Grammar exercises 2º bachillerato

1. 1. Make sentences by ordering the following words.
1. I /if/were/school/go/that/you /would/I /to
2. just/ told/to/ they/wait/been/have
3. writing/ to/ computers/ students/ used/ with/ are
4. before/ heard/ I / speaking/ never/ her/ had
5. whole/ with/ infected/the/her/she/ enthusiasm/ class
6. be/ law/ by/ issued/this/ September/ will
7. a/alcohol/ planned/ ban/ government/ total/ the/on
8. your/enough/ good/ not/ is/ cooking
9. the/ at/ ?/ you/ enjoy/ did/ party/ dancing
10. too/ carry/ box/ heavy/ to/ is/ that
11. 40 dollars/ me/ wine/ charge/ they/ the/ for
12. cry/ her/ made/ story/ me
13. me/ buy/ I/ my/asked/ to/ mobile/ father/a
14. people/alcohol/ the/buy/ordered/to/ authorities/ not
2. Give a NOUN with the same root: choose, save, accept, prestigious, loud, warn, expected, improve,
wide, restrict, appear,
3. Give an ADJECTIVE with the same root: threat, value, care, survive, doubt, forget, history, forget,
success, reason, sense, impression,
4. Give a question for the underlined words:
1. The Burtons sent hundreds of e-mails asking for help.
2. Peter lost his wife’s luggage at the airport two days ago.
3. They found John’s book.
4. Some users spent hours and hours downloading a full music album years ago.
5. It took Mozart only eighteen days to compose his last opera.
6. The Members of Parliament met the Prime Minister last Friday.
7. In towns you will pay taxes twice a year.
8. My friend drank three beers last night.
9. The e-mail warned about terrible viruses infecting computers.
10. We attend English classes three times a week.
11. The yellow press specializes in scandal and gossip.
12. I’ve been married for twenty years
13. The balls cost one pound.
14. Money should be spent on HIV/Aids.
15. The Tower of London was built in 1066
16. Predators depend on animals

2. Fill in the gap with a correct preposition.
1. She knocked ________ the door but nobody answered.2. Hassan always dreamt____a better life in Europe. 3.All
my family was brought_____ in England. 4.More people get angry ________ smokers in western countries.
Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary.
- I was determined to develop my natural talent for music. I started to take lessons at an academy.
- The Government has a good reputation. It has not solved the problem yet.
- Any English conversation must begin with the weather. The English weather is not a fascinating topic.
- He has been attending Italian lessons. His family moved to Rome five years ago.
- That man talks a lot. He has more chances to become a politician.
KEYS
1. 1. If I were you, I would go to that school. 2. They have just been told to wait 3. Students are used to writing with
computers. 4. I had never heard her speaking before. 5. She infected the whole class with her enthusiasm 6. This law
will be issued by September. 7. The government planned a total ban on alcohol 8. Your cooking is not good enough. 9.
Did you enjoy dancing at the party? 10. That box is too heavy to carry. 11. They charge me 40 dollars for the wine. 12.
Her story made me cry. 13. I asked my father to buy me a mobile. 14. The authorities ordered people not to buy
alcohol.
2. choice, safe, acceptance, prestige, loudness, warning, expectation, improvement, width, restriction, appearance.
3. threatening, valuable, careful, surviving, doubtful, forgetful, successful, reasonable, sensitive, impressive
4. 1. How many emails did the Burtons send asking for help? 2. Whose luggage did Peter lose at the airport two days
ago? 3. Whose book did they find? 4. How long did some users spend downloading a full music album years ago? 5.
How long did it take Mozart to compose his last opera? 6. Who did the Members of Parliament meet last Friday? 7.
How many times will you pay taxes in towns? 8. How many beers did my friend drink last night? 9. What did the e-mail
warn about? 10. How many times do we attend English classes? 11. What does the yellow press specialize in? 12. How
long have you been married? 13. How much do the balls cost? 14. Who should be spent on HIV/Aids? 15. When was
the Tower of London built? 16. What do predators depend on?
5. at/of/ up/ with
6. 1. As I was determined to develop my natural talent for music, I started to take lessons at an academy. / I was
determined to develop my natural talent for music so I started to take lessons at an academy. 2. Although the
Government has a good reputation, it has not solved the problem yet./ In spite of having a good reputation, the
Government has not solved the problem yet/ Despite his good reputation, the Government has not solved the
problem yet. 3. Although the English weather is not a fascinating topic, any English conversation must begin with the
weather. / Despite the fact that the English weather is not a fascinating topic, any English conversation must begin with
the weather. 4. He has been attending Italian lessons since his family moved to Rome five years ago./ He has been
attending Italian lessons as his family moved to Rome five years ago. 5. As that man talks a lot, he has more
chances to become a politician./ Since that man talks a lot, he has more chances to become a politician.