2011-12-09
8 LF2 Grammar Test 2 ___________________________________________
1. The Infinitive Perfect (after modal verbs such as should, should not, must, can, cannot, might)
Complete the short dialogues by filling in the verbs in brackets in the infinitive perfect. Example:
You should have gone to the dentist.
1.1. A:
I phoned you yesterday afternoon.
B:
You can ______________________________ (not / phone) me, because I can always see
when someone has dialled (1) my number. You could ____________________
____________________ (speak) on my answering machine.
1.2.
A:
Have you heard that Cihan won the semi-final?.
B.
Oh no! He can _____________________________ (not / get) any votes! He sang so badly.
The listeners must ________________________ (be) deaf (2)
1.3
1.4
1.5
A:
B:
Look at this wonderful sculpture! Only a very gifted (3) can __________________
(make) it.
What a nonsense! Everybody like you and me would ________________________
A:
B.
___________________________ (be able to) make it!
I climbed that big tree this morning.
How stupid of you! You might ___________________________ (fall) off it and
A:
B:
____________________ (break) your neck!
What a clever and attractive woman Mary is! I’ll never understand why the two of
you split up (4).
I do not understand it either. I should __________________________________
(not leave) her. I even might _______________________________ (marry) her.
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2.
The Passive Infinitive for expressing rules
2.0.
Reshape the sentences using the passive infinitive. Omit the by-agent.
use : should / ought to / must / must / must not / may /
Tidy up the classrooms before leaving. Classrooms should be tidied up before leaving.
2.1.
Parents, always care for your children!
2.2.
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You better tune (5) your guitars before playing.
2.3.
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Always do your homework before meeting your friends.
2.4.
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Keep this door shut (6) during winter months.
2.5.
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Never wear hot pants at school.
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3.
3.0.
3.1.
The passive infinitive after modal verbs (must, might....) and full verbs (expect, seem, hope, need....)
Fill in the passive infinitive of the verbs given in brackets.
After modal verbs : infinitive without to / After full verbs: infinitive with to
Everybody who would like to be given (give) the opportunity to take
part in the coming drama production can come to the audition next Thursday at 5 p. m.
The workers expect ____________________________________ (grant) (7) a rise in
salary (8) from January on.
3.2.
The baby needs ______________________________ (feed) several times per day.
3.3.
Every student loves _______________________________ (teach) English.
3.4.
The students hope all the stolen bikes ________________________________ (bring) back to them
3.5.
Tourists entering the church with a mug of hot wine punch (9) must ________________
____________________________ exclude (10) from the concert.
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4.
4.1
The Gerund (as subject / object / after propositions)
Translate the following sentences using the gerund. (2 P. per sentence)
I am fed up with helping you. / Studying English vocabulary is fun.
4.1.1. Sie entschuldigte sich dafür, zu spät zu kommen (apologize for)
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4.1.2. Zu viel Salz zu essen macht uns krank.
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4.1.3. Sie freut sich darauf, in den Ferien ihre französische Freundin zu besuchen. (look forward to)
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4.1.4. Ich habe nichts dagegen, bis 20 Uhr zu arbeiten (not mind).
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4.1.5. Meine Mutter bezahlt uns dafür, gute Noten zu bekommen. (pay…. for)
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4.2.
Gerund
Form sentences using the gerund with the help of the words given. Mind the tense given!
Sometimes the gerund is the subject, sometimes the object, depending on the verb given.
Sometimes the order of the words can be mixed up!
4.2.1 Erika - not feel like - work at the computer (past simple)
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4.2.2 walk in the park – frighten (11) – during the dark hours – me (present simple)
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4.2.3 be used to - for more than a hundred years - the English people - drive on the left (present perfect)
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4.2.4 this TV show - cannot stand - I - watch (will future) (Use the substituting modal auxiliary!)
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4.2.5 sing – since he was seven - dream of – my brother – in a TV competition.(present perfect)
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5.
5.1.
Modal Auxiliaries and their substitutes.
Translate the following sentences using may/can (Erlaubnis), can (Fähigkeit), must, must not,
need not etc. Then change the modal verb into a substitute verb in a new sentence.
5.1.1 Schüler dürfen während der Pause nicht das Schulgelände (12) verlassen.
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5.1.2 Samantha braucht heute nicht einkaufen zu gehen.
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5.1.3 Schüler dürfen in der Bücherei ihre Hausaufgaben machen.
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5.1.4 Mein Bruder kann sechs Wochen lang nicht mit dem Fahrrad zur Schule fahren.
(Weil er sich den Fuß gebrochen hat)
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5.1.5 Meine Freundin kann Japanisch (13) sprechen.
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5.1.6 Thelma muss jeden Morgen um halb sechs aufstehen.
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5.2.
Put the following sentences into the tenses given in brackets, using the substitutes of the modal
auxiliaries (be allowed to, not be allowed to, be able to, not be able to, have to, not have to)
5.2.1. Many classes can (may) use their mp3 players during music lessons. (present perfect)
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5.2.2. Vehicles (14) must not turn left onto the school ground from Bornhardt Street. (present simple)
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5.2.3. My sister need not do any homework today because of the school festival tomorrow (will future)
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5.2.4. I must buy a new car because my old one is broken. (past simple)
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5.2.5. Timothy cannot help his father in the garden because of the snow. (present perfect)
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5.2.6 Sam can sing very well (present perfect)
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Total Points:
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Annotations:
(1) to dial – wählen (eine Telefonnummer)
(2) deaf – taub
(3) gifted – begabt, talentiert
(4) to split up, split, split – sich trennen
(5) to tune a guitar – eine Gitarre stimmen
(6) to keep sth shut – etwas geschlossen halten
(7) to grant – gewähren, geben
(8) a rise in salary – eine Gehaltserhöhung
(9) hot wine punch – Glühwein
(10)
to exclude sb from sth – jem. von etw… ausschließen
(11)
to frighten sb. – jem. ängstigen
(12)
Schulgelände – school area
(13)
Japanisch – Japanese
(14)
vehicle – Fahrzeug
8 LF2 Grammar Test 2 solution
1. The Infinitive.
1.1 You cannot have phoned me, because I can always see when someone has ialed my number.
You could have spoken on my answering machine.
1.2. B.
Oh no! He cannot have got any votes! He sang so badly. The listeners must have been deaf.
1.3
A:
Only a very gifted (3) can have made it.
B:
What a nonsense! Everybody like you and me would have been able to make it!
1.4
A:
I climbed that big tree this morning.
B.
You might have fallen off it and broken your neck!
1.5
B:
I do not understand it either. I should not have left her. I even might have married her.
2.
The Passive Infinitive for expressing rules
2.1. Children must always be cared for.
2.2. Gutiars should / ought to be tuned before playing.
2.3. Your homework should always be done before meeting your friends.
2.4. This door must / should be kept shut during winter months.
2.5. Hot pants must not be worn at school.
3.
The passive infinitive after modal verbs and full verbs
3.1. The workers expect to be granted a rise insalary from January on.
3.2. The baby needs to be fed several times per day.
3.3. Every student loves to be taught English.
3.4. The students hope all the stolen bikes to be brought back to them.
3.5. Tourists entering the church with a mug of hot wine punch must be excluded from the concert.
4.
The Gerund (as subject / object / after propositions)
4.1.1. She apologized for being late.
4.1.2. Eating too much salt makes you ill / sick.
4.1.3. She is looking forward to visiting her French girlfriend.
4.1.4. I do not mind working until 8 p.m..
4.1.5 My mother pays us for getting good grades (marks).
4.2. Gerund
4.2.1 Erika did not feel like working at the computer.
4.2.2 Walking in the park during the dark hours frightens me.
4.2.3 The English people have been used to driving on the left for more than a hundred years.
4.2.4 I will not (won’t) be able to stand watching this TV show.
4.2.5 My brother has dreamed ( has been dreaming) of singing in a TV competition since he was seven.
5.
Modal Auxiliaries and their substitutes.
5.1.2 Students must not leave the school area during the break.
Students are not allowed to leave the school area during the break.
5.1.2 Samantha need not go shopping today. / Samantha does not have to go shopping today.
5.1.3 Students may / can do their homework in the library.
Students are allowed to do their homework in the library.
5.1.7 My brother cannot go to school by bike for six weeks.
My brother is not able to go to school by bike for six weeks.
5.1.8 My girlfriend can speak Japanese. / My girlfriend is able to speak Japanese.
5.1.9 Thelma must get up at half past five every morning.
Thelma has to get up at half past five every morning.
5.2. Put the following sentences into the tenses given in brackets,
5.2.1. Many classes have been allowed to use their mp3 players during music lessons.
5.2.2. Vehicles are not allowed to turn left onto the school ground from Bornhardt Street.
5.2.3. My sister will not (won’t) have to do any homework because of the school festival tomorrow.
5.2.4. I had to buy a new car because my old one was broken.
5.2.5. Timothy is not able to help his father in the garden because of the snow.
5.2.6 Sam has been able to sing very well.