VI. Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.

1.           Her parents named her after her grandmother.

was   She ……………………… her grandmother.

2.           Most people think that broken homes cause a lot of social problems.

thought   It ………………………… cause a lot of social problems.

3.           An editor will check the article.

be   The article …………………………        an editor.

4.           The traffic warden will give you a ticket if you park there.

be   You ……………………………. if you park there.

5.           A lot of men enjoy football.

is   Football ……………………. a lot of men.

6.           The builder will have finished the extension by July.

been   The ………………………….. by July.

7.           The teacher has given the students their homework.

have   The ……………………… their homework.

8.           They are blaming Martin for the accident.

is   Martin ……………………….. for the accident.

9.           They are going to preview the film tomorrow evening.

is   The film …………………………… tomorrow evening.

10.       They will have settled the matter by this afternoon.

been   The matter ……………………...          by this afternoon.

Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words 1.The headmaster let the boys leave the school. ( were ) - The boys ________the school. 2.She prefers working to staying at home.( than ) - She prefers ________ at home. 3.They spent three days finishing the project. ( them ) - It _________ finish the project. 4.The soup is so hot that she can’t eat it. ( hot ) - The soup ________ to eat. 5.Could you water the flowers? ( mind ) - Would _______ the flowers? 6.She prefers watching TV to listening to music. ( rather ) - She’d _________ to music. 7.They made the children study for five hours a day. ( were ) - The __________ for five hours a day. 8.He finds driving on the left difficult. ( used ) - He _________ on the left. 9.The tiles on their roof need replacing. ( need ) - They _________ the tiles on their roof. 25.He doesn’t want her to work as a waitress ( objects ) He ________as a waitress.

COMPLETE THE SENTECES USING THE WORDS IN BOLD. USE TWO TO FIVE WORDS

1. unfortunately we couldn't find a better solution in the time available

best unfortunately it was the best solution we could find in the time available.

2.spanish and portugese are said to be alike.

similar spanish is .......................................................................portugese.

3. i've never eaten such a hot curry

the it's...................................................................i've ever eaten.

4. she is extremely disrespectful to her colleagues.

way she behaves .......................................................................to her colleagues.

5. sheila is not as talented as her sister.

less sheila is.......................................................................her sister.

6. she was the best prepared of all the candidates.

than she was...................................................................all the candidates.

7. as prices increase , the cost of living becomes higher.

the the.............................................................................the cost of living becomes.

8. she writes very creatively!

creative she............................................................writer.

9. george made the same number of mistakes as peter.

as george made............................................................peter.

10. it's more expensive to live in london that in liverpool.

not it's....................................................................to live in liverpool as in london.

11. macmahon is the most skilful player in the team .

as no one else in the team ................................................................macmahon.

12. the seller wouldn't accept a lower offer.

lowest it was..............................................................the seller would accept.

13. she's the most eccentric person i've ever met.

never i've.........................................................eccetric person.

14. as she gets richer, she becomes more extravagant.

the the ........................................extravagant she becomes.

15. we've never had such a heated argument before.

most it.............................................................we've ever had.

16. the boss is very friendly to her staff.

way the boss behaves ..........................................................to her staff.

17. she received the same number of gifts as her cousin on her birthday.

many she received ...................................................her cousin on her birthday