Grammar. Word combinations, Linkers | generalised test

Let this dialogue gain grammatical and conceptual completeness. Fill the gap:

— Does this sapling look pretty frail?

— You don't say so; _____ the root system has stroke in the soil statum, moreover – the bark looks decentish. As a rank garden amateur, but still, I tell you this.

Let this fragment gain grammatical and conceptual completeness. Fill the gap:

______ our goal is to present results proving that warm temperatures and moderate to high productivity are associated with larger shells and wider cons.

Let this fragment gain grammatical and conceptual completeness. Fill the gap:

______ we will presume ourselves to note that the dinner with the chaplain wasn't so languid, he turned out to be quite attentive and reasonable, at the same time we managed to glance at a terrace.

Let this fragment gain grammatical and conceptual completeness. Fill the gap:

______ we liked to think that the story of Australia is not one, but many tangled together. Withal, we liked some of the extras, such as the temperature LED and carrying handle.

Let this monologue gain grammatical and conceptual completeness. Fill the gap:

— I saw these high wastrels – Minny and Fred today. _______ Fred, just interesting thing, do you know that he's going to redeem rented premise upstairs, on legal grounds and needs, certainly?

Let this rule gain grammatical and conceptual completeness. Fill the gap:

In the game, the usual questions are laid out in envelopes, but also the top arrow can get into a blitz tournament, _______ , the team of players must answer three questions correctly, conferring, after twenty seconds. An early response is accepted, then the spare time accumulates. In case of an incorrect answer to one of the questions, the whole round is lost in favour of the audience.

Identify the type of linkers:

¹Along with the fact that you don't eat too much fatty, oily, unnatural food, you can also exercise more to get yourself in shape.

He's still persevering, ²in spite of my advice, warnings and pleading, because this year it wouldn't be worth starting any risky business.

Identify the type of linkers:

¹Owing to the rain and that protracted weather in the South East UK, tonight's football match has been postponed for indefinite period, and this is further exacerbated by the lack of available indoor stadiums, but now we're rooting for our team...

²Supposing that I had told you earlier that it was no longer necessary to come here, would you have done it anyway?

Choose the best, you guess, word (combination) out of the choices given to go into this gap:

We made sure that there are both benefits and drawbacks in the so-called layout of the front-end development course presented to us. ______ I would say we shall revert to our past habits and model a native plan.

Which sentence will we have expressing future contingency:

1. I didn't find any spinach in a greengrocer's, consequently, I go to an old bosom store.

2. I ordered Spanish cuisine dishes in order to surprise the commission.

3. I bought a cat in case the mice breed in the barn.

For gaps, choose the appropriate linking words by sequentially clicking the answers below in the order in which the sentences go:

1. _____ ongoing road works and recursive traffic on the highway alightment, the cars, especially the trucks, set in motion in stream after twenty minutes.

2. _____ life during the war was hard and oppressive, we managed to survive.

3. You can walk your lovely pooch, ______ you're never outside the house alone and stay up late.

For gaps, choose the appropriate linking words by sequentially clicking the answers below in the order in which the sentences go (there are a lot of variants):

1. This cell plan costs 6 cents per minute of continuous call, ______ another one offers a flat rate.

2. The Abramsons are our neighbours _____ our friends.

3. One of the advantages of the city is the superior medical facilities, at least much better than one first-aid point, ______ here's a wide range of different specialties.

Find a sentence that can't be complemented or connected with the following word combinations:

on the contrary, in contrast

Between which two sentences of the excerpt it would be possible to put a linking word, that has a category of emphasis, accent, but not an illustration of example:

(1) It is not truthfulness of the thought that the appeal to unthinkability seeks to establish, it is the courage of the thinker. (2) _____ unfortunately, however, truthfulness seems to correlate positively with nugacity, as will falsity with audacity. (3) _____ families witnessed the veracity of the Gospel words: “When you light a lamp you do not put it under a bushel but rather on a stand where it enlightens the entire room”. (4) ______ nature, someone knows, has a language of her own, which she uses with strict truthfulness, and he considers himself an adept in the language. (5) ______ yet, everything is stably relative so far.

You see two numbered columns and a marked one. Connect the pieces of the sentences using one of the suggested linkers for each, and then choose the correct line (there may be several options):

1. He sat up the livelong night working out a vital thesis ...

2. Her grandparent ... presents,

3. Ethane may struggle in history classes ...

A. ... striving to bring some good ideas to life.

B. ... in an unforgettable childhood.

C. ... (that) it goes against affectionate family values.

D. ... so (this person) didn't come to the clandestine meeting.

E. ... this person shows an extraordinary talent for writing.

F. ... if memory serves the right, last winter holidays in Litomysl.

• in spite of the fact, • on the grounds, • assuming, • hence, • (would/used to/was used to) give (to), • for fear, • conversely

Let this dialogue gain grammatical and conceptual completeness. Fill the gap:

— Conjugate the verb “to walk” in Present Simple tense.

— _____ the verb remains in the infinitive with the first and second person of the singular and plural: I walk, you walk...

— Quicker please.

— I run. You run...

Choose the appropriate linking words by sequentially clicking the answers below in the order in which the sentences go (one answer per sentence):

1. You can go out as soon as/immediately when/afterwards the first two acts of the play will end and audience will be mustered to the intermission.

2. They're interested in golf, yet/meanwhile/although they cannot play with strong opponents or take part in competitions.