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GRAMMAR REVISION 3RD TERM

1. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES/WISHES AND REGRETS

a) Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense

1. You (get) .................. green if you (mix) .................. blue and yellow.
2. Unless it (snow) ................................., we (not/go) skiing.
3. It doesn’t snow here. If it (snow) ............................... , we (buy) ................ all the skiing equipment.
4. I don’t know how to drive. I wish I (know) ……………….how to drive, so my friend and I (can) …………….
go away for the weekend.
5. My mum was my dad’s dentist. He (not/meet) ………………………..her if he (not/ have )……………a
toothache.
6. I wish my sister (not/ talk) …………………..on the phone all day! I can’t call my friends.
7. If only John (not/leave) ………………….. ! I miss him so much

b) Rewrite using a conditional or wish/regret structure.

1. We don’t have much time, so we cannot watch TV. We ………………

2. I haven’t got a good voice. I wish …………..
3. They didn’t ask me my name so I didn’t tell it to them. If ………….
4. Advise a friend to wear contact lenses. If……….
5. Peter ate three bars of chocolate. He had a terrible stomachache. Peter (not) …………..
6. She didn’t bring her swimsuit. If only ………….
7. It’s a pity the police saw me. I wish…………….
8. I am not going to wear that dress to the prom because it doesn’t suit me.
I would …..
9. David fell asleep so he missed the end of the film.
If…..

2. Rewrite the following into the active/passive voice.

1. Mrs. Thompson is teaching physics to Pam (2 ways)

a)
b)
2. They have returned the novel to the library.

3. Students of English have to learn the list of irregular verbs.

4. The boss is going to fire them.

5. Someone has left this key on the table.

6. This story can’t be published because it has been copied.

7. Flowers are being stolen from my garden.

8. People believe that these plants were used in medicine. (2 ways)

a)
b)
9. People expect that he will apologise.
a)
b)
10. We will pay the gardener a lot of money.
a)
b)
11. He is said to have bought a ticket to Rio de Janeiro.
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3. RELATIVE CLAUSES

a) Fill in the blanks with the right relative pronoun/adverb if necessary. Add commas where necessary.

1. The man ……………. called left a message …………….. sounded quite strange.
2. Dino’s is the restaurant ………………… we had dinner the day ………….. we got engaged.
3. The next painting …………….I will sell at an auction shows Edmund’s wife Margaret ………………..
he married in 1605.
4. My left ankle ……………….. I broke last winter is still giving me trouble. That’s the reason ……… I am
having it x-rayed next week.
5. …………………….. I watched on the news last night is unbelievable.

c) Join the sentences by means of a relative clause

1. This is the book. Mum keeps her jewellery in it.

2. Kevin was in a bad mood. His car had been stolen.

3. He says he has met the Prime Minister. This can’t be true.

4. The girl was very tall. He fell in love with her.

5. My bicycle has been stolen. I got it last week.

4. VERB TENSES IN THE ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE

1. The flowers (must/ water) ……………………….. every day, but I (forget) ………………. to water them
yesterday. ………………….. (you/water) yours today? No, not yet. I (ask) ………………….. my mum to do it
for me.
2. The painting (give) …………….. to the National Gallery very soon.
3. Before they (start) …………………….their journey last weekend, the car (repair) ……………..
4. (you/wait) …………………….. for ten minutes, please? The photocopier (repair) …………………… at the
moment. I hope all the copies (come) ………………………….. out as soon as possible.
5. While Mr. Spencer (lead) ………………………….. an important meeting, the project (manage)
……………by Mr. Tead.
6. The oil (just/ change) ……………………….. but the car (not/wash) ……………………….yet? Are you in
a hurry, madam? The mechanic (finish) ……………………. in a quarter of an hour.

5. REPORTED SPEECH.
a) Transform into reported speech.
1. ‘Does your dog stick his head in this cupboard?’ Sally said to me.

2. ‘Why didn’t anybody feed the cats yesterday?’ my mother said to her.

3. ‘Leave the parrot in its cage!’ Andrew said.

4. ‘Who took my Benetton shirt last night?’ Paul told his sisters.

5. ‘Don’t drink and drive tonight!’ my father said to me.

6. ‘What is Michael doing tomorrow evening?’ Ian wanted to know.

7. ‘I need to hear both sides of the story before I can decide is to blame,’ Joe said.

8. ‘I’ll visit my grandchildren next week,’ Mrs. Barnes said.

9. ‘We’re going to visit our friends in Lancaster next week,’ Mrs. Greene said.
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10. ‘Please don’t smoke in this area,’ the waitress said to them.

11. ‘Would you like a cup of tea?’ Helen said.

12. ‘Let’s take a taxi!’ she said.

13. ‘I am sorry that I can’t see you tomorrow,’ your sister told me.

14. ‘Did you watch MTV last night?’ Alex wanted to know. ‘No, I didn’t,’ I said.

15. ‘Will I have to clean out the hamster’s cage tomorrow?’ I said to my mother.

b) Transform into direct speech

1. My mum told me not to bite my nails.

2. He asked them how often I played chess.

3. She said to him that the police were coming to arrest him then and she advised him to hide in the forest.

4. He asked her if she would marry him.

5. Alan said Peter had to return the CD the following week.

6. Mary suggested ordering some dessert.

7. Ruth advised her sister to wear a jacket because the weather was very cold that day.

8. Sarah told Tom to eat his meal.

USE OF ENGLISH
6. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the original one
1. I was almost an hour late. There was heavy traffic.
(because of ) …
As….
(such… that)…….
2. She works as hard as we do. She is the boss.
In spite of. …
Although…
3. We couldn’t get in. I had forgotten my keys.
Since…
(because) ….
4. She last ran a marathon ten years ago.
She (not) …………..
It is ………………
5. John didn’t come to the match. Paul didn’t come either.
Neither…
6. Don’t apply for the course if you don’t want to do it.
(unless) Don’t apply…
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7. The river was deep. I couldn’t see the bottom.

(such… that) It………
(so … that) The river…
(too) The river …………………
8. I cannot enter the building without my security card.
(let) They…………….
(allow) They ………
9. It is forbidden to wear casual clothes at a royal reception.
Guests (not)…………………
10. Penny is not as nice as Julie.
Julie is …………………..
11. If you listen to the music carefully, you will understand the lyrics very well.
The ……………………………..

PURPOSE CLAUSES

7.Rewrite the sentences using the words given.

1. He went to Bristol. He wanted to visit his grandparents. (in order to)

2. I am setting my alarm clock. I want to wake up early tomorrow. (so that)

3. We are going to book tickets. We don’t want to miss the concert. (so as to)

4. Brian behaved like an angel. He wanted his mother to let him go to the party. (so that)

5. He bought a pair of expensive running shoes. He wanted to be able to run faster.

(in order to)
(so that)

8. Fill in the blanks with the PRONOUNS (personal/possessive/reflexive/relative/indefinite) or EACH OTHER.

1. I don’t like this restaurant. Let’s go ……………………… else to eat.

2. Help …………………….. to some cookies if you want.
3. This is Eddie. We’ve known ………………….. for years.
4. Is there anyone ……………………. hasn’t got a pen?
5. Leonardo da Vinci, ……………... real name was Leonardo Di San Pierro, painted the Mona Lisa,
………………….. we can see at the Louvre.
6. Every second, …………………….. in Africa is infected with tuberculosis.
7. Ann and James are speaking to …………………. because ……………. Have some questions for ……….
8. Jerry hurt ……………….. when ………….. the tree ………………… his great – grandfather had planted a
hundred years ago.