... novel.
21 His mother's very proud of him.
22 The twins used to play rugby.
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1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: ... child . . . practise the piano for three hours a day.
15 Doctor: I can't come now.
Caller: You . . . come; he's terribly ill.
16 English children . . . stay at school till the age of 16.
17 ... Would you like to hear . . . story about . . . Englishman, . . . Irishman and . . . Scotsman?
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No. I've heard . . . stories about . . . Englishmen, . . . Irishmen and . . . Scotsmen before...
... (prepare)
7. I _____________ my secretary. (call)
8. I _____________ television. (watch)
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9. I _____________ our meals. (order)
10. He _____________ his wife. (call)
11. ... _________________
6. One million _________________
7. One hundred thousand _________________
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8. One hundred and eighteen _________________
9. Nine hundred and fifty-two _________________
10. ... television, _____________ she?
13. We’re returning to the hotel, _____________ we?
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Negative Questions
Fill in the blank to make the question negative. Use contractions.
1....
... my best.
10. I did everything I could.
11. I must go now.
12. Diamonds suit me.
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Assume that questions are addressed ... plays Italian music.
5. drinks English beer.
6. dances with a Greek girl.
7. uses an English dictionary.
8. has lunch in a Japanese restaurant.
9. listens to the news in English.
10. writes in Spanish.
11. ... the answer.)
12. talks English.
13. corrects the Spanish essays.
14. explains in English.
15. lectures in Spanish.
16. broadcasts in Spanish.
17. addresses students in English.
18. cooks a Spanish...
...
exactly alike.
15 Come on, children! time to get up! nearly breakfast time.
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Articles
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1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: ... the house?
In other English- speaking countries, however, the do forms are used almost exclusively. It
would therefore be possible to use do/did forms throughout the following exercises
(except ... child . . . practise the piano for three hours a day.
15 Doctor: I can't come now.
Caller: You . . . come; he's terribly ill.
16 English children . . . stay at school till the age of 16.
17...
... for the use of the
present perfect. The comments and the exercises here refer to correct grammar for
British English. In American English, it is often considered acceptable to use the past ... students
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Going to
There is no one 'future tense' in English. There are 4 future forms. The one which is
used most often in spoken English is ... colleagues and students
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Shall
We don't use 'Shall' very frequently in modern English, particularly in
American English.
It is used to make...