Grammar review
Unit 2
In unit 2 you have dealt with what grammar topics?
Emphasis: Comparing:
Emphasis 1. cleft sentences
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets. 1. The union representative called the strike. (person) 2. These criminals are totally ruthless. (what) 3. The children inherited everyhting except the house. (only) 4. The company has imposed a ban on private emails. (what) 5. Our mechanics just need five minutes to change the tyres. (all)
emphasis 2. inversion and fronting
Find the mistakes, and correct them, in the following sentences. 1. Little we knew the full extent of this involvement in the fraud. 2. The embassy refuses to intervene. Well, so it be. 3. Rarely the early employees had encountered such friendlysuch friendly and positive attitudes. 4. No doubt didn't he realise the consequences of his actions.
Emphatic forms in speech 2. fronting
Make these sentences more emphatic by fronting part of them. 1. Though he was exhausted, he managed to reach the finishing line. 2. The school governors really can't accept that proposal. 3. An elderly man was lying in the shop doorway. 4. The damage was so severe that the pilot couldnt regain control.
comparative and superlative adjectives
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use three to six words. 1. I live closer to the bus stop tha Ivan does. (away) 2. Mikhail's essay wasn't as bad as the others (the). 3. These apples aren't as tasty as the ones Lizzie brought. (than) 4. Of the two sisters, Sophie and Caroline, Sophie is the elder. (than)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets. 1. My text score wasn't as bad as I'd feared. (such). 2. I'm bored rather than tired. (not so much) 3. She's slightly angry but she's very disappointed. (than) 4. As dogs get older they become less aggressive. (the less)
Gradable and ungradable adjectives
Correct the following sentences 1. I'm afraid there's nothing to eat; the fridge is very empty. 2. We chose the hotel because it was very recommended by our neighbours. 3. I found the funeral ceremony absolutely moving. 4. Come on Lizzie. Let's get some of those Italian ice creams - I'm very famished.
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Grammar review
Unit 2
In unit 2 you have dealt with what grammar topics?
Emphasis: Comparing:
Emphasis 1. cleft sentences
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets. 1. The union representative called the strike. (person) 2. These criminals are totally ruthless. (what) 3. The children inherited everyhting except the house. (only) 4. The company has imposed a ban on private emails. (what) 5. Our mechanics just need five minutes to change the tyres. (all)
emphasis 2. inversion and fronting
Find the mistakes, and correct them, in the following sentences. 1. Little we knew the full extent of this involvement in the fraud. 2. The embassy refuses to intervene. Well, so it be. 3. Rarely the early employees had encountered such friendlysuch friendly and positive attitudes. 4. No doubt didn't he realise the consequences of his actions.
Emphatic forms in speech 2. fronting
Make these sentences more emphatic by fronting part of them. 1. Though he was exhausted, he managed to reach the finishing line. 2. The school governors really can't accept that proposal. 3. An elderly man was lying in the shop doorway. 4. The damage was so severe that the pilot couldnt regain control.
comparative and superlative adjectives
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use three to six words. 1. I live closer to the bus stop tha Ivan does. (away) 2. Mikhail's essay wasn't as bad as the others (the). 3. These apples aren't as tasty as the ones Lizzie brought. (than) 4. Of the two sisters, Sophie and Caroline, Sophie is the elder. (than)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets. 1. My text score wasn't as bad as I'd feared. (such). 2. I'm bored rather than tired. (not so much) 3. She's slightly angry but she's very disappointed. (than) 4. As dogs get older they become less aggressive. (the less)
Gradable and ungradable adjectives
Correct the following sentences 1. I'm afraid there's nothing to eat; the fridge is very empty. 2. We chose the hotel because it was very recommended by our neighbours. 3. I found the funeral ceremony absolutely moving. 4. Come on Lizzie. Let's get some of those Italian ice creams - I'm very famished.