Advanced English Grammar and Sentence Transformations

Verb Tense and Preposition Practice

Key: Been watching / To / Due to

• Susan is neither worried nor nervous about the exams.
• He told me: "Don’t call me ever again."
• My parents asked me where I had gone with my friends.
• He shouldn’t have blamed me for what he did.
• The hotel which/that my father only likes has got amazing views of the sea.

Relative Clauses and Passive Voice

Key: Had bought / Off / Such a

• The secretary could not send the document in time.
• The committee, whose decisions I usually agree with, provided a way out of this situation.
• We will get our house designed by a friend of ours next month.
• The campaign will have been launched before Christmas (by the company).

Reported Speech and Conjunctions

Key: Hadn’t eaten / Woke up / From / Can't

• I am looking forward to hearing from him.
• Mary told me not to expect that Peter would do all the housework.
• The cake was so good that nothing was left.
• When did the referendum take place?
• Here is the photograph of the villa where we stayed for a long weekend.

Modal Verbs and Gerunds

Key: Will be climbing / Gets / Over / Due to

• The students have to be informed about the situation.
• What is the new teacher like?
• I love this watch, which my grandfather gave me.
• I don’t feel like going out with them.
• Mike is too tired to go on.

Noun Clauses and Adjectives

Key: Was doing / Written / Ought to / Of

• We want to know where our dog is.
• Nobody believes (that) you are going to get such a well-paid job.
• He isn’t old enough to vote.
• He might have broken the window.
• Anna, who is studying in Milan, designs her own clothes.

Business English and Questions

Key: Having / Have been writing / As / Out

• Why don't we exchange our business cards?
• She asked her assistant to make ten copies of that report for the meeting.
• You wouldn't prefer to stay/staying for dinner, would you?
• Are you the person that/who has applied for the job twice?
• "Was the oven cleaned yesterday by Andrew?"

Wishes and Relative Pronouns

Key: To close / Had / On / Whose

• I wish I could have helped you more.
• Max asked me: "How much has your new car cost?"
• They are painting my house next week.
• Aikido is an ancient sport which/that requires strength and agility.
• Why did she keep the party secret?

Comparatives and Passive Structures

Key: Getting up / Not go / By / Nobody

• It is silly to believe everything people say.
• No one is as rich as Bill Gates.
• Big Ben, which stands on the River Thames, was formally known as St. Stephen’s Tower until 2012.
• How many students were there in the school meeting yesterday?
• More than 100 people are believed to apply for the job.

Superlatives and Prepositions

Key: Have had / Blew / Up / Too

• I need you to keep on working hard.
• She asked me where Joan’s teacher was.
• This is the prettiest home I have ever seen.
• My brother always gets up later than me.
• This is the club (to) which many celebrities belong (to).

Advanced Syntax and Preferences

Key: Having passed / Have been visiting / On / From

• The Shanghai city landscape, which seems to be never-ending, is beautiful.
• I last went to a Rolling Stones concert 25 years ago.
• You should not care too much about what the world says.
• I would rather die of passion than of boredom / of boredom than of passion.