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Exercises

Exercises are based on textbooks given to pupils in English schools from the 1920s to the 1960s.

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Tag Questions

Complete each of these statements with a little request for confirmation.

2

Impossible Adjectives

Find a way of saying something can’t be measured, admitted, or changed — in just one word.

3

Fragments

Say whether these short utterances make whole sentences or not; and if they don’t, add whatever is necessary.

4

Sentegrams

These sentences, taken from English literature, have been jumbled up like an anagram; see if you can piece them back together.

5

Apple of My Eye

See if you can imagine an appropriate situation for these phrases, all taken from the English Bible published in 1611 and all still used in everyday speech.

6

Truly, Madly

Words ending in -ly are often adverbs, but it’s a dangerous rule to follow: see if you can do better.