USEFUL WRITING STRUCTURES FOR GCSE EXAMINATION

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USEFUL WRITING STRUCTURES FOR GCSE EXAMINATION

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II Use the words in the brackets to combine the following sentences

1 All the students love the principal because of his kindness

2 I’m sorry for having forgotten the tickets

3 If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it

4 The house at the end of the street which has been empty for years has been sold

5 I wish he took the doctor's advice

III Rewrite the following sentences using the words given so that it means exactly the same as the first sentence

1 Mary is so young that she can’t join our club (TOO)

 Mary is too young to join our club

2 The owners of the restaurants are usually very rich.(WHO)

 The people who own the restaurants are usually very rich

3 It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert (NO)

 We had no difficulty (in) getting tickets for the concert

4 They think the burglar got in through the bathroom (THOUGHT)

 The burglar is thought to have got in through the bathroom

5 George failed the final exam because he was lazy.(BECAUSE OF)

 George failed the final exam because of his laziness

6 He drove so badly that he kept having accidents (A)

 He was such a bad driver that he kept having accidents

7 Jim does not intend to give up his hobby.(INTENTION)

 Jim has no intention of giving up his hobby

8 You didn’t come home early so the house was broken into and things were stolen

(WOULD)

 Had you come home early, the house wouldn’t have been broken into and things wouldn’t have been stolen

9.How much are your shoes? (PRICE)

 What is the price of your shoes?

10 I’d prefer you not to drink tea at night.(RATHER)

 I’d rather you didn’t drink tea at night

11 I wish I could go to the game next Saturday

12 Is it necessary for me to fill in any forms?

13 If I hadn’t heard the two of them talking, I wouldn’t have found out the truth

14 I need to post this letter tonight

15 This is such good food that I’m going to have some more

16 I’d like you to give me some advice

17 She told us not to smoke in the house

18 I asked them why they had not mentioned the problem before

19 If you did enough exercise you would be fit

20 I bought myself some good new clothes which I need for my new job