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Grammar Revision Mixed Exercises Key
Grammar Revision Mixed Exercises Key
Have a look at the clues at the end of the exercise!! 1. Youre sweating, Mark! Have you been running?( you/run)? 2. A. Peter! Can you come over here? B. Yes, I am coming (come) just now 3. Do you remember my name or have you forgotten (you /forget) it yet? 4. After I had kept (keep) everything in the dishwasher, I rushed to work. 5. This time next week all of us will be lying (lie) on a Copacabana beach 6. Every Christmas our boss gives (give) us each two bottles of expensive wine 7. By next December we will have lived( live) in this house for a year. Time flies! 8. Silvia hasnt seen (not see) her family very often since she moved to London 9. This time last year we were freezing (freeze) in Patagonia. Do you remember? 10. My horoscope says: Tomorrow you will meet (meet) an attractive person 11. Dont come round at two. I will still having (still/have) lunch. If you want to come later, you can. I will have finished (finish) by then 12. Yesterday an old lady fell down (fall down) when she was getting (get off) the bus Present Continuous 1 Simple Past 1 Present Perfect Simple 2 Past Perfect 1 Simple Present 1 Past Continuous 2 Present Perfect Continuous 1 Simple Future 1
Future Continuous 2
Future Perfect 2
II) PASSIVE VOICE Change these active sentences into passive. Pay attention to the underlined words. Omit the agent when not needed 1. Nobody gave me anything for my birthday I wasnt given anything for my birthday 2. You will find the information you need on the Internet The information you need will be found on the Internet 3. Everybody says that Japanese motorbikes are excellent Japanese motorbikes are said to be excellent 4. Where did they manufacture that car? Where was that car manufactured? 5. They are building a new bridge over the river Thames A new bridge over the river Thames is being built 6. A bearded man in a uniform took our passports Our passports were taken by a bearded man in a uniform 7. Everybody can see the mountains from a great distance The mountains can be seen from a great distance 8. The manager has offered us a better room in the hotel We have been offered a better room by the manager of the hotel 9. All my friends will meet me at the airport I will be met at the airport by all my friends 10. They mustnt move this man, he is seriously hurt This man mustnt be moved, he is seriously hurt 11. The police didnt allow him to leave the city I wasnt allowed to leave the city (by the police) 12. You should open the wine some time before you drink it The wine should be opened some time before it is drunk 13. Someone was following me down the street I was being followed down the street 14. I was surprised to know that someone had robbed you I was surprised to know that you had been robbed
III) REPHRASING: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I shouldnt have behaved so badly with him If only I hadnt behaved so badly with him She went to do the shopping although she was worn out. In spite of (her) being worn out, she went shopping Ive never eaten such a bad meal Its the worst meal that I have ever eaten We had miserable weather and we came back home earlier We had such miserable weather that came home earlier As you grow older, you become more forgetful The older you grow; the more forgetful you become I hate people throwing papers on the ground I wish people wouldnt throw papers on the ground The architect is making the plans for our new house We are having the plans for our new house made He gets up earlier than his wife His wife doesnt get up so/as early as he does 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Its possible that you left your glasses on the bus You might/may have left your glasses on the bus Id never hit anybody if they didnt hit me first Unless they hit me first, I wouldnt hit anybody Many people feel frustrated when they try to lose weight Trying to lose weight is very frustrating for many people It is easy for us to use a computer because weve done it before We are used to working with a computer (because we have.. ) Borrowing that book without permission was not very correc You shouldnt have borrowed that book without permission James and Susan started to go out together two months ago James and Susan Susan have been going out together for two months The accident made it impossible for him to work Since the accident he hasnt been able to work
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IV) CONDITIONAL SENTENCES: Part A: Rephrase these sentences into conditionals. Types I/II/III) 1. Dont put too much weight on that shelf or it will break! (I) If you put too much weight on the shelf, it will break 2. She is very shy. Thats why she doesnt enjoy parties (II) If she werent so shy (were more extrovert), she would enjoy parties 3. I didnt stop my car because I didnt see the red light (III) If I had seen the red light, I would have stopped my car 4. The basketball team didnt train very carefully, so they lost the match (III) If the team had trained more carefully, they wouldnt have lost the match 5. John watches too much TV, so he hardly ever does his homework (II) John would do his homework if he didnt watch so much TV 6. Dont fail to go to her party or she will feel disappointed (I) She will feel disappointed if you dont go to her party 7. He looks rather unattractive because he never shaves (II) He would look more attractive if he ever shaved
V) RELATIVE SENTENCES: Combine these sentences to make defining or non-defining relative sentences. Omit the relative pronoun where possible (------) 1. The noise was a thunder. We heard it while we were sleeping The noise (that/which) we heard was a thunder 2. The thief stole my handbag. The police arrested him The police arrested the thief that/who stole my handbag 3. Mr. Lynch is going to retire. His students like him very much Mr. Lynch , whose students like him much, is going to retire 4. Im going on holiday with some friends. I know them very well Im going on holidays with some friends (who/that) I know well 5. My sunglasses are broken. I only bought them last week My sunglasses , which I only bought last week, are broken 6. Jane is dancing with a dark-haired boy. He is very attractive The dark-haired boy (----) Jane is dancing with is very attractive 7. Emily is a rally driver. Her sister is a motocross champion Emily , whose sister is a motocross champion, is a rally driver 8. Susan has been a widow for long time. Her husband died in a car accident Susan, whose husband died in accident, has been a widow 9. A kind waiter served us. Can you see him now? Can you see the kind waiter who/that served us? 10. I was sitting on a chair. It suddenly collapsed The chair (----) I was sitting on suddenly collapsed 11. The knife is very sharp. We cut the bread with that knife The knife (---) we cut the bread with is very sharp 12. We heard a cat all night long. It was my neighbours The cat (that/which) we heard all night long was my neighbors
Part B: Complete the conditionals and provide the suitable verb. Types 0/I/II/III 8. Would you help me if I needed/asked you? 9. If I were taller, I would play basketball 10. Everybody knows that if it rains a lot, the country becomes quite green 11. Youll have to walk if you miss/dont take/dont catch the bus 12. If I had fallen into the river, I would have swum/ drowned/ shouted for help 13. Ive hung out the clothes. Its sunny now. If it stays like this, they will be dry in two hours 14. If someone gave you a thousand dollars, what would you do/buy? 15. It is obvious that if you lie in the sun for too long, you get /may get sunburnt. VI) REPORTED SPEECH: Statements/Questions/Requests/Commands
Rephrase these sentences from direct to reported speech. Use different reporting verbs (in the past tense) 1. Jane lent me some money two weeks ago. I must pay her back soon (Peter to me) Peter told me that Jane had lent him some money two weeks before and he had to pay her back soon 2. Did you see how the accident happened yesterday? (A policeman to the witnesses) A policeman asked the witnesses if they had seen how the accident had happened the day before 3. You never do what I say, children (Mrs. Baker to the children) Mrs. Baker complained that the children never did what she said 4. How much have you spent on petrol this month? (She to her husband) She asked her husband how much he had spent on petrol that month 5. All right. Ill share my computer games with you tomorrow (Susan to her brother) Susan agreed that she would share her computer games with her brother the following day 6. I promise Ill read your essays as soon as I can (The teacher to his pupils) The teacher promised that he/she would read his/her pupils essays as soon as he/she could. The teacher promised to read his/her pupils essays as soon as he/she could 7. Would you like another piece of cake? (The host to her guests) The host offered her guests another piece of cake/asked them to have another piece of cake 8. What time does the bus for Liverpool leave? (We to a passer -by) We asked a passer-by what time the bus for Liverpool left me 9. Well, I have to pick up Willie from the nursery, so Im afraid I cant come with you (My friend Christine to me) My friend Christine explained to me that she had to pick up Willie from the nursery, so she couldnt come with 10. Dont speak with your mouth full, Richard (The father to his child) The father told his child not to speak with his mouth full