PAPER 2 LANGUAGE AWARENESS - Hellenic American Union
PAPER 2 LANGUAGE AWARENESS - Hellenic American Union
PAPER 2 LANGUAGE AWARENESS - Hellenic American Union
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Answer Key<br />
SECTION 1: TENSES<br />
1. a. The price of petrol increased a great deal last year.<br />
b. Past simple<br />
c. Describes something which happened at a specific time in the past (in this case, last year)<br />
2. a. Every year salmon return to fresh water to reproduce.<br />
b. Present simple<br />
c. Describes an action occurring on a regular basis<br />
3. a. When I was at school I studied a lot. (‘would study’ and ‘used to study’ are also possible answers here)<br />
b. Past simple (studied); would + verb; used to + verb<br />
c. Describes action occurring regularly in the past<br />
4. a. When the lightning struck the house, I was eating my breakfast.<br />
b. Past continuous / progressive<br />
c. Describes an action in progress which is interrupted by another<br />
5. a. A type of bird flu is believed to have caused the 1918 outbreak…<br />
b. Perfect infinitive<br />
c. Indicates an action that occurred previous to that that of the main verb<br />
6. a. He’s been reading this book since 9 o’ clock.<br />
b. Present simple continuous / progressive<br />
c. Describes an action begun in the past which is still continuing.<br />
7. a. Marilyn Monroe had been married three times before…<br />
b. Past perfect<br />
c. Describes an action that happened before another action in the past<br />
8. a. By the end of this course, participants will have learnt/will have learned …<br />
b. Future perfect<br />
c. Describes an action which will have been completed by a certain time in the future<br />
9. a. My aunt owns a house by the sea.<br />
b. Present simple<br />
c. Verbs that indicate possession (have, own, possess), feeling (see, hear, love), and thought (know, believe)<br />
generally appear in present simple, even though they are continuous in nature<br />
10. a. I wish Katie would arrive soon.<br />
b. Past subjunctive<br />
c. ‘Would’ is used with ‘wish’ here to convey a sense of insistence<br />
SECTION 2: GENERAL ERRORS<br />
11. a. Let’s discuss your hobbies.<br />
b. Discuss is a transitive verb.<br />
12. a. I want you to tell me the answer.<br />
b. The structure that follows want is the object plus bare infinitive.<br />
13. a. Say it again. You made a mistake.<br />
b. The verb make collocates with the noun mistake.<br />
14. a. Read this information more carefully before you write anything.<br />
b. Incorrect word order of adverbial phrase<br />
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