EXERCISE 3 – GRAMMAR

Rewrite the following sentences using inversions:

1. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
-> Had it not
2. Tom never seems worried about his future.
-> Never
3. She is so ignorant that she has never paid attention to any boys.
-> Such
4. You should never park on doub;e yellow lines.
-> Under no circumstances
5. John certainly can’t be held responsibilities for the accident.
-> In no way
6. There was a great castle directly in front of them.
-> Directly in front
Fill in the blanks with a/an/the. Put the X where none is required:
1. My ___ car is four years old, but it still runs well.
2. ___ chair that you are sitting is broken.
3. ___ Civil War was fought in ___ United States between 1861 and 1865.
4. We went by ___ train to the west of England.
5. ___ people who live in ___ Scotland are called the Scots.
7. This house is very nice. Has it got ___ garden?
8. There isn’t ___ airport near where I live. ___ nearest airport is 70 miles away.
9. Morse always plays ___ piano whenever she has free time.
10. It takes me ___ hour to finish my work.
11. Tosi speaks ___ Japanese at home.
12. A man and a woman were standing outside my house. ___ man looked like
the English but I don’t think ___ was a foreigner.
13. The Soviet Union was ___ country to send a man into ___ space.
14. Did you watch “Titanic” on ___ television or at ___ cinema?
15. Peru is ___ country in South America. ___ capital is Lima.
16. It was a beautiful day. ___ sun shone brightly in ___ sky.
17. It is said that Robin Hood robbed ___ rich and give the money to ___ poor.
18. On our trip to Spain, we crossed ___ Atlantic Ocean.
19. Life is not easy for ___ unemployed.
20. Mel’s mother is in ___ hospital, so we went to vist her last night.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions:
1. The shop assitant finally agreed ___ a full refund.
A. giving me B. to give me C. give to me D. to me to give
2. Bill asked me why ___ to go shopping with me.
A. I hadn’t invite him
B. hadn’t I invited him
C. hadn’t I invite him
D. I hadn’t invited him
3. “Don’t come to the interview late.”, my mom said.
A. My mom told me do not come to the interview late.
B. My mom told me did not come to the interview late.
C. My mom told me not coming to the interview late.
D. My mom told me not to come to the interview late.
4. “I’ll help you with your CV, Mary.”, Peter said.
A. Peter advised Mary to write her CV.
B. Peter promised to help Mary with her CV.
C. Peter advised Mary not to write her CV.
D. Peter wanted mary to help with the CV.
5. US scientists claim that they ___ a new vaccine agaisnt malaria.
A. were B. have developed C. had developed D. was developing
developed
6. The woman said she ___ in this company for over 30 years.
A. has been B. was working C. had been D. works
working working
7. The lecturer recommended ___ a number of books before the exam.
A. reading B. to read C. having read D. that we should
read
8. The boss ___ because he was always behind the deadlines.
A. threantened to dismiss him
B. suggested him to dismiss
C. threatened him to dismiss
D. promised him to dismiss
9. “Go ahead. Jump again.”, the instructor ___ .
A. urged B. promised C. demanded D. required
10. “ ___ “, Jim offered.
A. Can I get you a drink?
B. May I drink?
C. Do you want a drink?
D. Could I drink?
11. “ ___ “, the worker refused.
A. We would like to work overtime.
B. We had better work overtime.
C. We’re afraid that we really don’t want to work overtime.
D. We’re willing to work overtime.
12. Ellie asked Stan ___ to look at the new catalogue.
A. did he want B. do you want C. whether she D. if he wanted
wants
13. Stephen ___ me he’d bought that suit in a sale.
A. said B. spoke C. told D. claimed
14. When I last saw Maria, she told me she V pf applying for another jb, but now
she’s changed her mind.
A. thought B. is thinking C. was thinking D. has been
thinking
15. “What did they say when they realized you weren’t a shoplifter?” – “They
apologized ___ me.”
A. to doubt B. they had C. for doubting D. the doubt of
doubted
16. “What did Carrie say to you?” – “She asked me ___ I went abroad.”
A. that B. whether C. for D. about
17. It’s about time Mrs.Richards apologized to me ___ me a gossip in front of
everybody.
A. to have called B. from calling C. that she called D. for having
called
18. She may claim ___ a PhD but nobody’s ever actuallly seen the sertificate.
A. having B. to have C. for having D. if she has
19. Tammy responded ___ that at least she’d never lied to her parents.
A. to say B. that she said C. by saying D. with having
said
20. The accused denied ___ in the vicinity of the murder scene.
 A. to have ever B. have ever been C. having been D.. ever having
been ever been
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting:
1. The more time you spend on preparing for the test, the high scores you may
get.
2. The more you pracitce speaking in your class, the more better you are at public
speaking.
3. The more better I study about endangered species, the more I worry about
their extinction.
4. The higher the unemployment rate is getting, so the crime rate is becoming.
5. Protein molecules are the most complex than the molecules of carbohydrates.
6. The life in the city is more comfortable than in the country.
7. The diameter of the Sun is more than one hundred times greater than the
Earth.
8. The most great trumpet player, Louis Amstrong, wnet from New Orleans in
1922 to join a band that helped spread jazz through phonograph recordings.
9. After the critics see the two plays, they will, as a result of their experience and
background, judge which is the most effective and moving.
10. The rate of stomach cancer is lowest in countries where people don’t eat
processed meat products than in tions where such foods are consumed.