OMPROV: Engelska LS Språkkunskap (OTT)
KEY
1.
Two nouns in the plural: women, clothes, things, laces, beers, eyes, walls
Two different adjectives: other, big, brown, fat, long, true, hot, yellow, whole
One possessive pronoun: her, their
One relative pronoun: which, (a window) that
Two different prepositions: on, to, of, about, with, in, after, into, up, onto, at
Two irregular verbs: go, sits, gets, shows, says, was, does, think, be, teaches, lets, have,
runs, see, comes, slept, got, made, put
One noun in the genitive: Atkinson’s, Lizzy’s, Granny’s
One modal auxiliary verb: could, can, can’t
2.
Lots of people/ were having/ lunch/ in the park. S/V/Od/A
Last year/ the class/ went/ to England. A/S/V/A
This old house/ has/ four floors. S/V/Od
Her brother/ gave/ her/ a nice present. S/V/Oi/Od
3.
thief
thieves
tooth
teeth
potato
potatoes
sheep
sheep
city
cities
series
series
4.
1. Tomorrow’s match/game
2. Charles’ (s) money
3. The boys’ dads
4. The cover of the book
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5. The colours of the painting
6. The woman’s glasses
5.
1. This news was / were very interesting.
2. Has / Have somebody seen my keys?
3. The knives in the top drawer seems / seem sharp.
4. Mathematics is / are not her favourite subject.
5. Everyone who saw the film was / were really amazed.
6. Almost all the children in this class plays / play football.
7. How often does / do Jess make here bed?
8. The scissors that he used was / were very blunt.
6.
teach
taught
sing
sang
sleep
slept
begin
began
7.
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2.
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2.
It’s time for lunch. – time expression; det är tid/dags för…
There’s time for lunch. – time exists for lunch; det finns tid för…
Which book do you like best? – selection of a limited number; vilken av
What book do you like best? – open question, no selection; vilken
8.
This is a fast car and you have to drive it really carefully.
Fast= adjective, modifies ‘car’
Really = adverb, modifies ‘carefully’
Carefully= adverb, modifies ‘drive’
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9.
1. She says that it / there is nothing we can do to help him.
2. This coffee smells really nice / nicely.
3. Do you know who’s / whose pencil this is?
4. Susan lives / has lived in Manchester since last summer.
5. Remember to check eachothers / each other’s answers.
6. I think this suitcase is theirs / their’s.
7. She asked me if I had a/ any sweater she could borrow.
8. We must change train / trains when we get to Stockholm.
10.
1. Do you need a piece/sheet of paper to write down your answers?
2. Mark usually takes the bus to school.
3. He has studied in Uppsala since 2010.
4. This school was built in the 1970’s.
5. The dog wagged its tail and looked very happy.
6. Do your American cousins know any Swedish? - correct
7. He hurt his head when he fell on the floor.
8. The strangest thing was that the teacher didn’t answer the question.
11.
1. We were about to leave/we were just leaving when the phone rang.
2. There are some/a few apples in the bowl on the table.
3. The police have not found the man who/that stole the money.
4. Our teacher seems to be in a good mood today, but on Mondays she is often
angry.
5. The person who/Whoever broke the window should tell the headmaster.
6. He is happier now than when I met him a week ago.
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