Unit 8 Grammar Short Test 1

Group A
Name: _____________________ Class: ____

Unit 8 Grammar Short Test 1

Group B
Name: _____________________ Class: ____

1 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. 3 Keira told everyone that there would be a celebration party on Friday.
ANNOUNCED
1 ‘You ought to wish Katie luck with her new business,’ he said.
Keira _________________________________________ on Friday.
He said I ______________________________________ her new business.
4 Ronny didn’t agree that the plans for the new extension should go ahead.
2 ‘We’ll help you move into your flat next week,’ Marty said to us.
OBJECTED
Marty told ______________________________________ the following week.
Ronny _________________________________________ for the new extension.
3 ‘Mr Barton, would you prefer tea or coffee while you wait?’ the receptionist
5 Sonny said that it was he who had hit the bicycle. ADMITTED
asked.
Sonny _________________________________________ the bicycle.
The receptionist asked _______________________________________.
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4 ‘Where have you been?’ Tanya asked us.
Tanya asked _______________________________________ been.
5 ‘We need to take out holiday insurance before we travel,’ Jacky says.
Jacky says _______________________________________ before we travel.
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2 Choose the correct options.
1 Stuart insisted to clean up / on cleaning up after the party.
2 The police ordered the man to paying / to pay for the damage caused by his car.
3 We apologise for not sending / not to send you the item you ordered.
4 Jess refused to invite / inviting her competitors to the launch of her new
product range.
5 The consumer rights company demanded that the money should /
for the money to be refunded.
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3 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
Use the word in capitals.
1 Jackie wished she had prepared better for the presentation. REGRETTED
Jackie _________________________________________ for the presentation.
2 Tony said that it was Jack who had vandalised the wall. ACCUSED
Tony _________________________________________ the wall.

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1 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1 ‘I sold my car last week,’ Harry said.
Harry said he ______________________________________ week.
2 ‘It’s going to get even colder this week,’ Paula says.
Paula says ______________________________________ this week.
3 ‘Marc, why don’t you ask the bank for a loan?’ Nina asked.
Nina suggested that ______________________________________ for a loan.
4 ‘They won’t give the items away for free,’ I said to Jade.
I told ______________________________________ for free.
5 ‘Does Matt agree with your plans?’ he asked.
He asked ______________________________________ my plans.
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2 Choose the correct options.
1 Georgie always complains about not to have / not having enough money
at the end of the month.
2 I advised Micky to seek / for seeking the help of a legal expert.
3 The government insisted us to pay / that we should pay our overdue tax
by next month.
4 Marie warned us not extend / against extending the loan to try to solve
the problem.
5 We agreed to make / making the changes he’d requested.
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3 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
Use the word in capitals.
1 Paul said Robert stole his phone from his bag. ACCUSED
Paul ______________________________________________ his bag.
2 James said I should charge people less. RECOMMENDED
James ______________________________________________ people less.
3 Ben said he would help redesign the office. OFFERED
Ben ______________________________________________ the office.
4 Beth said I should invite all the employees to the celebration. SUGGESTED
Beth ______________________________________________ to the celebration.
5 John said he knew who had robbed the store. CLAIMED
John ______________________________________________ the store.
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