english grammar exercise

语法练习：2009.9.22-5

1主谓一致

1. His ethics never (allow) him to betray a friend. allows 2. What (be) your politics? is

3. Over one- half of the employees in this town (commute). 4. The scissors (be) very sharp. are

5. The audience (be) dressed in a variety of ways, some in suits and dresses, some in jeans. are

6. They had some pleasant (authority) on their honeymoon trip. –ies 7. Police have the (authority) to fine speeding drivers. 8. Some (power) held a peace conference last month. –s

9. Please wrap up the present in (brown paper). a brown paper

10. (Reading glass be) among the simplest and most useful of optical instruments. –es are

2 所有格；代词2009.10.6 答案

1 Higher pay and three (week) vacation were the focus of the (garage collectors) strike. weeks’ ; g- c-’

2. Her (sister-in-law) family was wealthy. law’s

3. (Susan and Saran) husbands are out of work now. Susan’s and Saran’s 4. Nobody else’s violin was out of tune except (Charles) C-’ 5. Alice is an old friend of my (mother). m-’s

6. The noise scared Phyllis as much as (I/me). me

7. The reward was divided among us three, George, Tom, and (I/me) me 8. I can hardly understand (him/his) refusing to do that for me. his

9. From the opening scene to the closing (one/that/it) the novel captured my attention. one

10. The problem confronting us today is quite similar to (that/one) which America faced in the 1930’s. that

3 单复数一致2009.10.13 动词答案

1. All of our research on runaways (be) fascinating. is

2. The governor, as well as his advisers, (have) agreed to attend the protest rally. has 3. Physical fitness and mental agility敏捷 (be) necessary for athletes. are

4. This is the one of the books on the subject that (have) been written in Chinese. has

5. He is one of our customers who (like) their shirts starched浆硬的. like 6. The number of failures in the recent exam (be)surprising. is 7. Neither the actors nor the play (appear) to anyone. a-s

8. All of the money that (be) accepted (have) already been released. was ; has

4.冠词 the; a; an; o; /不定代词2009.9.29- 答案

1. If you take ( ) job, you’ll be paid by( ) hour. the; the

2. Peter has ( ) great interest in ( ) literature, especially ( ) literature of ( ) early renaissance. a; o ; the ;the

3. What ( ) lovely weather it is! Let’s go for ( ) walk. o; a

4. I like playing ( ) chess while my brother likes playing ( ) violin. o; the 5. We seldom have ( ) occasion of using this expensive machinery. any 6. We had ( ) fine days this summer than last. more不用much, many 7. There hasn’t been( ) good weather recently. much不用many, few 8. She takes very ( ) pains with her work. little不用few

9. I don’t believe your intervention will make ( ) difference. any不用some

10. When the children entered, ( )was given a present. each. 不用every, all, nobody

5动词时态 2009.10.20 答案 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

His father (retire ) next month. will retire/ retires

Even if it (rain) tomorrow, I won’t wear my raincoat. rains

Columbus (gaze) at the land that he (come) so far to seek. gazed; had come I gradually (forget) all the French I ever learnt at school. am forgetting I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in my friend’s car. am going She asked me what I (do) at eight the next morning. should be doing

Joan (take) swimming lessons long enough by the to pass the lifeguard test easily. will have been taking

8. I (stand) on the porch for an hour when he came and (start) to argue about what (happen) before. had been standing; started; had happened

9. By the time I reach Harbin, it probably (snow). will be snowing 10. He just (be) funny. is just being

6情态动词2009.11.10 答案

1. It’s just 8 o’clock. He can’t (sleep) at this time of the day. be sleeping 2. Our guest ought to (get) home by now. have got/ gone

3. I haven’t seen my neighbors for over a week. They may (go) on a trip abroad. have gone

4. Are you daydreaming, John? You should (listen) now. be listening 5. She may (still think) about the question you raised. be still thinking

6. He told me I (not need decide) it at once. I could let him know the following day. needn’t decide/ didn’t need to decide

7. Please don’t do that again. You might (scare) me to death. have scared

8. You ( not need come) to the hospital yesterday, since my sister was with me.

needn’t have come

7 被动态2009.10.27答案

1. Much of London (destroy) by a big fire in the 17th century. was destroyed 2. The worker claimed that he (victimize) by his present employers. was being victimized

3. I think what I have said (forget) soon. will be forgotten

4. This type of transistor radio( manufacture) in Japan now. is being m-d 5. He undoubtedly (send) to prison, if he (find) guilty. will/would be sent; is/were found.

6. The man who (bite) by a snake was given a serum. had been bitten 7. What (do) cannot (undo). is done; be undone

8. People believed that the explosion (cause) by a mine. had been caused 9. The statement he had made (prove) false. is proved to be

10. The police (say act) with great restraint. was/were said to have acted

8 虚拟语气2009.11.3答案

1. If we (live) at the North Pole, we (need) very warm clothing. lived; would need 2. If I (be) not so tired, I would have gone with you. had not been 3. He wishes that he not (miss) his plane yesterday. hadn’t miss 4. If only I (know) English better. knew

5. Had they not lost their way, they (arrive) sooner. would have arrived 6. It is time I (have) a haircut. should have; had

7. Suppose your mother (see) you now, what would she say? saw

8. Eugene resents his mother’s insistence that he (go) to church. should

9. All the men had guns for protection in case they (attack) by the Indians. should be attacked

10. Jim would rather that Jill (go) to class yesterday. had gone

9 非谓语动词2009.11.17答案

1. Need you (make) so much noise? You have got a roommate here. make 2. I daren’t (tell) my brother that I have broken his bicycle. tell

3. He was made (quit) smoking by his wife, who happened to be a doctor. to quit 4. Why (hurry) hoe when you can stay for supper? hurry

5. She knew what kind of clothes (wear) for the party. to wear 6. I’d rather (not stay) at school this summer vacation. not stay 7. The doctor told her how (keep) slim. to keep

8. There was much difficulty (translate) these telegraphic codes. translating

9. A public opinion poll reveals that children spend too much time (watch) TV. watching

10. Cameras are delicate apparatus. They require (take) good care of. taking 11. The player (hit) the first home-run will be rewarded. hitting

12. The girl has a habit (have) her hands (wash) before eating anything. to have; washed

13. (give) time, he’ll make a first class runner. Given

14. (hesitate) there for a moment, he quickly grasped the situation. Hesitating

15. Reporters are constantly on the move from one place to another (cover) important happenings. to cover

16. They found the box (hide) in a disused house. hidden 17.The photographer had her (pose) for a picture. posing

18. How long do you intend to go on (play) with fire? playing

9. 10分词/不定式作状语2009.11.24 答案

1. An old woman (wrap) in a shawl sat in a corner. wrapped 2.We read (learn). to learn

3. He felt relieved (solve) the tough problem. to have solved

4. (be) his friend for many years, she knows him quite well. Having been 5.The husband,(anger), began to smash things at hand. angered

6. Last Sunday I went all the way to see my friend, only (find) him out. to find 7. (run) around the corner, he bumped into an old lady. Running 8. She does not like (ignore) being ignored

1. The (cry) woman ran from the house which was on fire. Crying

2. (give) the address, he went to contact the man at once. Having been given

3. Nobody wants (wake) in the middle of the night, but last night it couldn’t (avoid). to be waken; have been avoided

4. The children had a week’s holiday, the school (close) because of an influenza. having been closed

5. (tell) what Indian food was like, they decided (not spend )their holiday there. Having been told; not to spend

6. The man couldn’t swear (see) the (accuse) lady at the scene of the crime. to have seen; accused

7. (break)his glass, I apologized. Having broken

8. Some babies enjoy (bath) while others dislike it. being bathed

9. (keep) the road in such a blizzard would have been impossible. to have kept

10. (almost run) out of money, we were reduced to (stay) in a cheap hotel. Having almost run; staying

11. (overhear) part of their conversation, I thought it best (remain) (hide)until after they had left. Having overheard; to remain hidden

12. He claimed (badly treat) at the yesterday’s party. to have been badly treated 11. 形容词和副词2009.12.1 答案 1. Her child behaved (bad; badly). badly

2. “Let’s get together (sometime; some time) soon.” sometime

3. They are (altogether; all together) too busy to take on another assignment. altogether

4. The bird flew (high; highly). high

5. He was (formerly; formally) the president of the association. formerly 6. This (little, Chinese, pretty) girl is his niece. pretty little Chinese 7. The bus stopped (short; shortly). short

8. There is a very (neighboring; neighborly) atmosphere in our building. neighboring

12 形容词和副词的比较级2009.12.1 改错题 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

A watermelon is much more sweeter than a lemon. omit “more”

My father works much harder than any man in his office. any “other” man She is more dependable than a unicycle. correct

His yacht is by far longer of the six in the harbor. far more “the longest”

Oak lumber has more tensile 抗张strength than any other tree. than “the lumber of” any 6.

7. A mink貂皮 coat costs twice more than a sable 黑貂coat. twice “as much as” 8. The bigger they are, the more hardly they fall. the harder they 9. His grass turned real green awfully quickly. really

10. Even though she looks very young, she is twice as older as my twenty-year-old sister. as old as

11. Of all the judges I have known, Judge Hines interprets the law more loosely. most loosely

13介词 12.8答案 in, on, between, for, over, except, among, at, beside, with, before 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

The secretary placed the letter_____ the file. In The angry young man struck him ____ the face. in

They were expecting the surgeon to finish the operation ____ dawn. Before It is not good to throw the ball ________ me. at They camped _____ the whole summer vacation. for

The art exhibition was well designed, _____ the disarrangement of a few pieces of photos. Except for

7. Although Mary can sing like an opera star, she is lazy ____ her voice training. About

8. This lazy man enjoys living _____ charity. On

9. Before leaving the country, the new couple sold their house _ six-thousand dollars. For

10. He told the participants that they had three minutes to familiarized themselves _____ the passage before reading it out. with

14.名词性从句 2009.12.22 wh- 答案

1. ___ wins the election will have many problems. Whoever

2. The man did not know ___ he would find gold or not. whether/ if 3. He told me ____ he blamed for it. whom

4. ___ he treated the Indians tells us something about his personality. How

5. Why the explosion occurred was ____ the laboratory attendant had been careless. that

6. ____ can properly be called a clock always strikes the hours on a bell. Whatever 7. I’ll give my books to ____ needs them. whoever 8. I’ll see to it _____ everything is ready in time. that 9.Can you doubt _____he will win? that

10.The old woman told her sufferings to ____ she met. whomever

15形容词性从句 2009.1.5 wh- 答案 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

The man ____ we spoke to was a rather unusual person. that/ whom The time ____ he lived was very different and dangerous. When This is the first time ____ I have been here. That

I go to the beach on days _____ I don’t have to work. That/ when I’m thinking of a restaurant ____ you can have great ice cream. Where

I have pleasure in introducing to you the man without ______ generosity your Society would cease to exist. Whose

7. The house in _____ I was born is still standing. Which

8. An element is a substance the nature of ___ cannot be changed by ordinary method of division. Which

9. It was thoughts such as these ____ may have given his work its passion and nobility. that

10. The astronauts will land on other planets the same way ___ they land on the moon. that

16状语从句2009.12.15答案

1.The parent birds will not go their separate ways (before/ until) the young birds leave the nest. until

2. (since that / seeing that) his English is so poor, I don’t expect he will get a job. Seeing that

3. I will buy it (if/ unless) the price is right. if

4. (although / even though) production was not as great as we expect, we met our quota. Although

5. He didn’t join the Confederate army ( because/ for ) he stood for slavery. because 6. The policeman raised his hand (therefore / so) the traffic would stop. so

7.She won’t go (lest/ unless) you invite her sister. unless

8. (whichever/ however) rich one may be, there is always something one wants. However

9. Geoffrey laughs loudly (only if / as though) this is a good joke. as though

10. The bridge is ( too/ so) long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. so

11. She is confident (that/ what) she will win. that

12. It has been (so/such) a long time since I’ve seen him that I’m not sure if I will remember him. such

13. (for/ as) you have worked hard, you may have a holiday. As

14. (before the time/ by the time) we got to the station, the train had already left. By the time

15. (whenever/ whichever )day you come, we’ll be pleased to see you. Whichever

16. Jan did his work (as /before) work ought to be done. as

17. Linda counted herself lucky (while /that) she was not injured in the accident. that 18. Reading is to the mind (as if / what) food is to the body what

19. (whoever/ whomever) you marry, make sure he can cook. Whoever 20. (every time/ all the time) she comes, we start arguing. Every time

17 反意疑问句2009.12.22 答案

1. A clear but cold day, ___________? isn’t it 2. Reading my letter, ___________? aren’t you 3. There is something true in it, _________. isn’t there 4. That’s up to you to decide, _______? isn’t it

5. Everybody knows that the earth is spherical, _______? don’t they 6. Nobody phoned me while I was out, ________? did they 7. So you’re getting married, ________. are you

8. So you don’t like my cooking,__________? don’t you

9.She had to turn to her ex-husband again,__________? didn’t she 10. Let’s start from the very beginning, _______? shall we 11.Sit down and relax, _______? won’t you 12. Turn on the light, ________? would you 13. I am the boss here, ________? aren’t I

14.I ought to complain about it, _______? oughtn’t I/ shouldn’t I 15.She used to be involved in it, ________? didn’t she/ usedn’t she

16. This situation scarcely seems to care about his scores, ______? does he

18 倒装句/变成倒装句2009.1.12答案

1. Michael doesn’t speak English, and his family doesn’t, _____. Either

2. 3. 4. 1.

He didn’t know the answer, and ____ did I. Nor

She has already written her composition, and _____ have her friends. So He has an early appointment, and ______ do I. so

The lesson had hardly begun when the lights went out. Hardly had the lesson begun when the lights went out. 2. They had never seen such a sight before. Never before had they seen such a sight.

3. If there were no friction, we would not be able to walk. Were there no friction, we would not be able to walk. 4. I will not do such a thing under any circumstances. Under no circumstances will I do such a thing.. 5. I will on no account sign this document. On no account will I sign the document.

6. They had no sooner entered the theater than the performance began. No sooner had they entered the theater than the performance began. 7. He not only advised me what to do; he also lent me the money. Not only did he advise me what to do, he also lent me the money. 8. He little realizes how ill he is. Little does he realize how ill he is.

9. The soldiers didn’t utter a sound while the general was speaking, he didn’t speak to us even once.

Not a sound did the soldiers utter while the general was speaking. 10. Though he is brave, he trembles at the sight of a snake. Brave as he is, he trembles at the sight of a snake. 11. He seldom takes a holiday. Seldom does he take a holiday. 12. It can’t be done in other way. In no other way can it be done.

13. He wrote the letter so badly that I couldn’t read it. So badly did he write the letter that I couldn’t read it. 14. The old lady didn’t say a word. Not a word did the old lady say.

15. I began to see the results of my work only after a year. Only after a year did I begin to see the results of my work. 16. The sales manager and his assistant come here. Here come the sales manager and his assistant.

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