Grammar Scan - Michael Swan David Baker 2008
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1 present and future verbs
1 A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Right. See 466.1.
2 All of them are right. See 466.2.
3 All of them are right. See 466.3.
4 A is more formal than B. See 466.8.
5 A, В and D ask for information; C is a request to do the shopping. See 218.4 and 220.3.
6 C is possible: see 220.3. A and В are wrong: see 471.2.
7 Both are right. If you thought A was wrong, see 243 and 466.5.
8 A. Right.
C. Wrong. See 214.2.
B. Right.
D. Right.
9 B. See 218.6.
10 A. See 220.4.
11 A. See 218.5.
2 past and perfect verbs
1 All of them. See 422.4 and 422.7.
2 Only C is right. See 426.1 and 491.3.
3 Only В is right. See 426.1 and 306.2.
4 Only В is right. See 426.1 and 630.4.
5 It’s a matter of politeness, not time. 'Distancing' by using past and progressive forms makes the invitations less direct and so more polite. See 426.2,436.1 and 436.2.
6 A. See 426.4.
7 Only Cis right. See 426.1.
8 Yes. See 74.2.
9 Both are right. For B, see 457.1.
10 B. See 457.3.
11 B. See 457.5.
12 already, before, ever, just and yet. See 457.7.
13 D is wrong. For the others, see 522.
14 В and E are the good ones. See 455 and 457.8-10.
15 We use a past tense to refer to a belief that has just been shown to be true or false. See 457.2.
16 The simple present perfect is normally used for longer or permanent situations, but the progressive is used to talk about continuous change, even if this is permanent. See 459.2.
17 A. See 423.3.
18 To indicate a separation between the two actions. See 424.1.
3 auxiliary verbs
1 A. Right. C. Wrong.
B. Wrong. D. Right.
See 89.
2 A. Right.
B. Right.
C. Possible in an informal style.
See 90.
3 All three are right. See 91.2 and 221.
4 Only A is natural. See 162.2.
5 Both are right. See 237.6.
6 В is wrong. See 237.7.
7 A. happen B. come C. dripping
See 238.3.
8 C. See 238.4.
9 Both are right. See 239.2.
10 A is formal, В is wrong, C is normal.
See 302.7.
4 modal verbs (1): can, could, may, might, must / have to, should
1 A and B. See 340.
2 В, C and D. See 122.8,339.1 and345.3.
3 A, В and D. See 122.8,339.1 and 345.3.
4 A. Wrong. B. Right. C. Right See 339.3 and 345.3.
5 Only A is right. See 123.1.
6 A. Wrong. B. Right. C. Right. See 122.5 and 123.2.
7 A. See 123.3.
8 C. See 123.4.
9 Both are right. See 123.5.
10 A. Right.
C. Right.
B. Wrong.
D. Right.
See 124.2 and 340.3.
11 You might have killed yourself is the traditionally correct form, but more and more people are now using may have with this meaning. See 339.3.
12 All four sentences are right. See 339.12. If you thought В or D were wrong, see 122.2 and 122.4.
13 A. See 342.
14 All three sentences are right. See 339.8.
15 C is less natural than the others. See 361.1.
16 Both are right. See 361.2.
17 A. The first refers to necessity; the second expresses certainty. See 361.3.
18 В is wrong. See 361.4.
19 A, В and C are all possible. See 521.1.
20 A and B. See 521.2.
21 В and C. See 520.1 and 520.2.
5 modal verbs (2): other modals and semi-modals
1 A. See 629.7.
2 A. See 629.7.
3 C. See 633.7.
4 A. Both. B. used to C. used to See 633.8.
5 A. Right. C. Right (but very unusual) B. Right. D. Wrong.
See 604.3.
6 A, В and C are right. See 366.1 and 366.2.
7 The sentence is correct in British English. See 151.2.
8 A. See 151.3.
6 structures with infinitives
1 Both are right. See 280.7.
2 Both are right. See 281.5.
3 Only A and В are right. See 284.4.
4 A. Right. C. Right.
B. Wrong. D. Wrong.
See 284.4.
5 В and E are right. See 284.4.
6 A. Right. B. Wrong.
See 284.4.
7 A. Right. C. Wrong. See 285.3.
B. Right. D. Wrong.
See 285.5.
8 They are all possible except D. See 286.1.
9 A. Right. D. Right. G. Wrong.
B. Right. E. Right. H. Right.
C. Wrong. F. Wrong.
See 287.1.
10 Only C is right. See 287.2.
11 B. See 287.3.
12 Both are right. See 288.2.
13 A and C are normal in British English. B, D and E are possible in informal American English. See 291.7.
14 A. The second is perhaps a little more formal. See 291.10 and 291.11.
15 C. See 292.1.
7 -ing forms and past participles
1 A. Right. C. Right.
B. Wrong. D. Right.
See 298.2.
2 Only В is possible. See 299.6.
3 All of them are right. See 299.11.
4 B. See 299.13.
5 В and Care right. See 299.15.
6 A. to read B. in working See 299.16.
7 A. coming B. play See 299.5.
8 С, E and H are not normal. See 409.3.
9 All three are right. See 409.4.
10 All of them. See 409.4.
11 A. See 410.1.
12 A. Wrong. B. Wrong. C. Right. See 410.2.
13 Concerned and involved. See 410.3.
14 A. much or very much
B. very
C. much or very much
D. very
E. much or very much See 410.4.
15 A and В are right. See 411.2.
16 Many people would consider A to be wrong (because it seems to say that the mountains were looking out of the window). The others are quite normal. See 411.4.
17 Both are right. See 411.5.
18 All of them are right except C. See 411.6.
8 passives
1 В and C. See 412.4.
2 A. at D. about, at G. to
B. of
E. with
H. with
C. about
F. at
I. with, in
See 410 and 413.
3 All of them are right. See 414.5.
4 A. We prefer to start sentences with points that have already been mentioned, putting new information at the end. See 414.2.
5 This makes it possible to keep the same topic (the hospital patient) as subject.
See 414.3.
6 B. We prefer to put heavy subjects at the end. See 414.4.
7 A. Right.
C. Wrong.
B. Wrong.
D. Right.
See416.1 and416.2.
8 A. Right.
C. Right.
B. Wrong.
D. Wrong.
See 417.2.
9 A. Right.
C. Wrong.
E. Wrong.
B. Right.
D. Right.
See418.1 and418.6.
10 All of them are right. See 419.
11 A, В and E. See 414.5.
9 verbs: some special structures
1 A. Right. D. Right (in British English). B. Wrong. E. Wrong C. Wrong.
See 610.3.
2 Bring and throw. See 610.6.
3 A. Prepositional verb.
B. Phrasal verb.
C. Phrasal verb.
D. Prepositional verb.
E. Phrasal verb.
F. Prepositional verb.
G. Phrasal verb.
See 599 and 600.
4 A. Informal.
C. Informal.
B. Unusual.
D. Formal.
See 452.3.
5 A. Wrong. B. Right. See 607.1.
6 B. The first is more formal. See 607.3.
7 A. See 607.4.
8 A. Wrong. B. Wrong. C. Right. See 607.5.
9 A. See 608.
10 All of them are right. See 609.1 and 609.2.
11 A. Formal. B. Formal. C. Wrong. See 567.2.
12 A. Formal. B. Normal. C. Normal. See 567.3 and 576.5.
13 A. Normal.
B. Normal (but perhaps a little more formal).
See 567.3.
10 nouns
1 All of them are right except D. See 524.3.
2 A. bacteria
C. criteria
E. Stimuli
B. crises
D. phenomena
See 524.2.
3 A. Right.
C. Wrong.
E. Wrong.
B. Right.
D. Right.
See 524.5.
4 A. The second.
C. The second.
B. Both.
D. Both.
See 524.6.
5 A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Right.
See 527.1.
6 Both are right. See 527.2.
7 A. Right. C. Right.
B. Wrong. D. Wrong.
See 527.3 and 527.4.
8 A is right if the marmalade is on the toast.
В is right if they are separate. See 527.5.
9 Both are normal. See 528.
10 Both are possible. See 529.1.
11 A. Right. D. Right.
B. Wrong.
E. Right
C. Right.
F. Wrong.
See 529.2 and 529.3.
12 В See 530.1.
13 All of them are right. See 530.2 and 530.3.
14 A. Right. D. Right. F. Right.
B. Right. E. Wrong. G. Right.
C. Wrong.
See 531.1 and 531.2.
15 Both are right. See 532.3.
16 A. Right. C. Wrong.
B. Right. D. Right.
See 532.4.
17 D. An old prescriptive rule has led to a preference for singular structures after none, particularly in a formal style. See 532.5.
18 All of them are right. See 532.6.
19 A. Right. C. Wrong.
B. Right. D. Right.
See 149.1 and 149.2.
20 Travel and weather. See 149.3.
21 Education, experience and knowledge. See 149.4.
22 A. Both. D. The first.
B. The second. E. Both.
C. The second.
See 440.1 and 440.2.
23 All three are wrong. See 386.1.
24 A. Wrong. D. Right. F. Wrong.
B. Wrong. E. Right. G. Right.
C. Right.
See 386.6-8.
11 pronouns
1 All three sentences are informal (and therefore not wrong in casual conversation). See 429.1.
2 A. Wrong. B. Right. C. Wrong. D. Right (but very informal and considered wrong in formal usage). See428.10 and 429.1.
3 A. Informal. B. Very formal. See 429.3.
4 A. Wrong.
B. Informal (and considered wrong in formal usage).
C. Wrong.
See 429.4.
5 Very formal: unusual in modern English. See 429.9.
6 One is only used for generalisations that could include the speaker/hearer. See 396.3 and 396.4.
7 One is used to generalise about the behaviour of individuals; it doesn’t refer to the collective behaviour of whole groups. See 396.3.
8 A. Right. B. Wrong.
See 493.3.
9 A. Optional. B. Wrong. C. Necessary. See 493.5.
10 C is necessary; all the others are wrong. See 493.9.
11 A. (B is possible in very informal speech.) See 171.2.
12 A. Right. B. Right. C. Wrong.
See 625.6.
13 Both are right. See 625.6.
12 determiners (1): articles, possessives and demonstratives
1 A and D. See 69.1.
2 A. Wrong. B. Right. See 69.2.
3 Both are right. See 69.3.
4 A. Right. C. Right.
B. Wrong. D. Wrong.
See 69.4.
5 Only D is right. See 69.6.
6 A. American English.
C. Both.
B. American English.
D. Both.
See 70.1.
7 Both without the. See 70.7.
8 All three are right. But A is more common with no article in British English, and C is also common without the. See 70.14.
9 A is more natural. See 70.15.
10 Only В is right. See 70.17.
11 Only Cis right. See 70.17.
12 Wrong. Its isn’t used without a following noun in British English. See 442.
13 All of them are right except C, which is not normal in standard English. See 589.7 and 589.8.
14 All of them are possible. For the differences, see 590.1.
15 A. See 590.2.
16 A. Wrong. B. Right.
See 590.4.
13 determiners (2): other determiners
1 A. Right.
D. Right.
F. Right.
B. Wrong.
E. Wrong.
G. Right.
C. Wrong.
See 36.3 (all), 110.4 (both) and 169.4 (each).
2 A. Wrong. B. Right. C. Right.
See 36.4.
3 Very unusual in modem English. See 38.3.
4 В (see 193.4) and D (see 36.6).
5 A. Right. C. Wrong.
B. Right. D. Right.
See 40.5.
6 All six are right. The on es with a plural verb are more informal. See 174.2 (either), 372.2 (neither) and 376.2 (none).
7 A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Right. D. Right. See 187.7.
8 A and В are right. See 231.1.
9 A is right. See 231.1.
10 В and C are right. See 231.1,231.4 and 231.5.
11 Cisunusual. See333.4.
12 A. are B. are
See 333.4 and 333.5.
13 Wrong. See 333.6.
14 A (see 357.3), C (see 355.1) and D (see 546.6).
For В (A lot of nurses... not A lot-nurses...) see 333.1.
15 Both are right. See 356.4.
16 A. Both (but some people consider less to be incorrect here).
B. less
See 320.1.
17 A. Right. B. Right. C. Wrong.
See 357.7.
18 A. Wrong. B. Right. C. Right.
See 376.3.
19 Both are right. See 542.4.
20 C. See 546.10.
14 adjectives and adverbs
1 Chairman Deputy and Professor Senior. See 13.1.
2 Present and proper. See 13.3.
3 A. a different life from this one (more normal than a life different from this one) B. a difficult problem to solve C. some people skilled in design See 13.5.
4 B, but not A. See 15.6.
5 A. Possible. C. Wrong.
B. Necessary. D. Necessary. See 16.2.
6 All of them are right except B. See 17.3.
7 A and C. (Both with one syllable.) See 18.
8 A. Unusual (in British English).
B. Normal. F. Wrong.
C. Normal. G. Normal.
D. Wrong. H. Wrong.
E. Normal.
See 24.8.
9 A. Normal.
C. Normal.
B. Emphatic.
D. Emphatic.
See 24.9.
10 В and D would be normal rather than emphatic in American English. See 24.11.
11 Both are natural. See 24.10.
12 For other examples, see 27.2.
13 For other examples, see 27.2.
14 A. Right. B. Right. C. Wrong. See 27.2.
15 A is right; В is wrong. See 27.2.
16 Away, back and out. See 20.
17 At, during, from and into. See 20.
15 comparison
1 B. See 136.6.
2 Both are right. See 136.9.
3 Both are right. See 136.10.
4 В is wrong. For the others, see 137.5.
5 В, C, D, F and G are right. E is possible but unusual. See 140.1 and 140.2. If you thought that less was wrong with a plural noun, see 320.1 and 312.9.
6 Right. See 141.1.
7 A (see 141.2) and D (see 57).
8 A. Right. C. Right.
B. Wrong. D. Right.
See 141.3.
9 A. Right. C. Right.
B. Wrong. D. Wrong.
See 141.4.
10 A. Right. C. Wrong.
B. Right. D. Right.
See 141.5.
11 D is wrong. All the others are right. See 141.6.
16 prepositions
1 A. above
B. above See 6.2 and 6.4.
2 Around is more typically American; round is more typically British. See 60.2.
3 A. between
C. between
B. between
D. among
See 105.2.
4 A. at D. x G. of I. in
B. into E. into H. to J. in
C. on F. in
See 449,450 and 451.1.
5 A. Informal. See 451.3.
B. Informal. See 451.11.
C. Informal. See 451.12.
6 A. Right. See 452.4.
B. Right. See 452.5.
C. Wrong. See 452.6.
D. Wrong. See 452.6.
7 All three are wrong. See 452.7.
8 It should be: The judge paid a lot of attention to the fact that the child was unhappy at home. See 453.3.
9 All of them are right except E. See 453.4.
17 questions, negatives and imperatives
1 A, Band E are correct. See 483.1-483.3.
2 All four are right. See 485.2.
3 A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Right in an informal style.
D. Right.
See 486.
4 A. I hope Alice isn't coming. See 369.2.
В. I don't think you've met my wife. See 369.1.
С. I don’t believe Henry's at home. See 369.1.
5 They are all natural except H, though E is rather formal. See 369.3.
6 A. Rather formal. C. Right.
B. Wrong.
See 369.4.
7 В and D are correct. See 370. On dialects and correctness, see 308 and 309.
8 A. Emphatic.
C. Wrong.
B. Normal.
D. Emphatic.
See 370.2.
9 A. Right.
B. Right.
C. Wrong. See 370.5.
10 A. Right. See 370.6.
B. Right. See 370.7.
11 All three are right.
See 268.5.
12 A. Right. C. Right.
B. Wrong. D. Wrong.
See 268.5.
18 linking words; verbs in subordinate clauses
1 A. Right. C. Right. E. Right.
B. Wrong. D. Right. F. Right.
See 53.
2 Yes, because but is a conjunction but however is an adverb. See 49.
3 Both are right. See 94.3.
4 Something in between. Both are common in standard usage, but they regarded by many people as clumsy or not quite grammatical. See 111 and 175.
5 A. Right. B. Wrong. See 373.
6 All of them except E are right. See 252.6 and 252.7.
7 All three are right. See 267.
8 C. See 491.2.
9 C and F are possible. See 491.2 and 491.3.
10 D. See321.
11 A, C and E. See 584.
12 Wrong. Unless only means 'if not' in the sense of except if. See 601.2.
13 A. Right B. Wrong.
See 621.4 and 621.5.
14 (These are the most probable discourse markers in each sentence. Usually more than one is possible, depending on the exact function of the sentence in context.)
A. Actually, I mean, In fact, You know
B. After all, Anyway, I mean
C. At least, Anyway
D. Actually, I mean, In fact
E. Mind you, Of course
F. Certainly, It’s true that, Of course, You know
G. sort of, you know
H. Anyway See 157.
15 A. Both. See 543.2.
B. Both. See 580.2.
C. Both. See 580.2.
D. will be. See 580.2.
E. Both. See 580.4.
F. Both. See 580.5.
G. Both. See 580.5.
H. won't. See 580.8.
I. finds. See 580.8.
I. will look. See 580.8.
16 A. Right. C. Right.
B. Wrong. D. Wrong.
See 580.6.
19 if
1 A. Wrong. B. Right.
See 260.1.
2 A. Right. B. Wrong.
See 260.2.
3 C. See 260.5.
4 A. Right.
C. Right.
B. Right.
D. Wrong.
See 261.2.
5 A. Right.
C. Wrong.
B. Wrong.
D. Right.
See 261.3.
6 B. See 261.4.
7 B. See 261.5.
8 A. See 261.8.
9 C.See261.13.
10 The structures are all quite common and correct in informal speech, but they are very rare in writing. See 262.
11 B. See 256.3.
20 indirect speech
1 Both are right. See 278.1.
2 В, C and D are normal and correct. See 278.2.
3 could see. See 278.3.
4 will. See 278.4.
5 should. See 278.4.
6 Both are right. See 278.5.
7 A is the most natural; В is also possible. See 278.6.
8 Both are right. See 278.7.
9 Both are right. See 278.8.
21 relatives
1 А, В, C and D are right. See 496.2.
2 A is quite formal; В is more natural in an informal style. See 496.4.
3 Only A is right. See 498.5.
4 A. Right. C. Right.
B. Right. D. Wrong.
See 498.6.
5 A. Right in an informal style. B. Wrong. See 498.7.
6 All four sentences are right. See 498.9.
7 Wrong. See 498.11.
8 В and C are right. See 498.12.
9 A and C are right. See 498.13.
10 Both are right. See 498.14.
11 A is right. See 498.15.
12 Right. See 498.15.
13 Right (but only found in speech, not normally in writing). See 498.16.
14 A. Wrong. B. Right. See498.17.
22 special sentence structures
1 В is right. A and C are wrong, except perhaps in very informal speech.
See 446.7.
2 All the sentences need it except B. See 447.
3 Right. See 302.1.
4 A. Wrong. B. Right. C. Right.
See 302.7.
5 All except В are correct. See 302.7.
6 All three are possible. A would be unusual in American English; C would be less usual in British English. See 71.
7 Right. See 71.
8 A. See 512.3.
9 A. The person who kept a goldfish in the bath was Mary.
B. (The place) where Mary kept a goldfish was the bath.
C. What Mary did was to keep a goldfish in the bath.
See 130.1 and 130.2.
10 Right. See 130.2.
11 All three are right. See 130.3.
12 Both are right. See 130.5.
13 A. Very formal. B. Very informal.
See 131.2.
14 Both are right. See 181.1 and 181.4.
15 All three are right. See 181.5.
16 Both are right in British English; В is not right in American English. See 181.6.
17 A. Wrong.
D. Wrong.
B. Right.
E. Right.
C. Wrong.
See 182.1 and 182.3.
23 spoken grammar
1 A. Right. See 488.1.
B. Right. See 488.4.
C. Right. See 488.5.
D. Right. See 488.7.
E. Right. See 488.7.
F. Right. See 488.8.
2 A. won't (polite British English), will, would
B. can, could, will or would; also won't to express annoyance.
C. will
D. shall
See 488.2 and 488.3.
3 A and C. See 179.2.
4 A. Natural. D. Not natural.
B. Natural. E. Natural.
C. Not natural.
See 179.3.
5 Allofthemarenatural.See513.1 and513.2.
6 Normal. See 514.1.
7 A. Normal.
F. Normal.
B. Normal.
G. Normal.
C. Normal.
H. Normal.
D. Strange.
I. Impossible.
E. Normal.
See 514.1-514.3.
24 special kinds of English
1 p dot watkins at к mail dot co dot и к. See 147.3.
2 Thanks for a great party. See you at the barbecue at 9.00. See 147.4.
3 For example: FURNITURE FACTORY PAY CUT ROW. See 240.2b.
4 Will troops be sent to Glasgow? (Or something similar.) See 240.2f.
5 C. It means 'Ministers were warned ...' See 240.2g.
6 A. Right. C. Right.
B. Wrong. D. Right.
See 2.2.
7 A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Right.
See 2.3.
8 For example: Pour mixture into large saucepan, heat until boiling, then add three pounds sugar and leave on low heat for 45 minutes. See 1.1.
25 social aspects of English; variation and change
1 A. NP.
C. NP.
E. NP.
G. P.
B. NP.
D. VP.
F. VP.
H. P.
See 435.
2 A, В and E. See 436.1 and 436.2.
3 B, 0, D and E. See 436.1 and 436.3.
4 B. See 437.1.
5 A. Wrong. See 545.1.
B. Wrong. Should be: Congratulations.... See 545.4. C. Right. See 545.7.
D. Right. See 545.7.
E. Right. See 545.8.
F. Right. See 545.9.
G. Wrong. See 545.9.
H. Wrong. See 545.11.
I. Right. See 545.18.
J. Right. See 545.20.
6 All of them except C. See 545.2.
7 A, C, D, E and G. See 545.19.
8 A. catalogue
E. road surface
B. trousers
F. pavement
C. lift
G. trainers
D. rubbish
H. tap
See 51.
9 A. W. See 309.1 and 305.
В. I. See 309.3 and 429.1.
C. NS. See 309.2 and 370.3.
D. N. See 309.3 and 320.1.
E. NS. See 309.2.
F. W. See 309.1.
G. N. See 309.3 and 528.2.
H. I. See 312.6.
I. I. See 311.2.
10 A. repair B. commence C. alight See 311.3.
11 A, B, D and E. See 312.9.
12 B, D, F and G. See 392.
26 pronunciation
1 A. On the first syllable.
B. On the second syllable.
C. On the third syllable.
See 554.2.
2 Mashed, fried and perhaps not. See 554.5.
3 Sure, back, car and damaged. See 554.6.
4 All of them except on and off. See 616.3.
5 A. Strong.
D. Strong.
G. Weak.
B. Weak.
E. Weak.
H. Strong.
C. Weak.
F. Weak.
See 616.2.
6 A (see 213.5), В (see 239.4), D (see
308.4) and E (see 239.4).
27 numbers
1 A. Three-sevenths or three over seven.
B. Three hundred and seventeen over five hundred and twenty-four.
C. Nought (or zero) point three seven five.
D. Seven-tenths of a litre.
E. Nought (or zero) point six centimetres, (not ... centimetre:)
See 389.1 and 389.2.
2 В. See 389.2.
3 A. Wrong. В. Right. С. Right.
See 389.3.
4 A. nil
C. zero
B. love
D. oh or zero
See 389.4.
5 A. Right.
C. Wrong.
B. Right.
D. Wrong.
See 389.7.
6 A. the first floor
B. the second floor
See 389.9.
7 American English doesn’t usually have and after the hundreds.
A. BrE: three hundred and ten-, AmE: three hundred (and) ten.
B. BrE: five thousand, six hundred and forty-two; AmE:fwe thousand, six hundred (and) forty-two.
See 389.10.
8 In A, В and D. See 389.11.
9 A. Right.
C. Right.
E. Right.
B. Wrong.
D. Wrong.
See 389.15.
10 A. 2.2kg.
C. 1.6km.
B. 30cm.
D. 0.4 hectares.
See 389.18.
11 A. Right. B. Wrong.
See 389.21.
12 All of them are right. See 389.22.
13 Three fours are twelve / Three times four is twelve I Three multiplied by four equals twelve. See 389.22.
14 None of them: 17x35 = 595! But A, Band C are grammatical; D is not. See 389.22.
28 words (1): similar words
1 C. See 41.
2 A. lonely
C. lone
B. alone
D. lonesome
See 44.
3 A. classical
C. classical
B. classic
D. classic
See 254.3a.
4 A. southern
C. South E. south
B. south
D. southern
See 172.
5 A. electrical
C. electric
B. electric See 254.3d.
6 A. Both.
C. specially
B. especially See 188.
7 A. historical
C. historic
B. historic
D. historical
See 254.3e.
8 A. magic
B. magic
C. magical See 254.3L
9 A. policy
B. politics
C. policy See 438.
10 A is wrong; the others are right. See 86.
29 words (2): other confusable words
1 C, D and E are right. See 42.
2 A. Besides, Apart from
B. except, apart from
C. All three.
See 102.
3 A. get
E. gone
B. becoming, getting
F. come
C. get
G. get, grow
D. becoming
H. goes, turns
See 128.
4 k. get B. go C. get See 225.
5 A. also
C. as well, too
B. as well, too D. too See 46.
6 A and B. However is an adverb, not a conjunction, so the two clauses need to be separated by a semi-colon or full stop. See 49.3 and 475.1.
7 At the end of a sentence to mean 'however'. See 49.4.
8 A. See 72.
9 A, В and C are right. See 73. If you thought A was wrong, see 73.1. If you thought D was right, see 73.2.
10 All are right except D. See 195c and 195e.
11 Film В is the best. Film C is the least good. See 199.
12 A and В are right. See 199.
13 If is right; in case is not. See 271.
14 В, C and D are right. See 379.
15 D is wrong, Then (meaning ’in that case') is used in replies, but not usually when the same speaker connects two ideas. See 537.
16 A and В are wrong. See 112.
17 A is wrong. See 134.
18 A. Wrong. B. Right.
See 605.
30 words (3): other vocabulary problems
1 All of them are right except D. See 11.
2 All of them are right. See 57.
3 A. Wrong. C. Wrong.
B. Right. D. Right.
See 96.
4 All of them are right. See 163.
5 A. Wrong. B. Wrong. C. Right. See 273.
6 A, В and D. See 307.1.
7 A, C and D. See 307.3.
8 В, C and D. See 352.
9 Only В is correct. See 378.
10 It could suggest, rather unpleasantly, that the person who said 'It’s cold' was remarking on something too obvious to be worth mentioning. See 390.
11 А, В, C and E are right. D is 'in between': it’s a common structure, but some people consider it wrong. See 492.
12 No. It should be So-so. See 544.
13 A. See 573.
14 Both are correct. See 585.
15 A. The other two suggest that Ann didn’t phone. See 588.7 and 588.8.
16 A. Wrong (but right in some dialects).
B. Right. C. Right.
See 613.3.
17 All except E are correct.
See 630.3-630.5.
18 A. Right. C. Wrong.
B. Right. D. Wrong.
See 632.
