QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

sábado, 3 de septiembre de 2022

GENERAL GRAMMAR REVISION 1

 


 10 Conditional sentences

1.- He still hasn’t finished his homework, so he can’t go out with his friends.
- If…
2.- They are driving too fast. They are going to crash.
- Unless..
3.- I didn’t know you were going out, so I stayed at home.
- If…
4.- If you (heat) water, it (boil).
5.- If I (be) you, I (get) a new car.
6.- Press the button to stop the machine.
- If you...
7.- I didn’t feel well yesterday, so I didn’t go to the gym.
-If I…
8.- I would like to buy a new house, but I don’t have enough money.
- If…
9.- She didn’t pass her exams because she didn’t study enough.
- If…
10.- If I (have not/ study) geography, I (have) loved to (be) a
professional football-player.

 10 Relative clauses

1) Steve Jobs was the co-founder of Apple. His biological parents gave him up for
adoption.
2) I was born in 1989. The fall of the Berlin Wall took place in that year.
3) I’ve met the woman. We used to see her in the park.
4) By next week, I will have already bought the phone. Everyone is trying to get it.
5) My parents have gone on holiday to the Andes. There are lots of volcanoes there.
6) The criminal has broken out of prison. His symbol was a red dragon.
7) I love eating the dishes. They are cooked by my grandma.
8) Finally, I talked to the girl. I used to confuse you with her. (Formal and informal)
9) Isaac Newton may well be the best physicist ever. He explained how gravity works.
10) I remember with affection the village. We spent the whole summer there when I
was younger.

10 Passive sentences

1 The firefighters extinguished the fire.

2 They had given their niece a gift. (2)

3 The soldiers are attacking the city.

4 You will break the plate if you keep playing with it.

5 They are going to watch the movie this weekend.

6 Did the new company create this model?

7 The students are doing their homework.

8 What time are they going to finish the project?

9 She didn't make her breakfast.

10 Nobody has ever seen him.

 

5 Causative sentences

1. Juan have changed the curtains of my bedroom.

2. My sister is going to feed my dog in twenty minutes.

3. The maid had changed the bedsheets in our hotel in Paris.

4. The mechanic repairs her car.

5. The doctor has fixed me a broken arm today.

 

5 Impersonal passive sentences

 
1. The judge think that you are the criminal.

2. The news reported that the tornado has caused serious
damage.

3. My friends believe that youtubers are rich and live in Andorra.

4. The teacher claim that the new president is better than the old
one.

5. The speaker says that this player is an amazing striker.

 

 10 Rephrasings with Modal verbs

 
1. I was with John in class during the whole morning, so there's no way he has skipped the
lessons.
2. If I were you, I would go to the dentist revision.
3. Someone has opened the door and I'm totally sure that it has been Sheila. She said she
would arrive by this time.
4. Ryan has an important test tomorrow, so he won't probably come.
5. You had a lot of free time, so it was possible for you to read the book.
6. Smoking is not allowed here.
7. We had already finished the work, it wasn't necessary for you to come.
8. You won't probably be able to see a shooting star, but there is a small possibility.
9. If you had listened to me, you wouldn't have been caught by the police.
10. There's no way you can live in Venus.

 

12 Reported speech sentences

Direct speech
  1. I don’t know what to do about my hair.     
  2. What’s the problem?
  3. It’s really dry.
  4. Put some conditioner on it this evening.
  5. I don’t have any.
  6. Do you have any eggs in your fridge?
  7. I believe so.
  8. You can put the egg white on your hair, but don’t use the yolk.
  9. Are you sure about that?
  10. Oh yes, it will make your hair really shiny.
  11. I’ve tried it and it works wonders.
  12. I’ll try it, but if it goes wrong I know where you live.
Now,  report the conversation:

1.She said ...
2. He asked her...
3. She told him...
4. He advised her ...
    He suggested...
5. She said...
6. He asked her ... 
7. She said...
8. He suggested ...
9. She asked him...
10. He said he was sure and he promised ...
11. He added ...
12. She said ...