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English Grammar
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Suhanto Kastaredja
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ENGLISH CONVERSATION
On the verge of
Fill me in on the task
I am through working overtime
The numbers didn't add up
Give me the rundown
Cut-throat competition
See the work through
It is feasible
This item is sought-after
Sells like hot cakes
Look it up
Got it all planned out
I've lucked out
Speak your minds
On top of that
We spread out the news
He's all tied up
Keep an eye on
Stuck in traffic
Pricing and samples
Time is ticking away
We talked on the phone
I need to think it over
She's driving a hard bargain
Long-standing support
Production lead time
In no time
Expedite the payment
Defective goods
Work wonders
Get in contact with
You're making me blush
Keep you updated
Filled him in
I'll see to it

Grab a bite
The bottom line is quality
They are high-tech items
Our lead time is 14 days
Fit in with
Have a word with you
I am flattered by your praise
Well begun is half done
I am just a workaholic
Give me a hand
You reap what you sow
Keep track of
It's my treat
A tight schedule
Have a second thought
I've made up my mind
Fire away
It's no bother at all
With flying colors
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ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Adjectives

Modals

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Adverbs

Modifiers

Articles

Nouns

Closest in meaning

Open Cloze

Cloze passages

Passive Voice

Comprehension Cloze

Phrasal Verbs

Conditional Tenses

Prepositions

Conjunctions

Pronouns

Connectors

Quantifiers

Correct form of word

Question tags

Determiners

Quiz

Dialogue

Rational Cloze

Error identification

Sentence Connectors

Gerunds, participles, infinitives

Similes and Metaphors

Grammar Cloze

Synonyms

Idioms exercises

Standard English Structure

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Idiomatic phrases

Standard Written English

Indirect Speech

Tenses

Language expressions

Verbs

Language forms

Vocabulary

Language functions

Vocabulary Cloze

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Common Errors

Incorrect
Correct

I have a good news for you.

I have good news for you

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Incorrect
Correct

Incorrect
Correct

Incorrect

The men are national beings.

Men are national beings.

The boys leave the school at four o'clock.

The boys leave school at four o'clock.

He sent a word that he would come soon.

Correct

He sent word that he would come soon.

Incorrect

I have read the Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Correct

I have read Shakespeare's Macbeth

Incorrect

You cannot set a foot in this house.

Correct

Incorrect
Correct

Incorrect
Correct

You cannot set foot in this house.

The envy is an evil passion.

Envy is an evil passion.

He has not yet gone to the bed.

He has not yet gone to bed.

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Incorrect

He is Daniel in judgment.

Correct

He is a Daniel in judgment.

Incorrect

He made very wise decision.

Correct

He made a very wise decision.

Incorrect

Fire broke out in our village.

Correct

A fire broke out in our village.

Incorrect

Andamans are a group of islands.

Correct

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The Andamans are a group of islands.

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English Comprehension

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Someone sent a chimpanzee to Gerald Durrell, asking him to escort it to England.

A small van drew up outside the camp one morning, and in the back of it was an enormous
wooden crate. It was big enough, I thought, o house an elephant. I wondered what on earth
could be inside, and when the driver told me that it contained the chimpanzee, Cholmondely,
that I would be escorting to England, I remembered thinking how silly his owner was to send
such a small chimpanzee in such a huge crate. I opened the door and looked inside and there
sat Cholmondely. Just one glance at him and I realised my mistake: I would not be taking
charge of a baby chimpanzee but a fully-grown one, about eight or nine years old.
Sitting hunched up in the dark crate, he looked as though he were about twice as big as I, and
from the expression on his face, I gathered that the trip had not been to his liking. Before I
could shut the door of the box, however, Cholmondely had extended a long hairy arm,
clasped my hand in his and shaken it warmly. Then he turned round and gathered up a great
length of chain (one end of which was fastened to a collar round his neck), draped it carefully
over his arm, and stepped down, out of the box. he stood there for a moment and, after
surveying me carefully, examined the camp with great interest, whereupon he held out his
hand, looking at me enquiringly. I took it in mine and we walked into the marquee together.
Cholmondely immediately went and seated himself on one of the chairs by the camp table,
dropped his chain on the floor and sat back and crossed his legs. He gazed round the tent for a
few minutes then looked at me enquiringly again. Obviously, he wanted me to offer him
something after his tiring journey. I had been told, before h arrived, that he liked to drink tea,
and so I called out to the cook and told him to make a pot of tea. Then I went out and had a
look in Cholmondely's crate, and in the bottom, I found an enormous and very battered tin
mug. When I returned to the tent with this. Cholmondely was quite overjoyed and praised me
for my cleverness in finding it, by uttering a few cheerful 'hoo hoo' noises.
While we were waiting for the tea to arrive, I sat down opposite Cholmondely and lit a
cigarette. To my surprise, he became very excited and held out his hand across the table to
me. Wondering what he would do, I handed him the cigarette packet. he opened it, took out a
cigarette and put it between his lips. He hen reached out his hand again and I gave him the
matches; to my astonishment, he took one out of the box, struck it, lit his cigarette and threw
the box down on the table. Lying back in his chair, he blew out clouds of smoke in the most
professional manner. No one had told me that Cholmondely smoked. I wondered rather
anxiously what other undesirable habits he might have which his master had not warned me
about.
Just at that moment, the tea was brought in and Cholmondely greeted its appearance with
loud hoots of joy. He watched me carefully while I half-filled his mug with milk and then
added the tea. I had been told that he had a very sweet tooth so I put in six large spoons of
sugar, an action which he greeted with grunts of satisfaction. He placed his cigarette on the
table and seized the mug with both hands; then he stuck out his lower lip very carefully and
dipped it into the tea to make sure it was not too hot. As it was a little warm, he sat there
blowing on it vigorously until it was cool enough, and then he drank it all down without
stopping once. When he had drained the last drops, he peered into the mug and scooped out
all the sugar he could with his forefinger. After that, he tipped the mug up on his nose and sat
with it like that for about five minutes until the very last of he sugar had trickled down into
his mouth. For a few minutes, he was in a world of his own, far away from the threat of
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civilized man.

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4.

5.

From paragraph 1 :
What mistaken idea did Durrell have about the age of the chimpanzee that he was asked
to escort to England ?
From paragraph 2 :
(a) What told Durrell that the chimpanzee had been upset by the trip in the crate ?
(b) Why did Durrell end up holding hands with the chimpanzee ?
From paragraph 3 :
(a) Give two reasons why Durrell decided to offer some tea to the chimpanzee.
(b) Why did the chimpanzee suddenly become so overjoyed that it made cheerful hooting
noises ?
From paragraph 4 :
(a) What effect did Durrell's lighting of a cigarette have on the chimpanzee ?
(b) Which phrase in paragraph 4 suggests that Durrell actually considered it bad for the
chimpanzee to smoke ?
From paragraph 5 :
(a) Explain the phrase "had a sweet tooth."
(b) Find a word that means "with great energy".
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Answers
1. He thought it was a baby chimpanzee but it was actually an adult one.
2. (a) The expression on his face.
(b) Cholmondely had extended his long, hairy arm, clasped Durrell's hand in his and
shaken it warmly. Then later, he had held out his hand again.
3. (a) Firstly, Cholmondely turned and looked at him inquiringly, behaving like a guest who
wanted Durrell to offer him something. Secondly, Durrell had been warned that
Cholmondely liked tea.
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(b) Durrell found his battered tin mug.

4. (a) The chimpanzee became excited and held out its hand.
(b) "Undesirable habits"
5. (a) Loved sweet food
(b) Vigorously

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