Top Notch 3, Third Edition 1
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GRAMMAR READINESS SELF-CHECK
Quantifiers for indefinite quantities and
amounts
A
- much
2. many
3. much
4. a lot of
5. some
6. many
The real conditional
A
- If you call me tomorrow morning, I will give / I’ll
give you the information you need.
2. Will the hotel gift shop be open if I arrive after
6:00 p.m.?
3. If you do not hurry / you don’t hurry, the fitness
center won’t be / will not be open.
4. Will we miss the express train if we arrive at the
station after 4:00?
5. If you click on the scroll bar, the screen will
move up and down.
The unreal conditional
A
- b . broke
2. a. would you do
3. a. would tell
4. c. wanted
5. b. would you feel
6. b. went
Comparisons with as…as
A
- London is just as exciting as Rome. / Rome is just
as exciting as London.
2. The ceramic vase is not nearly as beautiful as the
glass vase.
3. I’m not quite as rebellious as my sister.
4. The Green Hotel is almost as expensive as the
Chelton Hotel.
5. The movie Kill Bill was just as violent as War of
the Worlds. / The movie War of the Worlds was
just as violent as Kill Bill.
Gerunds and infinitives
A
- speaking
2. worrying
3. changing
4. being
5. getting
6. to feel
- to accept
The passive voice
A
- One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by
Gabriel García Márquez in 1967.
2. Fried cheese balls are eaten for lunch or snacks.
3. Las Meninas was painted by the Spanish artist
Diego Velázquez in 1656.
4. The beds are turned down every night at the
Gates Hotel.
5. Mangos are grown in many countries around
the world.
The past continuous
A
- had
2. was looking up
3. found
4. decided
5. was doing
6. crashed
- tried
8. was trying
- rang
10 . said
Use to / Used to
A
- didn’t use to like
2. used to be
3. Did, use to go
4. used to have
5. used to be
6. didn’t use to be
Note: In communicative exercises where several answers are possible, this answer key contains some examples of
correct answers, not all possible answers. Any valid answer in this type of exercise should be considered acceptable.
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