Grammar & Writing 3 Quiz 5 – 30points Name:

How certain is the speaker? Check () the correct box. (_____/5 points)

100% Certain / About 80% Certain / About 50% Certain
1. Maybe the teacher won’t give us much homework today.
2. Felix is probably going to apply to college in the U.S.
3. I’ll send you an email when I get home.
4. Bill isnot going to join us for dinner tonight.
5. Macy possibly won’t be able to join us either.

Complete the sentences with either be going to or will. (______/5 points)

A: Do you know anything about cars? Mine is making a strange noise, but I don’t want to
take it to arepair shop if I don’t have to.
B: Yeah, I know a little. I ______come over after class to take a look
atit for you.
A: Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! I ______call my wife
right now and tell her. I’m sure she ______ask you to stay for
dinner, too. Do you have time?
B: That’s very sweet. I would love to, but my girlfriend ______
come over at 7pm and then we ______see a movie.

Combine the ideas of the two given sentences into one sentence by using a future time clause. Use the word in parentheses to introduce the time clause. Use a comma when needed. Be careful with your verb tenses! (______/6 points)

  1. First: I’m going to exercise.Second: I’m going to take a shower.

(before) ______

  1. First: Nina will study in the library.Second: It will close at 9pm.

(until) ______

  1. First: Cam will get an update.Second: He will call us.

(as soon as) ______

Check () the sentences that correctly express future time. More than one may be correct. (2 points)

  1. _____ a. We eat at 6 o’clock tonight.
    _____ b. We’re eating at 6 o’clock tonight.
    _____c. We’re going to eat at 6 o’clock tonight.
  2. _____ a. Our class starts at noon.
    _____ b. Our class is starting at noon.
    _____ c. Our class is going to start at noon.

Complete the sentences with will/won’t or be going to/not be going to and the words in parentheses. Be careful with spelling, punctuation, and capitalization! (______/8 points)

Example: (maybe, rain) Maybe it will rain tomorrow.

  1. (may, be) We ______late to class.
  2. (probably, miss) You ______some important information.
  3. (probably, not, know) They ______what to do for homework.
  4. (maybe, I, call) ______my class buddy to find out.

Correct the errors. Look for mistakes in future tense. (_____/4 points)

  1. Maggie is will apply to college next year.
  2. Chris and John going to play basketball after class.
  3. When we will get home tomorrow, we will have to do a lot of laundry.
  4. There won’t definitely be food at the meeting.

Grammar & Writing 3 Quiz 5 – 30 points Name:

How certain is the speaker? Check () the correct box. (5 points)

100% Certain / About 80% Certain / About 50% Certain
1. Maybe the teacher won’t give us much homework today. / x
2. Felix is probably going to apply to college in the U.S. / x
3. I’ll send you an email when I get home. / x
4. Bill is not going to join us for dinner tonight. / x
5. Macy possibly won’t be able to join us either. / x

Complete the sentences with either be going to or will. (5 points)

A: Do you know anything about cars? Mine is making a strange noise, but I don’t want to
take it to a repair shop if I don’t have to.
B: Yeah, I know a little. I ______will______come over after class to take a look
at it for you.
A: Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! I ______will______call my wife
right now and tell her. I’m sure she ______will/is going to______ask you to stay for
dinner, too. Do you have time?
B: That’s very sweet. I would love to, but my girlfriend ______is going to ______
come over at 7pm and then we ______are going to______see a movie.

Combine the ideas of the two given sentences into one sentence by using a future time clause. Use the word in parentheses to introduce the time clause. Use a comma when needed. Be careful with your verb tenses! (6 points)

  1. First: I’m going to exercise.Second: I’m going to take a shower.

(before) ______Before I take a shower, I’m going to exercise.______

  1. First: Nina will study in the library.Second: It will close at 9pm.

(until) ______Nina will study in the library until it closes at 9pm.______

  1. First: Cam will get an update.Second: He will call us.

(as soon as) ______As soon as Cam gets an update, he will call us.______

Check () the sentences that correctly express future time. More than one may be correct. (2 points)

  1. _____ a. We eat at 6 o’clock tonight.
    _√___ b. We’re eating at 6 o’clock tonight.
    __√__c. We’re going to eat at 6 o’clock tonight.
  2. __√__ a. Our class starts at noon.
    _____ b. Our class is starting at noon.
    _____ c. Our class is going to start at noon.

Complete the sentences with will/won’t or be going to/not be going to and the words in parentheses. Be careful with spelling, punctuation, and capitalization! (8 points)

Example: (maybe, rain) Maybe it will rain tomorrow.

  1. (may, be) We ____will likely be/are likely going to be______late to class.
  2. (probably, miss) You ______will probably miss/are probably going to miss______some important information.
  3. (probably, not, know) They _____probably won’t know/probably aren’t going to know_____ what to do for homework.
  4. (maybe, I, call) ______Maybe I’ll call______my class buddy to find out.

Correct the errors. Look for mistakes in future tense. (4 points)

  1. Maggie is will apply to college next year.
  2. Chris and John are going to play basketball after class.
  3. When we will get home tomorrow, we will have to do a lot of laundry.
  4. There won’t definitelywon’t be food at the meeting.