Dec 13, 2016
UNIT 96 • ~ing and ~ed clauses (the woman talking to Tom, the boy injured in the accident)
- Make one sentence from two. Use the information in brackets to make an ‘~ing’ clause. Sometimes the ‘~ing’ clause goes in the middle of the new sentence; sometimes it goes at the end.
- I was woken up by a bell. (The bell was ringing.)
I was woken up by - I didn’t talk much to the man. (The man was sitting next to me on the plane.)
I didn’t talk much to the - The taxi broke down. (The taxi was taking us to the airport.)
The taxi - At the end of the street there is a path. (The path leads to the river.)
At the end of the street - A new factory has just opened in the town. (The factory employs 500 people.)
A new factory - The company sent me a brochure. (The brochure contained all the information I needed.)
The company sent me
- I was woken up by a bell. (The bell was ringing.)
- Make one sentence from two, beginning as shown. Each time make an ‘~ed’ clause.
- A boy was injured in the accident. He was taken to hospital.
The boy - A window was broken in the storm last night. It has now been repaired.
The window - A number of suggestions were made at the meeting. Most of them were not very practical.
Most of the suggestions - Some paintings were stolen from the museum. They haven’t been found yet.
The paintings - A man was arrested by the police. What was his name?
What was the name
- A boy was injured in the accident. He was taken to hospital.
- Complete the sentences using one of the following verbs in the correct form:
blow ○ call ○ invite ○ live ○ offer ○ read ○ ring ○ sit ○ study ○ work - I was woken up by a bell
A lot of the people to the party cannot come.
Life must be very unpleasant for people near busy airports.
A few days after the interview, I received a letter me the job.
Somebody Jack phoned while you were out.
There was a tree down in the storm last night.
When I entered the waiting room it was empty except for a young man by the window a magazine.
Ian has got a brother in a bank in London and a sister economics at university in Manchester.
- I was woken up by a bell
- Use the words in brackets to make sentences using ‘there is’, ‘there was’ etc.
- That house is empty. (nobody / live / in it)
There - The accident wasn’t serious. (nobody / injure)
There - I can hear footsteps. (somebody / come)
There - The train was full. (a lot of people / travel)
There - We were the only guests at the hotel. (nobody else / stay there)
There - The piece of paper was blank. (nothing / write / on it)
There - There are regular English courses at the college. (a course / begin / next Monday)
There
- That house is empty. (nobody / live / in it)
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