People think that the company is planning a new advertising campaign.. A lot of people believe that the Prime Minister and his wife have separated.. People believe that he has special kn
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I Write these sentence in another way, beginning as shown.
1 People know that he is armed
It
He
2 It is believed that the man was killed by terrorists
The man _
3 People think that the company is planning a new advertising campaign
It
The company _
4 It is alleged that the man was driving at 110 miles an hour
The man _
5 People know that the expedition reached the South Pole in May
It
The expedition
6 People consider that she was the best singer that Australia has ever
produced
It
She _
7 It is expected that the weather will be good tomorrow
The weather
8 A lot of people believe that the Prime Minister and his wife have
separated
It
The Prime Minister and his wife
9 People have acknowledged that underfunding contributed to the problem
It
Underfunding _
10 People believe that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police
It
He
11 Journalists suppose that the footballer is earning ten million pounds a year
The footballer _
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The damage
13 People alleged that two prisoners had escaped from the maximum
security prison
It Two prisoners
14 People believed that he was working in New York
It
He _
15 People report that the building was badly damaged by the fire
It The building _
16 People believe that the president works 12 hours a day
It The president _
17 People expect that the train strike will end soon
It The train strike _
18 People say that there’s a secret tunnel between the two houses
It There _
19 Newspapers report that ten people were injured in the explosion
It Ten people _
20 People think that the robbers were driving a red car
It The robbers
21 People believed that the monument was over 2000 years old
It The monument _
22 People report that the film star was shouting at reporters
It The film star _
23 People expect that a new law will be introduced next year
It
A new law _
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It The president _
25 Journalists reported that seven people had been killed in the earthquake
It Seven people _
26 People expected that taxes would be reduced soon
It Taxes _
27 People alleged that the man had robbed the store of $4,000 in cash
It The man
II Make passive sentences.
1 They presented Maria Svensson with the award last night
Maria Svensson _
2 People were watching the game outside the stadium on a huge screen
The game _
3 The south coast continues to attract holidaymakers
Holidaymakers continue
4 Somebody has described Keith Jones as the world's greatest guitarist
Keith Jones
5 Robert always hated other children teasing him
Robert always
6 Somebody should have offered Marry a drink when she arrived
Marry should _
7 Kay's questions began to irritate Malcolm
Malcolm
8 You have to see it to believe it
It has _
9 People are blaming climate change for the recent flooding
Climate change _
10 Why did no one inform me of the change of the plan?
Why
11 Everybody believed that the plan would fail
It was _
12 We have discovered that a mechanical fault caused the problem
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13 I hate people looking at me
I hate _
14 I’d like some to read to me
I’d like
15 I don’t mind someone giving me presents
I don’t mind _
16 Mary wants her son to finish all his homework before going to bed
Mary wants
17 I don’t enjoy someone making me do the washing-up
I don’t enjoy _
24 He wanted me to call her at once
He wanted _
19 We managed to climd over the wall without anybody seeing us
We managed _
20 My dog simply loves someone to take him for a walk
My dog simply _
21 The teacher wants us to prepare our lessons carefully
The teacher wants _
22 Charlotte hates people treating him like a baby
Charlotte hates _
23 They expected me to finish my work early
They expected
24 I remember somebody taking to the zoo when I was a child
I remember _
25 She expected the company to accept her
She expected _
III Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar tneaning to the first one;
1 The police think the burglar got in through the bathroom window
The burglar
2 She was sorry that she hadn't applied for the job in the library.
She regretted _
3 People used to think that the earth was flat
It used
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I've never
5 People say that the driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash
The driver _
6 Thanks to the improvement in export sales, the company has had a
successful year
Without _
7 I'm sorry I didn't go to your birthday party last night
I wish
8 People believe that the Prime Minister will resign tomorrow
The Prime Minister
9 They are going to repair our car next week
We are
10 Although it was raining heavily, none of the guests came late
In spite _
11 No one has seen Samantha since the day of the party
Samantha
12 No decision has yet been made
Nothing _
13 Your hair needs cutting
You ought _
14 The police were following the suspects
The suspects _
15 People think the driver was doing a U-turn
The driver _
16 People say Mr Smith left the town last week
Mr Smith _
17 Sunshine Ltd are supplying our company with furniture
Our company _
18 Police thought that the criminal was in hiding in London
The criminal _
19 Nobody knows anything about Susan’s family
Nothing _
20 Peole know that Vitamin C is good for treating colds
Vitamin C _
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I must
22 Everyone believes the portrait was painted by an Italian
The portrait
23 There is rumour that the escaped prisoner is living on an island
The escaped prisoner _
24 You’ll get a rise in salary after six months
Your salary
25 You usually eat this kind of fish with a white sause
This fish
26 People widely use bicycles in the city instead of public transport
Bicycles _
27 Nobody ever heard anything of Brian again
Nothing _
28 Someone has suggested that the shop should close
It
29 They have decided that Wednesday will be a school holiday
It
30 The invention of the computer simplified the work of accountants
Since the computer
31 “I’d take out some travel insurance if I were you, Mr Smith”
Mr Smith _
32 They don’t know what happened to the ship
It
33 You will hear from us when we have finished dealing with your
compliant
After your complaint _
34 An annoucement of their engagement appeared in the local paper
Their engagement _
35 As I arrived at the conference, someone handed me a note
As I arrived
36 The government has made an annoucement that petrol prices will rise tomorrow
It
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I Replace the relative clauses by an infinitive or infinitive phrase.
1 He was the first man who left the burning building
_
2 The last person who leaves the room must turn out the lights
3 The child is lonely; he would be happier if he had someone that he could play with
4 Here are some accounts that you must check
5 My brother is the only one who realized the danger
6 The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship which has been built on the Clyde
_
7 We had a river in which we could swim
8 She said that she wasn't going to buy any cards; she hadn't anyone to
whom she could send cards
9 Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon
10 The fifth man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable
11 I wish we had a garden that my children could play in
12 I have some homework that I must do tonight
13 Have you brought a book that Kevin can read?
14 She is the only woman who was appointed to the board
15 The floor is dusty but I haven't got a brush that I can sweep it with
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II Change all of the adjective clauses to adjective phrases Use the
participles.
1 Only a few of the movie that are shown at the Gray Theater are suitable for children
2 The couples who live in the house next door are both college professors
3 A knuckle is a point that connects a finger to the rest of the hand
4 Antarctica is covered by a huge ice cap that contains 70 percent of the earth's fresh water
5 Only a small fraction of the eggs that are' laid by a fish actually hatch and survive to adulthood
6 Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky Way
7 None of the pedestrians who were walking up and down the busy street stopped to help the elderly man who was slumped in the door way
8 Food that passes from the mouth to the stomach goes through a tube
which is called the esophagus
9 Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild
he children attended a special movie program that consisted of cartoons that featured Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse
he Indians who lived in Peru before the discovery of the New World by Europeans belonged to the Incan culture
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12 I was awakened by the sound of laughter which came from the room which was next to mine at the motel
III Change the adjective clauses to adjective phrases.
1 We visited Madrid, which is the capital of Spain
2 Astronomy, which is the study of planets and stars, is one of the world's oldest sciences
3 Jasmine, which is a viny plant with fragrant flowers, grows only in warm places
4 Arizona, which was once though to be a useless desert, is today a rapid growing industrial and agricultural state
5 Simon Bolivar, who was a great South American general, led the fight for independence early in the 19th century
6 Few tourists ever see a jaguar, which is a spotted wild cat that is native to tropical America
7 Nero, who was Emperor of Rome from AD 54 to 68, is believed to have murdered both his mother and his wife
8 In hot weather, many people enjoy lemonate, which is a drink that is made from lemon juice, water, and sugar
9 My uncle Elias, who is a restaurant owner, often buy fish and shellfish from boats that are docked at the local pier
10 Honolulu, which is best known to the travelers for Waikiki Beach, has consistently pleasant weather
IV Change all of the adjective clauses to adjective phrases.
1 My father, who is a pilot, often goes abroad
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2 We have a few exercises that we have to do
We have
3 Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than
Animals _
4 She simply loves parties She’s always the first who comes and the last who goes
She simply _
5 People who they are protesting agains pollution have gathered in front of the Town Hall
People
6 A new international airport which will cost 20 billion dollars is planned
A new international airport _
7 Your son was the second child who was kipnapped in this way
Your son was
8 Families who were living in an empty office building
Families _
9 Brad was the only person who discovered her secret
Brad was the _
10 A chemical company which employed 4,000 people has gone bankrupt
A chemical company _
11 A new drug which was developed at an American university may give us eternal youth
A new drug
12 I have some letters that I must write
I have
13 She is the only woman who was appointed to the board
She is _
14 Who was the first person who left the office yesterday?
Who was
15 We had a bottle of wine, but we didn’t have anything that we could open
it with
We had h
16 A lighthouse which is situated on a small island attracts a lot of tourists
A lighthouse _