Softskill English Business 2

Exercise 31-40

Exercise 31

6.            Margie has a bookcase with five shelves

                Margie has a five-shelf bookcase.

                It was about Nouns Functioning as Adjectives

                That the sentence five-shelf because it’s function as adjective, and it always in a singular form

Exercise 32

4.            She drove __________ to win the race.

                She drove fast enough to win the race.

                It was about Enough with Adjectives, Adverbs, and Nouns

                That the sentences fast enough because the word "enough" here serves to change the meaning of the verb.

Exercise 33

10.          The Chickens have died _______ the intense heat.

                The Chickens have died because of the intense heat.

                It’s about Cause Connectors

                because the word intense heat is a noun phrase that can only be started by because of.

Exercise 34

8.            Jane looked _______ sick that the nurse told her to go home.

                Jane looked so sick that the nurse told her to go home.

                It was about Cause Connectors (so/such)

                because in this sentence shows the effect of causation which is then connected by the word “so”.

Exercise 35

7.            Somebody will call Mr. Watson tonight.

                Mr. Watson will be called by somebody tonight.

                It was about Passive Voice

                because the passive form of the active sentence above by adding the word "be" and the third verb and somebody word moved to the back followed by "by".

  

Exercise 36

12.          Maria got Ed ______ the pipettes.

                Maria got Ed to wash the pipettes.

                It was about Causative Verbs

                Because the following clause is an active, means Ed Washed the pipettes.

Exercise 37

14.          This is the book. I have been looking for this book all year.

                This is the book that (which) I have been looking for all year.

                It was about Relatives Clauses

                Because the word “which” basically used in formal English for things, and keywords that indicate that the word is thing is the word "the book"

Exercise 38

5.            The girl who is drinking coffee is Mary Allen.

                The girl drinking coffee is Mary Allen.

                It was about Relative Clause Reduction

                Because it’s possible to omit the sentences “who is” in that relative pronoun.

Exercise 39

9.            The faculty stipulated that the rule be abolished.

                Correct

                It was about Subjunctive

                Because the above sentence is in accordance with the prevailing pattern then the answer is correct.

Exercise 40

9.            Tom Tryon is a playwright ______ an actor.

                Tom Tryon is a playwright as well as an actor.

                It’s about Inclusives

                Because the word as well as followed and started by the same type of verb.