Unit 1
Mistake correction:
1) I remember to attend my first class in graphic design.
2) I would love to come to Amy Winehouse`s concert. Too bad I missed an opportunity back in 2010.
3) It didn`t occur to me checking the spam box in my gmail. It appears that the letter was there.
1) attending
2) I would love to have come
3) occur to check
Mistake correction:
1) She behaves as nothing has happened.
2) We will agree to the deal, if offer a discount.
3) People will forget about the incident sooner and you will save face as long you apologize sincerely.
1) as if
2) if offered
3) as long as
Complete the sentences with the words below:
capable capacity crucial
1) It`s absolutely ... to be able to relax and unwind, otherwise you`re liable to experience burnout at work.
2) Do you think she is... of committing a crime?
3) This machine has the ... to provide you with an accurate diagnosis if given all the symptoms you experience and answers to the questions about yourself.
1) crucial
2) capable
3) capacity
Transform into participle clauses:
1) SHE IS A FRUGAL WOMAN, so Wendy had the old couch reupholstered instead of buying a new one.
2) THE CASE IS NOT SUPPORTED WITH PERTINENT EVIDENCE, so it will most likely fall apart.
3) I HAD WEIGHED ALL THE PROS AND CONS and decided not to take the deal.
1) Being a frugal woman Wendy had ...
2) Not supported with pertinent evidence, the case will...
3) Having weighed ...
Open the brackets, using the verbs in the correct tense form.
The relief operation following the severe floods in the north of England (ENTER) its second week.
The floods, which (MAKE) over 400 people homeless, started last Monday. It had been raining (RAIN) almost continuously for the previous week, and an estimated two meters of rain had fallen (FALL) in the worst-affected areas.
has entered, have made, had been raining, had fallen
Complete the sentences with the words below:
whether or not; but for, unless
1) ... her parents` money, Alison wouldn`t have been able to set up this foundation.
2) ... you have a permit, you cannot have your photoshoot here.
3) They are still going to court ... we apologize. I believe they see this as an opportunity to get some easy money.
1) but for
2) unless
3) whether or not
Transform the sentences using passives
1) When people emulate you, it might be flattering.
2) We can gain a great deal provided we follow suit and adopt that business model.
3) We believe that they could have buried this treasure in the 18th century.
1) Being emulated might be flattering
2) There is a great deal to be gained provided we follow suite...
3) The treasure could have been buried in the 18th century.
It or there?
1) ... amazing how my dog seems to understand what I tell him!
2) ... no likelihood that they will inject money into this enterprise. It`s doomed to fail.
3) ... no point in asking my neighbours not to blast rock music early in the morning. But to think about it, it helps me wake up faster.
1) It`s
2) There`s
3) There`s
Infinitive or -ing?
1) He’s liable (say) anything that comes into his head.
2) I have gone to great lenghts (get) this appointment.
3) She regrets (make) those candid and crude comments about her workplace on her Twitter.
1) to say
2) to get
3) making
Complete each sentence with a pronoun (relative clauses)
1) Tht`s exactly ... I meant.
2) ... came up with this logo is a genius.
3) ... she does when she wants to get a better grade is play up to her teachers.
4) This video explains ... to turn on adblock in your browser.
1) what
2) whoever
3) what
4) how
Find and correct the mistakes in the text
It seems totally imaginable that the girl has run away - her phone and credit cards haven`t used. And the police couldn`t find any cctv footage capturing her. Her relatives claim that she might have abducted from her house and something must done expeditiously by the police. It`s their responsibility being quick off the mark to find the culprits. Initially her husband was accused of her disappearance but he was let off the hook. After having his alibi check, he was released.
Find and correct the mistakes in the text
It seems totally UNimaginable that the girl has run away - her phone and credit cards haven`t BEEN used. And the police couldn`t find any cctv footage capturing her. Her relatives claim that she might have BEEN abducted from her house and something must BE done expeditiously by the police. It`s their responsibility TO BE quick off the mark to find the culprits. Initially her husband HAD BEEN accused of her disappearance but he was let off the hook. After having his alibi checkED, he was released.
Open the brackets, using participles:
1) (Sue) multiple times, the company still continues the policy of dismissing people for making candid posts on social media about working conditions.
2) (Ask) an intrusive question by a reporter, the actor mumbled something muddled and then he reversed the situation and the reporter came in for criticism for being unprofessional and crude.
3) (Lose) all credibility, the politician backed out of the election.
4) (Fake) surprise and joy, she embrased her former best friend.
5) (Fuel) by anger, she kept swinging her bat smashing Dave`s car windows.
1) Having been sued
2) Asked
3) Having lost
4) Faking
5) Fueled
Open the brackets using the correct tense form:
1) He (drive) around the city asking people about Ella`s whereabouts for hours before it finally (dawn on) him that she might ( fly) to Miami since her brother lived there.
2) There`s a plethora of information I have to go through, but I (finish) by the end of this week.
3) Henry (be) on duty for only 15 minutes when a call (come) through that a young girl (drown) in the sea.
4) The papers (accumulate) for weeks on his desk until finally one day, after taking a gander at the teetering pile, Wilson (let out) a mournful sigh and got down to work. He`s still in the office, and he (slave) away for the next two weeks.
1) had been driving, dawned, have flown
2) will have finished
3) had been, came, was drowning
4) had been accumulating, let out, will be slaving
In each sentence find a noun+pronoun or a pronoun+pronoun combination and replace it with a single pronoun:
1) Anyone who thinks that it`s easy to be an actor and fake emotions should try it for themselves.
2) There are two jobs offered to him, he can choose the one that he prefers.
3) I remember the place that we went to share our secrets without fearing of being eavesdropped on.
1) Whoever
2) whichever
3) the place where...
Open the brackets, using passives:
1) She expects (praise) for winning the spelling bee competition.
2) (be) followed by photographers is a real nuisance for lots of celebrities.
3) What happened to Josh? He looks heinous! - He (break) his nose in a fight. (use causative)
4) Michelangelo (say) to have collaborated with other artists.
1) to be praised
2) being followed
3) has had his nose broken
4) is said
Mistake correction:
1) Is it there anyone who doesn`t like lying on the beach drinking cocktails?
2) I`d appreciate if you stopped being such rapid fire and watered down your opinions sometimes.
3) The creditors are bearing down on them, but I`m sure it should be a way out, and they will find the money to pay off the loan.
4) There was Kurt Cobain who said: "I`d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not."
1) Is there...
2) I`d appreciate IT if...
3) THERE should be a way out
4) It was Kurt Cobain...
Mistake correction:
1) After dissolving the partnership with Dave Ritter, Sam went on establishing his own company.
2) I had meaning to have the dorrbell fixed for ages but I haven`t had the time yet.
3) He is bound going berserk after he finds out his brother has sold his shares in the company.
4) Carl admitted to have set fire to the shed.
1) went on to establish
2) have been meaning
3) is bound to go
4) admitted having set
Mistake correction:
1) It`s a shell what I brought from Astralia.
2) I can`t believe that the company has been extremely mendacious. If such, I will never buy from them again!
3) Whoever we are looking for is a captivating, assured and expressive speaker who is capable of having cogent arguments and make subtle jokes.
4) What can we change, if any, to make the speech less muddled?
1) a shell that
2) If so...
3) Who we are looking for...
4) if anything
Find and correct mistakes in the text:
We had our office broke into last night. The police say it could have been some juvenile delinquents. But we think it`s high unlikely that it was the case. We doubt that such people have the capacity of circumventing the alarm system. But the police insist there`s nothing to have been investigated. So after deriding the police our boss decided to take matters into his own hands. He states it`s essential what we crack this case and he is sure it most will probably be plain sailing since he is no mediocre detective. Everyone in the office is bound joining the ivestigation, because our boss hates be objected to.
Find and correct mistakes in the text:
We had our office brokeN into last night. The police say it could have been some juvenile delinquents. But we think it`s highLY unlikely that it was the case. We doubt that such people have the capacity TO CIRCUMVENT the alarm system. But the police insist there`s nothing to BE INVESTIGATED. So after deriding the police our boss decided to take matters into his own hands. He states it`s essential THAT we crack this case and he is sure it will MOST probably be plain sailing since he is no mediocre detective. Everyone in the office is bound TO JOIN the ivestigation, because our boss hates beING objected to.
Join the sentences using participle clauses:
1) I have seen some of the damage done by the tourists. I am now a strong believer in eco tourism.
2) Eco tourists want to boost the economies of the places they visit. They try to eat only locally produced food.
3) They missed their flight. They had nothing else to do but wait for another one.
4) Ulury, or Ayers Rock, in Australia is seriously eroded. It was climbed by a large number of tourists.
1) Having seen some of the damage done by the tourists, I am now...
2) Wanting to boost the economies of the places they visit, eco tourists try to eat...
3) Having missed their flight, they have nothing else to do...
4) Having been climbed by a large number of tourists, Ayers Rock is seriously eroded.