Sunteți pe pagina 1din 3

ENGLISH VI – GCS

I. The following sentences contain clauses. Put a parenthesis around each subordinate clause, and
underline the main clause.
Example: (As he returned to face the crowd), I recognized the man (who had held the gun.)
1. The evil that men do lives after them.
2. Until Mr. Kinnick arrived, nothing happened.
3. The second half of the test is easier than the first half.
4. She is always in a state of expectation when the postman brings a letter.
5. When the drought had lasted for about three weeks, the water supply became dangerously slow.
6. We were annoyed by the billboards, which obscured most of the scenery.
7. She is always sends me a note if I miss anything that seems important.
8. The baby stop crying when he was lifted.
9. Unless you heed my advice, you’ll never succeed.
10. My mom and dad was happy when he saw my high grades.

II. Arrange each set of words below into the Subject + Intransitive Verb + Adverb(ials)
sentence pattern in the blank.
1. the jetski / rapidly / moved
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Pocholo / silently / wept
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. smiled / shyly / I
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. lightly / it / drizzled
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. they / across the brook / leaped
_____________________________________________________________________________
II. A. Arrange each set of words below into the Subject + Linking Verb + Complements
sentence pattern in the blank.
1. will probably be / the conference / full
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. was / in the music room / the glee club
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. on Saturday / the recognition program / was
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. Fidel Castro / a guerrilla leader / was
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. my grandfather / a physician / became
_____________________________________________________________________________

II. B. Arrange each set of words below into the Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object +
Indirect Object + Adverbials (if any) sentence pattern in the blank.
1. has ended / the game / the umpire
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. the principal / she / tomorrow / will meet
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. scored / a hattrick / for Real Madrid / Cristiano Ronaldo
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. my father / me / every night / tucks / into bed
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. the problem / rapidly / she / explained
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. Chantal / excellently / writes and speaks / French
_____________________________________________________________________________
7. we / at the beach / lunch / had
_____________________________________________________________________________
8. JC / last summer / this photo / took
_____________________________________________________________________________
9. he / yesterday / a lot of work / finished
_____________________________________________________________________________
10. two / he / emails / earlier / sent
_____________________________________________________________________________
III. Choose the correct form of direct speech. Use the indirect speech as your guide.
1. He told me he never understood me.
a. “I never understood you,” he told me.
b. “I never understand you,” he told me.
c. “I never understand you.” She told me.
2. She explained that they were doing exercises.
a. “We were doing exercises,” she explained.
b. “We are doing exercises,” she explained.
c. “We did exercises,” she explained.
3. She thought that Charlotte was late.
a. “Charlotte is late,” she thought.
b. “Charlotte was late,” she thought.
c. “Charlotte is late,” she thinks.
4. He hoped he would pass the exam.
a. “I would pass the exam,” he hoped.
b. “I will pass the exam,” he hoped.
c. “I would pass the exam,” he hoped.
5. She admitted that she had broken the window.
a. “I had broken the window,” she admitted.
b. “I have broken the window,” she admitted.
c. “I have broken the window,” she admits.
6. They said they must relax for a while.
a. “We must relax for a while,” they said.
b. “They must relax for a while,” they said.
c. “We would have to relax for a while,” they said.
7. She reminded us that we should come on Wednesday.
a. “I would come on Wednesday,” she reminds us.
b. “I will come on Wednesday,” she reminds us.
c. “I will come on Wednesday,” she reminded us.
8. He promised that he might write to her.
a. “I might write to her,” she promised.
b. “I may write to her,” he promised.
c. “I must write to her,” he promised.
9. Sarah said Asia is the largest continent.
a. “Asia was the largest continent,” she said.
b. “Asia is being the largest continent,” she said.
c. “Asia is the largest continent,” she said.
10. Sam says he would never go to work.
a. “I would never go to work,” he said.
b. “I will never go to work,” he said.
c. “I won’t ever go to work,” he said.

IV. Turn the following sentences into indirect speech. Write your answer on the blank.

1. “Why do you care so much?” she asked him.

_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Alladin said to the magician, “What have I done to deserve such a punishment?”

_____________________________________________________________________________
3. Delilah whispered, “If you love me, tell me your secret!”

_____________________________________________________________________________
4. “How many more labors must I endure?” Ulysess groaned.

_____________________________________________________________________________
5. “Won’t you come with me?” he asked me.

_____________________________________________________________________________

S-ar putea să vă placă și