Am I Ready for the Final Exam?

From the textbook… Pages— 107, 109-110, 115, 118, 125-126, 133, 135-136, 141, 144, 147-148, 153-154, 161, 163-164, 169, 171-172, 181-182, 189, 191, 194, 196-197, 205-206

The test… The test is multiple choice. There are 49 questions.

The test… Points to study— Past Tense – -Simple Past -Past Perfect -Past Perfect Continuous

The test… The simple past is a point in the past. “I ate breakfast this morning.” “I watched a movie last night.”

The test… The past perfect is the “past-past”. It shows that one event happened before another one in the past. “He had worked hard to get into the program.” “She had eaten breakfast before she left the house that morning.”

The test… The past continuous communicates something happening over time in the past. “I was speaking with Tom.” “I was learning to play the guitar.”

The test… The past perfect continuous expresses and event in the “past-past” that was happening over time. “I had been dieting for months when I finally gave in to temptation.” “I had been dreaming about seeing Paris all winter when I left for France last June.”

The test… Phrasal Verbs – Remember, a phrasal verb consists of a verb and a “particle”. The particle is typically a preposition. Clean up / Look over

The test… Gerunds vs. Infinitives A gerund is an –ing form of a word that acts as a noun. An infinitive is “to” plus the verb. It also acts as a noun.

The test… Tim enjoys swimming in the lake near his house. Joe wants to swim in the lake nearby Tim’s house.

The test… Become familiar with the vocabulary words from chapters five through eight.

The test… Be able to identify sentence fragments. “Because I was late.” X “Because I was late, I had to rush.” 

The test… The final draft of your argument-persuasion essay is due on the day of the final exam.