I n t r o d u c t i o n t o F C E P a p e r 3 P a r t F o u r

8 questions worth a maximum of 2 marks

You are given an original sentence, a single word in capitals and in bold and a second sentence with a gap. You have to use the single word,
without changing it, plus up to four more words to fill the gap, so that the second sentence means the same as the first.

The Irish man was determined to pay for our drinks.

INSISTED
The Irish man ...................................................... for our
drinks*.

Many students consider this to be the hardest part of the exam.

15 minutes to do Part Four

* The Irish man insisted on paying for our drinks.

Typical Questions

1-2 questions on modal verbs and semi-modal verbs

1-2 questions on phrasal verbs and multi-word verbs

1-2 transformations from the active voice to the passive

1-2 questions on verb patterns such as verb + preposition + -ing

1 transformation from direct speech to reported speech

occasional questions involving:-

common idioms linking words

the third conditional look like and seem
do and make regret and wish

Training Exercises
MODAL VERBS AND SEMI-MODAL VERBS
The most frequently recurring modal verb transformations are:-
PREFER to WOULD RATHER BE ALLOWED TO to LET
I prefer to arrive an hour early. He wasn't allowed to go because of his parents.
RATHER LET
I would rather arrive an hour early. His parents would not let him go.

OUGHT
It was bad of you to use my mobile without my permission
OUGHT
You ought to have asked before you used my mobile.
This online exercise will help you to prepare:-
MODAL VERB KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS

PHRASAL VERBS AND MULTI-WORD VERBS

Unfortunately, a wide variety of these verbs can turn up in the exam. Here are some examples:-
CARRY ON to continue PAY ATTENTION TO to take notice of
CARRY OUT to do or follow intructions or orders PUT OFF to postpone or delay
COME UP WITH to have an idea SET UP to establish
GET IN TOUCH
to contact TAKE CARE OF to look after
WITH
LOOK UP TO to admire TURN UP to arrive or attend
This online exercise will help you to prepare:-
PHRASAL VERB TRANSFORMATIONS

ACTIVE VOICE TO PASSIVE TRANSFORMATIONS

The most frequent type of passive transformation use the key word SAID, which to a native