English Forums's Weekly QUIZ. [02]. Results in comment 25

[mohbaboo]

First of all, thank you all for making this idea a successful one

Second of all, regarding this week's quiz, there has been some misunderstanding for some parts. I expected that would happen, hence I wrote the examples for you, but many members still made crucial mistakes which made them lose points. I'm sorry for that, but there is nothing I can do about it

Here are the answers. Put in mind that the last question has 8 points, two for each part. If you wrote just the answer, then you lost 4 points which were for pointing the wrong words as in the example given to you


A
Choose the right answer
01
I was watching TV when the telephone rang.
watched
was watching
were watching
was watched
02.
I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I've already eaten lunch.
yet
still
already
ever
03
I'll be looking after their cat while they are away on holiday.
be looking into
be looking after
be looking at
be looking over
04.
That is an interesting book.
the
an
a
05
I would buy a new house if I inherited a million Riyals
if I have a lot of money
if I win in the contest
if I inherited a million Riyals
06
I'm afraid I don't remember having an exam today!l
to have
having

B
Change the questions to statements
Exmple:l
Didn’t they say that they would come?l
They said that they would come
Did they go home?l
They went home
Does he have a friend?l
He has a friend
Do they like to play football?
They like to play football

C
Put the phrases in the CORRECT ORDER
Example:l
Is coming when he ?l
When is he coming?l
than louder actions speak words
Actions speak louder than words
him every I day see
I see him every day
he ever a can doctor become ?l
Can he ever become a doctor?l

D
Choose the wrong WORD in the following sentences and write the correct one
Example:l
I don’t have many money to pay
many – much
There are clear differences among the two pictures if you take the trouble to look very closely
Among - between

Whom is that sitting over there in the corner?l
Whom – who

Last week, a cat saw a small mouse in a glass jar and wanted to ate it because it was hungry
Ate - eat

I have learn many things in my class today and now I can do my homework without any problems
Learn - learned


Explanation for the (not easy) parts only which many of you had problems with

A-5
Would is the past form of (will) which require the verb to be in the past tense, too. So it is the one with the verb inherited

B
Did they go home?l
We take out whatever that makes this a question
We take the question mark and we get
They go home, but we have (did) which used for the past tense. So, we write the verb in the past tense which is in this case (went)l

C
Actions speak louder than words
some of you wrote, words speak louder than actions, which is grammatically correct, but it is wrong in the common sense

D
We use (between) if we have two things, if more, we use (among)l
We use (who) to ask about the identity of the person sitting in the corner. (what) is wrong in this case
We used (eat) because we have to use the infinitive after (to)l
We used (learned - learnt) because it is a present perfect tense


OK
Here are the results with the new positions


http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1323517367