Level IV Practice Grammar Test #4
Units 16, 17, & 20
Part I.
Listening. Write complete logical answers to the questions the your
teacher reads as in the example.
Example:
Teacher: What's your name
Student: My name's Jose.
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2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________
Part II.
Listening. Listen to the following sentences. After each sentence, write a
question that asks for more information as in the example.
Example:
Teacher: My brother has to work tonight.
Student: What kind of work does he do?
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2. ____________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________
Part III.
Parallel Structure. With your own words, complete the sentences using
parallel structure.
1. Every day I take a shower, __________ on my clothes, __________ breakfast, and
__________ my teeth before I leave for school.
2. Last weekend I stayed home and watched movies. I saw _______________________
and __________________________.
3. On her next vacation, Carol is going to visit either __________________ or
___________________.
Part IV.
Paired Conjunctions. Combine the following sentences which contain
parallel structure. Use the paired conjunctions in parentheses.
1. Bob plays tennis. Bob plays soccer. (not only . . . but also)
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2. Janet doesn't drive a Toyota. Janet doesn't drive a Honda. (neither . . . nor)
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3. If you want to speak English with a North American accent, you study in the United
States, or you should study in Canada. (either . . . or)
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4. Edward plays the piano. Edward plays the trumpet. (both . . . and)
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Part V.
Adverb Clauses. Use the words given to write a sentence using the word in
an adverb clause as in the example.
Example:
(in case) ______________________________________
I'll bring my umbrella with me to school tomorrow in case it rains.
1. (whether or not) _______________________________________________________
2. (now that) ____________________________________________________________
3. (because) _____________________________________________________________
4. (therefore) ____________________________________________________________
5. (since) _______________________________________________________________
Part VI.
Conditional Sentences. Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verb in parentheses.
1. If money __________ (grow) on trees, everyone __________ (be) rich.
2. If the weather ________________ (be) nice yesterday, Sue _________________ (go)
to the zoo.
3. They _____________ (visit) Galveston if it _______________ (be) sunny
tomorrow.
4. I ________________ (live) in Paris if I ______________ (have) a million dollars.
Part VII.
Omitting if. Make sentences with the same meaning by omitting if.
1. If Bill had seen the stop sign, he wouldn't have hit the truck.
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2. If he were rich, she would marry him.
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3. If you should see her, tell her she can take tomorrow off.
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Part VIII. Using wish. Use the information in the parentheses to complete the
sentences.
1. (I'm not a bird).
I wish I ________________________ a bird.
2. (I didn't live 200 years ago)
I wish I _____________ 200 years ago.
3. (Janet doesn't speak Chinese)
Janet wishes she __________________ Chinese.
4. (They aren't sleeping)
Part IX.
They wish they ____________________________.
Error Analysis. Each sentence contains (an) error(s). Find the error and
correct it.
1. Despite of the fact it was cold. Henry went swimming in the lake.
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2. Even thought I had a lot of work to do, I went to the club with my friend.
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3. If I lived in Paris, I will speak French.
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4. Neither my brother nor my sister live in Houston.
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