Comprehension exercises form sentences intermediate level

Comprehension exercises to practice understanding and using the techniques for forming sentences at an intermediate level in English.

Set 1 Comprehension exercises form sentences

Exercise 1: Identify the type of conditional sentence in the following sentence:

If I had a million dollars, I would buy a house.

Exercise 2: Form a sentence using a compound verb and the following words:

She / can / sing / and / play / the guitar

Exercise 3: Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:

She loves to dance.

Exercise 4: Form a sentence using a relative clause and the following words:

The man / who / lives / next door / is / very friendly

Exercise 5: Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The cat is under the bed.

Answers: 

Exercise 1: The type of conditional sentence is third conditional. 

Exercise 2: She can sing and play the guitar. 

Exercise 3: The infinitive is "to dance." 

Exercise 4: The man who lives next door is very friendly. 

Exercise 5: The prepositional phrase is "under the bed."

Set 2 Comprehension exercises form sentences

Exercise 1: Identify the passive voice construction in the following sentence:

The cake was eaten by her.

Exercise 2: Form a zero conditional sentence using the following words:

If / it rains / the streets / will be wet

Exercise 3: Identify the gerund in the following sentence:

Skiing is my favorite hobby.

Exercise 4: Form a second conditional sentence using the following words:

If / he studies / he / will pass / the test

Exercise 5: Identify the appositive in the following sentence:

The capital of France, Paris, is a beautiful city.

Answers: 

Exercise 1: The passive voice construction is "was eaten." 

Exercise 2: If it rains, the streets will be wet.

 Exercise 3: The gerund is "skiing." 

Exercise 4: If he studies, he will pass the test. 

Exercise 5: The appositive is "Paris."