1. “Why didn’t I ask Linda for her phone number?” thought Sam. ONLY
🡪 “___________________________________________for her phone number!” thought Sam.
2. I waited for him until 6.30 and then gave up. WHICH
🡪 I waited for him until 6.30, ______________________________________________gave up.
3. "You must stay and have dinner with us!" laura said to us. STAYING
🡪 Laura _____________________________________________________________for dinner.
4. "Get this dog out of the house now!" he shouted at me. DEMANDED
🡪 He __________________________________________the dog out of the house immediately.
5. The police never caught the culprit. COMMITTED
🡪 The police never caught ________________________________________________the crime.
6. "I'm the greatest footballer of all time." he said. BOASTED
🡪He ________________________________________________________ footballer of all time.
7. If anyone can understand this application form, they are cleverer than I am. IS
🡪Anyone ______________________________________________________ cleverer than I am.
8. “Do you think your grandmother was offended by what I said?” Hoa asked Tom. EXCEPTION
🡪 Hoa asked Tom whether he thought ______________________________________________.
Part 2. Error correction: Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting in each of the following sentences:
1. Children subjected to violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect are in risk of death, poor physical and mental health, HIV/AIDS infection, and educational problems.
A. Subjected to B. in C. mental D. HIV/AIDS infection
2. Thanks to his obstinacy, he achieved what he wanted. If he were discouraged earlier by this failure, he would not have reached his aims.
A. Thanks to B. what C. were D. earlier
3. Of all seashore plants, seaweeds are best able to tolerate long periods out of water, followed by long periods covering by water.
A. Of B. best C. by D. covering
4. The Nobel Prize winning candidate, together with his wife and children, are staying in Sweden after the presentation.
A. winning B. with C. are D. after
5. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction.
After driving B. realized C. has been driving D. in