Right the Wrong
(Unit 15)
My sister have been promoted to assistant manager.
My sister HAS been promoted to assistant manager.
(Unit 22) Give THREE (3) synonym verbs for the trend GO UP.
Suggested answers:
increase, climb, gain, recover, improve, rise
(Unit 15) Transform this sentence into passive form:
Best Buy sells many different products.
Many different products are sold by Best Buy.
(Unit 19) How would most people feel if they fell on the street?
a) embarrassed b) embarrassing
a) embarrassed
(Unit 23) Indicate the position of the comma(s):
To get tickets for some Broadway musicals one has to order several months in advance.
To get tickets for some Broadway musicals, one has to order several months in advance.
(Unit 19)
My bike got stole this morning.
My bike got STOLEN this morning.
(Unit 21) Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.
There was a growth ____ coffee orderes last week.
There was a growth IN coffee orderes last week.
(Unit 16) Transform this sentence into passive form:
Nobody told me to arrive early.
I wasn't told to arrive early.
(Unit 19)
If you eat a lot in one sitting, you can _______.
Suggested answer:
If you eat a lot of pizza, you can GET SICK / GET NAUSEOUS / GET SLEEPY / GET FULL.
(Unit 23) Indicate the position of the comma(s):
Andy took the elevator to the third floor rushed into the office and asked to see his father.
Andy took the elevator to the third floor, rushed into the office, and asked to see his father.
(Unit 22)
The number of page viewers grew exponentially since January.
The number of page viewers HAS GROWN exponentially since January.
(Unit 21) Complete the sentence with the correct prepositions.
There has been an increase ____ sales in the last month. Our profit has climbed _____ $ 1 million ____ $ 1.2 million, a growth _____ $ 200,000.
There has been an increase IN sales in the last month. Our profit has climbed FROM $ 1 million TO $ 1.2 million, a growth OF $ 200,000.
(Unit 16) Make this structure impersonal:
You colleague: "Please, make a formal complaint, but don't tell anybody it was me."
I was / have been asked to make a formal complaint.
(Unit 18) Transform this situation into a causative sentence:
Bobby painted my living room last week.
Suggested answers:
I had my living room painted last week.
I had Bobby paint my living room last week.
(Unit 24) Make this sentence parallel:
At the party, my sister helped us with the cake, gathering the kids for games, clean up, and to drive some kids home.
At the party, my sister helped us with the cake, gathered the kids for games, cleaned up the mess, and drove some kids home.
(Unit 22)
Many companies have risen the price of their goods due to production costs.
Many companies have RAISED the price of their goods due to production costs.
(Unit 22) Transform the sentence into an ADJECTIVE + NOUN collocation.
Gas prices have risen substantially since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Suggested answers:
Gas prices have seen a substantial rise since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic.
There has been a substantial rise in gas prices since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic.
(Unit 17) Transform this sentence into impersonal passive:
People believe that the overuse of social media affects people psychologically.
The overuse of social media is believed to affect people psychologically.
(Unit 18) Tell THREE (3) different services people have done for you or your company in the last month.
Suggested answer:
I've had my hair cut, I've had some packages delivered, and my boss has had the office fumigated.
(Unit 25) Give an example of a sentence that expresses BAD NEWS when writing emails.
Suggested answers:
Unfortunately, we cannot/we are unable to…
I'm afraid it will not be possible to…
We regret to inform you that…
After careful consideration, we have decided
(not) to…
It's against company policy to…
Despite my best efforts…
(Units 16-17) Give TWO (2) examples of impersonal passive using the information below (the examples should use different types of passive).
Some people say that Brazil will change to parliamentary system.
Some people believe that paper currency will disappear soon.
Suggested answers:
One claim is that Brazil will change to parliamentary system.
I've been told that Brazil will change to parliamentary system.
It's believed that paper currency will disappear soon.
There's a belief that paper currency will disappear soon.
(Unit 22) Describe these numbers as trends:
Sales of online subscriptions (2021)
May - 23,000
June - 25,000
July - 50,000
August - 51,000
Septemper - 50,000
Suggested answer:
The sales of our online subscriptions between May and September of last year saw an overall improvement. They started off at 23,000 in May, remaining stable through the month of June. However, sales doubled in July to 50,000, and they leveled off during August and September at 51,000 and 50,000, respectively.
People know that you did business with unreliable vendors.
Start with "You..."
You are known to have done business with unreliable vendors.
(Unit 18) Make a causative sentence from this situation:
You will ask your colleague to call this client about an overdue payment.
I'll have my colleague call this client about an overdue payment.
(Unit 24) Make this sentence parallel:
The teacher spoke in a nasal tone, unpleasantly, but conveying the information clearly and was humorous.
The teacher had an unpleasant, nasal tone, but conveyed the information clearly and humorously.