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10 8 Adjective or adverb? (1) 254
10 9 Adjective or adverb? (2) 256
Test 18 : Adjectives and adverbs 258
11 0 Comparative and superlative forms 260
11 1 Comparative a...
... Andrew out.
► He's riding a bicycle.
1 3
2 4
2 Form (B)
Rachel is in the computer room at college. Complete her conversation with Andrew. Put in
a present continuous form of the ... basketball
2. Sentence structure: subject, verb, object, etc
Sentence structure
The parts of a sentence are the subject, verb,
object, complement and adverbial. A statement
begins with t...
... Molly Paynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire
(2)……………………………… (start) at 3. 20 am. A neighbour, Mr Aziz, (3) ……………………………… (see)
the flames and (4) …………………………… (call) the fire brigade. He ...
PERMANENT STATE (simple tenses)
/ love/enjoy parties.
I like school.
Holidays cost a lot of money.
SHORT PERIOD (continuous)
I'm loving/enjoying this party. I'm
liking school mu...
... before the end of the film.
2
The streets………………………….(be) crowded with people.
3
My grandmother………………………
(die) last year.
4
Everyone………………………….
(have) a marvellous time.
5
We………………………………
... this part of her diary describing a morning's walk along the
coast. Write the missing words. Use one word only in each space.
It was a fine day (►)
when
I started out on the...
... 3 Present perfect and past simple (Units 11- 15)
Test 3A
Put in the past participles of the verbs in brackets.
► We've found (find) all the answers.
1 Have you………………………. (wash) the car? ... haven't had a party since Christmas.
We can say that it is a long time since something
happened or when was the last time it happened.
It's ages since we last had a party.
Christmas...
... is had + a past participle.
He had enjoyed the party, OR He'd enjoyed the party.
They hadn't gone to bed until late. Where had he put his wallet? For
irregular past participles see ... to a party the evening
before.
I'd left my wallet at home.
We are looking back from the situation of the train
journey to the earlier actions - going to a party and
leaving home without ....
...
4 ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2
Form(B)
Put in the verbs with be going to.
Laura: What are you doing with that camera?
Trevor: (►) I'm going to take (I / take) it to work. ... Shall we all go out together? ~ Good idea.
We do not use shall in American English (see page 377 ).
25 Will and be going to 28 Will be doing 29 A Will have done 144 Will in conditionals
22...
... we'll be late. We
form the negative with don't.
Don't be silly. Don't make so much noise.
We can use an imperative when we are with friends in an informal situation. But ... or in a more formal situation.
Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to Oxford Street, please?
NOT Tell-me-the way to Oxford Street-please.
Would you mind sending me a copy of your catalog...
... that
It is said that Henry is in love with Claire.
(= People say that Henry is in love with Claire.)
We can use the structure it + passive verb + clause
with verbs of reporting. We use this ...
haven't found the jewellery.
Now complete the passive sentences in this conversation. Use a phrase with by only if it adds information.
Laura: Our house (►) was broken into at the we...
... than the structure with dogs, but we often use a/an when explaining the meaning ol
a word, e.g. a butcher.
D Some
Some with a plural noun means 'a number of, and some with an uncountable ... to continue with his tour of the country and had gone to visit a friend in Scotland before
returning to pick up the case he had left behind.
A/an goes only with a singular noun. With...
... damage to 5 tax on
2 way of 6 difficulty with
3 answer to 7 matter with
4 cause of
3 1 with 5 with
2 of 6 for
3 of 7 of
4 for 8 between
4 1 answers to all the (quiz) questions
2 knowledge ...
4 look forward to 11 cut down on
5 keep up with 12 fall back on
6 put up with 13 get round to
7 get on with 14 make up for
3 1 1 get on (well) with Melanie./Melanie and I...
... that
It is said that Henry is in love with Claire.
(= People say that Henry is in love with Claire.)
We can use the structure it + passive verb + clause
with verbs of reporting. We use this ... staff
Our staff arc taught useful work skills.
? people with initiative / they are given opportunities
Opportunities are given to people with initiative.
1 special training / it is g...
... believe in
4 Idioms with and without reflexive pronouns (D-E)
Rachel and Vicky are at Mike and Harriet's party. Complete the conversation.
Put in the verbs with or without a reflexive ... pronoun (see Unit 100B).
Here the emphatic pronoun means 'without help'. Trevor and
Laura are decorating the room without help from anyone else.
Compare They're having the room...
... can we use?
These are some of the adjectives and other words that we can use in a phrase with the.
To do with social or economic position:
the disadvantaged, the homeless, the hungry, the poor, ... the unemployed, the weak
To do with physical condition or health:
the blind, the deaf, the dead, the disabled, the handicapped, the living, the sick
To do with age:
the elderly, the...
... is a new part …………………… on to a building.
7 An obstacle is something .…………………… your way.
2 Relative clauses with a participle (A)
Write each news item as one sentence. Change the part in brackets ... 143 Exercises
1 Relative clauses with a participle (A)
Complete the definitions. Put in an active or passive participle of these verbs:
add, arrive, block, own, play, ... news item a...