1. Join the following sentences using a correct relativeword. Omit the relative word if possible.
• The cat is over there. The cat's owner lives in Baker Street.
• The song is good. Julie listens to the song.
• Susan's boss is very friendly. He lives in New York.
• The girl is from Egypt. My son loves her.
• Maggie loves the chocolate. I bought it yesterday.
2. Change this relative clauses into reduced relative ones:
• The only person who was standing in the middle of the classroom was Paco.
• The influenza pandemic, which was wrongly named 'Spanish Flu' , originated in 1918 and
spread worldwide.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these verbs to complete these "wish clauses"
• I wish I ____________________ (be) rich, but actually I'm broke.
• If only Susan ____________________ (not be) so rude to James. Now he's very upset and doesn't
want to join our chess club.
• I wish you ____________________ (stop) talking so loudly. I've got a terrible headache.
4. Rewrite sentence B of these two minidialogues by using with so or neither in order to express
agreement of disagreement with the previous sentence. Don't change the original meaning of
the sentence.
• A) Henry already spoke four languages when he was 6.
B) I spoke 4 languages too.
B)
• A) I have never been to Moscow.
B) I haven't been there either.
B)
5. Fill in the gaps with the correct modal for deduction (present or past). Don't forget to include
the main verb too.
• James ______________________ (be) a vegetarian. I see him every Saturday evening having a
beef burger at McDonald’s.
• You have studied all night. You ______________________ (be) exhausted.
• There was one orange left, but now it’s gone. My wife ___________________ (eat) it.
• Sonia ______________________ (take) your English book; she wasn’t even in class yesterday.
6. Make exclamative sentences by using the word in brackets. Don't forget the exclamation mark
(!).
• Michael is a talented pianist. (what)
• Michael plays the piano so beautifully. (how)
7. Join the two consecutive sentences in a single one. You must use the word in brackets.
• Istanbul is an amazing city. Many people want to visit it. (such)
• Our children study very little for their exams. They'll never pass them. (so)
8. Fill in the gaps with the correct linker to express finality (for, to, in order (not) to, so that, so
as (not) to.
• I will buy a new smart tv for my mother _______________ she can watch her favourite shows.
• A toaster is an appliance _______________ toasting toast bread, muffins, etc.
• Michael had to speed up _______________ arrive in time to the meeting.
• My aunt and my uncle came from Madrid _______________ see me play the part of Romeo at the
Isabel la Católica theater in Granada.
9. Rewrite the following sentence using the word(s)in brackets.
• Although it was raining heavily, we decided to go trekking anyway. (2 formas)
(despite)
(despite, fact)
• She didn’t go to school because it was snowing.
(due to)
• Because of my terrible backache, I won’t be able to go to your party.
(since)