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Owner of a Pharmaceutical Company  ·  P. City English

Part 1  /  Articles  (a / an / the / —)

Use a (or an before vowel sounds) for singular countable nouns in general, or when mentioned for the first time. Use the when both people know which specific thing is meant. Write — (a dash) if no article is needed. Don't forget: a few, a higher level, the mountains, the European Union.

Exercise A — Fill in the gap

Write a, an, the, or — (dash) in each gap.

1. I have huge problem at work.
2. She went hiking in mountains near Zakopane.
3. It was wonderful time in Italy.
4. Poland joined European Union in 2004.
5. I called her few days ago.
6. It was terrible few weeks for everyone.
7. We went to theater last Saturday.
8. I saw interesting documentary last night.
9. birth rate in Poland has been falling for years.
10. She's working on higher level now.

Part 2  /  Verb Forms: Gerund (-ing) or Infinitive (to …)

After certain verbs, use the gerund (-ing): enjoy, imagine, suggest, can't help.
After others, use the infinitive (to + verb): want, decide, hope, need, plan.
Some verbs take either form: love, like, start, begin, continue.
Never use the base verb alone: I love play ✗ → I love playing ✓

Exercise A — Fill in the gap

Write the correct form of the verb in brackets. Where both forms are possible, either is accepted.

1. I love basketball on weekends.
2. She needs to start more English at work.
3. He decided his job and travel the world.
4. I enjoy movies in English.
5. She wants her vocabulary this year.
6. I can't imagine without my morning coffee.
7. They suggested a different approach for the project.
8. I love time with my family in the mountains.

Part 3  /  Adverb Placement

Adverbs of manner (carefully, quickly, slowly, politely…) go after the object, not between the verb and the object.
✗ She explained carefully the rules.  ✓ She explained the rules carefully.

Also, in normal statements, adjectives and adverbs do not go before the subject.
✗ Very popular is yoga.  ✓ Yoga is very popular.

Exercise A — Rewrite the sentence

Each sentence has a word-order error (shown in red). Type the corrected sentence. No capital letter or period needed.

1. She explained very carefully the rules.
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2. He completed very quickly the report.
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3. I read very slowly the article.
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4. She prepared very thoroughly the documents.
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5. I answered very politely the email.
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6. Now very popular in Poland is yoga.
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7. Very difficult was the presentation.
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Part 4  /  Prepositions

Some verbs take no preposition where Polish uses one:
join the company (not "join to"),  call someone (not "call to"),  discuss the issue (not "discuss about"),  despite the weather (not "despite of").

Others require a specific preposition:
take care of (not "about"),  at the beginning / at the end (not "on").

Exercise A — Fix the preposition

The underlined word is a wrong or extra preposition. Write the correct preposition — or X if no preposition is needed there.

1. She joined to the company three years ago. →
2. I called to my manager this morning. →
3. We discussed about the budget at the meeting. →
4. Despite of the difficult conditions, they finished on time. →
5. She takes care about her elderly parents every weekend. →
6. On the beginning of every meeting, we review the agenda. →
7. We'll share the results on the end of the week. →
8. I need to take care about a few things before I leave. →

Part 5  /  "One of the …" + plural noun

After "one of the", the noun must always be plural.
✗ one of the best employee  →  ✓ one of the best employees
The verb that follows stays singular because the subject is still one: She is one of the best employees.

Exercise A — Correct the noun

The underlined noun should be plural. Write the correct form.

1. She's one of the best employee in the company. →
2. It's one of the biggest wholesaler in Poland. →
3. He's one of the most experienced manager on the team. →
4. This is one of the most beautiful place I've ever visited. →
5. She's one of the most dedicated student in the class. →
6. It's one of the oldest building in Warsaw. →