PARTICIPLES IN RELATIVE CLAUSES - Exercise

I. Rewrite the following relative clauses, as in the example.

Ex. The man who is sitting in front of you is my cousin.

       The man sitting in front of you is my cousin.

1. Meals which are served cold are cheaper.

2. The car which was broken into was a Porsche.

3. The man who is driving that bus is my brother.

4. People who are caught stealing are imprisoned.

5. The woman who lives in this house is Russian.

6. The man who is playing the piano is blind.

7. Tickets that are bought on the Internet are often cheaper.

8. Anyone who lies will be punished.

9. The woman who is talking is an actress

10. The machine which we bought at the local shop was faulty.

KEY

1. Meals served cold are cheaper.
2. The car broken into was a Porsche.
3. The man driving that bus is my brother.
4. People caught stealing are imprisoned.
5. The woman living in this house is Russian.
6. The man playing the piano is blind.
7. Tickets bought on the Internet are often cheaper.
8. Anyone lying will be punished.
9. The woman talking is an actress.
10. The machine we bought at the local shop was faulty.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES AND EXPRESSING WISHES AND REGRETS - EXERCISES

I.Rewrite the sentences using conditional forms.

1 I don’t buy CDs because they’re so expensive.

2 It’s raining heavily, so we can’t play tennis.

3 I was very busy last night so I didn’t phone you.

4 The reason Louise coughs all the time is that she smokes.

5 He didn’t know what to expect, so he stayed at that motel.

6 She didn't know you were in hospital, so she didn't visit you.

7 She is very shy; that's why she doesn't enjoy parties.

8 They don't clean the windows so the rooms look rather dark.

II.Respond to each situation using wish or if only.

1 You’ve just deleted a page of text by mistake.

I ………… deleted that.

2 You can’t play the guitar as well as him.

If ……………. as well as him.

3 You can’t reach a book on the top shelf of a library.

I …………. a bit taller.

4 You’re in a nightclub, but you’ve run out of cash.

If …………….. more money with me.

5 You said something nasty to a friend, and now regret it.

I ……….. that to her.

6 Your boss is always criticizing your work.

I ……… my work all the time.

 

KEY to exercises

I. Conditional sentences.  Key 

1.If the CD’s weren’t so expensive, I would buy them.

MODAL VERBS - New Headway Advanced

I.Write a second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets.

1.We should be careful. (ought)

2.I managed to finish all my work. (able)

3.I realize that it was a terrible experience for you. (must)

4.It's against the rules for players to have a drink. (allowed)

5. It was a mistake to go to that bar last night. (shouldn’t)

6.The report must be on my desk tomorrow morning. (has)

7.It is possible that Joanne did not receive my message. (might)

8.It's impossible for Martin to be jogging in this weather. (can't)

9.Perhaps Susan knows the address. (may)

10.It was not necessary for Nancy to clean the flat. (didn't)

11.He probably left early last night. (may)

12.He refuses to listen to what his father says. (won’t)

13.They are obliged to wear helmets at work.  (have to)

KEY

1 We ought to be careful.

2 I was able to finish all my work.

3 It must have been a terrible experience for you.

4 Players aren't allowed/are not allowed to have a drink.

5 We shouldn’t have gone to that bar last night.

6 The report has to be on my desk tomorrow morning.

7 Joanne might not have received my message.

8 Martin can't be jogging in this weather.

9 Susan may know the address.

10 Nancy didn't need to clean the flat.

11 He may have left early last night.

12 He won’t listen to his father.

13 They have to wear helmets at work. 

ADVERBS and Adverb Collocations - New Headway Advanced

I.Complete the sentences with the correct adverb: eagerly, perfectly, severely, conscientiously, interminably, endlessly, distinctly, highly (2x), sorely, deeply;

1.She talks ……… about her problems.

2.Anyone breaking the law will be ……… punished.

3.She speaks ……… of you.

4.The meeting dragged on …………….

5.They …………… accepted my offer of hospitality.

6.I …………… heard someone calling me.

7.I was ……… tempted to complain, but I didn't.

8.It is ………… unlikely that she'll be late.

9.They were ………… disturbed by the accident.

10.She performed all her duties …………….

11.To be ………… honest, I didn't want to go anyway. 

KEY

1.endlessly

2.severely

3.highly

4.interminably

5.eagerly 

6.distinctly

7.sorely

8.highly

9.deeply

10.conscientiously

11.perfectly

 

Adjective + Preposition

Match the beginnings (1-12) and the endings (a-l) of the sentences.

1. My grandfather is very dependent ...
2. This film is based ...
3. It may be old and rusty, but I am very attached ...
4. Bill is emotionally detached ...
5. McDonald has become synonymous ...
6. The employees kept quiet ...
7. You can't tell her anything. She is impervious  ...
8. The working ours in my job are incompatible ...
9. His disruptive behavior at school is indicative ...
10. The company is not liable  ...
11. The teacher is very concerned ...
12. Marc is totally obsessed  ...                                       

a) ... with fast food.

b) ... to my car.

c) ... for any damage caused to vehicles parked on the premises.

d) ... to criticism.

e) ... on my parents.

f) ... with family life.

g) ... with football. He thinks of nothing else.

h) ... on a novel by Jane Austin.

i) ... from his parents. He hardly speaks to them.

j) ... about the false accounting in the company.

k) ... about my son's lack of progress.

l) ... of a deeper psychological problem.

KEY:

1. - e
2. - h
3. - b
4. - i
5. - a
6. - j
7. - d
8. - f
9. - l
10. - c
11. - k
12. - g

VOCABULARY Exercises - New Headway Advanced

I.Find the correct explanation for each word:

• prosperity n.
• satiate v.
• deprivation n.
• stalemate n.
• mindless adj.
• congested adj.
• oblivious adj.
• yearn v.

1. a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress;
2. the state of being successful, especially in making money;
3. not aware of something;
4. to want something very much, especially when it is very difficult to get;
5. not remembering somebody/something and not considering them or it when you do something;
6. the fact of not having something that you need, like enough food, money; the process that causes this;
7. crowded, full of traffic;
8. to give somebody so much of something that you do not feel they want any more;

  

II.Put the correct word in the blank spaces. Use each word only once: yearn, devoid, stalemate, hassle, mindless, oblivious, prosperous, congested, satiate, prosperity, relentlessly,

1.The talks ended in ……………….

2.Farmers are more …………… in the south of the country.

3.The people ……ed for peace.

4.We explored the whole town, ………… of the cold and rain.

5.The country is enjoying a period of peace and …………….

6.Many of Europe's airports are heavily ………….

7.Your brother's been ………ing me for cash.

8.Absorbed in her work, she was totally ........... of her surroundings.

9.The letter was ………… of warmth and feeling.

10.He drank greedily until his thirst was …………d. 

11.The sun was burning ………...

KEY to exercises

Exercise I

• prosperity - 2
• satiate - 8
• deprivation - 6
• stalemate - 1
• mindless of - 5
• congested - 7
• oblivious - 3
• yearn - 4

Exercise II

1.stalemate

2.prosperous

3.yearned

4.mindless

5.prosperity

6.congested

7.hassling

8.oblivious

9.devoid

10.satiated

11.relentlessly

EXPRESSING WISHES AND REGRETS ABOUT THE PAST - EXERCISES

I.Rewrite the sentences beginning with I wish or If only

1.I'm sorry I didn't book a seat. (I wish …

2.I didn't wake up early and I missed my bus. (If only …

3.I didn't bring a map. (I wish …

4.I'm sorry I ever came to this country. (I wish …  

5.I'm sorry I left my last job. (If only …

6.I didn't stay in my last job. (I wish …

7.I'm sorry you told Jack. (I wish …

8.It's a pity you didn't ask him how to get there. (I wish …

9.I'm sorry we accepted the invitation. (If only …
10.I didn't go shopping. (I wish …
11.I didn't tell them about it. (If only …

KEY TO EXERCISE I

1.I wish I had booked a seat.

2.If only I had woken up early.

3.I wish I had brought a map.

4.I wish I hadn’t come to this country.

5.If only I hadn’t left my last job.

6.I wish I had stayed in my last job.

7.I wish you hadn’t told Jack.

8.I wish you had asked him how to get there.

9.If only we hadn’t accepted the invitation.
10.I wish I had gone shopping.
11.If only I had told them about it.

Taken from: 
      1.A Practical English Grammar - Thomson-Martinet - Oxford U.P. - Exercises 1 & 2
      2.Betty Azar - Understanding And Using English Grammar (3Rd Ed) - Advanced - Longman

THE THIRD CONDITIONAL - EXERCISES

I.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.

1.We were travelling with false passports. That was the trouble. If our passports … (be) all right, we …. (not be) arrested.

2.We had to stand almost all the way. It was all Tom's fault. If he …(book) seats, as I told him to, we …(have) quite a comfortable journey.  

3.It was rather a dull game so I left before the end; if I …(wait) another five minutes, I …(see) Chelsea scoring a really exciting goal.

4.He …(not be) so angry if he … (know) the whole story.

5.I had no map; that's why I got lost. If I …(had) a map, I …(be) all right.

6.If I …(realize) what a bad driver you were, I …(not come) with you.

II.Rewrite these sentences using an if construction.

1.I didn't see the signal, so I didn't stop.

2.You didn't tell me we had run out of bread, so I didn't buy any.

3.She didn't know you were in hospital, so she didn't visit you.

4.We got a lift, so we reached the station in time.

5.We didn't listen carefully; perhaps that's why we made this mistake.

6.We only came by bus because there were no taxis.

7.I didn't know your number, so I didn't ring.

8.She didn't speak to him, possibly because she was so shy. 

KEY TO EXERCISES

I.

1.had been, wouldn’t have been

2.had booked, would have had

3.had waited, would have seen

4.wouldn’t have been, had known

5.had had, would have been

6.had realized, wouldn’t have come

II.These are possible answers but not the only possible answers;

1.If I had seen the signal, I would have stopped.

2.If you had told me we had run out of bread, I'd have bought/(I would have bought) some.

3.If she had known you were in hospital she would have visited you.

4.If we hadn't got a lift we wouldn't have reached the station in time.

5.If we had listened carefully we wouldn’t/(mightn't) have made this mistake.

6.If there had been taxis we would have taken one.

7.If I had known/(If I’d known) your number, I would have rung.
8.If she hadn't been so shy she would/(might) have spoken to you.  

Taken from: 
      1.A Practical English Grammar - Thomson-Martinet - Oxford U.P. - Exercises 1 & 2  

FUTURE FORMS - WAYS OF TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE - EXERCISES

I.Put the verbs in the correct future form: will/won’t + inf., be going to + inf., Present Simple, Present Continuous, Future Continuous, Future Perfect Simple or Future Perfect Continuous;

1.I …. (see) my bank manager tomorrow. (I have arranged this.) 
   I'm going to ask him for a loan but I expect he …..(refuse).

2.That glass ….(fall).It’s rolling to the edge of the table.

3.The winter school term …(finish) on 30^th March, and the spring term …(start) on 25^th April.

4. A: You …(do) something for me? ~ B:Yes, of course; what is it?

5. Tom: Where you …..(go) for your next holiday? (Where have you arranged to go?)

    Ann: I don't know yet but we probably …..(go) to Spain.

6. That oak tree still ….(stand) there fifty years from now.

7.A:What you ….(do) when you grow up? ~ B:I ….(be) an acrobat in a circus.

8. I hope they ….(repair) this road by the time we come back next summer.

9.Get out of the building! It sounds like the generator ….(explode).

10. No, I …(not tell) you the end! Go on reading and find out for yourself!

11.A: How long you ….(stay) in this country? (Have you decided to stay?) ~ B: Another month.I …(go) home at the end of the month. ~ 

     A: What you …(do) then? ~ B: I …(try) to get a job.

12.A: I'll ring you tomorrow at six. ~ B: No, don't ring at six; I ….(bath) the baby then. Ring later.

13.By 2010, every household …(install) a security alarm system.

14.I imagine the stadium …(be) full for the match on Saturday.

15.Employer: But there are a lot of mistakes in this report, Miss Jones.

     Miss Jones: Yes, I suppose there are. All right, I …(type) it again.

16.By the end of next year I ….(work) for him for 45 years.

17.I haven’t got time to discuss it right now. My plane ….(leave) in twenty minutes.

18.A: You …(open) the door for me, please? ~ B: Yes, certainly.

19.A: Don't ring at 7.00; she …(watch) her favourite TV programme. 
  ~ B: All right. I …(ring) at 8.30.

20.Shop assistant: We have some very nice strawberries. 
     Customer: All right. I ….(have) a pound.

21.A: There's someone at the door. ~ B: I ….(go). But I expect it's someone for you.

22.A: Here are the matches: but what do you want them for? ~

     B: I …..(make) a bonfire at the end of the garden; I want to burn that big heap of rubbish.

23.I don’t understand how those marathon runners do it! The race began more than an hour ago. By the time they reach the finish line, they ….(run) steadily for more than two hours. I don’t think I can run more than 2 minutes!

KEY TO EXERCISE I

1.I’m seeing; he‘ll refuse

2.is going to fall

3.finishes, starts

4.will you do

5.Tom: …are you going… Ann: we’ll probably go

6.will still be standing

7.A: … are you going to do…; B: … am going to be …
8.will have repaired

9.is going to explode

10.won’t tell you

11.A: are you going to stay / are you staying; B: am going;

     A: are you going to do; B: am going to try

12.will be bathing

13.will have installed

14.will be

15.Employer: // Miss Jones: I’ll type

16.will have worked / will have been working

17.leaves

18.A:will you open

19.A:will be watching B:I’ll ring

20.Customer:I’ll have

21.I’ll go

22.am going to make

23.will have been running

Taken from: 
      1.A Practical English Grammar - Thomson-Martinet - Oxford U.P. - Exercises 2  

      2.Betty Schrampfer Azar - Understanding And Using English Grammar (3Rd Ed) - Advanced - Longman

  

THE PASSIVE

level: upper-intermediate

I.a.Put the sentences into passive.

1.They will say nothing more about the matter if someone returns the stolen gun.

2.People steal things from supermarkets every day; someone stole 20 bottles of whisky from this one.

3.People must not leave bicycles in the hall.
4.They are demolishing the entire block.
5.A doctor has examined the sick child.
6.A large number of people speak Spanish.
8.Somebody had slashed the picture with a knife.
9.Someone will serve refreshments.
10.They have found an unexploded bomb in Herbert Square, and they are evacuating the area.
11.People are destroying large areas of forest every day.
12.Water surrounds the island.


I.b.Passive forms with the infinitive and the gerund

1.We’ve arranged for someone to take us to the airport.
2.She likes people complimenting her on her work.
3.He expected us to offer him the job.
4.I don't like someone telling me what to do.
5.He deserved the army to give him an award for bravery.
6.He denied the company paying him any money for giving his advice to the company.
7.I avoided the bus running me down as it came round the corner.
8.I expect people to take me seriously when I talk about my problems.


I.c.
1.People believe that he has special knowledge.(He…
2.They say he is a spy. (He...
3.People know that he is armed. (It...
4.We consider that she is the best singer that Australia has ever produced. (It...
5.People believe that he is a terrorist.(He...
6.They expect that Rangers will win the Cup.(It...
7.They believe that the hostage is dead.(The hostage...
8.People think that man is related to apes.(It...

CAUSATIVE CASE

I.Rewrite the sentences using a have+object+p.p. construction. Omit the words in italics.

1.I paid a watchmaker to clean my watch.(I...

2.The old gypsy is telling Tom‘s fortune.(Tom …
3. I pay a window cleaner to clean my windows every month.(I...
4.I employed a plumber to examine my boiler.(I...
5.An artist is painting her portrait.(She …
6.They arranged for the police to arrest the man.(They...
7.He paid a lorry driver to tow the car to a garage.(He...
8. I pay a garage to service my car.(I...
9.I went to a jeweller and he pierced my ears for me.(I...
10.She arranged for someone to deliver a parcel to her house.(She...
11.This computer doesn't work. I must pay someone to fix it.(I...


KEY TO EXERCISES

PASSIVE

I.a
1.Nothing more will be said about the matter if the stolen gun is returned.
2.Things are stolen from supermarkets every day; 20 bottles of whisky were stolen from this one.
3.Bicycles must not be left  in the hall.
4.The entire block is being demolished.
5.The sick child has been examined by a doctor.
6.Spanish is spoken by a large number of people.
8.The picture had been slashed with a knife.
9.Refreshments will be served by someone.
10.An unexploded bomb has been found in Herbert Square, and the area is being evacuated .
11.Large areas of forest are being destroyed every day.
12.The island is surrounded by water.


I.b.
1.We’ve arranged to be taken to the airport.
2.She likes being complimented on her work.
3.He expected to be offered the job.
4.I don't like being told what to do.
5.He deserved to be given an award for bravery.
6.He denied being paid any money for giving his advice to the company.
7.I avoided being run down by the bus as it came round the corner.
8.I expect to be taken seriously when I talk about my problems.


I.c.
1.He is believed to have special knowledge.
2.He is said to be a spy.
3.It is known that he is armed.
4.It is considered that she is the best singer that Australia has ever produced.
5.He is believed to be a terrorist.
6.It is expected that Rangers will win the Cup.
7.The hostage is believed to be dead.
8.It is thought that man is related to apes.

CAUSATIVE CASE

I.

1.I had my watch cleaned.

2.Tom is having his fortune told.
3.I have my windows cleaned every month.
4.I had my boiler examined.
5.She is having her portrait painted by an artist.
6.They had the man arrested.
7.He had the car towed to a garage.
8.I have my car serviced in a garage.
9.I had my ears pierced.
10.She had a parcel delivered to her house.
11.I must have this computer fixed.