Grammar revision

Reported speech
Inversion
1 Complete the second sentence so it has a similar
meaning to the first. You should use between two 3 Rewrite the sentences using the words given. Do
and six words, including the word given. not change the meaning.
1 ‘I didn’t go to class last week,’ said Dan. GONE 1 As soon as we sat down to eat, the lights went out.
No sooner had we sat down to eat than the lights
went out

Dan said he hadn’t gone to class .

the week before.
2 Ivan started a campaign to save the woods as well
2 ‘Can you call me when you arrive?’ asked Martin. as raising a lot of money through sponsored events.
COULD Not only did Ivan start a campaign to save the woods, but
also to raise a lot of monmey through sponsored events.

Martin asked if I could call him when I arrived

. .
3 The majority of the students believed that the 3 You shouldn’t take your mobile phones into the
changes were not beneficial. NOT exam hall under any circumstances.
The changes were not believed to be beneficial Under no circumstances should you take your mobile
by the majority of the students. phones into…
4 Ronald said that he hadn’t seen any announcement .
confirming the timetable. SEE 4 I had never been faced with such a dilemma.
Never had I been faced…
‘I didn’t see .
any announcement confirming the timetable,’ 5 Jim’s behaviour rarely meets the expectations of his
said Ronald. peer group.
5 Everyone says that obtaining work experience Rarely does Jim’s behaviour meet the expectations.
ensures continual personal development. SAID .
Obtaining work experience is said to ensure 6 Rita didn’t realise how much work the creative
continual personal writing course entailed until after she had started it.
development. Only after she had started the creative writing course,
did she realise how much work it entailed
6 ‘You must do extra geometry activities at home,’ .
said my maths teacher. TO 7 Harold hardly ever had a face-to-face meeting
My maths teacher said I had to with his mentor.
do extra geometry Hardly ever did Harold have a face…

activities at home.
.
7 ‘I’ll meet you here at seven o’clock,’ said Michael to was resigning.
Peter and I. US 6 Margo encouraged (me to step )I step out of my
Michael said that he would meet us comfort zone and audition for a part in the school
play.
there
7 Although I had reservations, Norman convinced me
at seven o’clock.
to join the literature group so I could meet more
like-minded people.
2 Find and correct the sentences with mistakes. Tick
(✓) the correct sentences. 8 Susan apologized (for forgetting) to forget
1 Karen admitted to offer (offering) her sister a her best friend’s birthday.
bribe for doing her share of the housework.
2 The whole family congratulated Brian (on)
getting an internship at the design company.
3 Despite my protests, Penelope insisted on (paying)
that she would pay for our burgers.
4 Mr Williams promised that he would endorse Pedro
in his campaign to be the student representative.
5 Our maths teacher informed us that he
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8 Layla doesn’t realise that Pol is her cousin. a Hardly b Rarely c No sooner
Little does Layla realise that Pol isher cousin 4 does Natalia suffer from stress but fatigue, too.
. a No sooner b Hardly ever c Not only
5 should we contest the judge’s decision.
4 Choose the best answer (a, b or c). a On any b On some c On no
1 Never before so much money in donations. account account account
a did we b have we c we have 6 Never before such a heartwarming experience.
raised raised raised a had we b had we had c we had
2 Rarely such hands-on experience. 7 No sooner had we started digging the field it
a will you b you will c have started to rain.
you get get get a when b but c than
3 had he started typing than the PC crashed.

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Unit review 1 A me to go
5 Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). B from going
C me from going
My Volunteering Experience D that I go
Last year, I told my parents that I was going to volunteer in a community development project in the south of Spain. Despite thei
2 A that I could
(2) go as long as I promised (3) every day. However, my motives were not exclusively altruistic. Rarely (4) many opportu
B that
I arrived in Spain at dawn one July morning and took a three-hour bus ride could I
to a small village in Andalusia. No sooner had I been
Little (8) that my time spent with the children in the school would C change
could my life. Only after this
experience (9) understand how a difference can be made to people’s D tolives just by giving them time. No longer am I concerned
3 A that I email
B emailing
C to email
D email them
4 A I did have
B did I have
C should I have
D I have
5 A when
B where
C that
D than
6 A did entail my daily duties
B do entail my daily duties
C do my daily duties entail
D did my daily duties entail
7 A organising
B to organise
C that I organise
D to organised
8 A did I realised
B I realised
C did I realise
D I did realise
9 A do I
B I do
C will I
D I did
10 A am I
B I am
C was I
D I was

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