Colegio Santa Mónica

Institución Educativa Superior de Formación Integral Bilingüe

School Year 2019

Grammar Guide
Level: A2+
Teacher: Karen Dávila

Name: ________________________________________________________

General instructions: Complete the following guide with blue or black pen. It`s not allowed to
use corrector, scratch, write between parentheses or write two answers. Work cleanly and
alone. Deliver this guide with well identified front-page in a yellow folder.

LINKING VERBS

Series I. Circle the linking verb in each sentence.

ACTION VERBS
 WOULD LIKE, WOULD EATHER ANS WOULD

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Write 10 sentences using would.

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DEFINING AND NON- DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

Complete the sentences using THAT – WHO – WHICH.

 Otto is the one, ______________ stole the baby birds.

 I hate chairs, ______________ break when you sit on them.

 Sandra the turtle is the one, ______________ won the race.

 Sandra the turtle in on the team, ______________ won the race.

 Yesterday I bought apples in a store, ______________ also sells cars.

 Sometimes I hit people ______________ annoy me.

 My mom is a person ______________ likes to clean the roof.

 I live in a huge castle on top of a pumpkin seed, ______________ makes me very happy.

 I am the one, ______________ cleaned the office this morning.

 I like Leoni, ______________ send me a postcard with a panda bear on it.

 I own a big brown teddy bear, ______________ was given to me by my aunt.

 Freddy is listening to the same song over and over again, ______________ started last

Sunday.

1.- Complete the following non-defining relative clauses using who or which:

a) Robert’s parents, .......... are retired now, live in Spain.

b) Sydney, ............. has a population of more than 3 million, is Australian’s largest city.
c) Peter’s sister, ............ goes to school with me, is a very nice person.
d) My uncle John, ........... lives in London, is coming to visit me next week.
 e) I saw the film 'Casablanca', ...................... won an Oscar in 1942.
2. - Combine the following sentences using relative pronouns.

a) Al Gore gave a long and boring speech. He won the Nobel Prize.

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b) Starbucks wants to open new stores in China. It does business all over the world.

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c) Social network sites will definitely change business. They are very popular.

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d) Scientists are working with stem cells. Stem cells will revolutionize medicine.

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e) Last week, Jim Taylor interviewed Sally Thomson. She is my neighbour.
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f) Mr Brown has been invited to join our club. He enjoys going to the theatre.
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g) Whiting House is an important local monument. It was built in 1856.

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h) Bono signed autographs at Tower Records yesterday. He's a famous musician.
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i) John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. He was president of the USA.
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j) The Queen will open a new hospital. It is in Jarvis Street.
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Complete the sentences with who – which – that

I don’t like stories ________ have unhappy endings.

What was the name of the man ________ lent you the money?
The girl ________ was injured in the accident is now in hospital.
Gerry works for a company ________ makes computers.
The window ________ was broken has now been repaired.
We spent our last holiday in Rome ________ is really an interesting city.
There’s somebody ________ wants you on the phone.
The book ________ is lying on the table is mine.
The letter ________ I posted 3 days ago hasn’t arrived yet.
The student ________ you want to talk to has just left.
The sweets ________ I bought yesterday are very good.
The DVD ________ you lent me 2 weeks ago is great.
The postcard ________ we received yesterday came from Spain.
The garden ________ is behind the bungalow has a swimming pool.
The coat ________ you are wearing is marvelous.
The ring ________ I got for Christmas has three rubies.
The boy ________ lives next door is very clever.
Can you remember the person ________ gave the book to you?
The noise ________ you can hear comes from upstairs.
The restaurant ________ I went to yesterday is very expensive.
The shop ________ sells food is closed today.
Mr Baker ________ lives in London hates playing golf.
This is the man ________ works as a mechanic.
This is the magazine ________ I like best.
Harrod’s ________ is a famous department store in London sells nearly everything.
Do you know the girl ________ lives next door?
An architect is someone ________ designs buildings.
A shoplifter is someone ________ steals from a shop.
The waitress ________ served us was very polite.
Where are the pictures ________ I bought yesterday?
I like English ________ is an easy language.
Students ________ work hard will always be successful.
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PRESENT PERFECT