popular with people. (base)

10.The boy is noticed ___________ the table when I walk past his door every day at 6 pm. (lay)

V. 形容词副词以及其比较级最高级

Multiple Choice

1.---- Speak ____________, please. I can’t hear a word from the back.

-----Well, I think it’s____________ enough.

A. loudly, loudly

B. louder, loud

C. loud, louder

D. loud, too loud

2. This morning Jack come to school ______________ than ___________ student in his class.

A. much late, any

B. much late, any other

C. much later, any

D. much later, any other

3. You can _________ ask the old man to move away because he has lived __________ here for 10 years.

A. hard, lonely

B. hard, alone

C. hardly, lonely

D. hardly, alone

4. It was ________________late to catch a bus after the party, so we took a taxi.

A. too very

B. much too

C. too much

D. far

5. He is much ___________ today, but she is even _____________.

A. well, worse

B. well, better

C. better, ill

D. better, worse

6. Which do you like _____________, fish, meat, or chicken?

A. better B well C. best D. the best

7. Huanghe River is he second _______________ river in China.

A. long

B. longer

C. longest

D. the longer

8. I have ___________ money than he, but I am ____________ than he.

A. less, happier

B. fewer, happier

C. less, more happily

D. fewer, more happily

9. When spring comes, days are getting _______________.

A. long and long

B. longer and longer

C. the longer and the longer

D. the longest and longest.

10. ______________ you do you job, _____________ you will be.

A. The more careful, the more successfully

B. The more carefully, the more successfully

C. The more careful, the more successfully

D. The more carefully, the more successful Pattern shift

1.Mary is not as old as Tom.

= Mary is _________ __________ Tom. = Tom _________ __________ Mary.

2.Jerry is the most imaginative boy in our class.

= Jerry is _____________ ____________ ___________ ____________ ___________ boy in our class.

= Jerry is _____________ ____________ ___________ ____________ ___________boys in our class.

3.Jim is 175m. Tom is 170 m. (Put the two sentences together)

Jim is ____________ ____________ ____________ ______________ Tom.

Tom is ____________ ____________ ____________ ______________Jim.

4.Which is your favorite animal?

= Which animal ____________ ___________ ___________ ____________?

5.Other drivers drive more carefully than he.

= He doesn’t drive ____________ ____________ ____________ other drivers.

Words transportation

1.My purse was stolen on the bus. ____________ there was no money in it. (luck)

2.She said it was ______________ day in her life. (happy)

3._________________ the school is , the more parents will sent their children there. (famous)

4.After the accident, he wasn’t as _____________ to him as before. (friend)

5.I am sorry I took your MP3 by mistake. I will be _______________ next time. (careful)

6.There are ___________hours of sunlight in winter than in summer. (few)

7.Living alone becomes _____________ for the old man after he is ill. (hard)

8.The older we grow, _______________ we are. It’s really bad. (create)

9.He is the fifth_______________ man I have ever met. (alone)

10.English is one of the _______________ subjects in school. (important)