GRAMMAR

REVIEW

1. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1. The soup isnt hot enough, the customer complained.
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2. Is this salad fresh? Julia wanted to know.

3. The council has recently put recycling bins in our street, I said.

4. Dont try to move the bed by yourself, Richard warned me.

5. Dont pick those mushrooms because theyre poisonous, Cameron warned.

6. Milly, are you staying here this afternoon? Eva asked.

7. Helen is going to take Jill to the school play, Michael mentioned.

8. I didnt enjoy my yoga class last week, Andrew told me.

9. I wasnt able to repair the pipe, David said.

10. Ill return your laptop later today, Sharon promised.

2. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1. The manager announced the new plan to the staff.

2. Someone has just sent Kim some lovely flowers.

3. Im sure the police will catch the thief soon.

4. My parents havent sold our house yet.

5. Someone is cooking tomato soup in the kitchen.

6. Sam shouldnt have told your secret to everyone.

3. Complete the sentences with the modals below.

ought to could shouldnt mustnt neednt must cant might
1. You drive above the speed limit.
2. We leave at once. Its dangerous to stay here.
3. you lend me your pen for a minute, please?
4. You have cut your hair. Long hair suits you.
5. He take time off from studying next year, but hes still not certain.
6. We phone Judy and tell her were not coming. Shes waiting for us.
7. I open this bottle. Its stuck tight.
8. You take me to the station. Ill take a taxi.
1. Combine the sentences, using non-defining relative clauses and the relative pronoun in brackets. Make any
necessary changes.
1. Sam is one of my best friends. I have known him since we were children.
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2. The new theatre has made a successful start to the season. The theatre manager is very young.
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3. Edinburgh is the most beautiful city in Scotland. My oldest friend lives there.
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4. Cameron told me about his new job. He is enjoying his new job very much.
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5. My parents moved to this country five years ago. I was ten years old then.
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2. Complete the second sentence to logically follow the first. Use the first, second or third conditional. There may be
more than one possible answer.
1.The Easter holidays are too short. If they longer, we abroad.
2.I hope they invite Theresa to the wedding. I unless they her.
3.Im hungry! I a pizza if I more money today.
4.Its lucky Matt played today. If he , our team the match.
5.I couldnt finish the test. I the test if I more time.
6.You should take your medicine. If you it, you may better.

3. Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Omit the agent when possible.
1. They shouldnt have told him about the accident.
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2. As far as I know, they havent sold the house.
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3. Karen borrowed the atlas from Anita.
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4. They wont cut down the trees by the river.
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5. Someone is playing games on my computer.
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6. Fog often causes road accidents.
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7. Why has the officer arrested that man?
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4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below. Use the affirmative or negative.
warn hire remind paint belong swim have reach
1. My boss........................just........................three new employees. (hire)
2. They........................us to be careful but we didnt pay attention. (warn)
3.By tomorrow,the hikers ........................ the next village along the path.(reach)
4 ........................you........................me about the meeting next week? (remind)
5. These sunglasses........................to me.I think theyre hers. (belong)
6. The house looked much better after they........................it. (paint)
7. We are on holiday but we........................a good time because the weather is terrible.(have)
8. At this time next week, I........................in the sea. (swim)
1. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1. Lets have a barbecue at the beach this evening, the boys suggested.
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2. Im making fish and chips for dinner tonight, Cathy said.
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3. The weather has been very unreliable this month, my uncle said.
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4. We wont be able to pay the bill till next week, Norman said.
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5. I cant reach the top shelf from here, Glenda complained.
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6. Why didnt you return this book yesterday? the librarian enquired.
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7. Have you ever read these old books? Stan wanted to know.
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8. When are you going to take your sister to the zoo? we asked him.
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9. Can Agnes help me make a cake for the party tomorrow? Ellen asked.
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10. Our neighbours bought a new car yesterday, Ronny told me.
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11. I cant make sense of these figures! complained Valerie.
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12. Wear a helmet! his father insisted.
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2. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
One day, as Nathalie Hoyland of Yorkshire, England 1. ........................ (walk) home from work, she 2. ........................
(begin) to feel very tired. She 3. ........................ (know) she needed to get home quickly and get into bed. Nathalie
4. ........................ (suffer) from a rare disease called Kleine-Levin Syndrome since she was 17 years old. This disease,
also called Sleeping Beauty Disease, 5. ........................ (cause) people to sleep for days and, sometimes, even
weeks at a time. When this 6......................... (happen) to Nathalie, her family makes sure they wake her up regularly so
that she can eat and drink. Over the years, Nathalie 7. ........................ (miss) school exams, her birthday, Christmas
and even week-long family holidays. Today, Nathalie 8. ........................ (work) as a careers advisor with local youth.
She hopes scientists 9. ........................ (discover) a cure for the disease in the near future.

Rewrite the sentences using the words given. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.
1. It is necessary for you to inform the school of his illness.(must)
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2. In South America,theyre destroying the rainforests.(destroyed)
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3. She will not buy a car if she doesnt get a pay rise.(unless)
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4. His mother is taking the cat to the vet this afternoon.(by)
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5. The technician is repairing our computer.(having)
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6. Its a pity they didnt take the suit to the cleaners.(should)
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7. I read the novel. Then I decided to see the film.(after)
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