Intermediate Quiz 06

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1. That’s his third _____ of ice cream.
help
helpful
helping
helpfully
 
Answer:
That’s his third (helping) of ice cream.
 
Help is:
  • a noun
  • a verb (base form)
 
Helpful is:
  • an adjective
 
Helping is:
  • a verb (-ing form)
  • a noun
 
Helpfully is:
  • an adverb
 
Third is an ordinal number, which is part of determiners.
We can only use a noun or noun phrase after a determiner.
 
The nouns in the choices are:
  • help (things you do to make it easier or possible for someone to do something)
  • helping (an amount of food given to one person at one time)
 
The most suitable noun for the sentence is helping.
 
That’s his third (helping) of ice cream.
= That’s his third serving of ice cream.
 
2. She’s always willing to lend a _____ hand.
help
helpful
helping
helpfully
 
Answer:
She’s always willing to lend a (helping) hand.
 
Give/lend a helping hand is an idiom that means to help someone.
 
She’s always willing to lend a (helping) hand.
= She’s always willing to help.
 
3. There are a couple of books you may find _____.
help
helpful
helping
helpfully
 
Answer:
There are a couple of books you may find (helpful).
 
Find is a verb and can be followed by:
  • a noun
  • an adjective
 
The most suitable choice for the sentence is the adjective helpful.
 
find + (something) + adjective
= to discover that something is true after you have tried it, tested it or experienced it
 
There are a couple of books you may find (helpful).
= There are a couple of books you may discover to be helpful after you read them.
 
4. They _____ provided an instruction manual.
help
helped
helpful
helpfully
 
Answer:
They (helpfully) provided an instruction manual.
 
Provided is a verb and can only be described by an adverb.
 
They (helpfully) provided an instruction manual.
= They provided an instruction manual and that was helpful.
 
5. Let me know if I can be of any _____ to you.
help
helpful
helping
helpfully
 
Answer:
Let me know if I can be of any (help) to you.
 
Any is a determiner and can only be followed by nouns.
 
The most suitable choice is the noun help.
 
Let me know if I can be of any (help) to you.
= Let me know if I can help you.
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