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Comparatives and superlatives: Correct or incorrect?

Average: 1.6 (165 votes)

Can you remember the rules for comparative and superlative adjectives? Here’s a quick exercise to help you find out. Is the sentence correct or incorrect? If it is incorrect, what should the sentence say? Good luck!

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Wish + Past Verb

Average: 2.9 (80 votes)

In English, we use wish + past form verb when we want something now or in the future to be different e.g. I wish I had more money. In English, we use wish + past perfect verb to show we regret something (we want something in the past to be different) e.g. I wish I had listened to my mom and studied harder.

Missing Words

Match these five missing words (or phrases) to the sentences:

Elementary: Past simple, was or were?

Average: 3.5 (56 votes)

Can you remember the past simple form of the verb to be? Try this quiz to see if you can! Does the sentence need was or were?

Grammar Rules

Average: 1.9 (261 votes)

We often post lessons that focus on specific parts of grammar on our website, but here’s a review to see how much you remember about grammar generally. Hopefully, it will help you understand what rules you need to revise! Let us know which rules you found difficult and we will try to post some lessons based on those rules.

Are the rules below true or false? Good luck!

Find the mistakes

Average: 1.6 (304 votes)

The following questions about marriage each contain one or two mistakes. Do you know what they are? Rewrite the correct sentences in the comments area. You can also read the correct sentences by clicking below the 15 sentences.

e.g. Does you believe on love at first sight?

Do you believe in live at first sight?

Possessive 'S' - Elementary Level

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We use the possessive 's' to show that something belongs to someone or something. For example:
"That is Jennifer's dress" means the dress belongs to Jennifer.

Remember: If the person the thing belongs to ends in s we just add an apostrophe and do not add the s. For example:
"That is Carlos' tie."

Adjectives & Modifying Adverbs

Average: 1.7 (166 votes)

Can you match the adjectives to their opposites?:

Superlatives - Elementary Level

Average: 3.4 (24 votes)

The superlative is the greatest form of an adjective and is used when you are comparing more than one thing.

Past Tense – Elementary

Average: 3.1 (20 votes)

The past tense is a verb tense expressing activity, action state or being in the past. In English, there are two types of past tense:

The Past Simple, Past Progressive, Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous are all past tenses.

Active and Passive Voice - Pre-intermediate

Average: 1.8 (230 votes)

Active Voice

The subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the subject acts.

SVO: Subject + Verb + Object
e.g. John opens the door