Revision exercises - Answer Key

Hi everybody!

I'm sorry for the delay. Here is the answer key to the inversion exercise:

1.      Hardly had I begun to apologize when the door closed.

2.      Seldom have I heard such a talented singer.

3.      Had John known that she liked curry, he would have brought her to an Indian restaurant.

4.      Rarely did the artist pay attention to his agent's advice.

5.      Never had he felt so depressed.

6.      In no way can the shop be held responsible for customers' lost property.

7.      No sooner had the couple arrived than the priest started the ceremony.

8.      Only when he saw his wife's face did Tom realize the meaning of the comment.

9.      Never at any time had she said (that) she was allergic to cats.

10.     Under no circumstances can the restaurant accept animals.

Well, good luck!!!!

Revision: Determiners

Here are some useful links to revise before the classwork:

• Exercise on Both, Either, Neither, Nor and So
• Some & Any
• Little or Few?

Gerunds and Infinitives

At the bottom of this webpage you'll find some useful exercises:

Gerunds and infinitives

Ms D

Verb Patterns - Answer key

Hi! This is the answer key for the photocopy that we were working on when the bell rang:

A-

1. to speak
2. seeing
3. go out
4. to have
5. not stay
6. working
7. to wear
8. live
9. laughing
10. to finish
11. seeing
12. not to tell
13. work
14. not seeing
15. to help
16. waiting
17. to park
18. speaking
19. getting up / to get up
20. not come
21. spending
22. to give

B - 

1. to buy
2. not to be
3. changing
4. meeting
5. arriving
6. to revise
7. to tell
8. turning

Good luck!!! And don't forget to study 'More Than Just The Disease' for Tuesday! (2/7)

Ms D

More Practice!

Well, I thought you may find these exercises useful:

• This one is a test on Past Tenses:

James Cook - Simple Past, Past Progressive, Past Perfect

• And these three below are related to the topic of inversion:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Answer key - Inversion copies

Well, just this boring post...I hope you are revising for the test! ;)

1. example
2. sooner did I get
3. too late did we notice
4. did I realise
5. I you, I would
6. did I notice
7. did they know
8. can I meet him
9. could we get
10. only is she a brilliant
11. should you open
12. I realized how late
13. else have I eaten
14. no circumstances must you open
15. before had I seen
16. did I remember
17. did we have

My First Post!

Hello everybody!

Welcome to our classroom blog!

I'm really excited about this new challenge - I hope you like it!
We will use this classroom blog to study English, explore useful resources on the Web and exchange opinions and ideas with each other.
I will also post useful links to online dictionaries, grammar sites, interesting videos and many other cool things to improve your skills!

See you all in class!

Ms. D