Intermediate Quiz 08

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1. There are ______ 164 people on the waiting list.
present
presence
presently
presentable
 
Answer:
There are (presently) 164 people on the waiting list.
 
Present is:
  • a noun
  • a verb
  • an adjective
 
Presence is:
  • a noun
 
Presently is:
  • an adverb
 
Presentable is:
  • an adjective
 
Presently is an adverb that means now, currently, or at the time of speaking/writing.
 
There are (presently) 164 people on the waiting list.
= There are now 164 people on the waiting list.
= There are currently164 people on the waiting list.
 
2. It will take a lot of money to make the house _____ to buyers.
present
presence
presently
presentable
 
Answer:
It will take a lot of money to make the house (presentable) to buyers.
 
We can use the verb make with the following pattern:
make + something + adjective
 
The adjectives in the choices are:
  • present (existing or happening now)
  • presentable (looking clean and attractive and suitable to be seen in public)
 
The most suitable adjective for the sentence is presentable.
 
It will take a lot of money to make the house (presentable) to buyers.
= It will take a lot of money to make the house look attractive to buyers.
 
3. The memory of his wife’s death is still _____ in his mind.
present
presence
presently
presentable
 
Answer:
The memory of his wife’s death is still (present) in his mind.
 
After the verb be is, we can use:
  • a noun
  • a verb (-ing form or past participle)
  • an adjective
  • an adverb of place
 
The most suitable word for the sentence is the adjective present (existing in a particular place).
 
The memory of his wife’s death is still present in his mind.
= The memory of his wife’s death still exists in his mind.
 
4. Large classes _____ great problems to many teachers.
present
presence
presently
presentable
 
Answer:
Large classes (present) great problems to many teachers.
 
The sentence lacks a verb to form a complete sentence.
 
The only verb in the choices is present (to cause something to happen or be experienced)
 
Large classes (present) great problems to many teachers.
= Large classes cause great problems to many teachers.
 
5. You have to forget the past and start living in the _____.
present
presence
presently
presentable
 
Answer:
You have to forget the past and start living in the (present).
 
The is a determiner and can only be followed by a noun or noun phrase.
 
The nouns in the choices are:
  • present (the present = the time that is happening now)
  • presence (the presence = the fact of being in a particular place)
 
The most suitable noun for the sentence is present.
 
You have to forget the past and start living in the (present).
= You have to forget the past and start living at the present moment.
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