Dictation Flashcards
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Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
Answer: The list of items on the desk is long.
The correct sentence is 'The list of items on the desk is long.' The subject is 'list' (singular), so the verb must be 'is' (singular).
Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
Answer: The weather will not affect our plans.
'Affect' is a verb meaning 'to influence', while 'effect' is a noun meaning 'a result'. The sentence requires a verb.
Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
Answer: He gave me several pieces of good advice.
The correct sentence is 'He gave me several pieces of good advice.' 'Advice' is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form 'advices'. We use 'pieces of' to count it.
Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
Answer: Please put the book over there on the shelf.
The correct sentence is 'Please put the book over there on the shelf.' 'There' refers to a place, 'their' is a possessive pronoun, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.
Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
Answer: I have lived here since 2010.
The correct sentence is 'I have lived here since 2010.' The present perfect tense ('have lived') is used with 'since' to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.
Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
Answer: Whose keys are these on the table?
The correct sentence is 'Whose keys are these on the table?' 'Whose' is a possessive pronoun asking about ownership. 'Who's' is a contraction for 'who is'.
Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
Answer: There are fewer people here than I expected.
The correct sentence is 'There are fewer people here than I expected.' 'Fewer' is used for countable nouns (like people), while 'less' is used for uncountable nouns (like water).