English Grammar Practice and Moby Dick Analysis
Essential English Vocabulary and Definitions
- 1. A Blockbuster: Something that is very successful.
- A Gig: A public performance, especially of jazz or popular music.
- A Crowd: A large number of people in the same place.
- Thought-provoking Reports: Interesting in a way that makes you think of new ideas or that changes your attitude toward something.
Advanced English Grammar Exercises
- The policeman asked the thief how long he had been robbing banks.
- I wish my boss wouldn't smoke in my office; that makes me so angry!
- If we had had Peter's phone number, we would have been able to contact him.
- Mary suggested that we have sushi for dinner that night.
- I have known Susan for 20 years.
- Would you mind not repeating everything I say?
- If I were you, I would take English private lessons.
- He is being taught some marketing strategies.
- If Henry hadn't missed the early bus to school, he wouldn't be late today.
- You'll win the competition provided that you beat your opponent today.
- We are sure that the crime was committed by the Chinese man.
- You'd better not be late for the interview.
- I don't remember having met the celebrity at the awards ceremony.
- Gemma accused Helen of gossiping about her.
- The customer will be offered a refund.
- Suzie had some photos taken in the studio by a photographer.
Verb Tense and Form Practice
3. Loves / Saw / Thought / Goes / Writes down / Has done / Had collected / Was standing / Had been waiting / Didn't stop / Were wearing / Had passed / Crashed.
Moby Dick Character Identification
- 4. G...: Elijah
- P....: Starbuck
- O A Gold...: Ahab
- O Ishmael: Peter Coffin
- Went...: Pip
- Was..: Ishmael
Moby Dick Reading Comprehension
5. T F T F F T T F
Multiple Choice Questions
- 6-1b. A share of any...
- 2a. There she blows!
- 3b. Because he wanted revenge.
- 4c. A giant squid.
- 5b. With one great breath from Ahab.
- 6a. His lines...
- 7c. Queequeg's coffin.
Captain Ahab's Quest for Revenge
7. Because after forty years of sailing and chasing whales, he wants to kill Moby Dick, the biggest White Whale in the world, to take revenge for his lost leg.
Marine and Literary Terms
- 8. Seal: A large ocean animal that eats fish and lives mainly in cold parts of the world.
- Coffin: Here, it is the last name of the landlord, but it is usually a long box in which a dead person is buried.