Grammar key page 284-292

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Ex 1

1. interested in reading
2. by watching
3. instead of going
4. without stopping
5. good at cooking
6. dream of becoming
7. tired of waiting


Ex 2
1. asking
2. stealing
3. hearing from you
4. climbing through a window
5. sleeping all day
6. waiting
7. singing, dancing
8. dressing up

Test yourself
1. I am sick of being treated like a kid.
2. We listened to the lecture without understanding a word.
3. The little girl was accused of lying.
4. Nick apologized for being late.
5. Not very many young people today are used to having a lot of money.

Page 285
Ex 1

1. neither... nor
2. Either...or
3. until
4. before
5. than
6. as much as
7. the ...the
8. Now when
9. when
10. since
11. while
12. so
13. even though/though
14. no matter how
15. in case
16. unless
17. Provided that
18. whether/if
19. whether
20. while/however

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1. either..or
2. unless
3. as soon as
4. as well as
5. the...the
6. neither..nor
7. although
8. since

Ex 1
1. at night
2. for 10 years
3. by Sunday night
4. in the morning
5. in the morning of November 6, 1632
6. in the 1990s
7. no later than 5 o'clock
8. in the morning
9. on christmas eve
10. at christmas/during christmas
11. two hours ago
12. a hundred years ago
13. a little while ago
14. during the second world war
15. at 18 years of age
16. in ten years
17. on the weekends
18. tomorrow night at the latest/by tomorrow night
19. for hours
20. on Friday next week

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Ex 2

1. I was born in 19...
2. You have to be back by eleven.
3. I will be back in an hour.
4. This happened a very long time ago.
5. GW lived in the 18th century.
6. I think they should be here by now.
7. We have lived here for more than 20 years.
8. Unfortunately Karen is not home at the moment.
9. Who knows what will happen in five years?
10. Shall we meet at noon tomorrow?

Ex 1
1. for
2. from
3. at
4. about
5. for
6. by
7. at
8. by

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9. at
10. about
11. for
12. for
13. in
14. from
15. about
16. in
17. in
18. for
19. at
20. by

Ex 2
1. by
2. from
3. in
4. by
5. from
6. by
7.from
8. at
9. from
10. in
11. from
12. by
13. at
14. by
15. in
16. from
17. about
18. for
19. in

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1. of
2. to
3. to
4. with, to
5. out of
6. on
7. out
8. into
9. of, of
10. on
11. to
12. from
13. to
14. out of
15. of
16. with
17. out of
18. of
19. on
20. with

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1. two days
2. AD
3. her early twenties and Ken in his late twenties
4. her fifties
5. In the late 50s
6. in the late thirties ... in the mid-forties
7. in the 16th century ...in the early 17th century
8. hundreds of thousands
9. Once upon a time
10. every once in a while
11. once and for all
12. half past nine/nine thirty

Page 292
Ex 1

1. Yesterday we went...
2. At once I realized
3. When we got home we were tired and went to bed
4. Since he left school he has spent..
5. In 1939 the second world war broke out.

Ex 2
1. Yesterday we were at home.
2. Today something very strange happened.
3. When I called she wasn't there unfortunately.
4. When he goes on vacation he always goes alone.
5. After the visit to the museum we were tired and went home.

Test yourself
1. Ten years ago I was only seven years old.
2. A little later Laura said that she would get going.
3. Of course we were worried when you didn't come home.
4. When we are together I feel calm and secure.
5. Since there was so much traffic we arrived too late at the airport and we missed our plane.