Grammar: adjectives and adverbs (answers)

1. The room is awfully crowded.
2. These days, I frequently spend evenings at home, listening to slow music and silently reading old books.
3. I've grown tired of waiting pointlessly for the boss to arrive!
4. You should be extremely cautious if you see a wild animal.
5. I've been working overly carefully to avoid making a serious mistake.
6. Dinner was nauseatingly rich.
   

Grammar: indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' (answers)

1. I'm looking for an orange-coloured sweater.
2. Are you an American citizen?
3. They are sending a UN inspector.
4. We're having a press conference with an ABC reporter, a CBS reporter, an NBC reporter and a FOX reporter.
5. Is there a holiday in February?
6. Was the stegosaurus a carnivore, a herbivore or an omnivore?
7. All of the workers in this factory belong to a union.
8. The word 'mnemonic' starts with an 'm'.
9. It was a useful piece of advice.
10. If you have an hour or two, you should watch this movie.

Vocabulary: 'way' and 'far' as intensifiers (answers)

1. I'm way too old for this kind of nonsense.
2. She's way more beautiful than I had expected.
3. Have you heard the new professor? She's way intelligent.
4. Look way up into the sky!
5. You're way out of line, miss!

Grammar: formation of the passive (answers)

1. This building was built in 1949.
2. My favourite TV show is going to be cancelled.
3. Windows has been reinstalled on all of these computers.
4. My package is being shipped to you at the moment.
5. This medicine shouldn't be taken on an empty stomach.

Vocabulary: over- and under- prefixes (answers)

1. The municipal government is trying to find a solution to the problem of overpopulation in the city's downtown area.
2. The police closed down the bar for serving drinks to underage people.
3. We had expected 250 guests, but almost 500 people came. We really underestimated how many people would come.
4. The HR manager looked at my three university degrees and told me I was overqualified for the job.
5. I wore a t-shirt to the part, and everyone else was wearing suits. I felt so embarrassed because I was underdressed.
6. I told her the news and she almost had a heart attack. I don't know why she overreacted like that.
7. People who work in this factory are usually overworked and underpaid: their job is difficult and they earn little money.
8. If you overload the donkey, you might break its back!
9. She always spends the whole day dreaming of magical castles and handsome princes. She has an overactive imagination.

Grammar: tag questions (answers)

1. The weather is beautiful today, isn't it?
2. You broke the window, didn't you?
3. It isn't safe to walk in this neighbourhood, is it?
4. She hasn't learned very much, has she?
5. This window looks pretty dirty, doesn't it?
6. Let's order a pizza, shall we?
7. Those kids are really growing up, aren't they?
8. I don't know what I'm talking about, do I?
9. Sit down, won't you?
10. There must be a mistake, mustn't there?
11. You have to go home early today, don't you?
12. The dog needs food, doesn't it?
13. I am in your class, am I not or aren't I?
14. I should listen to you, shouldn't I?
15. This exercise wasn't very difficult, was it?

Slang: "ain't" (answers)

1. Your mother isn't going to be happy about this.
2. We haven't (or aren't) finished with you yet.
3. There isn't enough time today.
4. Isn't that my luck?
5. I am not allowed to stay out past 10:00.
6. Haven't you ever eaten shrimp?
7. She hasn't got any bed to sleep in.
8. If it isn't broken, don't fix it!
9. Playing tennis isn't my idea of a good time.
10. It isn't acceptable to use slang words in English grammar class.