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EXTRA GRAMMAR EXERCISES

1. RELATIVE CLAUSES
Combine these sentences into one using relative clauses.
1. I’ve got a place on a course. It starts in October.

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2 The university is only ten years old. It is located just outside Edinburgh.

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3 The course leads to a diploma. The diploma is recognised by all major

employers.

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4 The tuition fees would be unaffordable without a scholarship. The total is

£9,000 a year.

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5 My scholarship is worth £7,000 a year. It is awarded by the university.

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2. PARTICIPLE CLAUSES

Choose the correct words

1. Reading/Read the newspaper that morning, Benny learned that his friend was in
jail.

2. Having spoken/After spoken to her teacher, she applied to the local university.

3. Students wished/wishing to take part in the event must put their names down
before the end of the week.
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4. I’m interested in buying the car advertising/advertised on your web page.

5. Not being/Not been able to speak German, I asked Rudi to translate for me.

6. The woman dancing/who dancing on the table is my aunt Agatha.

7. Being / Been well off, Sebastian’s parents could afford to send him to a private
school.

8. Purchasing / Purchased online, plane tickets are usually cheaper.

9. Standing / Stood at the checkout, I remembered that I needed to buy bread.

10. Having got / Had got into debt once, Anne has limited the use of her credit
card.

11. The market was full of tourists haggling / haggled for souvenirs

12. Selling / Sold in an attractive gift box, this perfume makes an excellent
present.

13. Taking / Taken with a glass of water, these tablets will cure a headache.

14. That lady talking / talked on the phone must be the manager.

15. Having slept / Sleeping badly last night, Jaime is in a bad mood.

16. Worn / Wearing with a red shirt, these black trousers would look fabulous.

17. Discovered / Having discovered last year, the temple is thought to be

thousands of years old.

18. Suddenly realised / realising how late it was, we decided to go home.

19. Being / Been a fan of Sherlock Holmes, I have all the Conan Doyle novels.
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Rewrite the sentences using present, past or perfect participle

clauses at the beginning of each sentence.

1. Because I knew the traffic would be bad, I went by train.

_________________________, I went by train.

2. I don’t believe in ghosts, so I’m not scared of sleeping in castles.

_____________________________, I’m not scared of sleeping in castles.

3. While Christine was walking through the park, she thought about life in France.

__________________________________, Christine thought about life in

France.

4. Because we didn’t want to disturb anyone, we tiptoed upstairs to bed.

______________________________, we tiptoed upstairs to bed.

5. This song, which was written in the 1960s, remains one of the band’s most popular.
______________________________, this song remains one of the band’s
most popular.

6. The politician didn’t know what to say when he was asked about the economy.

__________________________________, the politician didn’t know what

to say.

7. I would have been able to finish the exam if I had been given more time.
________________________________, I would have been able to finish
the exam.

8. The man who was wanted by the police got on a plane to Brazil.
______________________________, the man got on a plane to Brazil.

9. As he had had a long holiday, Gerry felt quite refreshed.

________________________________, Gerry felt quite refreshed.

10. After we had made the arrangements for the party, we had lunch.
______________________________, we had lunch.
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2. REPORTED SPEECH/ REPORTED VERBS.

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Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech.

Use the verbs in the brackets.

1. 'Leave the classroom!' the teacher shouted at Angelo. (told)

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2. I'm certain you lied about your qualifications,' she said. (accused)

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3. "I'm sorry I told everyone your secret", my sister said. (apologize)
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4. "I'll love you forever!" Francis said to elizabeth. (promised)
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5. "No. I won't open the door!" said mandy. (refused)
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6. "Why don't we give Jenny a call?" Albert said. (suggested)
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3. PHRASAL VERBS
Write the meaning and example for these phrasal
verbs.
Meaning

Keep up

Fill in

Hold down

Move on

Take on

Breeze through

Brush up

Drop out

Figure out

Go over

Hand in

Look up

Pick up

Book into

Check in

Check out
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Make for

See off

Set off

Come round

Come down with

Fight off

Get over

Pass out
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4. COMPARISON
Read the article. Find and correct eight errors.

1. __________________ →___________________
2. __________________ →___________________
3. __________________ →___________________
4. __________________ →___________________
5. __________________ →___________________
6. __________________ →___________________
7. __________________ →___________________
8. __________________ →___________________
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Correct the sentences.

1. Which is the less interesting place you have visited, Ian?

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2. Lyon is lovely, but it isn't as popular with tourists like Paris is.
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3. You can travel more cheap if you compare prices online.
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4. The warmer the weather, the hardest it is to go jogging.
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