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Form complete sentences with the given if-clauses and hints. Follow the example.
Example: If-clause
Hint
Hint
be late for school
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2. If you eat too much chocolate
get fat
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3. If Joe does not hurry
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4. If you go swimming every day
be healthy
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5. If I were you
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6. If I lost all my hair
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7. If you were an astronaut
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8. If I won Mark Six
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9. If I had left home earlier
not be late
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10.If Peter had come to the party
meet my sister
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11.If you had worked hard
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12.If Susan had worked faster
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Name: ______________
Class: _______________
No.: ________________
If you put (simple present tense) ice into hot water, it melts (simple present
tense).
If you lack (simple present tense) exercise, you will get (simple future tense)
weak.
If you were (simple past tense) May, you would understand (would + bare
infinitive) her feelings.
d. A sentence talking about something that could have happened in the past but did
not.
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If you had repaired (past perfect tense) the car, you would have avoided
(would have + past participle) the accident.
2. Exercises
A. Form complete sentences with the given if-clauses and hints. Follow the example.
Example: If-clause
Hint
p.1
If-clause
Hint
1. If water boils
turn to steam
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2. If a stone is thrown into water
sink
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3. If we do not bring a compass
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4. If you get up late
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5. If you eat too much chocolate
get fat
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6. If Joe does not hurry
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7. If you go swimming every day
be healthy
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8. If I were you
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9. If I lost all my hair
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10. If you were an astronaut
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p.2
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12. If I had left home earlier
not be late
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13.If Peter had come to the party
meet my sister
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14.If you had worked hard
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15.If Susan had worked faster
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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. If you get up late, you will be late for school.
2. If you eat too much chocolate, you will get fat.
3. If Joe does not hurry, he will miss the train.
4. If you go swimming every day, you will be healthy.
5. If I were you, I would not talk to Mary.
6. If I lost all my hair, I would look very ugly.
7. If you were an astronaut, you would be a hero of the country.
8. If I won Mark Six, I would buy a big house for my parents.
9. If I had left home earlier, I would not have been late.
10.If Peter had come to the party, he would have met my sister.
11.If you had worked hard, you would have passed the test.
12.If Susan had worked faster, she would have finished the report earlier.
REPORTED SPEECH
1. How old are you? Mike asked me.
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2. Is Joseph a smart boy? Betty asked her classmate.
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3. Did you see the face of the robber? the policeman asked Mr Lee.
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4. What do you think about the school library? the teacher asked the students.
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5. What clothes can I wear on a dress-down day? I asked Bonnie.
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6. How do you go to school? Steven asked me.
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7. Have you seen the great movie Titanic before? David asked May.
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8. Do you want any coffee? I asked Karen.
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9. Which dress do you like most? Kitty asked her sister.
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10. When did you arrive at the cinema? Andy asked his girlfriend.
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11. The government should pay effort to keep Hong Kong clean. Tony said.
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12. The bank will go bankrupt soon because of poor management. Joe said.
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13. I went to an important meeting this morning. Mr Chan said.
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14. The students work very hard in the exam. The teacher said.
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15. I was watching TV at home at that time. The suspect told the police.
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REPORTED SPEECH
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. Mike asked me how old I was.
2. Betty asked her classmate if Joseph was a smart boy.
3. The policeman asked Mr Lee if he had seen the face of the robber.
4. The teacher asked the students what they thought about the school library.
5. I asked Bonnie what clothes I could wear on a dress-down day.
6. Steven asked me how I went to school.
7. David asked May if she had seen the great movie Titanic before.
8. I asked Karen if she wanted any coffee.
9. Kitty asked her sister which dress she liked most.
10. Andy asked his girlfriend when she had arrived at the cinema.
11. Tony said that the government should pay effort to keep Hong Kong clean.
12. Joe said that the bank would go bankrupt soon because of poor management.
13. Mr Chan said that he had gone to an important meeting that morning.
14. The teacher said that the students worked very hard in the exam.
15. The suspect told the police that he/she had been watching TV at home at that time.
Purpose
I work hard
Purpose
solve the deficit problem
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2. The teacher held extra tutorial classes
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3. Peter took a short cut
arrive punctually
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4. Mary eats little
lose weight
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5. The school held a fun fair
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6. The police had a sudden raid
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7. The government passed a new law
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8. David borrowed money from the bank
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9. My uncle bought a new flat
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10.Joe jumped into the water
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Noun
To-infinitive
the government
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2. illegal
people
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3. dangerous
drivers
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4. controversial
the government
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5. impossible
students
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6. unacceptable
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7. nice
you
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8. stupid
teenagers
to commit suicide
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9. irresponsible
parents
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10. careless
pedestrians
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11. brave
the policeman
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12. polite
Mary
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PRONOUNS
A. Fill in the table below.
Subject
Object
me
we
you
he
she
it
they
Possessive my
Adjective
Possessive mine
Reflexive myself
B. Correct the underlined mistakes below by writing the correct words in the blanks
on the right.
1. Davids bicycle is more expensive than me.
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________
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4. Peter will do the report him. He does not need any help.
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________
________
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PRONOUNS
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
A. Fill in the table below.
Subject
We
You
He
She
It
They
Object
me
us
you
him
her
it
them
our
your
his
her
its
their
Possessive mine
ours
yours
his
hers
its
theirs
Reflexive myself
herself
itself
themselves
Possessive my
Adjective
B. Correct the underlined mistakes below by writing the correct words in the blanks
on the right.
1. Davids bicycle is more expensive than me.
mine
him
Its
4. Peter will do the report him. He does not need any help.
himself
yourselves
yours
our
she
them
yours
MAKING COMPARAISONS
Combine the sentences below with the words given in brackets.
1. Johns handwriting is good. Mays handwriting is better. (better than)
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2. Tom is intelligent. Jack is more intelligent. (not as intelligent as)
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3. Betty is pretty. Helen is prettier. (not so pretty as)
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4. Tony is 1.7m tall. Mark is 1.7m tall. (as tall as)
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5. My camera costs $1000. Your camera costs $500. (more expensive than)
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6. Kitty earns $10,000 per month. Sammy earns $20,000 per month. (earn less than)
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7. If I work harder, I earn more. (the harder, the more)
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8. If you write the application letter sooner, your chance of getting the job will be
greater. (the sooner, the greater)
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9. The quality of Toms TV is good. The quality of my TV is better. (superior)
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10. Peggys performance is good. Evas performance is better. (inferior)
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11. I like staying at home. I like watching a movie more. (prefer)
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12. Gary likes a common dictionary. Gary likes an electronic dictionary more. (prefer)
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MAKING COMPARAISONS
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. Mays handwriting is better than Johns.
2. Tom is not as intelligent as Jack.
3. Betty is not so pretty as Helen.
4. Tony is as tall as Mark.
5. My camera is more expensive than yours.
6. Kitty earns less than Sammy does.
7. The harder I work, the more I earn.
8. The sooner you write the application letter, the greater your chance of getting the
job will be.
9. The quality of my TV is superior to that of Toms.
10. Peggys performance is inferior to Evas.
11. I prefer watching a movie to staying at home.
12. Gary prefers an electronic dictionary to a common one.
CONFUSING WORDS
Fill in the following blanks with the correct words given in brackets.
1. Henry fell ______________ (sleepy / asleep) during the English lesson this morning.
2. I feel ______________ (sleepy / asleep) now as I have studied for five hours.
3. Cindy was ______________ (injured / offended) by Tonys remarks at the party last night.
4. How much did the dentist ______________ (charge / cost) you?
5. Keep the ______________ (money / change), the tourist said to the taxi driver.
6. I am ______________ (dissatisfied / unsatisfactory) with my poor exam results
7. Joe is ______________ (dishonest / unhonest) because he lies all the time.
8. The waiter is yelling at the customer. He is very ______________ (impolite / inpolite).
9. The students have done a ______________ (good / well) project.
10. The students have done the project ______________ (good / well).
11. Sam works very ______________ (hard / hardly) in order to make a living.
12. Sam is so lazy that he ______________ (hard /hardly) can make a living.
13. Peter arrived ______________ (late / lately) for the meeting this morning.
14. Peter has been promoted ______________ (late / lately).
15. Linda ______________ (near / nearly) missed her train yesterday morning.
16. Linda lives ______________ (near / nearly) to her school.
17. I tried to help her but she took no ______________ (attention / notice) of my advice.
18. It ______________ (took / used) me about half an hour to change the tyre.
19. Janets application has been turned down because she doesnt have the
______________ (quality / qualifications) required.
20. I did not believe Bettys story. It was ______________ (incredible / incredulous)
CONFUSING WORDS
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. Henry fell asleep during the English lesson this morning.
2. I feel sleepy now as I have studied for five hours.
3. Cindy was offended by Tonys remarks at the party last night.
4. How much did the dentist cost you?
5. Keep the change, the tourist said to the taxi driver.
6. I am dissatisfied with my poor exam results
7. Joe is dishonest because he lies all the time.
8. The waiter is yelling at the customer. He is very impolite.
9. The students have done a good project.
10. The students have done the project well.
11. Sam works very hard in order to make a living.
12. Sam is so lazy that he hardly can make a living.
13. Peter arrived late for the meeting this morning.
14. Peter has been promoted lately.
15. Linda nearly missed her train yesterday morning.
16. Linda lives near to her school.
17. I tried to help her but she took no notice of my advice.
18. It took me about half an hour to change the tyre.
19. Janets application has been turned down because she doesnt have the
qualifications required.
20. I did not believe Bettys story. It was incredible.