Course 17 Final Competition | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

"I love cooking for my family". In this sentence the gerund is working as...

Object of the verb (love)

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After verbs like "love/like/can't stand/hate" we use...

Infinitive OR Gerund (i.e. I love cooking/to cook for my family and friends)

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What is a noun clause?

A group of words that function together as a noun. (i.e. An advantage of having older siblings is that they can give you advice)

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Aggravating a problem is...

making a problem worse than it was initially

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"I hate __________ (get up) for early morning classes." a) to get up b) getting up c) both are correct

c) both are correct

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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magnet

Take 10 points!

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shark

Other team loses 5 points!

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baam

Lose 5 points!

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Speaking: Describe how you have changed over the last five years?

OPEN ANSWER

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"I have a full-time job". "The hard part is I don't have enough time for my family." Make a sentence by using a noun clause. (Use the preposition "about")

The hard part about having a full time job is that I don't have enough time for my family.

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"I ___________ study for my exam but I fell asleep." (Phrasal modal of obligation)

was supposed to

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heart

Other team wins 5 points!

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gift

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shark

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thief

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I'm a ____ & _______ person. I avoid ______ (start) conversations with people I don't know.

shy/reserved... starting

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"I share a room with my cousin." "One disadvantage is he's very messy." Combine the sentences by using the noun clause (use the preposition "of)

One disadvantage of sharing a room with my cousin is that he's very messy.

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"Florence was once the capital of Italy. Florence is a historic city." Combine the sentences by using a defining or a non-defining relative clause

Defining: Florence is a historic city that was once the capital of Italy. Non-defining: Florence, which was once the capital of Italy, is a historic city.

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seesaw

Swap points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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gift

Win 20 points!

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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My brother "never does anything" about his problems. a) ignores b) avoids c) runs into

a) ignores

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