Sentence structures I. Reported speech (commands, requests, advice,….) 1. “ Don’t swim just after you have eaten,” she said to them. (warned) She …………………………………………………………………. 2. “I don’t come home late from the party,” she said. (promised) She …………………………………………………………………. 3. “You mustn’t work so hard,” said the doctor to Katty. (not) The doctor advised …………………………………………………………………. 4. “ I have never killed anyone,” said the accused. (ever) The accused …………………………………………………………………. 5. He promised he would come on time in future. (late) “I promise I …………………………………………………………………. 6. “Who ate the cake?” she asked. (had) …………………………………………………………………. 7. He charged the man with murder. (accused) …………………………………………………………………. 8. They complimented him on his hard work. (congratulated) …………………………………………………………………. 9. The doctor said I shouldn’t work hard because it’s dangerous to my health.(warned) …………………………………………………………………. 10. She was grateful to them for their hospitality. (thanked) …………………………………………………………………. 11. They didn’t let him into the cinema because he was under 16. (prevented) …………………………………………………………………. 12. “if I were you, I wouldn’t trust Peter,” she told John. She advised …………………………………………………………………. 13. She admited that she had eaten the food. She …………………………………………………………………. 14. “Why don’t we share the cost?” said my friend. My friend suggested …………………………………………………………………. 15. Mr. Brown said, “You may use the phone,” (permited) …………………………………………………………………. 16. “Please come to my party.” Joe said. Joe invited me …………………………………………………………………. 17. My friend said, “ I think I should take a long vacation.” (encouraged) Tenses 1. Claire locked the door after turning off all the lights. (turned) After …………………………………………………………………. 2. 3. The first thing the police did when they got here was to take my photographs. (arrived) As …………………………………………………………………. 4. She has been learning German since last year. (began) She …………………………………………………………………. 5. I haven’t seen my brother since he left for Australia. (last) I …………………………………………………………………. 6. The last time I went skiing was ten years ago. (for) I …………………………………………………………………. 7. He started working with the project a week ago. He …………………………………………………………………. 8. He hasn’t been back to his village for ten years now. he Other structures 2. She asked the way to the station. (way) …………………………………………………………………. 3. The first thing the police did when they got here was to take my photographs. (arrived) As …………………………………………………………………. 4. The sound of the birds singing in the trees makes me feel good. (hear) I feel good…………………………………………………………………. 5. I could hear voices next door. (talking) I …………………………………………………………………. 1 6a. My sister is not old enough to ride a bicycle. (too) …………………………………………………………………. 6b. After the match, Lucy was so tired that she couldn’t eat much. (too) 7. She is mean and bad temper. (but) She …………………………………………………………………. 8. She forgot to post the letter. (remember) She …………………………………………………………………. 9. We had to do a lot of homework at school. (made) …………………………………………………………………. 10. It’s too hot to go for a walk yoday. (if) …………………………………………………………………. 11. Going swimming after eating is dangerous. It …………………………………………………………………. 12. Could you turn the volume up? (mind) Would …………………………………………………………………. 13. They all feel excited to enjoy the game next week. (looked) …………………………………………………………………. 14. Who has to lock the doors when the office closes? (responsible) Who…………………………………………………………………. Passive voice 1. Don’t let the children stay up too late. (allowed) The children …………………………………………………………………. 2. They made him wait for an hour. (was) He …………………………………………………………………. 3. They advised us not to drink the water. (were) We…………………………………………………………………. 4. They require employees to work on Saturdays. Employees …………………………………………………………………. 5. You need to improve your handwriting considerably. (needs) Your handwriting …………………………………………………………………. 6. I remember my parents taking me to a theme park last summer holiday. I remember ………………………………………………………………….by my parents. If clause 1. I didn’t know it was your birthday, so I didn’t send you a card. If …………………………………………………………………. 2. She did not buy the car because it was too expensive. (if) …………………………………………………………………. 3. Unless you leave immediately, I will call a policeman. If …………………………………………………………………. 4. Jack was late for his interview because his watch was ten minutes slow. If …………………………………………………………………. 5. You are hungry now because you didn’t have breakfast. If …………………………………………………………………. 6. Because Alan never eats breakfast, he always overeats at lunch. …………………………………………………………………. “Although” and “inspite of” or “despite” 1. Inspite of all our efforts, we failed. Although ………………………………………………………………… 2. Despite the heavy rain, we went out to work. We …………………………………………………………………. Prepositions 1. She spent a lot of money ………….clothes. 2. She smiled ……………me. 3. That piece of news was delightful ………….us. 4. We are really looking forward …….our ship ………… Hawai and Japan. 5. The teacher said we had to learn all these expressions ………… heart. 6. There has been a big increase …………the price of land. 7. Will you be available …………the interview ……….9 o’clock tomorrow? 2 . …………………………………………………………………. 5. You are hungry now because you didn’t have breakfast. If …………………………………………………………………. 6. Because Alan never eats breakfast, he always overeats at lunch. …………………………………………………………………. “Although”. because it was too expensive. (if) …………………………………………………………………. 3. Unless you leave immediately, I will call a policeman. If …………………………………………………………………. 4. Jack was late for his interview because. to Katty. (not) The doctor advised …………………………………………………………………. 4. “ I have never killed anyone,” said the accused. (ever) The accused …………………………………………………………………. 5. He promised he would come