A practical english grammar - Vyssaja skola 1978
Exercises
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Exercise 1. Question words. Make questions to which these sentences are the answers. Use the question word suggested by the italicized word in the answer.
Example:
He went to school.
Where did he go?
1. John likes ice cream.
2. Bob answered the question.
3. The letter came yesterday.
4. Helen found some eggs in the barn.
5. Mr. Simms put his keys in the drawer.
6. I saw Carla at the dance.
7. Mrs. Douglas is writing a letter.
8. The weather was sunny.
9. Dave broke the stick with his hands.
10. We met them a long time ago.
11. Rita was holding a kitten.
12. The movie was terrible.
13. This book is Howard’s.
14. Al is outside.
15. He took the history book.
16. This is Jerry’s.
17. He came in because it was raining.
18. She spells her name with two fs.
19. Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
20. The rear door was damaged.
Exercise 2. Dummy subject IT. The sentences below have noun substitutes for subjects. Put these subjects after the verb and use the dummy subject it before the verb.
Example:
To understand these rules is not difficult.
It is not difficult to understand these rules.
1. That he failed the examination is probable.
2. To lose one’s keys is very annoying.
3. That he missed the boat is a shame.
4. To make cloth by hand is difficult.
5. To stay indoors on a fine day is too bad.
Exercise 3. Indirect speech. Below are some statements surrounded by quotation marks (“ ”). Report these statements using the pattern for indirect speech.
Example:
John said, “I’m tired.” (direct speech)
John said he was tired. (indirect speech)
1. Mary said, “I want some more milk.”
2. Mr. Owens said, “I remember you.”
3. The mailman said, “There aren’t any letters.”
4. Dick said, “I have a new car.”
5. Mr. Wilson said, “I’m reading an interesting book.”
Exercise 4. Indirect speech. Below are some yes-no questions. Report these questions using indirect speech.
Example:
Mary said, “Do you like apples?”
Mary asked me if I liked apples.
1. Dick said, “Are you a teacher?”
2. John said, “Do you speak French?”
3. Harry said, “Is your name Charles?”
4. Miss Dean said, “Do you know the answer?”
5. Jim said, “Is dinner ready?”
Exercise 5. Indirect speech. Below are some question-word questions.
Report these questions using indirect speech.
Example:
Tom said, “Where are you going?”
Tom asked me where I was going.
1. “Where is the teacher?” Mary asked me.
2. Mr. Tyler asked me, “What time do you eat dinner?”
3. Bob asked Charles, “Why aren’t you in school?”
4. “Who is your favorite actor?” Mary asked Betty.
5. “Which road did you take?” Mr. Doyle asked his friend.
6. Tom said to me, “Whose camera did you use?”
7. The teacher asked me, “What country are you from?”
8. The owner asked Tom, “How did the window get broken?”
9. Mrs. Thomas asked her daughter, “Why did you stay up so late?”
10. “Where is the latest report?” the director said to me.