WRITE QUESTIONS:
1. Everyone who knew him and Olivia thought he adored her.
2. Stephen was down on his right knee.
3. His being there now was owing to some funny accident.
4. After orange juice and coffee Olivia felt ready for her role
of the horrified widow.
5. The dressing gown she was wearing was long, pink and flimsy.
6. The officer's weapon shone in the dark
7. He sent him out of the room so as to speak to the visitor
about the affair.
8. Mrs Pitts had been trying to phone them every five minutes
since 11.00 a.m.
9. The hammer appeared behind the laurel bushes by the front
gate.
10. It stood there for 2 hours.
REPORTED SPEECH
1.
I’m living the adventure of my life,” Banderas
said.
2.
“I was taught information technology in this
course,” she said.
3.
My aunt said: “Single men should drive slowly
if they want to live longer”
4.
He said: “We are here today to reach
consensus”
5.
Julia said: “We will meet our new instructor
tomorrow”
6.
He said to one of them: “Let me see the
streets once more before I die.
7.
“Please, don’t say anything to him”, he said
8.
“Don’t talk to me like that,” said his mother.
9.
He asked: “Do you often play rugby?”
10.
Michael asked her: “Where did
you find these trainers?
PASSIVE VOICE
(ACTIVE INTO PASSIVE)
1.
They awarded Helen a prize for her excellent
marks.
2. They may ask Tom a few questions about
his attendance.
3. Someone gave her a DVD player for
Christmas.
4. Are they going to redecorate the shop
during the holidays?
5. They’ll send her a free replacement
next week.
(PASSIVE INTO ACTIVE)
1.
Speed limit has to be
introduced gradually.
2.
The runways are being
lengthened at all the main airports.
3.
The damaged ship was
being towed into the harbour when the towline broke.
4.
The ship was put into
quarantine and passengers and crew were forbidden to land.
5.
He was made to walk
along a chalked line and repeat complicated tongue-twisters.
(IMPERSONAL PASSIVE)
1. People know that he is armed.
2. People believe that Germans drink a lot of beer.
3. People say that the
Prime Minister and his wife are getting divorced.
4. They
reported that the home team had won.
5. People think the government will fall.
RELATIVE CLAUSES
1.
I liked the house. Its roof was made of red
tiles
2.
A spade is a tool. You dig with it.
3.
Here is the museum. I told you about it.
4.
I can't respect politicians. Their only ambition
is to be in power.
5.
This is the man. We bought the ring from him.
6.
Where is the cassette? We listened to it.
REPHRASING
1.
She started drinking too much alcohol two years
ago.- She has
2. I
don’t have a computer so I can’t type the essay on English grammar.- If
3. Despite
having been vaccinated she caught the flu.- Although she
4. “We
will arrest them for illegal entry in the country”, the policeman said.- The
policeman said.
5. The
teacher glued the pieces of the broken toy.- The pieces
- Passive:
Change from active into passive:
