Completing Sentences According to Key Words is a subcategory of Sentence Completion in which respondents are provided with key words to be used in completing the sentence (e.g., completing sentences using who, whom, or that).
ACTIVITIES:
1. Complete these questions about the picture with Do or Does. Then answer each question.
1. Does Patty check the patients when she comes in? Yes, she does.
2. ____ the night nurse tell Patty her report? __________________.
3. ____ Patty check the doctors'orders? __________________.
4. ____ the nurses make the beds? __________________.
5. ____ the patients take their medications themselves? ____________________.
6. ____ the nurses feed the patients at 3:00? _____________________.
7. ____ Patty feed the patients? ______________________.
8. ____ Patty take the patients' temperatures? _____________________.
9. ____ the patients take their own blood pressure? ______________________.
10. ____ Patty supervise the other nurses? ______________________.
Foley, B., Pires, D., and Neblett, E. (1991). Grammar in Action, Book Three.
2. Work with a partner to write about Cancun, Mexico. Use two adjectives from the list in each blank. Check your work with a partner, and report to the class.
endless, sandy, old-fashioned, Mexican, golden, dark, beautiful, tropical, beautiful, natural, genuine, Mexican, calm, blue, wide, Mexican, thick, delicious
1. Cancun offers the best in _______________ hospitality.
2. You can shop in a _______________ market.
3. You will see _______________ plants and flowers.
4. Cancun has a _______________ coast.
5. There are _______________ beaches and _______________ jungles here.
6. It is famous for its _______________ water.
7. Relax on the _______________ beaches.
8. You can eat _______________ food.
McKay, I. (1996). Grammar Strand 1.
3. Choose the correct time expression for each of the following sentences. Choose among for, since, ago, when, in, and ever since. Finish the sentence, using the information in parentheses.
1. Molly has lived in New York (1980)
2. Arnold wrote his first song (1982)
3. Arnold has been playing the guitar (1980)
4. Arnold played his first job in a nightclub (three years)
5. Yolanda has been living on her own (she got a job as a reporter)
6. Jack has been studying astronomy (three years)
7. Jack was accepted into graduate school (a year)
8. Jack, Arnold, Yolanda, and Molly have been friends (quite a while)
Fingado, G., Freeman, L., Jerome, M., and Summers, C. (1991). The English Connection, 2nd ed.
4. Use who, whom, or that.
1. Ulysses S. Grant was the president who dedicated the first national park.
2. A forest ranger is a person _____________________________________.
3. The Pueblo were Native Americans ____________________________________.
4. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt were the presidents _____________________.
5. Borglum was the sculptor ______________________________________.
6. Ansel Adams is the photographer ________________________________________.
Fingado, G., Freeman, L., Jerome, M., and Summers, C. (1991). The English Connection, 2nd ed.
5. Using the words in parentheses, make some general statements about the life of rock stars. Use the gerund form for the second verb.
1. (appreciate, hear, applause)
Most rock stars appreciate hearing applause.
2. (avoid, use, the main entrance of a theater)
Rock stars ______________________ because their fans surround them and ask for autographs.
3. (deny, take, drugs)
Most people think that all rock stars use drugs, but rock stars __________________________.
4. (dislike, sing, the same hit songs) (enjoy, hear, their favorite songs)
Rock stars
______________________________ over and over again in concerts,
but the fans
always ___________________________.
5. (negative, finish, play, until 2:00 or 3:00 A.M.)
When rock stars perform, they usually give two concerts a night, so they ___________________.
6. (miss, see, their families)
Rock stars have to travel a lot. When they are married and have children, they _______________.
7. (regret, have, so little time)
They ___________________ to spend at home and they (get tired of, travel) ______________.
Fingado, G., Freeman, L., Jerome, M., and Summers, C. (1991). The English Connection, 2nd ed.
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