TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE. Ex. 698.Answer the questions.

Ex. 698. Answer the questions.

1. "The government can decide." Is "can" singular or plural? 2. "Bananas are black." "The bananas are black." Are these sentences acceptable? 3. John met Alice and she shot him. Then Alice met Mary and she shot her. Who survived? 4. "And how is our knee today, Mrs. Brown?" Whose knee? 5. "God save the Queen." Is this an order? 6. "What on earth are you doing?" "What are you doing on earth?" Any difference? 7. "Father, we want you to marry us." Explain the context. 8. "Fried, the meat would have been delicious." Was it fried? Was it delicious? 9. "The Boston public have made known their decision." "The Boston public has made known its decision." Which is the more pluralistic society? 10. Why do teachers use rhetorical questions? Is it because they know all the answers? What do you think?

Ex. 699. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. The news are much better today. 2. What a beautiful weather today! 3. We need some informations. 4. The furnitures are very old. 5. I'm looking for a new jeans. 6. You hairs are getting very long. 7. Do you have a scissors? 8. We had a lot of homeworks last week. 9. Do you think she is making a progress with her English? 10. These trousers is too small. 11. She gave me some good advices. 12. Emily's clothes is so beautiful! 13. We had an interesting work. 14. My money are in the drawer. 15. We need a new furniture. 16. Traffic have been bad throughout the day. 17. Where is my headphone? 18. My watches is fast.