Completing Sentences with Few or no Restraints is a subcategory of Sentence Completion in which respondents are provided with no key words or grammatical structures apart from the stem. (e.g., giving advice using modals You should___; You must___.)
ACTIVITIES:
1. Complete each statement. Share your sentences with the class.
EXAMPLE: I wish the class...
I wish the class didn't have so many students.
1. I wish my family...
2. I wish the teacher...
3. I wish Americans...
4. I wish the world...
5. I wish more people...
6. I wish my apartment...
7. I wish my country...
Elbaum, S. (1996). Grammar in Context, Book 3, 2nd ed.
2. What advice would you give to a student beginning to learn a language? Complete the following sentences in your own words.
1. You should
2. You might
3. You shouldn't
4. You can
5. You must
6. You must not
7. You could
Knepler, M. (1990). Grammar with a Purpose.
3. Complete the following sentences about your classmates; the information should be true at the present time.
My Classmates
1. ____________ is living at ______________________________.
2. ____________ is working at ____________________________.
3. ____________ is talking to _____________________________.
4. ____________ is sitting beside __________________________.
5. ____________ is writing in Applied English Grammar.
6. ____________ is sitting in front of _______________________.
Byrd, P. and Benson, B. (1992). Applied English Grammar.
4. Write the location of these buildings in your town.
1. My school is...
2. The post office is...
3. The hospital is...
4. The high school is...
5. The police station is...
Foley, B. and Dowling, G. (1990). Grammar in Action, Book One.
5. Complete the following sentences. Your sentences should be meaningful, and the verb forms should be correct.
1. _________________________________________________________since I moved here.
2. ___________________________________________________________________so far.
3. __________________________________________since ___________________(month).
4. __________________________________________since _____________________(day).
5. _________________________________________________________since 7 A.M. today.
6. ___________________________________________________________for three weeks.
7. _______________________________________________________________up to now.
8. __________________________________________________________for thirty minutes.
Byrd, P. and Benson, B. (1992). Applied English Grammar.
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