1. How many people ... yesterday? a) are there
b) were there
c) there are
d) there were
2. I'm afraid ... no water in the bottle.
a) there is
b) there are
c) there isn't
d) there aren't
3. ... anything to eat at the party tomorrow?
a) there will be
b) won't there be
c) will there be
d) there won't be
4. no news since last Tuesday.
a) there was
b) there hasn't been
c) there wasn't
d) there has been
5. Can you see ... cat in ... tree?
a) a, the
b) --- (nothing), a
c) the, the
d) a --- (nothing)
6. Could you give me ... piece of cake?
a) the
ba
c) an
d) -- (nothing)
7. She gave me ... interesting book to read.
a) the
ba
c) an
d) --- (nothing)
8. Will you pass me ... salt, please?
a) the
ba
c) an
d) -- (nothing)
9. Carol lives in ... Green street.
a) the
ba
c) an
d) --- (nothing)
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- Correct answer: b) were there
- Explanation: The verb "were" is used for past events and is the correct form in this context. "Are," "there are," and "there were" are not appropriate for talking about events that happened in the past.
2. I'm afraid there is no water in the bottle.
- Correct answer: a) there is
- Explanation: The sentence is talking about the current state of the bottle, so the present tense "there is" is the correct choice. "There are" is used to talk about multiple items, but the sentence is referring to one bottle.
3. Will there be anything to eat at the party tomorrow?
- Correct answer: c) will there be
- Explanation: The question is asking about a future event, so the future tense "will there be" is appropriate. "There will be" and "there won't be" both refer to the future, but they are not grammatically correct question forms.
4. There hasn't been any news since last Tuesday.
- Correct answer: b) there hasn't been
- Explanation: The sentence is talking about the period of time starting from last Tuesday until now, so the present perfect tense "hasn't been" is correct. "There was" and "there wasn't" both refer to a specific past event, while "there has been" would imply a continuous action until now.
5. Can you see a cat in the tree?
- Correct answer: a) a, the
- Explanation: The sentence is referring to a specific cat in a specific tree, so the definite article "the" is appropriate. Additionally, the sentence requires the indefinite article "a" to indicate that we are talking about one cat.
6. Could you give me a piece of cake?
- Correct answer: c) a
- Explanation: The sentence is asking for a nonspecific piece of cake, so the indefinite article "a" is appropriate.
7. She gave me an interesting book to read.
- Correct answer: c) an
- Explanation: The sentence is referring to a specific book, but since "book" starts with a vowel sound (even though it's a consonant letter), the indefinite article "an" is used.
8. Will you pass me the salt, please?
- Correct answer: a) the
- Explanation: The sentence is referring to a specific salt (the one that is nearby), so the definite article "the" is appropriate.
9. Carol lives in Green Street.
- Correct answer: d) --- (nothing)
- Explanation: When talking about streets, we usually do not use an article. Therefore, no article is needed in this sentence.
I hope this explanation is clear and helpful for you. Please let me know if you have any further questions!