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12 Common Mistakes : EXERCISES 1-24--
4-6 questions on each grammatical point. About 50 questions.
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A)
1) Japanese_______________ _________________often crowded.
A.people-am
B.train-is
C.bus-is
D.trains-are
2.The American newspaper, USA Today, _____________to read.
A.am
B.be
C.is
D.are
3.Indiana Jones_______ _____________.
A.hate-snake
B.hates-snakes
C.loves-snails
D.love-snails
4.The Japanese _________ _____ &____________ cute and charming.
A.finds-Donald Duck & Huey
B.find Mickey &Minnie Mouse
C.found Scrooge McDuck & Donald
D.finds Mickie & Minnie Mouse
5.Zen Buddhism _________ _______ ________.
A.involves complex carbohydrates
B.abhors simple explanations
C.involve gourmet diet
D.abhor cockroaches
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B)
6. He wants to ___________________.
A.buy a car
B.buy car
C.buy boat
D.buy China
Answers 1-6
7. We went to *____ Daily Grind* and had_______snack.
A.The-the
B.The
C.The-a
D.A-the
8. When I was_____child, I had______cat.
A.A-the
B.__- __
C.The-A
D.A-a
9.Please place it in________car.
A.White
B.Black
C.The
D.Two
10.There's someone at______side door.
A.The
B.Theirs
C.A
D.Green
11.Kate lives near_______ocean.
A.Blue-Green
B.The
C.A
D.Sea
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C)
12. I like _____Toyota cars better than______Nissan cars.
A.--/--
B.The-the
C.A-the
D.A-a
Answers 7-12
13.I love_____nature.
A.The
B.A
C.--
D.frequent
14.I like listening to_____jazz.
A.A
B.--
C.The
D.frequently
15.I don't like listening to_____Heavy Metal music.
A.--
B.The
C.A
D.Infrequently
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D)
16. What __________on Sunday night?
A. Will you do
A.Are you going to do
B.Will he do
C.Is she going...
17.I_____my friend at 7 o'clock this evening and we________ _____movie.
A.Will meet-will see-
B.Will meet-are going to see-a
C.Am going to meet-are going to see-a
D.Be going to meet-will meet-
18.Kate____________me tomorrow afternoon and we______________ concert.
A.is going to call-are going to-a
B.will call -will go-
C.would call-will go-the
D.will telephone-enjoy-a
Answers 13-18
19.How_________travel to Washington, DC?
A.Would
B.Can be going to
C.Are you going to
D.Will to
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20. Every autumn the leaves________red.
A.Running
B.Are running
C.Are turning
D.Turn
21.Every spring the daffodils_______.
A.Are blossoming
B.Blossoming
C.Blossom
D.Are dying
22.Every winter the snow_________ in Farmville.
A.falls
B.is falling
C.fell
D.was falling
23. Every Thanksgiving many Americans __________to their hometown.
A.Is going back
B.Go back
C.Are going back
D.Went back
24.Every Easter the people of Ghana_________to their hometown.
A.Is going back
B.Are going back
C.Go back
D.Went back
Answers 19-24
12 Common Mistakes
Answer Sheet
| 1.D: Japanese trains are
often crowded. |
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2.C: The American newspaper, USA Today, is easy to read. |
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3.B: Indiana Jones hates snakes. |
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4.B: The Japanese find Mickey & Minnie Mouse cute and charming. |
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5.B: Zen Buddhism abhors simple explanations. |
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6.A: He wants to buy a car. |
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7.C: We went to *The Daily Grind* and had a
snack. |
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8.D: When I was a child, I had a cat. |
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9.C: Please place it in the car. |
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10.A: There's someone at the side door. |
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11.B: Kate lives near the ocean. |
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12. A: I like
-- Toyota cars better than -- Nissan cars. |
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13. C: I love -- nature. |
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14.B: I like listening to -- jazz. |
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15. A: I don't
like listening to -- Heavy Metal music. |
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16: B: What are you going to do on Sunday night? |
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17. C: I am going to meet my friend at 7 o'clock this evening
and we are going to see a movie. |
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18. A: Kate is going to call me tomorrow afternoon and we are
going to a concert. |
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19. C: How are you going to travel to Washington,
DC? |
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20. D: Every autumn the leaves turn red. |
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21. C: Every spring the daffodils blossom. |
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22. A: Every winter the snow falls in Farmville. |
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23. B: Every Thanksgiving many Americans go back to their hometown. |
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24. C: Every Easter the people of Ghana go back to their hometown. |
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25. B: High school students do not have a lot of time
to relax. |
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26. A: Elementary school children have a lot of time to have fun. |
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27. C: I have many happy memories when I look at the photographs
from last summer. |
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28. A: I like looking at my grandmother's photographs. |
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29. C: I get sad sometimes while watching old movies. |
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30. A: He went to the park to watch the funny people. |
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31. B: I was very moved at the end of the movie. |
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32. A: Beverly is a very boring lawyer. |
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33. B: The film was very frightening. |
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34. C: It was a very exhausting evening. |
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35. D: I was excited when I heard the news. |
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36. C: I bought a very nice cap for my boyfriend. |
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37. A: She thinks her husband is very cute. |
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38. C: We think Mr. Nakajima is very handsome. |
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39. D: The party was very enjoyable. |
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40. A: I had a very enjoyable time. |
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41. B: He
enjoyed himself very much. |
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42. C: She has lots of male friends but she doesn't have a boyfriend. |
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43. B: I met my girlfriend in high school. |
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44. D: She went to Hawai'i with a girlfriend. |
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45. A: My male friend is from Okinawa. |
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46. B: "Did he have a lesson this morning?" -- "No,
he played tennis instead." |
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47. A: "She doesn't smoke, does she?" -- "No, she
stopped last month. |
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48. D: "You
don't smoke, do you?" -- "Yes, I do, actually." |
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49. B: "Isn't the train station down there?"
-- "No, it's just ahead." |
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50. C: I usually see my boyfriend once or twice a week. |
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