Grammar Unit 5
The children were delighted with the party lights and they wanted to see them turned on again.
Omit any unnecessary words.
The children were delighted with the party lights and wanted to see them (turned) on again.
1. When you receive the contract, please have your clients sign / signed each page.
2. Advice having been / being taken, the commitee decided not to proceed.
1. sign
2. been
Report:
"Hi, mum. It's Lucy here, just phoning to say Happy Birthday. I'm going to be out all afternoon but I'll try you again later."
Lucy phoned to say ____________
... Happy Birthday. She said she was going to be out all afternoon but she would try her again later.
It took us a good many / few/ every hours to drive to Leeds.
few
Use cleft sentences.
These criminals are totally ruthless. (what)
What these criminals are is totally ruthless.
Substitute the repeated parts.
The mamagement understands the wish to applaud during play but we ask you to refain from applauding during play as it distracts the players.
The mamagement understands the wish to applaud during play but we ask you to refain from doing so as it distracts the players.
Rewrite using passive.
1. They've given the twins a kitten for their birthday. (do not start with a kitten)
2. They say China is the world's fastest growing economy.
1. The twins have been given a kitten for their birthday.
2. China is said to be the world's fastest growing economy.
Correct one mistake in each sentence:
1. The police ordered the onlookers to not go near the crime scene.
2. The salesperson wanted to know what is the problem with the new fax machine.
1. The police ordered the onlookers not to go near the crime scene.
2. The salesperson wanted to know what the problem with the new fax machine was.
Jake used this month's free membership really well by going to the gym almos every day.
MOST
Jake _______________ his month's free membership by going to the gym almos every day.
made the most of
Rephrase using cleft sentences.
Nick was late because he overslept.
No, it was ___________ that he was late.
because Nick overslept
1. I read a book while I was waiting at the airport, which was very boring.
a. the book was boring b. waiting at the airport was boring
2. The students who passed the test received a prize.
a. all the students received a prize b. some of the students didn't receive a prize
1. b
2. b
1. They are getting their uncle ___ them his cottage in the country.
a. lend b. lending c. to be lending d. to lend
2. The minister will have his press officer ____ the news tomorrow.
a. announce b. announced c. to announce d. being announced
1. d
2. a
Is each sentences correct or incorrect?
1. The runner-up congratulated the new champion for winning the most prestigious tournament of the year.
2. Delia commented that fresh coriander could be found in any good supermarket now.
1. The runner-up congratulated the new champion on winning the most prestigious tournament of the year.
2. CORRECT
Rewrite the sentences using future and the word in brackets.
1. My great-grandmother celebrates her hundreth birthday next year. (old)
2. It's my parents' twnty-fifth anniversary next Saturday. (married)
1. My great-grandmother will be a hundred years old next year.
2. My parents will have been married for twenty-five years next Saturday.
Use cleft sentences.
1. The company has imposed a ban on private emails. (done)
2. Our mechanics just need five minutes to change the tyres. (all)
3. The managing director informed the staff of the news. (it)
1. What the company has done was to impose a ban on private emails.
2. All our mechanics need to change the tyres is five minutes.
3. It was the managing director that / who informed the staff of the news.
Transform using relative clauses.
1. One of my brothers lives in LA. I'm going to stay with him.
I'm going __________.
2. Sue had seen a great dress in a magazine. She spent hours at the shops trying to find it.
Sue spent hours __________.
1. I'm going to live with one of my brothers, who lives in LA.
2. Sue spent hours at the shops trying to find a great dress (that/ which) she had seen in a magazine.
Rewrite the sentence using passives and the word in brackets.
1. You need to wash those sheets. (washing)
2. The judge ought to have sent him to prison for life. (been)
3. I don't like people phoning me late at night. (being)
1. Those sheets need washing.
2. He ought to have been sent to prison for life.
3. I don't like being phoned late at night.
Rewrite the sentences using the correct reporting verb.
1. The team manager: " I feel terrible now about contradicting Julie in front of the team."
2. My manager: "It was your fault that we lost the Siemens contract!"
1. The team manager regretted contradicting /having contradicted Julie in front of the team.
2. My manager blamed me for / accused me of losing the Siemens contract.
1. I expect they will cancel the match because the field is too muddy.
BOUND
The field is so muddy that the match ___________ off.
2. The new department store was to open / have opened on 2nd January, but the explosion prevented this.
1. is bound to be called
2. open
Rewrite the clause in italics using participle clauses.
1. I left my keys at the office. I couldn't get into my flat last night.
2. Dave and Maria's children had left home. Dave an Maria felt they should move to a smaller house.
1. I left my keys at the office, not being able to get into my flat last night.
2. Their children having left home, Dave and Maria felt they should move to a smaller house.
Rewrite the sentence using relative pronouns or adverbs.
1. They have a great range of designer jackets - many of them are quite inexpensive.
2. The children had no idea of the adventure that their curiosity would lead them into.
1. They have a great range of designer jackets, many of whom are quite inexpensive.
2. The children had no idea of the adventure into which their curiosity would lead them.
1. It definitely broke because someone shook the package during delivery.
MUST
The package ________ during delivery and that is what broke it.
2. Mike has to report it to HR if someone took advantage of him.
WAS
If ______________, he has to report it to HR.
1. must have been shaken
2. Mike was taken advantage of
1. The royal family has been at the center of allegations of participating in widespread corruption.
ALLEGED
The royal family _____________ participated in widespread corruption.
2. Estimations said the crisis caused a shrink in the economy of 5% that quarter.
ESTIMATED
The economy _________ 5% that quarter due to the crisis.
1. has been alleged to have
2. was estimated to shrink by
Complete each sentence with one word.
1. You seem to ba carrying a lot of weight. ____ I help you with that?
2. I was _____ to go out the door when the earthquake started.
3. The researchers are on the ___ of discovering a new energy source.
4. The minister ____ to arrive tomorrow afternoon.
5. These pills are ____ to be taken with any other form of medicine.
1. Shall
2. about
3. brink / point / verge
4. is
5. not
1. He came from a poor neighbourhood, so he wrote songs about poverty.
GROWN
He wrote songs sbout poverty, ________ a poor neighbourhood
2. Noelia was lost without her navigation app on her phone, which she hadn't remembered needed charging that morning.
CHARGE
Having ________ that morning, Noelia was lost without her navigation app.
1. havings grown in
2. forgotten to charge her phone