Orion Answer Key
Orion Answer Key
A. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs given.
1. is reading / reads
2. walks / is walking
3. practises / is practising
4. feeds / is feeding
5. wears /is wearing
6. makes / is making
7. is talking / talks
1. fathers’s father’s
2. she’s play she is playing
3. What do you do? What are you doing?
4. I’m stay I am staying
5. It’s snowing It snows
6. are you getting up do you get up
7. knowing know
8. Yes, I do Yes, I am
9. don’t you? aren’t you
WILL / GOING TO
A. Choose the correct answer.
1. will
2. am going to
3. Will you
4. will
5. am going to
6. will
7. will
8. am going to
9. will
10. will
B. Write the functions of the following sentences.
1. instant decision
2. prediction
3. promise
4. earlier decision or plan
5. Request
6. prediction based on evidence
7. earlier decision or plan
8. prediction based on evidence
9. prediction
10. prediction WILL/GOING TO
TENSES
A. Fill in each of the blanks with the correct form of the present tense.
1. attends
2. is
3. has delivered
4. are leaving/are going to leave
5. has been painting
6. comes
7. has been playing
8. was postponed
9. has left
10. is talking
11. eat
12. will start
13. is attending
14. have helped
15. has been supporting
ABILITY 21
POSSIBILITY
NECESSITY
A. Fill in the blanks with a necessity word.
More than one answer is possible.
1. must
2. have to
3. must
4. has to
5. have to
6. mustn’t
7. has to
8. mustn’t
9. needen’t
10. have to
11. had to
12. must/ mustn’t
13. has to
14. mustn’t
15. mustn’t
16. has to
17. has to
18. must
19. have to
20. Do you have to
21. must
22. Does she have to
B: doesn’t
23. must
24. must
25. have to
USE PRESE NT/FUTURE PAST
B. Choose the correct answer.
1. a
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. b
7. d
8. a
9. d
10. c
11. a
12. b
13. b
14. c
15. d
OBLIGATION
A. Complete these sentences with must or have to (in the correct form).
Sometimes both of them are possible.
.
1. have to
2. must
3. had o
4. must
5. must
6. had to
7. has to
8. mustn’t
9. must
10. has to
B. Make questions with have to.
1. Why did you have to go to your hometown?
2. Why does Craig have to get up early on Saturday?
3. Where doesSamuel have to go now?
4. How much did Jeremy have to pay fort he fine yesterday?
5. How long did you have to wait for the train ?
6. Why do you I have to call your brother now?
OBLIGATION
OBLIGATION
C. Complete these sentences using don’t / doesn’t / didn’t have to + one of these verbs.
1. Andy is not working tomorrow, so he doesn’t have to get up early.
2. The circus is free you don’t have to pay to enter.
3. There was no queue there, so I didn’t have to wait
4. Jane is really rich. She doesn’t have to work
5. She was slightly injured in the accident but she didn’t have to go to hospital.
6. The student has got a moustache, so he doesn’t have to shave
7. I’ve got a lot of things to do. I don’t have to do
E. Complete these sentences with ought to + infinitive or ought to have + past participle using
one of these verbs.
1. I’ve got a new roommate. You really ought to meet
2. I think you ought to have listened to her. She knew what to do.
3. The result was a disaster. We ought to have planned the schedule more carefully.
4. You ought to realize your duties.
5. You ought to do your homework before you go to bed.
6. I ought to have invited Albert to the party. He was so offended.
PERMISSION
A. Complete the following sentences.
The answers ay vary. Sample answers:
1. May I use your telephone?
2. Is it a problem if I come a little bit later?
3. _______________________________?
4. I need to rest, May I?
5. Is it OK if I take a nap ?
6. Could I takeyour sharpener for a minute?
7. Might I invite Amy for he party?
8. Could I take your car if you are free?
9. The students were allowed to use their dictionaries.
10. Do you mind if I close the window?
11. Is it okay if I donate 50 dollars?
12. Would it be all right if I went out tonight?
13. Could you open the door, please?
14. Do you mind if I sit here?
15. May I borrow your mobile phone?
16. Could I have your address?
17. Would it be all right if I closed the window?
18. Might I have some more biscuits?
19. Would it be all right if I invited them to the party?
20. May I use your telephone, please?
PERMISSION
B. Choose the correct modal verb in brackets.
1. may
2. may not
3. can’t
4. May
5. May
6. can
7. can’t
8. may.
9. can
10. may not
LOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS
A. Choose the correct answer.
1. c
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. b
8. a
9. c
ADVICE
A. Fill in the blanks with an advice word.
More than one answer is possible.
1. should
2. ought to
3. should
4. had better
5. should
6. shouldn’t
7. should
8. ought to
1. b
2. b
3. b
4. a
ADVICE
MODAL VERBS
A. Choose the most appropriate modal.
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. d
6. a
7. c
8. b
9. c
10. c
11. b
E. Identify the modal verb and modality (definition) in the following sentences.
1. possibility
2. logical assumption
3. possibility
4. promise / prediction.
5. ability
6. advice
7. possibility
8. request
9. necessity
10. advice
ARTICLES
A. Choose the correct article in each sentence.
1. a
2. a
3. the
4. the
5. a
6. a
7. the
8. an
9. an
10. the
POSSESSORS
A. Show the relationships between the possessors and the things possessed by using 's or of.
1. the woman’s dress
2.the men’s hats
3. the colour of window
4. the beginning of film
5. the teacher’s advice
C. Complete the following sentences using' s ' / 'of ' and the words in brackets.
1- Ryan ‘suit
2- the beginning of the page
3- Lindsay’s flat
4- the end of the summer
5- the first day of the week
6- the price ofthe bicycle
7- Simon’s coat
8- the centre of the city
9- Amanda’s flat
10- the price of this shirt
E. Complete the sentences by adding apostrophe or apostrophe s (‘s) to the noun group in
brackets.
1. friends’
2. Ben and Jack’s
3. Owen’s
4. sister and mother’s
5. Carol and Maggie’s
6. Colin’s
7. a couple of days’
8. two weeks’
9. this month’s
10. cousin’s
11. Mr. Smith and Mr. Jackson’s
12. Mr. Blair’s
13. soldiers’
14. other people’s
15. Queen Elizabeth’s
QUANTIFIERS
A. Fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers:
much, many
1. many
2. much
3. many
4. much
5. much
TOO/ENOUGH
A. Fill the gaps with enough or too.
1. enough
2. enough
3. too
4. too
5. enough
6. enough
7. enough
8. too
9. enough
10. too
11. enough
12. too
13. enough
14. too
15. enough
16. too
17. enough
18. too
19. enough
20. enough
SO/SUCH
A. Complete the sentences with so or such.
1. so
2. so
3. so
4. so
5. such
6. such
7. so
8. such
9. such
10. so
11. so
12. such
13. such
14. so
15. so
B. Combine the sentences given with so...that or such...that.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
A Fill in the blanks with indefinite pronouns.
1. somebody
2. anybody
3. Nothing
4. everybody
5. something(offer)
6. Everybody
7. Nobody
8. anything
9. something
10. anywhere
11. nothing
12. nobody
13. something
14. somewhere
15. Nobody
16. anything
17. someone
18. Everybody
19. Nothing
20. Nobody
21. Nobody
22. Everybody
23. Nobody
24. Everybody
25. everything
THE SENTENCE
A. Identify the structure of each sentence by choosing the correct answer.
1: a
2: c
3: c
4: c
5: a
6: c
7: b
8. a
9. c
10. b
B. Combine the following simple sentences to create a compound sentence.
1. It rained for two days so the streets in the area flooded.
2. I overslept yesterday because I forgot to set my alarm clock.
3. Donald completed his project and put it in his bag.
4. Ethan mowed the lawn and earned twenty Euros.
5. I couldn’t sleep well last night so I am nervous today.
6. Neil doesn’t like fish or/and meat.
7. I forgot my pencil so I borrowed one from Connor.
8. My son likes apricots, but he likes grapes more.
9. Ten people got into the car which was crowded; therefore, four people got off.
10. Kaitlin gathered the stamps so she could arrange them in an album for her grandpa.
FANBOYS/ COORDINATORS
A. Choose the correct coordinate conjunctions from the pairs given in brackets.
1. and
2. nor
3. yet
4. or
5. nor
6. but
7. yet
8. and
fanboy /coordınators
B. Fill in the blanks with a suitable coordinating conjunction.
PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION
A. Complete the sentences with the right preposition.
through into down to over out of along
1. to
2. through
3. along
4. into
5. over
6. down
7. out of
B. Complete the sentences with a suitable verb in the Past Perfect Progressive.
Sample answers:
1. Alice wanted a break because she had been working all day.
2. When Abby moved to France, she had been learning French for 3 years.
3. I did not eat anything yesterday because I had been studying all day.
4. She hadn’t been attending the lecture since the previous week.
5. The children had been playing when one of them fainted.
6. He got the promotion because he had been working hard all the time.
7. I had been painting so I was really exhausted.
8. We had been teasing each other for two years before we worked in the same place.
9. I had been sleeping when there was a knock at the door.
10. When the policeman stopped me, I had been driving for an hour in the wrong direction.
11. Angie had to go on a diet because she had been eating too much.
12. Andrea got sunburnt because she had been sunbathing in the sun too long.
13. The mechanic had been repairing the car all day long.
14. It had been snowing before we set off.
15. The passengers had been waiting or a long time when the plane landed.
PAST TENSES
A. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. welcomed /took
2. broke/had
3. were swimming/were playing
4. came/looked/told
5. was cooking /was preparing
6. were having /were reading
7. turned /went
B. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)
1. woke up/had already had
2. went/had invited
3. left/went/got
4. started /had already learned
5. had already taken /crashed
6. arrived /had escaped
7. had never thought
8. had dated /met
9. did not know/had told
10. had been/began
C. Fill in each blank by putting the verb in (brackets) into the correct past tense.
1. saw/lived
2. had he drunk/left
3. had been snowing/decided
4. left/had been.
5. were you doing
6. got/was trying
7. came/were watching
8. had forgotten/tried
9. had sent/was ringing
10. dropped/started
11. went
12. did not received/needed
13. was sitting
14. fell/broke
15. treated
16. wanted/had broken
17. rang/had already got
18. was repairing /was watching
19. opened/saw
20. saw/was driving
QUESTION TAGS
A. Add question tags to the following sentences.
1. are’t they?
2. wasn't it ?
3. didn’t he ?
4. will it ?
5. can they?
6. haven’t I ?
7. shouldn’t he?
8. did it?
9. don’t they ?
10. does he?
11. isn’t he?
12. is it?
13. aren’t you?
14. didn’t they ?
15. did he ?
16. don’t they ?
17. hasn’t she ?
18. isn't it ?
19. won’t they ?
20. didn’t he?
21. did you?
22. isn't it ?
23. doesn’t he
24. aren’t you?
25. didn’t you ?
26. do you?
27. aren’t I?
28. has he?
29. were you?
FUTURE PERFECT
A. Change the verb into the correct form.
1. will have gone
2. will have fallen
3. will have launched
4. will have graduated
5. will have sold
6. will have cleaned
7. will have learned
8. will have started
9. will have paid
10. will have lived
11. will have been
12. will have tought
13. will have studied
14. will have left
15. will have finished
16. return / will have spent
17. will have eaten /pays
18. will have slept /arrives
19. will have chosen /call
20. will have decided
B. Fill in each blank with the correct words to change each present continuous tense sentence
into a future perfect tense sentence:
1. By this time next month, I will have written the book.
2. By 7, Maria will have cooked the meals.
3. By this time next year, Janet will have learned French.
4. By this time tomorrow, they will have sent them to all their friends
5. By this time tomorrow, he will have carried all his stuff to his new house.
6. By this time next week, the mechanic will have fixed my car.
7. By the time the guests arrive, my mother will have worn her new dress.
8. By the time his plane lands, Elliot will have watched the movie.
9. By this time tomorrow, my cousin and I will have painted our flat.
10. By the time his parents arrive, John will have taken a nap for two hours.
B. Make the future perfect continuous. Choose the positive, negative or question form.
1. will have been working
2. will you have been waiting
3. will have been writing
4. will she have been planning
5. Will you have been travelling
6. Will he have been playing
7. will have been treating
8. will have been electing
9. will you have been working
10. will have been planting
A. Complete the following sentences choosing the correct future tense form for the verb in
brackets.
( simple present, present continuous, will-future, going to-future, future perfect, and future
perfect continuous.)
1. is going to be
2. are having/are going to have
3. will snow
4. am meeting
5. is flying
6. will drive
7. is going to start
8. will call
9. am seeing
10. is going to rain
11. will have been
12. will help
13. will have had
14. will buy
15. visits
16. am going to move
17. will be living
18. is going to leave
19. will not go
20. will not be
21. will have lived/ will have been living
22. will be driving
23. will have been
24. will have prepared
25. will have written
26. will be
27. will be skiing
28. is going to correct
29. will have been working
30. are going
future tenses
B. Choose the correct answer.
1. b
2. a
3. d
4. d
5. a
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. b
10. a
PASSIVE VOICE
A. Put the sentences into passive voice.
1. These buildings built in 2002.
2. A cake is baked for us every Sunday by my mother.
3. All the glasses were broke yesterday the waiter.
4. The house is cleaned by the chambermaid every Monday.
5. The essay was written an hour ago by us.
6. This path is used very often the animals in the forest.
7. The diamond was stolen by two people two days ago.
8. All shuttles were cancelled yesterday by the administration.
9. All the mistakes in our exam papers were corrected by the teacher.
10. Breakfast is always had by her in a cafe.
11. The pictures are sometimes drawn by him.
12. My grandmother was taken to the hospital by the ambulance.
D. Supply the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Pay attention to the tense.
1. English is spoken all over the world.
2. This fight will be forgotten in a short time.
3. My school bag has been stolen.
4. Gabriel has never beaten at Squash.
5. These shoes were made in Thailand.
6. The dogs have been kept in the kennel.
7. My new book will be published in June.
8. Milk is used to make butter and cheese.
9. The Guardian was published in England.
10. The secret has been known for ages.
11. It was dropped on the floor.
12. The killers were arrested by the police.
13. The mistakes will be corrected by the teacher.
14. Her bracelet was found under the wardrobe.
15. I was taken to hospital.
CAUSATIVE VERBS
A. Transform the sentence using the causative verb 'have'.
1. My mother has the chambermaid change the sheet.
2. You can have Andy water the flowers here.
3. Amanda has the children iron their shirts.
4. Cindy won't have that hair dresser dye her hair cut again.
C. Arrange the sentence using the causative structure ‘get sth done’ or ‘have sth done’.
Example: Phoebe / send / the postcards.
Phoebe gets/has the postcards sent.
1. My father gets/has long grass mowed
2. Ellen got/had her pants shortened.
3. William gets/has his old computer repaired.
4. My mother gets/has the plates washed.
D. Fill in the spaces by inserting the correct form of have. Use am/is/are having as a future form.
(get can be used instead of have.)
1. I have had my room painted. That is why the wall is still wet.
2. My hair looks miserable; I think I am having it set this afternoon.
3. The cellar was dark so last year we had a bulb put in.
4. That post in the back yard is dangerous. I am getting it removed tomorrow.
5. Jack has just had central heating installed. His house is warm now!
6. I can't read Dutch so I have the papers translated.
7. Did you have the film produced or did you produce it yourself?
8. Why does he have all his shirts specially made?
9. We must get the house decorated for the wedding.
E. Fill in the spaces by inserting the correct form of have, the past participle of the verb in
brackets and, where necessary, a pronoun.
1. Your leg is badly injured. You’d better have it x-rayed.
2. The tap in the toilet is leaking, you should have it repaired.
3. The pants are too long; You must have them shortened.
4. A:No one will be able to read handwriting.
B:I know; I will have them typed.
5. That’s a good guitar but you should have it tuned.
6. Why don’t you have your diploma photocopied.
7. Zoe didn’t like the colour of the wall so he will have it changed.
8. Brandon went to a garage to have his motorbike mended.
9. His ankle was swollen so he had to go to hospital to have it set.
10. The battery is full now. I have just had it recharged.
11. It’s a fantastic photo. I’m going to have it enlarged.
12. Be careful with the knives. I have just had them sharpened.
SUPPOSED TO
A. Choose the correct answer.
1. allowed
2. supposed
3. allowed
4. allowed
5. supposed
6. allowed
7. allowed
8. supposed
9. allowed
10. supposed
TOO/EITHER/SO/NEITHER/NOR
A. Fill in the blanks with either and too.
1. Paige doesn’t sleep early. Laura doesn’t sleep early, either
2. Dina is worried about you. I am worried about you too.
3. Michelle plays golf. I play golf too.
4. Philip can’t cook well. Ronald can’t cook well, either
5. I never leave the tap open. You never leave the tap open either
IF CLAUSES
A. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (conditional 0):
1. heat / becomes
2. go / come
3. put / turns
4. rains / gets
5. get / touch
6. melts / gets
7. eat / get
8. die / don’t eat
9. get / mix
10. are / cry
E. Complete the Conditional Sentences with the correct form (Type I, II or III).
1. If I were stronger, I’d carry the table for you.
2. If I’d seen you, I would have stopped
3. If we meet him tomorrow, we’ll ask his favour.
4. Jim would have repaired the car himself if he had had enough tools.
5. If you drop the chandelier, it will break
6. If Tom hadn’t studied, I wouldn’t have passed the test.
7. I wouldn’t go to work by train if I had a driving licence.
8. If I were you, I would go to a language course.
9. I will not travel to Paris if I don’t have a cheap flight.
10. If you put the document on the table, the office boy will post it for you.
I WISH/IF ONLY
A. Decide whether these statements express a "wish" or a "regret":
1. wish
2. regret
3. regret
4. wish
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
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A. Choose the right option.
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. b
6. a
REPORTED STATEMENTS
A. Rewrite the sentences in the indirect speech.
1. Stanley said he worked for an American company
2. Sean said he had watered the plants in the garden the previous day.
3. Scott said he had seen that movie before.
4. Roy said he had lived in Malaga before he moved to Madrid in 1999.
5. Taylor said he would travel to Luxemburg the following day.
6. Steven said he couldn’t drive a lorry.
7. Phil said they would leave a bit early.
8. Tyler said he was doing the washing right at that moment.
9. Theo said he had to have a lap top to teach English on line.
10. The teacher said I had written an excellent essay the previous week.
C. Complete the sentences in reported speech and write whether the sentence is a request, a
statement or a question.
1. She said she was very exhausted after work. a statement
2. She told Tom to call her in the evening. a request
3. She says she will get herself something to eat. a statement
4. She asked me why I hadn’t sent her the documents. a question
5. He said he couldn’t take them to the school a statement
6. She asks Samuel if he wants tea or coffee. a question
7. She told him to take his keys with him. a request
8. My father told us not to make so much noise. a request
D. Fill in the blanks with the right introductory verb from the list:
advise, offer, exclaim, accuse, suggest, inform, thank, admit, beg, promise
1. “Let me help you with this algebra problem.”
Paul offered to help me with that algebra problem.
2. “Shall we meet at Fox café?”
Bill suggested that we should meet at Fox café.
3. “How beautiful it is!”
Logan exclaim ed that it was marvellous.
4. “You should see a dentist if your tooth hurts, Brooke.”
Andrea advise d Brooke to see a dentist.
5. “You lied to me, Leo.”
Kenneth accuse d Leo of lying.
6. “Yes, it was me who broke the window.”
Nicholas admitted breaking the window.
7. “Thank you so much for the gift.”
Matthew thank ed me for the gift.
8. “The graduation party will be held on 18th July.”
The secretary inform ed us that the graduation party would be held on 18thJuly.
9. “I won’t talk my sister if she tell my mother.”
Jack promise d not to his sister if she told his mother.
10. “Please, Mom, please, buy me this shirt”
Nolan beg ged his mother to buy him that shirt.
E. Choose the correct verb in brackets. Then rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1. Ava complained that her father wouldn’t allow her to go out after school.
2. The shop assistant explained that they were opening the shop early the next day.
3. The teacher promised me to give extra marks If I wrote an essay.
4. Luke reminded Owen not to forget to buy the tickets the following week.
5. Erin blamed Ryan for eating her cheese cake.
6. Ryan confessed that he had eaten her cheese cake.
7. Faith apologized for not going to the meeting.
8. Scott promised to be there on time.
9. Taylor advised Sami not to drive too fast.
10. The boss threatened Jacob to fire If he was late again.
F. Choose the correct answer.
1. d
2. d
3. c
4. c
5. a
6. c
7. c
8. c
9. c
10. c
11. d
12. d
13. c
14. d
15. d
G. Choose the correct answer.
1. thought
2. going
3. he was going
4. had to work
5. wouldn’t finish
6. had begun
H. Complete the sentences. Use reported speech.
1. Billy said Eliza had just returned from Cyprus.
2. Stanley suggested that they drink something/ Stanley suggested drinking something.
3. Ella asked the manager if he/she could send her an e-mail about the prices.
4. The weatherman predicted that It would definitely be sunny the following day.
5. Hanna asked where I had bought that ring.
I. Rewrite the sentences in DIRECT SPEECH.
1. James complained, ”I haven’t been sleeping since last week.”
2. Laura suggested ,”Let’s drive to Birmingham next week.”
3. The plumber warned Tony, ” I won’t fix the sink unless you pay me.”
4. Peter asked Mike, “Are you watching my new video today.”
5. My mother wanted to know, “ when are you coming back.”
6. Tony’s mum told him, “Don’t talk with your mouth full.”
7. John said, “I usually study Spanish on Mondays, but my lesson was cancelled yesterday.”
GERUNDS/ INFINITIVES
A. Choose the correct gerund or infinitive from the parenthesis at the end of the sentence.
1. getting up
2. being
3. giving
4. to fight
5. crying
6. buy
7. bake
8. understanding
9. concentrating
10. to join
11. send
PARTICIPLES
A. Decide which form is correct (present participle or past participle).
1. interesting
2. shocked
3. Flying
4. Built
5. playing
B. Type in the verb in the correct form (present participle, past participle).
1. preparing 2. working 3. lying 4. irritated 5. leaving
E. Complete the following sentences using the present participle or past participle form of the
verb.
1. b
2. b
3. b
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. b
8. a
9. a
10. b
USED TO AND WOULD
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of “used to” or “would”. Use “would” if it is possible
to do so.
1. used to
2. used to
3. used to
4. used to
5. used to
6. used to
7. used to
8. used to
9. would
10. used to
11. used to
12. Did you use to
13. used to
C. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of used and the verb in brackets.
1. used to be
2. didn’t use to score
3. is used to working
4. am not used to driving
5. used to ride
6. are used to eating
7. used to be
8. are used to speaking
9. used to swim
10. used to believe/ get used to living
RELATIVE CLAUSES
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose).
1. who
2. whose
3. who
4. whose
5. whose
6. which
7. who
8. which
9. which
10. which
11. which
12. whose
13. which
14. whose
15. who
B. Join the following sentences to make one sentence using a relative pronoun when necessary.
1. There’s the man who won the jackpot.
2. The CEO of the company gave a party which cost $100,000.
3. That’s the palace where the King lives.
4. We met a woman at the party who is a famous celebrity.
5. My cousin who is a lawyer came to the party.
6. There are the detectives who caught the robbers.
7. What’s the name of the man who was wearing a red tie?
8. Do you like the cousins who/whom Sarah invited for the dinner.
9. My motorbike which is a Honda is very expensive.
10. Amy is reading a magazine which I wanted to read.
11. The Red Rose is a cafe where met for a drink.
12. There’s a girl at the door who wants to speak to Andy.
13. Here are the postcards which I received this morning
14. I met Nelson Mandela, who was the president of South Africa.
15. The food which I don’t like is very hot.
16. That’s the school which the queen visited last week.
17. That’s the novel which Bill lent to me.
18. Where is the old man who ordered a bowl of onion soup?
19. The dresses which are good quality are from B&Y.
20. The children who speak English went to New York.
C. Put in the relative who, which or whose where necessary. Type an x if the relative pronoun
can be left out.
1) That is the teacher who had a serious accident.
2) Yesterday Jane bought a dress which was really fascinating.
3) Alex is the boy who/whom x I fought with on Friday.
4) I haven’t seen Sam, whose brother is a doctor, for ages.
5) The lady whose car was stolen is my aunt.
6) This is the man whose house damaged by the fire.
7) Can I talk to the man who is the owner of the shop?
8) The book which x you gave me is very interesting.
9) He likes the meals which are spicy.
10) Bill Jackson, who is the president of the club, has only one son.
B. Combine the following sentences using adverb clauses at the beginning of the sentence.
I could not meet her. She was abroad.
1. Before we ate something, we had played scrabble then.
2. Sheila doesn’t eat meatballs because she is a vegetarian.
3. We were at the library yesterday until we finished our project.
4. I was buying a pair of shoes when I got a phone call from my boyfriend.
5. After the boy had fallen asleep, he had a strange dream.
6. Unless She doesn’t get here soon, we will have to start the meeting without her.
7. Even if you may pay for my ticket, I will not go with you.
8. Even though Eric was ready for the interview, he didn’t get the job.
9. While Donna was going to work, she ran into a friend.
10. If the scientists clone humans, it may have terrible consequences.
C. Find the adverb clauses in these sentences. What are their meanings (time, place...)?
1. My grandpa seems very happy when he gives us pocket Money Time
2. I did not buy that car because it was expensive. Cause
3. While my grandpa was watching TV, he fell asleep. Time
4. She is always with her cousin wherever I meet her. Place
5. The boy looks as if there is something wrong. Condition
6. I was late for the first lesson because I missed the bus. Cause
7. She is so beautiful that everybody admires her. Result
8. Gary attended an English course so that he could get a better job. Cause and effect
9. His wife is much younger than he is.
10. Before the match started, the spectators sang the national anthem. Time
CONJUNCTIONS
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct Conjunctions.
1. The team must train very hard but they will lose the match.
2. The mother punished her son because he misbehaved.
3. I will not allow you to play games unless you tidy up your room first.
4. Jack brought lots of things for the party although he was not supposed to do so.
5. You had better not spend all of your money otherwise you will be in trouble.
6. They decided not to go to the football match because the tickets were too expensive.
7. The children wrote a letter and sent it to the mayor.
8. I like Dylan very much. He’s a bit strange though.
9. Although I don’t usually like jazz music, I enjoyed the music at the club.
10. The concert will start at 9 p.m. and end two hours later.
11. We will not pay for the bill because the meals were terrible.
12. As children get older, their problems get harder to solve.
13. Jamie and Sue got married in Paris last year.
14. Although the dish machine broke down two weeks ago; no one has come to fix it.
15. Mrs. Jones has taken two jobs so she hardly has time for children.
16. Since it is very cold in Moscow, we have postponed our trip.
17. Suzy will not join us for the picnic because her father doesn’t allow.
18. The workers have been working in the building until the break of dawn.
19. They arrived early at the stadium so that they could get front seats.
20. Mr. Smith still managed to send his children to university even though he was poor.
21. I fixed it because my father asked me to do it.
22. Whenever my younger brother watches that ad, he laughs.
23. It is nonsense but it is true.
24. He is studious but not very smart.
25. I met him while he was waiting for the bus.
26. It is just a week since we opened the shop.
27. I was running to station so that I wouldn’t miss the train.
28. My sister loves basketball where as I’m keen on volleyball.
29. They cost a fortune, so use them carefully.
30. I will have a look if/whether everything is ready.
B. Supply the appropriate coordinating or correlative conjunctions from the chart below for the
following sentences.
1. Ava and Carl went swimming yesterday.
2. Both Cody and Emma changed their hair style.
3. Should I order rice or salad for lunch?
4. Dorothy moved slowly and quietly through the crowded room.
5. Neither Jennifer nor Sandra went to the theatre.
6. Bruce wants to be either a spider man or an iron man for the party.
7. It was so foggy yesterday, so the match was cancelled.
8. Whether you want a mobile phone or he wants an I-Pod is not the issue.
9. Neither your aunt nor your uncle has known you draw pictures yet.
10. Take some notes or you may forget it later.
D. Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunctions from the brackets
1. We decided not to go out as it was raining.
2. The boys were so clever that they got high marks.
3. It was such a cold day that we had to wear our coats.
4. “If you need, I’ll give you some money,” she offered.
5. Clair did not want to do the washing but her mother forced her to.
6. Though he worked hard, he didn’t get a promotion.
7. “We can either go out or stay at home. Both options are fine with me.” I said.
8. “I’m really sorry for my grandma! She can neither eat nor sleep,” said Amy.
9. My mother sang a folk song as she cooked the meal.
10. “It has been 15 years since I left Budapest,” the man said.
11. Ashley’s main problem is that she does not get on well with people.
12. Even though she was very ill, she kept on playing tennis.
D. In each of the following (1-5), one sentence is the cause and the other is the effect. Write a “C”
next to the
cause, and write an “E” next to the effect. Then rewrite the sentences into one sentence.
(1).(E) There is no life on Mars. (C) There is no atmosphere on Mars.
There is no life on Mars because there is no atmosphere on Mars.
(2). (E) I will wear my coat. (C) The weather is freezing cold.
I will wear my coat because the weather is freezing cold.
(3). (C) Ethan came home late. (E) He missed the match on TV.
Ethan came home late so he missed the match on TV.
(4). (E) He will not be able to drive to work. (C) Tony has lost his car key.
Tony will not be able to drive to work because he has lost his car key.
(5). (C) My father spends most of time in garden. (E) He has beautiful flowers.
My father spends most of time in garden so he has beautiful flowers.
B. Complete the following sentences using the right form of Purpose word.
Sample answers:
1. Andy is studying very hard at the moment to pass his class this semester.
2. I enrolled for an English course to improve my English.
3. I went to bed early so that I would be energetic for the interview.
4. Samuel sets the alarm for six o’clock so as not to oversleep.
5. I waited for two hours in order that I could talk to her.
6. Concentrate on your project so as not to miss any details.
7. I left the office before 5 so as not to get stuck in the traffic jam.
8. My sister gave me money so that I could buy a new T-shirt.
9. She learns Spanish so that she can work in Spain.
10. They took the taxi so that they could arrive there on time.
11. I wrote her telephone number so as not to forget it.
12. I studied really hard so that I could pass the exam.
13. These workers risk their lives so that they may make money.
14. You have to book first in order to eat in that restaurant.
15. Ships carry life boats so that the people can save their lives.
PHRASAL VERBS
A. Choose a phrasal verb to replace the explanation in brackets.
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. b
9. a
10. c
11. d
12. b
13. c
14. a
15. c
16. a
17. c
18. b
19. a
20. c
1. break out
2. look forward to
3. run out
4. keep up
5. called off
6. put up with
7. made up
8. carried away
9. do without
10. passed away verbs
C. Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct particles.
1. for
2. in
3. down
4. on
5. off
6. off
7. up
8. off/on
9. up