Modal Verbs 17.03.2010

Modal verbs

Thursday class 17.03.2010 adjectives Sotiri

Adjective endings.


Quick Rules:

 1. Adjectives that are NOT in front of a noun (predicate adjectives) take NO endings;

 2. Endings depend on whether the noun is preceded by a “der” word (der, die, das, dieser, jeder etc.) or an “ein” word (ein, mein, unser, kein etc.);

 3. Adjectives that are unpreceded by a “der” or “ein” word take the same ending that the
definite ARTICLE (der, die, das etc.) WOULD take if there were one (not shown here). 


                                                Preceded Adjective Endings

     Nominative      Accusative          Dative       Genitive
Masculine     der       - e
 ein       - er      den     - en
einen    - en       dem      - en
einem     - en          des     - en
eines    - en
Neuter                das       - e
 ein       - es       das       - e
  ein       - es          der       - en
 einer      - en       der    - en
 einer   - en
Feminine                die       - e
eine       - e       die       - e
 eine       - e         dem      - en
einem     - en      des     - en
eines    - en
 Plural       die      - en
keine    - en      die      - en
keine    - en       den      - en
keinen    - en      der     - en
keiner  - en



Complete the following statements:

1.    All preceded adjectives in the plural end in ……………………..
2.    All preceded adjectives in the dative end in …………………….
3.    All preceded adjectives in the genitive end in ………………………
4.    All singular feminine forms in the nominative and accusative (preceded and unpreceded) end in ……………………
5.    If the article is “das”, the adjective ending is always ……………………
6.    If the article ends in –en, the adjective always ends in …………………….

German grammer book and dictionary

Ckick  here (grammar)

Dictionary 

Decline German verbs

http://www.happychild.org.uk/freeway/german/verbs/togo00.htm

German verbs in the various stenses

Haben und Sein 15.3.2010

Sentence correction Class 15.03.2010

Practice Questions

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1. Hours of driving laid ahead of us. 

A. laid
B. have lain
C. lay
D. has lay
E. lie 

2. By the time we get to the picnic area, the rain will stop.
A. will stop
B. shall stop
C. will has stopped
D. shall have stopped
E. will have stopped
3. If Judy would not have missed the deadline, the yearbook delivery would have been on time.
A. would not have missed
B. should have not missed
C. wouldn't have missed
D. had not missed
E. would have not missed 

4. We spent Sunday afternoon wandering aimless in the park.
A. wandering aimless
B. wandering aimlessly
C. wandering without purpose
D. wandering in an aimless manner
E. wandering almost aimlessly 

5. Only after I went home did I remember my dental appointment.
A. went home
B. had went home
C. had gone home
D. gone home
E. should go home 

6. The book lay open at page 77.
A. lay open
B. laid open
C. lied open
D. lain open
E. was laid open 

7. By this time next year Johanna will begin classes at the University of Colorado.
A. will begin classes
B. will have begun classes
C. has began classes
D. should begin classes
E. should have begun classes 

8. After comparing my air conditioner with the one on sale, I decided that mine was the most efficient.
A. was the most efficient.
B. should be the most efficient.
C. was the more efficient.
D. was, by far the most efficient
E. should be considered the most efficient.
9. I would have liked to have gone swimming yesterday.
A. to have gone swimming
B. to go swimming
C. to had gone swimming
D. to go to swim
E. to of gone swimming 

10. I wish I read the chapter before I tried to answer the questions.
A. read the chapter
B. would read the chapter
C. should of read the chapter
D. could have read the chapter
E. had read the chapter
11. Nathanael West said that he'd never have written his satirical novel if he had not visited Hollywood.
A. have written his
B. would have written his
C. could of written his
D. could have written his
E. should of written his 

12. The smell from the paper mill laid over the town like a blanket.
A. laid
B. has lain
C. will lie
D. lay
E. has laid 

13. When I was halfway down the stairs, I suddenly knew what I had wanted to have said.
A. to have said
B. too say
C. to have been said
D. to had say
E. to say
14. I would be more careful if I had been you.
A. had been
B. could have been
C. was
D. were
E. could have been 

15. They read where the governor has appointed a special committee to improve the school calendar.
A. where
B. how
C. were
D. of where
E. wear 

16. In study hall I sit besides Paul Smith, who is captain of the swim team and one of the best swimmers in the state.
A. sit besides
B. sat beside
C. have set beside
D. sit beside
E. have sit beside
17. This classic has been read with enjoyment for nearly two hundred years.
A. has been read
B. will have been read
C. shall have been read
D. is being read
E. was read 

18. Many nineteenth-century biographers rely on their imagination, not on real facts.
A. rely on their imagination,
B. relied on their imagination,
C. have relied on their imagination
D. could have relied on their imagination,
E. could rely on their imaginations: 

19. The private lives of politicians, generals, and other notables fascinates the reading public.
A. fascinates the reading
B. have fascinated the reading
C. will fascinate the reading
D. fascinate the reading
E. has fascinate the reading 

20. That small man chose a seat near the door and carefully sat down.
A. sat
B. will sit
C. could of sat
D. have sit down
E. set down 

21. Last summer I worked in the chemical laboratory at the Brass Company; most the work came into the lab for testing marked with the words top priority.
A. words top priority.
B. words - top priority.
C. words: Top priority.
D. words, “Top Priority.”
E. Words “top priority.”
Answer Key
1. C
2. E
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. E
11. A
12. D
13. E
14. D
15. A
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. D
20. A
21. D

English class 15.03.2010

1. The word boycott derives from the name of Charles C. Boycott, an English land agent in Ireland that was ostracized for refusing to reduce rent. 

A. that was ostracized for refusing
B. who was ostracized for refusing
C. which was ostracized for refusing
D. that had been ostracized for refusing
E. who had been ostracized for refusing 

2. As a result of his method for early music education, Shinichi Suzuki has been known as one of the world's great violin teachers.

A. has been known as one
B. had been known as one
C. is seen as one
D. is being seen as one
E. has been one 

3. Last night the weather forecaster announced that this is the most rainy season the area has had in the past decade.

A. this is the most rainy season the
B. this has been the most rainy season the
C. this was the most rainy season the
D. this is noted as the most rainy season the
E. this is the rainiest season the 

4. Although Mandy is younger than her sister, Mandy is the tallest of the two.

A. is the tallest of the
B. is the taller of the
C. has been the taller of the
D. is the most tall of the
E. is the more taller of the 

5. When Katherine Hepburn's play came to town, all the tickets had sold out far in advance.

A. had sold out far
B. have sold out far
C. were sold out far
D. had been sold out far
E. had been sold out for 

6. The origins of most sports is unknown.

A. sports is unknown
B. sports have been unknown
C. sports are unknown
D. sports has been unknown
E. sports are now unknown

7. Neither of the Smith brothers expect to be drafted by a major league team this year.

A. expect to be drafted
B. expects to be drafted
C. has expected to be drafted
D. is expecting to be drafted
E. was expecting to be drafted 

8. Has any of the witnesses been sworn in yet?

A. Has any of the
B. Is any of the
C. Will any of the
D. Are any of the
E. Have any of the 

9. The Lusitania sunk on May 7, 1915.

A. sunk
B. did sink
C. was sunk
D. did sank
E. sank

10. Whos in the office now?

A. Whos in
B. Whose in
C. Who is in
D. Who's in
E. Whose' in 

11. There are now many kinds of dictionaries, such as a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, a biographical dictionary, and a geographical dictionary with pronunciations given.

A. with pronunciations given
B. that has pronunciations given
C. with pronunciations' given
D. that have pronunciations given
E. that do have pronunciations given 

12. Towering seven hundred feet above the valley floor, Mount Rushmore National Memorial was an impressive site.

A. was an impressive site
B. is a impressive sight
C. is an impressive sight
D. was an impressive sight
E. is an impressive site 

13. San Francisco lays southwest of Sacramento.

A. lays southwest
B. has laid southwest
C. is lying southwest
D. lain southwest
E. lies southwest 

14. Did they know that Labor Day always came on the first Monday in September?

A. came on
B. comes on
C. has come on
D. had come on
E. has came on 

15. Eating, drinking, and to stay up late at night were among her pleasures.

A. to stay up late
B. to remain up late
C. staying up late
D. she liked staying up late
E. trying to stay up late 

16. Each night when night came and the temperature fell, my parents lit the fire in the bedroom.

A. and the temperature fell,
B. and that the temperature did fall
C. and that the temperature fell
D. and because the temperature fell
E. and when the temperature fell 

17. Francis promised to bring the Papago basket that she bought in Arizona.

A. bought in
B. had bought in
C. has bought in
D. did buy in
E. purchased in 

18. He has lain his racquetball glove on the beach.

A. has lain
B. has laid
C. have lain
D. have laid
E. is lying

19. I would have lent you my notes if you would have asked me.

A. would have asked me
B. could of asked
C. could ask
D. had asked
E. had of asked 

20. Many scientists are still hoping to have found life on another planet.

A. to have found
B. to find
C. two find
D. to have been found
E. too have found 

21. Because she had an astounding memory, Sue has never forgotten an important equation.

A. had an
B. could have had
C. has
D. did have
E. has had

Answer Key
1. B
2. C
3. E
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. E
9. E
10. D
11. A
12. C
13. E
14. B
15. C
16. E
17. B
18. B
19. D
20. B
21. C