B. GRAMMAR * FORMS OF VERBS -Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense . 1.While I ( try) …….to get my car started , a passing car ( stop)…….and the driver ( offer ) ……to help. 2.The police ( pay )…… no attention to Clare’s complaint because she (phone) … .them so many times before . 3.Mary ( not wear ) …… her glasses at the time , so she (not notice)…….what kind of the car the man ( drive)…… . 4.Tony ( admit)………that he ( hit ) ……….the other car , but said that he ( not damage ) ………it . 5.Helen ( feel)……….…tired , and while she (learn)………… .the lessons , she ( fall)………… asleep. 6.Before that sport event at the Olympic Games 2004 , no one ( hear)……… . of him . 7 Someone (eat)…………all the cakes. I’ll have to buy some more. 8. My throat is really sore. I (sing)……….all evening. 9. George (not be )…….back until six .Can you take a message? 10. By the time we reached home , the rain ( stop)………… . 11. This tooth (kill)………me lately ! So I (make) ………an appointment with the dentist for Tuesday. *RELATIVE CLAUSES TASK 1: Combine the sentences , using relative clauses and insert commas where necessary. 1. Mary said that there should be a notice up warning people. Mary's children couldn't swim. …………………………………………………………………………… 2.David is going to talk about careers. I’m sure you all know him. …………………………………………………………………………… 3.I remember the day .I was afraid to use my new computer then. …………………………………………………………………………… 4.Some people dream of a job. They can do the job without technology. …………………………………………………………………………… 5.You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it. …………………………………………………………………………… 6.There wasn't any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box. ……………………………………………………………………………. 7.She refuses to use machines. This makes her work more arduous. ……………………………………………………………………………. 8. He paid me £5 for cleaning ten windows. Most of them hadn't been cleaned for at least a year. ………………………………………………………………………………… 9.The Earls of Euston were landowners in London. Euston Station is named after them. ………………………………………………………………………………… 10.Emilia and I shared a room. We spent nights talking there. ………………………………………………………………………………… TASK 2 : Add the correct relative pronoun or adverb to complete the sentence. 1. She is one of the few people to ………….I look up. 2. The Newspaper is owned by the Mearson Group, ………….chairman is Sir James Bex. 3. The Titanic, ……… sank in 1922, was supposed to be unsinkable. 4. One of the people arrested was Mary Arundel, ……… is a member of the local council. 5. Mai was looking for a dog ……….leg had been broken in an accident. 6. The earth, ……….is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun. 7. Ha Noi, ……….thousands of tourists come to visit every year, is the capital of Viet Nam. 8. I don’t know the reason ………he was absent yesterday morning. 9. People ……… outlook on life is optimistic are usually happy people. 10. Do you remember the department …………we bought these shirts. * BECAUSE , BECAUSE OF , ALTHOUGH , IN SITE OF , DESPITE TASK 1: Rewrite the following sentences using the conjunction or phrase given in parentheses 1. He is rich but He isn’t happy. ( Although ) ……………………………………………………………… 2. Cars cause pollution but people still want them. ( although ) ……………………………………………………………… 3. Mr. Nam was successful in his life although he came from a poor family. ( despite ) ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Though he is intelligent, he can’t do all these tests well. ( in spite of ) …………………………………………………………………………………. 5. In spite of his much experience in machinery , he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine . ( Although ) ………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Don’t shout at her in spite of her laziness. ( Though ) ……………………………………………………………………………………. 7.It was raining heavily but I went swimming . ( in spite of ) ……………………………………………………………………………………. 8. Though Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself. (As ) …………………………………………………………………………………… . 9. Lan is always admired by her friends because she is intelligent. ( Because of ) …………………………………………………………………………………… . 10. We don’t spend much time on our homework because a lot of devices for the home were invented. ( Because of ) …………………………………………………………………… . 11. We always trust Nam because he is wise and honest. ( Because of ) …………………………………………………………………………………… . 12. Because of Lan’s poverty, she can’t continue her study at the university. ( Because ) …………………………………………………………………………………… . . ………………………………………………………………………………… 9.The Earls of Euston were landowners in London. Euston Station is named after them. ………………………………………………………………………………… 10 . Emilia and I shared a room …………………………………………………………………………………… . 10 . We don’t spend much time on our homework because a lot of devices for the home were invented. ( Because of ) …………………………………………………………………… . 11 . We