VIII. Rewrite the sentences.
1. He can play well though, he is old.
.... Þ In spite of ..........................................................................................
2. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
.... Þ I object ..............................................................................................
3. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
.... Þ On......................................................................................................
4. Please don’t say things like that.
.... Þ I wish you ..........................................................................................
5. I admitted it was my fault for burning the toast.
.... Þ I took the blame ................................................................................
6. She’s pleased to be going away on holiday soon.
.... Þ She’s looking ....................................................................................
7. They took away his passport so that he wouldn’t leave the country.
.... Þ They prevented .................................................................................
8. Eventually he managed to make her answer the question.
.... Þ Eventually..........................................................................................
9. I am fond of my nephew although he behaves terribly.
.... Þ I am fond of my nephew in ...............................................................
10. The south of England is drier than the north.
Þ There is not
IX. Complete the following sentences with an expression formed from COME and GO.
1. I have a lovely silver teapot that I came ....................... in an antique shop.
2. I don’t really think your purple hat goes ......................... the green coat.
3. That milk smells terrible. It must have gone ...................
4. We’d belter get back to the boat quickly, because the tide is going to go........................ soon, and we might get stuck on the sand.
5. It was a brilliant plan, and it’s a pity that it didn’t come ........................
6. Those remarks tend to come right .................. ................. the blue, and anyone not knowing him is invariably shocked.
7. You’ll have to go ....................... the figures again; they don’t balance.