Exercise 1. Tick ✔ the simple sentences.

____ 1. The dog barks.

____ 2. You may watch TV, or you can go out to play.

____ 3. The kettle boils.

____ 4. The little girl was carrying a basket on her head.

____ 5. He took the test several times, but he couldn’t pass.

____ 6. Scott plays tennis in the morning.

____ 7. The girl dances on the floor.

____ 8. Mary went to work, but John went to the party, and I went home.

____ 9. Our car broke down; we came last.

____ 10. Sitting on a branch, the monkey gibbered.

Exercise 2. Read and underline the Subject (S), Verb (V), Object (O), and Adverb (Adv) in each sentence.

1. The woman built a strong stone wall.

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2. He reads many books.

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3. The boy slept.

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4. She completed her literature review.

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5. The girl is making a cake in the kitchen.

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6. She finished her results section.

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7. The boy is running quickly.

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8. The children eat buns, cakes, and biscuits.

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9. The girl is swimming.

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10. Jack ate an apple in the kitchen.

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Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. You are catching the flu, but you (not, wash) _________ your hands very often.

2. Tommy has a temperature, and he (have) _________ a sore throat.

3. Mark feels tired, but he (not, go) _________ to bed early.

4. They (have) _________ an allergy, so they choose food and drink very carefully.

5. Anna doesn't feel well. She often (feel) _________ sick and weak.

6. Eat less high-fat food to keep you from (get) _________ fat.

7. To prevent the flu, you should (eat) _________ a lot of garlic and keep your body warm.

8. My younger brother (do) _________ morning exercise every day.

9. Eating too much (be) _________ bad for your health.

10. Health (mean) _________ everything.

Exercise 4. Circle the sentences that have the same meaning.

1. He got up and walked away.

A. Getting up, he walked away.

B. Got up, he walked away.

2. She gave them not only a house but some land also.

A. On a house, she gave them some land also.

B. Besides a house, she gave them some land also.

3. You must take your medicine; otherwise, you cannot get well.

A. You must take your medicine in order to get well.

B. You don’t have to take your medicine in order to get well.

4. He is rich, yet he is not happy.

A. In spite of being rich, he is not happy.

B. Because being rich, he is not happy.

5. He is so weak that he cannot carry the box.

A. He is too weak not to carry the box.

B. He is too weak to carry the box.

6. We eat so that we can live.

A. We eat to live.

B. We eat to can live.

7. Though she is rich, she is hard working.

A. In spite of is rich, she is hard working.

B. In spite of being rich, she is hard working.

8. I saw a bird which was flying.

A. I saw a bird flying.

B. I saw a bird was flying.

9. It was a shirt which was blue.

A. It was a blue shirt.

B. It was a shirt blue.

10. You must take a rich diet, or you will not gain weight.

A. You must take a rich diet not to gain weight.

B. You must take a rich diet to gain weight.