Study

English 11º

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

  • His sister not only still cooks for him, but she also does his laundry.
    Not only does his sister still cook for him she also does the laundry.
  • Paraphrase: The instructions say you have to charge the phone for at least 12 hours. According ...
    According to the instructions, you have to charge the phone for at least 12 hours.
  • ______ he is making an effort, I don't think he'll pass the exam.
    Even though
  • We can use ___ and not instead of clauses after verbs like believe, guess, imagine, be afraid, appear, assume, seem, hope, presume, suspect and say "We don't know if the diamond is real but we believe ___."
    so
  • Correct if needed: Smith might possibly take over as leader but I don’t think it so.
    Smith might possibly take over as leader but I don’t think so.
  • Harry did his homework, even though he_____. (want)
    didn't want to
  • Combine the sentence into ine as directed. The phone was making a loud noise. It was vibrating on the table.
    The phone vibrating on the table was making a lot of noise.
  • Make one sentence from two. **That man over there is an artist. I don't remember his name.**
    That man over there, whose name I don't remember, is an artist.
  • We use so or neither + auxiliary or be + subject to avoid repeating the exact same idea for a new subject: The old town is amazing and ____ ____ the views.
    so are
  • Negative inversion: He had never eaten such delicious fish and chips before.
    Never had he eaten such delicious fish and chips before.
  • Negative inversion. You won't find a better stadium than Old Trafford anywhere.
    Nowhere will you find a better stadium than Old Trafford.
  • She said she could use a computer but it was obvious that she ________.
    couldn't
  • Rewrite with an 'it' clause... The government appears to be planning to raise taxes.
    It appears that the government is planning to raise taxes.
  • Use conjuction. She wanted to study law in university. She told me so.
    She told me that she wanted to study law in university.
  • Some plants in this area are more than 20 years old. (It, say)
    it is said that some plants in this area are more than ....
  • I rarely eat Spanish food.
    Rarely do I eat Spanish food.
  • We can leave out repeated subjects, main verbs and auxiliaries after and, or, but and then when
    the subject is the same.
  • It _________ that the less children sleep, the more likely they are to behave badly.
    seems/ appears
  • Complete the sentence: I don’t know whether we’ll manage to see Martin on the weekend but I certainly hope _____.
    so
  • Cristiano Ronaldo rarely falls over during matches.
    Rarely does Cristiano Ronaldo fall over during matches.
  • These are words that are used to connect, manage, and organize the flow and structure of what we write and say.
    Discourse Markers
  • It is possible that the prisoners escaped to France. The prisoners may____
    The prisoners may have escaped to France
  • Complete the sentence with negative inversion: ( Seldom/ we/have) ________ friends over for a drink. We usually meet them at pubs or restaurants.
    ( Seldom/ we/have) ________ friends over for a drink. We usually meet them at pubs or restaurants...
  • Use "and" to turn these sentences into one. Avoid repeating "the mayor". The mayor has spent a lot of money. But the mayor has changed nothing.
    The mayor has spent a lot of money and changed nothing.
  • Relative clause: The man is a genius. He came up with this idea.
    The man is a genius who came up with this idea.
  • Distancing: People have suggested that birth order has a strong influence on children’s personality. Birth order ...
    Birth order is believed to have a strong influence ...
  • is it ok? The people most affected by a divorce are usually the children.
    Correct