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Grammar Brush Up - PDF - 1
Grammar Brush Up - PDF - 1
Grammar Brush Up - PDF - 1
๏ Because p’ Act teaches very well, all students pass the exam.
๏ All students fail the exam while p’ Act teaches very well.
Direction: Identify the Subject and the Predicate part of each sentence.
2. Jane and Jack drive to work at the company near their apartment.
3. The problems about these two parties lead to a great quarrel among them.
6. Zoos, the most accessible nature reserves for most people in Russia, are
becoming endangered species.
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7. According to this study, the people at greatest risk of suffering from lung
damage are teenaged girls who are smoke.
9. Most parents who teach their children at home make sure that the children are
involved in outside activities, like sports or youth groups.
10. The belief that animals can sense an earthquake before it occurs much
earlier than humans has been held since at least the time of the ancient Greeks.
11. Rescue workers are trying to find the main body of the plane before debris
and aircraft parts ________ floating on the surface of the sea.
a. are found b. are founded
c. found d. founded
12. All supermarkets __________ irradiated food must label the food directly on
the packaging.
a. which sells b. sell
c. sold d. selling
13. The Council of University Presidents of Thailand announced that the GAT and
PAT tests _________ between Feb 23-26.
a. holding b. would be held
c. would hold d. it would be held
14. Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. has announced the development of a new robotic
pet _________ to be a conversation partner for elderly people.
a. that designs b. that design
c. that designed d. designed
15. Almost 70% of the cities surveyed in the first report have passed at least one
or more new laws _________ homeless people since January 2002.
a. target b. targeted
c. which target d. which targeting
Connectors
ความหมายขัดแยง
9 However, but, yet, still, nevertheless, nonetheless (แต)
9 In contrast, _____________, On the contrary, conversely (ในทางตรงขาม)
9 although, __________, ______, even if, despite, in spite of (แมวา)
9 while, whereas (ในขณะที)่
แสดงเหตุผล
9 because, as, _____, ___, because of, due to, as a result of, thanks to
(เพราะ)
9 so, thus, hence, therefore, thereby, ________, consequently (ดังนั้น)
ความหมายเพิ่มเติม
9 Furthermore, Moreover, In addition, ______ (ยิ่งไปกวานั้น)
9 In addition to, ________
ยกตัวอยาง
9 for example, for instance, such as (เชน)
บอกวัตถุประสงค
9 so that, in order that (เพื่อวา)
9 _______, _______
Direction: Choose the best alternative to make the sentence grammatically
correct.
1. Home schoolers may miss material thatʼs covered in school. __________, they
have fewer chances to mix with a wide variety of other kids.
a. In addition b. As a result
c. Besides d. However
2. For some people, the word “YouTuber” might sound unfamiliar. ________, this
profession has become a huge trend among the young generation who has grown
up surrounded by smartphones and computers.
a. Similarly b. However
c. For this reason d. For instance
3. ________ unicorns could be dangerously fierce, especially when hunted, they
were believed to be very gentle with young girls.
a. In spite of b. Although
c. Because d. Due to
4. A study by UN showed that 90 percent of men and boys are able to read and
write. ___________, in many Western countries, girls generally show better literacy
than boys.
a. However b. Consequently
c. Since d. Moreover
5. We all collect essential items and hesitate to throw out anything re-usable.
___________, our homes become more crowded with possessions.
a. On the other hand, b. For example,
c. As a result, d. Moreover
6. People once thought of fungi as plants; __________, biologists now classify
them as a separate kingdom.
a. in addition b. moreover
c. however d. as a result
7. We need someone to fix this machine. __________, we need a mechanic.
a. For instance b. Moreover
c. Nevertheless d. That is to say
8. Many consumers are afraid that eating irradiated foods may cause cancer,
___________ scientific studies that prove the safety of them.
a. such as b. because of
c. despite d. although
Error Identification
3. สังเกตเพื่อนที่อยูรอบ ๆ เพื่อเช็ควาคําที่ขีดเสนเขากับเพื่อนรอบขางไดไหม
(1) Novotel, a five-star serviced hotel, provides
(2) a uniqueness opportunity
(3) live in the center of the city
(4) to live in the center of the city and have your own backyard.
1. (1) In 2014, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, asked the United
Nations (2) to create an International Day of Yoga, (3) said that yoga ʻis not
about exercise but to discover (4) the sense of oneness with yourself, the world
and natureʼ.
preposition usage
in
on
at
since
for
by
within
2. (1) Because the rising cost of living, many parents have to (2) take extra jobs
and do not have (3) enough time (4) to be with their children. [Onetʼ59]
3. (1) Despite of the fact that exercise and physical activities are (2) among the
(3) healthiest things you can do for yourself, some older adults are (4) reluctant
4. In the digital era, (1) learning to read and write (2) has become more (3)
access, with the internet and (4) the popularity of devices like computers and
smartphones.
5. As temperatures which are (1) dramatic rising (2) melt the (3) polar ice cap,
five countries race to map (4) their claims to a new energy frontier.
6. It seems (1) that people are becoming (2) increasing (3) worried about the
7. Most people know yoga (1) as a kind of exercise (2) which aims at (3)
8. Non-native speakers of English can (1) experience many difficulties when (2)
learning English grammar. (3) For example, they may have trouble (4) learning
9. People (1) with Alzheimerʼs disease (2) may have trouble (3) remember
things that have happened recently (4) or names of people (5) they know.
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10. The program manager (1) supervising the project did not let (2) any of his
11. A video clip taken during the riot (1) shows a woman (2) hitting a young man,
(3) believed to be her son, (4) after catching him (5) participated in the
12. UNICEF reports that 28,000 (1) weakened children die (2) from diseases and
13. (1) While some researchers (2) search for the roots of obesity in our genes,
14. People around the small US (1) farming town of Bates City, Missouri, seemed
(2) puzzling about the uniformed men (3) who came to (4) dig for glass jars.
15. When waiting (1) for your flight to depart, (2) there are quite (3) a little
16. The old building, (1) abandoning for a newer facility, was a war zone ‒ a ruin
of (2) overturned desks, textbooks, (3) TVs and other (4) equipment that could
noun examples
countable noun (a|an|-s) a boyfriend | boyfriends
uncountable noun luggage, equipment, advice, furniture, evidence
(a measure word of ...) a ton of homework | a
piece of news
17. The financial and (1) economic turmoil of (2) the last two years (3) have
18. International (1) imports of equipment (2) supplied under this contract (3) is
19. The majority of (1) the people in Britain (2) has no confidence (3) in an
20. (1) Correcting a childʼs behavior is not an easy task. It takes (2) a great
number of determination, effort and consistency. (3) However, it is (4) worth all
the effort.
21. (1) At KidZania, children can enjoy (2) playing the role of (3) a number of
career, (4) including a journalist, teacher, flight attendant, pilot, doctor, singer,
and banker.
22. (1) Situated in Southern California, Los Angeles is (2) one of the most
multicultural and diverse (3) city in the world, (4) with people from about 140
countries.
23. Before the (1) invention of the photocopier, the only way (2) to duplicate
24. Grant Bell (1) along with some friends (2) were driving when a car (3)
25. HIV/AIDs (1) is a (2) devastating disease (3) since it was first (4)
26. Before (1) the managing director had announced (2) the companyʼs new
regulations to (3) all the other employees, (4) he consulted with his assistant
27. The cars (1) have not moved (2) for almost an hour. By the time we get (3)
28. There are (1) several ideas or theories (2) about (3) how can birds navigate
so (4) accurately.
29. In the 1960s, doctors (1) routinely advised against rigorous exercise,
particularly for older adults (2) who they could injure themselves. Today, (3)
(2) who background, (3) such as lifestyle and income, is similar to your (4) own.
31. (1) A great amount of nitrogen has a substantial (2) impact on biological
diversity, especially in (3) developed countries and in Asia, (4) which vehicle
32. UNESCO suggests that literacy has become (1) more important than ever
(2) as the world changes toward (3) knowledge-based societies which (4)
33. Not only (1) does parents need to set an example (2) but they have to teach
their children (3) how to express their unhappy feelings (4) appropriately.
helping verbs
negative words 9 verb to be
Inversion Never, Not only, No sooner, 9 verb to do subject
Never, Hardly, Scarcely 9 verb to have
9 modals
34. The tour guide (1) recommended that the tourist (2) sees a movie or (3)
Verbs
« ask, request (ขอรอง)
« recommend, advise,
suggest (แนะนํา)
Present
« order, demand, direct
Subjective that subject (should) + V.1
(คําสั่ง)
Adjectives
« important, vital,
significant (สําคัญ)
« imperative, necessary,
required (จําเปน)
« Pʼ Act suggests that all students (are/be) responsible for their work.
« It is required that every passenger (wear/wears) a mask on BTS Skytrain.
35. (1) I tried not to (2) make them panic. If I told them that (3) we got stuck in
36. Each year the British tax-payer has to pay a (1) substance amount of money
(2) to the European Union, an organization (3) that cannot, or will not tell us how
37. Samples of a very special tomato (1) are collected somewhere (2) deep in
Comparison examples
Positive degree Pʼ Act is as cute as a rabbit.
Pʼ Act is ________________ his students.
Pʼ Act has as beautiful a voice as he does.
Comparative Pʼ Act is older than his boyfriend.
degree Pʼ Act is more charming than his students.
Superlative degree Pʼ Act is the cutest teacher in the school.
Pʼ Act is the most diligent student in the class.
38. (1) Alike other mineral grains, (2) those in basalt are (3) so small that they
39. (1) The sightseers were (2) too fascinated by the paintings on (3) the wall
40. John has (1) learning difficulties and (2) attention deficit disorder, (3)
which I have so. But heʼs a really kind person who (4) cares about the world.
Part I Choose the underlined part that is grammatically wrong and write
down the correction.
1. Ten people were injured, (1) including four (2) trainee policemen and two
Americans, but all (3) were released from hospital (4) by 48 hours.
2. (1) Based on several campus legends, this film is made up (2) of four episodes
(3) telling scary stories that (4) they take place in university dorms, toilets and
classrooms.
4. (1) In the old days, people got their news by word of mouth, but (2) as people
became more literate and (3) printing costs went down, newspapers became
more (4) commonly.
5. Once (1) detected, plagiarism in a work causes doubt, anger and (2) shock
among readers, (3) who trust in the author (4) has been broken.
6. The athlete looked forward to (1) having a rest and (2) take the time (3) to
learn English after (4) winning her 200 meters freestyle medal on Tuesday.
7. The global nitrogen cycle (1) has altered by human activity (2) so much that
more nitrogen (3) is fixed annually (4) by humanity than by nature.
8. She (1) starts calling James at night, (2) bitterly complaining about how (3)
badly her work was going or how she needed (4) to be left alone.
9. Jen finished her meal (1) quickly and (2) raised from the table, (3) showing
her anger to everyone (4) present at the party.
10. Cooling down anger (1) by counting from one to ten, (2) practicing
breathing exercises, learning how to forgive or (3) praise good behavior are
several ways (4) children can be taught.
Write down the answer and the correction in the table below.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part I Choose the underlined part that is grammatically wrong and write
down the correction.
1. Theorists (1) use the psychodynamic approach believe (2) that inner conflicts
are (3) relatively crucial (4) for understanding human behavior, (5) including
aggression.
2. (1) Since the growing of most crops (2) necessitate the (3) initial removal of
the natural (4) vegetation, crop failures cause land (5) to erode.
3. A flash flood (1) results from a number of (2) factors, but (3) are most often
(4) due to (5) extremely heavy rainfall from thunderstorms.
4. Scientists (1) have found a new way of making a chemotherapy drug (2)
invisible to the immune system, (3) reducing, in the process, (4) some common
side effects as (5) hair loss, nausea, and muscle pain.
5. Susan Boyle (1) did not win Britainʼs Got Talent, (2) but she (3) became one
of the (4) most popular (5) contest on the show in 2010.
6. Facebook (1) has acknowledged (2) to be (3) the worldʼs (4) number one
social network site, attracting users of all (5) ages.
7. Cacti (1) have spines (2) instead of leaves which minimize (3) the surface
area and (4) reducing water loss (5) by transportation.
8. (1) With about 350 slices of pizza (2) are eaten every second in America, itʼs
safe (3) to say pizza (4) has become a staple in the (5) American diet.
9. More than (1) two-thirds of parents are (2) unaware that how much exercise
(3) their children should (4) be doing to keep (5) healthy.
10. Malnutrition is defined (1) as the situation (2) where there is an unbalanced
diet (3) which some nutrients are (4) lacking, (5) in excess, or in the wrong
proportions.
Write down the answer and the correction in the table below.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Does it matter whether a country is small? There are some very large states
(11) where are very weak because they are divided, or their people come from
different origins and cannot agree on anything. Despite the (12) stateʼs size is
large, their leaders are weak, corrupt, or (13) otherwise incapable of providing
unified leadership. A small state that is united and focused on forming good
relationships can be very powerful. A small place (14) alike Switzerland has a high
level of security and also carefully relates to its neighbors in (15) one way that it
has now survived for over 700 years. So, smallness doesnʼt seem to mean very
much.
11. 1. who
2. whose
3. which
4. whom
13. 1. similarly
2. moreover
3. however
4. consequently
14. 1. like
2. as
3. look like
4. likely
Jack Knight was an airplane pioneer. He was (16) one of first man who had
the courage to carry mail by airplane from the one end of the country to the other.
It took (17) lots of courageous in those days when airplanes had only one motor,
one propeller, and no instruments to check (18) that you were going or whether
you were near a mountain you might crash into. For instance, if you were flying at
night, farmers had to build bonfires on the ground to show (19) where will you
land your plane. If the bonfires were not there, you were in trouble. As you can
imagine, Jack Knight had to overcome many difficulties. He and his buddies (20)
risk their lives to make air mail possible.
18. 1. which
2. when
3. why
4. where