Collocations, Sentence Completion and Rewriting Exercises

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Match: Answer Key and Word Groups

MATCH: 3, 4, 2, 5, 6, 1

Complete: Word and Phrase Lists

COMPLETE:

all in all, no longer, make a go, just the, no such, have a go, well worth
devoted, appreciation, player, remarkable, originally, enjoyment, useful, rewording, description, currently
According to the plan, this area is going to be turned into; they must have been taken away; he has just been invited; clearly it had not been cleaned
in order to, so as not to, to, so that, so as not to
named, might, moved, no longer
appreciation, profit, original, security, devoted, acceptable
virtually, straight, stifling, regrets, summons, abroad, come along, slight
had bought, take, looked, would have come
popular, lively, trendy, rarely, relaxing, pretty, absolutely, breathtaking
virtually, abroad, regrets, a great deal, terrific, slight, turned out, stifling, got off
could, travel, send, had been, looked, had, knew
who, where, when, which, whose

Choose: Patterns and Connectors

CHOOSE:

1st rate: a b a b b a
in order, in reply, so as to, so that
despite, nevertheless, furthermore, whereas, even though

Rewrite: Phrases and Sentence Corrections

Phrases to Use

named after, is the real thing, might as well, gone shopping

Corrected and Improved Sentences

We should have been told about the accident.
A guide is showing the visitors around.
She is said to be a great cook.
The cake was made by a pro baker.

Short Expressions and Corrections

just the thing, the real, go bald, have a go, go broke, no such

Passive and Reported Structures

An arrest will soon be made.
David should have been told what happened.
All the parcels have been wrapped.
The streets must have been swept.
Jane's book is going to be published soon.
His version of the story is believed by everyone.

Be Going To / Continuous Passive Examples

We're going to get the windows cleaned.
He's having his portrait painted.
Next Tuesday I'm having my teeth checked.
She got the brakes of her car fixed at the garage.

Conditional and Wish Sentences

If I were you, I would go to the university.
I wish I had invited David to my party.
Mary wishes that Sally were her best friend.
If only I had married Bill.
As soon as she's got enough money, she will buy a car.
She could have called if she had wanted to.

Relative Clauses and Examples

I finally met Jon, with whom I have ...
The 9 film, about which everyone ...
This small restaurant, about which few people ...
Cathy, on whom you can depend to get ...
That girl, with whom you've ...

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