English Grammar Understanding the Basics - Evelyn P. Altenberg, Robert M. Vago 2010

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 3
Unit 3: Determiners
Part I: Kinds of words

Test yourself 12.1

1. The last week of the month was a busy one in the store.

2. Summer was a special time for Melissa.

3. There’s an unusual idea floating around.

4. I turned a corner in the long hall.

5. A dirty spoon had fallen to the floor.

Test yourself 12.2

Test yourself 13.1

1. You can use this book.

2. Those speeches he gave were impressive.

3. They don’t speak that language.

4. Kirsten sold all these items.

5. This side of the Atlantic Ocean is more familiar to me.

Test yourself 13.2

1. On top of the pile of fabrics was a sleeping cat.

2. That leader met with the residents of the village.

3. This taxi is heading toward a large shopping mall.

4. The instructor chose a very informative textbook.

5. These pants won’t fit in those drawers.

Test yourself 13.3

Test yourself 14.1

1. His face always shows what he’s thinking.

2. They go to their house in the mountains every summer.

3. It took three days for your letter to get here.

4. We liked her mother.

5. Our product is superior to what you have to offer.

Test yourself 14.2

1. Leah’s eyes met those of the man at the counter.

2. It was Harry’s turn to say something.

3. They were impressed by Rome’s restaurants.

4. Mickey Mouse’s picture is hanging on my wall.

5. John always wanted to visit Harvard’s campus.

Test yourself 14.3

1. She suggested that it was all Martin’s fault.

2. Why don’t you give it to your daughter?

3. That was a breathtaking view of New York’s skyline.

4. He bought a souvenir for his son.

5. The Adamses did not care for their new neighbors.

Test yourself 14.4

1. their  possessive pronoun

2. an   article

3. George’s possessive proper noun

4. those  demonstrative

5. its   possessive pronoun

Test yourself 14.5

1. She knew what her mother had done for the family.

2. There wasn’t much information in his letters.

3. These books are clearly the best.

4. Rosa’s husband put a surprise in her lunch box.

5. Jerry’s uncle likes to drink a glass of wine with his dinner.

Test yourself 15.1

1. There is no writer who is as famous as Shakespeare.

2. Enough money was raised to build a new wing on the hospital.

3. I don’t take much sugar in my coffee.

4. With little effort, I solved the crossword puzzle.

5. All experiments test hypotheses.

Test yourself 15.2

1. Main Street’s possessive proper noun

2. your  possessive pronoun

3. few  quantifier

4. those  demonstrative

5. the   article

Test yourself 15.3

1. Chicago’s architecture is diverse.

2. I know that man and his wife.

3. She packed several dresses into her suitcase.

4. He had traveled to few places over the years.

5. Each child at the party brought a gift.