Name: __________ ______ ____ Date: ___________________
1 Decide whether each sentence is grammatically possible or not. Write or X (correct or incorrect).
0 If it hadn't been for David, I would being lost in the forest. X
1 I have been sent a parcel from my uncle in Australia. ___
2 It has been decided to phase out the use of company cars. ___
3 That irresponsible son of ours has got himself arrested at a rock concert. ___
4 We got some friends round for lunch yesterday. ___
5 The lorry driver is thought to have been doing 120 kph at the time. ___
6 If I had known you were coming, I would prepare more food. ___
7 Even if you see Dawn tell her I've got her mobile phone. ___
8 Supposing what would you do if you could have a year off work? ___
9 If you will drink so much coffee, it's not surprising you get irritable. ___
10 I'd prefer you didn't play your music just now - I've got to work. ___
2 Complete each sentence by writing one word in each space. Contractions (can't) count as one word.
0 I have never seen such a mess in all my born days!
1 I've just received some rather distressing news ____________ the Director.
2 Don't worry Mr Bates, I can assure you your query is being dealt ____________ .
3 I'll be surprised ____________ Brazil don't win the Cup.
4 ____________ for her mother's prompt intervention, the baby would have drunk the disinfectant.
5 I'll have to call the whole deal off ____________ you pay me the deposit by 4 o'clock today.
6 Look, just give me back the wallet ____________ I promise I won't tell the police.
7 I'd ____________ not take the Underground if you don't mind; I'll pay for a taxi.
8 I just wish Mum ____________ be here to see all this.
9 I ____________ you don't mind me phoning you at home, but it is rather urgent.
10 I wish you ____________ do that; you've no idea how annoying it is.
3 Using the verb in brackets in an appropriate active or passive form, rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same.
0 Some men
are coming to put a new gas heater in our house on Monday.
(install)
We're having a new gas heater installed in our house on
Monday.
1 We will
write to confirm this arrangement within three days.
(receive)
You'll __________ ______ ____ _______ of this arrangement within three
days.
2 My
adviser has told me not to say anything about the matter.
(advise)
I have __________ ______ ____ ___________ silent on the matter.
3 Police
think that a prison guard helped the prisoner to escape.
(receive)
The prisoner __________ ______ ____ ____________ in escaping, from a
prison guard.
4 They
punished me by forcing me to clean the toilets every day.
(make)
As __________ ______ ____ ______ to clean the toilets every day.
5 Apparently
the Prime Minister is thinking about changing some of his advisers.
(consider)
The Prime Minister is thought __________ ______ ____ ______ of
personnel among his advisers.
4 Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in bold, and so that the meaning stays the same.
0 In my
country all adults are obliged to vote.
obligatory
In my country voting is obligatory for all adults.
1 Supposing
you suddenly became incredibly rich, what would you do with the money?
were
If __________ ______ ____ ______________ incredibly rich, what
would you do with the money?
2 Without
the support of his social worker, Jack might well have ended up in prison.
been
If __________ ______ ____ ____________ his social worker, Jack
might well have ended up in prison.
3 He can
buy me 100 dresses if he wants, but I still won't have him back.
even
I won't have him back __________ ______ ____ ____________ me 100
dresses.
4 Of the
two, my choice would be Greece, to be honest.
rather
To tell __________ ______ ____ __________________ to Greece.
5 Nevertheless,
the Prime Minister's economic policy has been a dismal failure.
as
Be __________ ______ ____ ____________ , the Prime Minister's
economic policy has been a dismal failure.
5 Complete the letter by writing one word in each gap.
Extract from a Brochure
Just imagine what life (0) would be like
without a washing machine. Life's just
(1) ____________ busy nowadays for most of us to contemplate washing clothes in
the bath tub. So what on earth would you do if your machine broke down? Here at
Royston's we pride (2) ____________ on our washing machine repair service. Our
mechanics fix up to 40% of machines on the spot, and for those that are taken
back to our warehouse for repairs, a further 50% (3) ____________ repaired
within a week. But we don't expect our customers to go without. A replacement
washing machine is delivered free of charge within 24 hours of your machine (4)
____________ removed. It is installed in your home by our mechanics, and is
kept by you
(5) ____________ your old machine is returned.
Should you wish to purchase a new machine our showroom (6) ____________ hundreds of models for
you to choose from. All new machines (7)
____________ with a three-year warranty, covering spare parts and
workmanship. Of course, if it
(8) ____________ transpire that the fault has arisen from customer negligence
or from failure to observe basic maintenance procedures - (9) ____________ as
regularly cleaning the filters - repair costs will (10) ____________ be borne by the company.
6 Complete this extract from a monthly newsletter to parents of a primary school, using information in the informal note to the staff. Use no more than two words for each gap. The words you need do not appear in the note.
Note to all staff from the Head Teacher
Dear all
Just a quick note about dress, which will appear in the newsletter to parents as well. We've noticed recently that some children are coming to school with insufficient clothing now that the weather is turning colder. Our dress guidelines are quite clear about this (vest, shirt, sweater, coat, plus hats and gloves as well if parents want). Please keep an eye on this situation. I'm also going to bang on about the need for labels. For your information, Dickinsons and Sons is the supplier - parents can ask them to make some up for them. If they pay extra, Dickinsons will even sew the labels on. While talking about clothes, I'm going to tell all parents again that rude or violent language on t-shirts are forbidden. Jeans and trainers are ok, but they must be new and smart.
Dear Parent
It has (0) come to our attention that some children are being (1) ____________ to school with clothing
that is not (2) ____________ for the
cold weather. In our dress guidelines we recommend a vest, shirt, sweater and
coat as a basic requirement, to
(3) ____________ hats and gloves may be added at your (4) ____________ . Please
note that all coats should be clearly labelled with the child's name. This can
be written in permanent ink on the collar, or named labels can be (5) ____________ from Dickinson and Sons
Clothing Suppliers in town. On (6) ____________ of a small fee, Dickinsons will
also sew the labels on for you.
On the (7) ____________
of clothes, may we take this opportunity
(8) ____________ all parents that
t-shirts with rude or violent messages on them are (9) ____________ . Jeans
and trainers may be worn as (10)
____________ they are reasonably new and smart.
Yours faithfully
Dawn Scholes
Head Teacher
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