Ace Grammar 5

Tom has been absent from class quite ..................... times this month.

• few

• a few

• a little

Answer explanation

quite a few times = αρκετές φορές

Tom was ........................ late waking up that he nearly missed his flight to India.

• too

• such

• so

Answer explanation

nearly = almost =σχεδόν

......................... warmer, we'd have gone for a run in Norwell Park.

• Had the weather been

• If the weather is

• Should the weather be

Fresh orange juice ....................to be very healthy.

• is considered

• considers

• is considering

Answer explanation

Μάθε απ' έξω το παράδειγμα αυτό για να μάθεις να χρησιμοποιείς το consider

She clearly heard the manager ...................... the company was experiencing difficulties.

• say

• be saying

• to say

Answer explanation

Θυμήσου

see/hear

-Ι saw him leaving/leave

-I heard him singing/sing

Kαι οι δυο τρόποι είναι σωστοί.

I have never accepted dishonesty, not ...................... to accept it now.

• I plan

• I am planning

• do I plan

Answer explanation

Not

Aρνητική λέξη. Μετά από αρνητική λέξη φτιάχνω ερώτηση.

No sooner had the lightning struck ............................

• when the lights went out

• did the lights go out

• than the lights went out

Answer explanation

NO SOONER had the lightning struck THAN the lights went out. = Iσα που η αστραπή χτύπησε και τα φώτα έσβησαν

There ....................... at my class reunion, so I didn't stay very long.

• wasn't hardly anybody

• was hardly nobody

• was hardly anybody

Answer explanation

-There was hardly anybody = δεν υπήρχε σχεδόν κανείς

-hardly = σχεδόν δεν

They would have been more understanding ...................... them the truth.

• had he told

• if he told

• though he's told

Some of the students were ........................ to cheat when the teacher spotted them.

• urgently

• possible

• about

Answer explanation

-Ι am about to do sth = πρόκειται να (είμαι έτοιμος να)

e.g. Dad is about to leave. You need to hurry if you want to go with him!