A.

Sentence Rewriting

1. Susan like indoor activities. She likes reading comics and watching movies. (such as)

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2. There are many ways to improve your writing skills. You can read more newspaper. You can

also do more practice. (For instance)

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3. Fanny had her yoga lesson yesterday. During the lesson, the mirror was shattered into small

pieces. (When)

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4. I am learning different languages. They are Japanese and French. (like)

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5. The dress she bought was too big. She bought the dress at H&M. (use a defining relative

clause)

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6. Mrs Stuart was the school principal. She is retired now. (use a non-defining clause)

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7. The bread I bought us already stale. I bought the bread this morning. (use a defining relative

clause)

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8. The Jeffersons live next door. They own a black BMW. (use a non-defining clause)

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9. wonderful / country parks / visit / locals (use adjective pattern with “to”)

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10. clever / ask about the details / my mother / before signing the agreement / be (start with

adjective pattern “It”)

It _________________________________________________________________________
11. thoughtful / clean up / you / the classroom / after the activity / be (use adjective pattern with

“enough”)

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12. safe / some berries / eat / not / be (use adjective pattern with “to”)

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13. eager / success story / she / share / her / to / the audience / be (use adjective pattern with “to”)

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14. I want to join the party this weekend, but I have to attend an important meeting. (use “if”)

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15. I am not a class representative. I can’t take part in this activity. (use “if”)

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16. He snatched the book off her. It was a rude thing to do. (use adjective pattern beginning with

“It”)

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B. Pronouns

Fill in the blanks with possessive pronouns, possessive adjectives or reflective pronouns.

Tim and Ann are brother and sister who always argue.

Tim: This is (1)____________________ toy car. Don’t take it away.

Ann: No! (2)____________________ toy cars look almost the same. I am sure this is
(3)____________________ because it has my name on it. It is not (4)
____________________.

However, sometimes they can work very well together and can be very sweet children.

One morning, they got up very early to give their parents a surprise. Then they decided to

make some breakfast by (5)____________________. While they were in the kitchen, Tim

hurt (6)____________________ when he tried to cut some bread with a sharp knife, and

Ann burnt (7)____________________ while she was making some hot tea. After that,

they decided never to make breakfast without their parents’ help again.

Fill in the blank with suitable pronous.

(A: Peter; B: Peter’s mum)

A: Mum, I am playing a computer game with several players online.

B: Are they (1)____________________ friends?

A: No. I have never met (2)____________________ before.

B: Stop it then.

A: No. This is my freedom.

B: Who say this is (3)____________________? You do not know how to protect

A: Why can Mr Lau let his son do that?

B: This is his own family’s policy. We have (5)____________________

A: Yes.
C. Conditionals

Complete part of the transcript of a recorded survey below using conditional sentences.

Officer: Good afternoon, this is CityBike. We are conducting a survey with our customers and

I’d like to ask you a few questions. Do you have a minute?

(1)_________________________________________ (I / give you a discount code)

for your next ride if (2)_________________________________________ (you /

finish the survey).

Benny: Yes, sure.

Officer: Do you wear a helmet when you ride our bikes?

Benny: Not really. I feel uncomfortable wearing a helmet.

Officer: (3)_________________________________________ (you / ride around the streets),

(4)_________________________________________ (you / wear helmet). Do you

know that (5)_________________________________________ (you / be / fine / for

cycling without a helmet) if (6)_________________________________________

(you / be / in Japan).

Benny: Perhaps you’re right. By the way, I have a question. How can I switch on the light of

a bike?

Officer: (7)_________________________________________ (the light / switch on

automatically) if (8)_________________________________________ (you / step on

the pedals). It relies on kinetic energy to power it.

Benny: I see! Thanks for telling me.

You see a job advertisement for a clinic assistant. Use the highlighted sentence to form relative.

One has been done for as an example.

Clinic Assistant Wanted

e.g. Kak Clinic was established in 1996. It is situated right at the city center.

1. The clinic is rapidly expanding. It is currently looking for high caliber

candidates to join the team. 2. The position is full time. It requires candidates

to have two years' relevant experience. 3. The clinic assistant is required to

be on duty 6 days a week. He/ she has to work 8 hours a day. 4. The

successful candidate may have to work in Causeway Bay. Our clinic organises

booths as well as other promotional activities occasionally there. 5. The

application deadline for the position is 12 October. The position is an excellent

opportunity for you to develop your career. Send your application to

[email protected] now!

e.g. K&K Clinic, which is situated right at the city center, was established in 1996.

1. ___________________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________________