WEEKLY TEST 10, 2013 STUDENTS NAME:

DATE: MAY

GERUNDS: Underline the Gerunds/ Gerund Phrases in the following sentences. Then identify their functions. (Subject, Object, Complement, Object of the Preposition, Appositive) 2 POINTS EACH.

1. Dont go out the academy without asking permission from the manager. 2. His favorite activity during summer is surfing in San Juan. 3. Martin Luther King is known for fighting for the civil rights of black people in America. 4. Preparing the conference room is Tonys assigned task. 5. The janitor has finished cleaning the rooms. 6. We can be successful in our presentation by practicing every day. 7. Boracay is a great place for relaxing, and enjoying the beach. 8. The companys industry, developing technology, turned out to be successful. 9. My fathers job is playing the stock market. 10.Kim Jong Uns plan, attacking South Korea, annoys the United Nations. 11.Sleeping 8-10 hours a day helps our brain to function well. 12.Tom insisted going to class even though he is sick. 13.Getting drunk every night is his way to forget his problems. 14.Everybody enjoys listening to grandfathers stories. 15.Be considerate in correcting others mistakes. 16.The city government prohibits the selling of pirated CDs and DVDs. 17.Who among you volunteered taking the role of Romeo? 18.Stretching before playing keeps you in good shape for the game. 19.You should avoid saying bad words. 20.One thing that people should not do is eavesdropping in somebodys conversations. 21.Subway systems are helpful in transporting people without taking too much time. 22.I dont like eating junk foods. 23.Clay is used in making bricks, tiles and pots. 24.Piloting an airplane requires plenty of skill and cautiousness. 25.This test, identifying gerunds, is very easy. RELATIVE CLAUSES: Make one sentence from two. Use the sentence in the parentheses to make a relative clause. (Use who/that/which)

1. A girl is now in the hospital. She was injured in an accident. __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. The waitress was impolite and impatient. She served us during lunch. __________________________________________________________________________________ 3. A building was destroyed in the fire. It has now been rebuilt. __________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Some people have now been released. They were arrested yesterday __________________________________________________________________________________ 5. I dont like stories. They have unhappy endings. __________________________________________________________________________________ RELATIVE CLAUSES: Choose the best ending from the box and change it into a relative clause. It cannot be explained It can support life He designs houses and buildings He steals from a store 1. The book is about a girl 2. A mystery is something 3. A dictionary is a book 4. A shoplifter is someone 5. Albert Einstein was the man 6. A customer is someone 7. It seems that Earth is the only planet 8. An architect is someone ESSAY WRITING: Topic ( ) It gives you the meaning of words He invented the atomic bomb She runs away from home He buys something from a store