Professional Communication Practice Test 2

1. A participle is a verb which is partly a verb and partly a noun.

2. Fill in the blank: The ship ___ set sail.

3. A simple sentence can be converted to a complex sentence by expanding a verb or phrase into a subordinate clause.

4. The infinitive can also be used with too/enough after certain adjective and adverbs.

5. Pick out the verb in the sentence :
They always find fault with me.

6. What is an infinitive called when it is used as a noun?

7. For which of these cases do but/except not take the bare infinitive?

8. Choose the correct statement:

9. Fill in with correct degree of comparison:
Platinum is ______ than any metal.

10. Convert the following compound sentence into a simple sentence :
We must eat, or we cannot live.