Complete the sentence: "The purpose of the project was _____ student behaviour."
investigate
investigated
to investigate
investigating
Complete the sentence: "Parents want their children _____ to high-achieving schools."
go
going
went
to go
After a modal verb such as "can", which form of the verb is normally used?
the to-infinitive
the past form
the -ing form
the base form without "to"
In the phrase "high-achieving schools", what is the function of "achieving"?
noun
infinitive
adjective
continuous verb
In the sentence "Basing their findings on video recordings, researchers found that boys were more active than girls", which word is an -ing form used in a participle clause?
recordings
Basing
researchers
findings
Complete the sentence: "You can _____ by imagining a simple theory."
starting
started
to start
start
Complete the sentence: "The questionnaire started by _____ participants about their study habits."
ask
to ask
asked
asking
Which sentence uses an -ing form as part of a continuous tense?
The students were working in groups."Working in groups can be useful."After working, they went home."The working students were tired.
In the sentence "Many students go on to get well-paid jobs after graduating", which -ing form follows a preposition?
go
paid
getting
graduating
Why do we use "asking" in "The questionnaire started by asking several questions"?
because it follows the preposition "by"
because it is past tense
because it follows a modal verb
because it shows purpose
Which verb form normally follows the modal verb "should"?
base form
-ing form
base form with "to"
past participle
Complete the sentence: "Running experiments and developing a theory is simply _____ to answer a question."
tried
trying
to trying
try
In the sentence "Researchers spent a year studying inner-city schools, gathering a range of data", which two words are -ing forms?
researchers and gathering
studying and gathering
spent and studying
schools and data
Complete the sentence: "There are many issues to consider when _____ which method to use."
decide
to decide
deciding
decided
Complete the sentence: "The researchers spent a year _____ inner-city schools."
studied
studying
to study
study
Complete the sentence: "A simple theory could _____ basic observations."
explaining
to explain
explained
explain
Which verb form can be used to show the purpose of an action?
past participle
to-infinitive
-ing form only
past tense
Why is "imagining" used in "start by imagining a simple theory"?
because it shows purpose
because it follows the preposition "by"
because it is an adjective
because it follows a modal verb
Which phrase contains an -ing form used as an adjective?
after graduating
students were collaborating
high-achieving schools
difficulty understanding English
Complete the sentence: "Computers allow us _____ information."
storing
store
to store
stored
Complete the sentence: "Without this research, it would be impossible _____ the results."
understanding
understood
understand
to understand
Complete the sentence: "These theories should help us _____ how we learn."
to understanding
understanding
understand
understood
In the sentence "Computers allow us to store information, giving us time to study and analyse it", why is "to study" used?
as an adjective
to show purpose
after a preposition
as a noun
Complete the sentence: "The report highlights poor scores as well as _____ several possible causes."
suggest
to suggest
suggesting
suggested
Complete the sentence: "The survey showed that most people tend _____ positively."
responding
respond
responded
to respond
In the sentence "The basic aim of our education system is to give children equal opportunities", what is "to give"?
a noun
an infinitive
a past participle
an -ing form
Complete the sentence: "The best schools can _____ the attainment levels of most pupils."
improve
improving
to improve
improved
Complete the sentence: "These theories should _____ us understand how we learn."
helping
to helping
helped
help
Complete the sentence: "You can start by _____ a simple theory."
imagine
imagining
imagined
to imagine
Complete the question: "How does _____ take place?" Use the verb "learn".
to learn
learned
learn
learning
Complete the sentence: "Scientists are trying _____ the question."
answer
to answer
answered
answering
Complete the sentence: "Subjects were given opportunities _____ the results."
comment on
commented on
to comment on
commenting on
Complete the phrase: "_____ experiments on learning" using the verb "run".
Running
To running
Ran
Runs
Complete the sentence: "Some students have difficulty _____ academic texts."
understood
to understand
understand
understanding
Complete the phrase: "_____ a theory" using the verb "develop".
develops
developing
to developing
developed
What is the function of "Basing" in "Basing their findings on video recordings, researchers found that boys were more active than girls"?
noun
participle clause
continuous verb tense
adjective
Complete the phrase: "observations of actual _____" using the verb "learn".
learn
learning
to learn
learned
Which sentence uses an -ing form after a preposition?
They started by discussing the results."They want to discuss the results."They can discuss the results."They discussed the results.
Why do we use "to investigate" in "The purpose of the project was to investigate..."?
to express the purpose of the project
because it is an adjective
to form a continuous tense
because it follows a preposition
Complete the sentence: "Many students go on _____ well-paid jobs after graduating."
getting
got
to get
get
Complete the sentence: "The basic aim of our education system is _____ children equal opportunities."
to give
giving
given
give
Complete the sentence: "At the time of the observation, the students were _____ in groups."
to collaborate
collaborating
collaborated
collaborate
Why is "graduating" used after "after" in the phrase "after graduating"?
because a preposition is followed by an -ing form
because it follows a modal verb
because it is a continuous tense
because it expresses purpose
Complete the sentence: "_____ this question has motivated psychologists to conduct research." Use the verb "answer".
Answered
Answering
To answering
Answer
Why do we use "suggesting" after "as well as"?
because all verbs after "as well as" use "to"
because it follows a modal verb
because it is past tense
because "as well as" can be followed by an -ing form
In the sentence "Students were collaborating in groups", why is "collaborating" used?
as an adjective
to show purpose
as part of a continuous verb tense
after a preposition
Complete the sentence: "A sample of over a thousand people were asked _____ what they thought."
saying
said
say
to say
Which verb form is commonly used after a preposition?
base form only
to-infinitive
past tense
-ing form
Which sentence correctly uses a verb after a modal?
Researchers can improve the study.
Researchers can improving the study.
Researchers can to improve the study.
Researchers can improved the study.
In the sentence "Computers allow us to store information, giving us time to study and analyse it", which phrase is an infinitive after the verb "allow"?
giving us
analyse it
to store
to study
In the sentence "Dutch speakers have little difficulty understanding English", which -ing form follows the noun "difficulty"?
understanding
speakers
difficulty
suggests
Complete the sentence: "Answering this question has motivated psychologists _____ the learning process." Use the verb "study".
studying
studied
to study
study
Which form can be used in a participle clause such as "Walking into the room, she smiled"?
to-infinitive
-ing form
modal verb
past tense
Which form is used in continuous verb tenses?
noun
-ing form
past participle
to-infinitive
Why do we use "interpreting" in "ways of interpreting the data"?
because it follows the preposition "of"
because it follows a modal verb
because it shows future time
because it is an infinitive
Complete the sentence: "Psychologists study learning to conduct experiments and _____ theories." Use the verb "develop".
developing
develop
developed
to developing
Complete the phrase: "the _____ process" using the verb "learn".
learned
learning
learn
to learn
Complete the sentence: "There are many different ways of _____ the data."
interpreted
interpret
to interpret
interpreting
Complete the sentence: "Psychologists have been motivated _____ experiments." Use the verb "conduct".
conduct
conducting
to conduct
conducted
Complete the sentence: "You could _____ out your own experiments."
carried
carry
to carry
carrying
Which form follows the modal verb "could" in "You could carry out your own experiments"?
base form
past participle
base form with "to"
-ing form
In the sentence "Computers allow us to store information, giving us time to study and analyse it", which -ing form introduces a participle clause?
allow
study
store
giving
What is the function of "gathering" in "Researchers spent a year studying schools, gathering a range of data"?
participle clause
noun
continuous tense
infinitive
Complete the sentence: "A new theory might _____ the current ones."
improved
improve
improving
to improve
Which sentence uses an -ing form as a noun?
Learning takes place in many different ways."Students are learning quickly."The learning students worked together."Students want to learn.
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