[Grammar] I have prepration exam and I have 6 questions

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Members, Teachers;

This is my first post in this forum and I have English exam tomorrow, I found a sample exam I solve all questions except these six questions.


Since your wife is away this weekend, ______________ you like to have dinner with us tonight?

a) will c) won’t
b) do d) would

The flowers in the garden ___________ in spring.

a) were planted c) planted
b) were planting d) was planted


I ______________ go to bed early than go Cinema.

a) rather c) would prefer
b) would rather d) prefer


Wake up! You ____________ sleeping since 8 o’clock.

a) had been c) have been
b) are d) have


The man _____________ life was saved was my father.

a) whose c) who’s
b) of whom d) his

He _____________ many new words since he started school.

a) learn c) has learned
b) learned d) have learned


Anyone please could help me for these grammar questions.
Thank you very much in advance
 

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Thank you for your reply;

I answered these questions but I'm not sure about it.

I would like to put my answers here and if you don't mind to correct me.

1. b) Do
2. a) were planted
3. a) rather
4. c) have been
5. a) whose
6. c) has learned


Thank you very much for your reply.
 

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Welcome to the forum, Ray-Tube.
I would like to put my answers here,[STRIKE] and[/STRIKE] if you don't mind [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] correcting me.

1. b) Do X. The person speaking is not asking about likes in general. S/he is inviting 'you' to dinner.
2. a) were planted :tick:
3. a) rather X 'rather' is not a verb
4. c) have been
:tick:
5. a) whose :tick:
6. c) has learned :tick:
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Thank you very much,

I think the correct answers are:
Would
prefer



thank you for correcting my sentence.
 

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Thank you very much,

I think the correct answers are:
Would
prefer



thank you for correcting my sentence.
not a teacher
I agree with would, but to my understanding "prefer" requires to be followed by an ing-form. I think "would rather" is the correct answer.
 

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Thank you very much,

I think the correct answers are:
Would
prefer



thank you for correcting my sentence.
"would" is correct, "prefer" isn't.
 

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Thank you,

not a lot left
would rather

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not a lot left
would rather
Yes. It's often shortend to '"I'd rather", and in informal conversation you can sometimes hardly hear the 'd', but it's there.

ps. "... go Cinema" should be "... go to the cinema".
 

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Thank you to everyone who helped me to solve these questions.

I would like to have a recommendation from you teachers?

I have been studying English for more than three years 'Self learning, you tube, books, videos, movie' but still right now I make mistakes grammatically, writing, also I have vocabulary but not much like I would.
so please advice me and guide me to improve my English based on your experiences.

Best Regards
 

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[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE]So please advi[STRIKE]c[/STRIKE]se me and guide me ...
That's difficult when we don't know you personally. We all learn in different ways; what works for one person is a disaster for another. For questions about grammar, I have found that many learners (and teachers) I have met have found this book, 'Practical English Usage' by Michael Swan, invaluable.
 
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