WRITING FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

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Exercise 19
1. No one has challenged his authority before.
This is the first time ..
2. If Brian doesnt train harder, I wont select him for the team, said the manager.
The manager threatened .
!. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
The house ..
". #oull certainly meet lots of $eo$le in your new %ob.
#ou are ..
&. I left without saying goodbye as I didnt want to disturb the meeting.
'ather
(. There arent many other boo)s which e*$lain this $roblem so well.
In few other boo)s
+. I disli)e it when $eo$le critici,e me unfairly.
I ob%ect ...
-. 'obert is sorry now that he didnt acce$t the %ob.
'obert now wishes ..
Exercise 20
1. If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may im$ro.e. /reduction0
.
2. The architects new design was hea.ily critici,ed. /criticism0
.
!. 1ery little money was raised by the charity a$$eal. /response0
.
". 2urs is the only com$any allowed to im$ort these chemicals. /monopoly0
.
&. The coachs tactics were directly res$onsible for the teams defeat. /consequence0
.
(. 3e ha.e no idea where he is. /whereabouts0
.
+. The $oliceman acted 4uic)ly and a.erted an accident. /prompt0
.
-. This new record is certain to sell a lot of co$ies. /doubt0
.
WRITING FOR GIFTED STUDENTS (10)
- KEY
Exercise 19
1. No one has challenged his authority before.
This is the first time (that) someone has challenged his authority.
2. If Brian doesnt train harder, I wont select him for the team, said the manager.
The manager threatened not to select Brian if he didnt train harder/unless he trained
harder.
!. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
The house had its/the roof blown off by/in/during/because of the hurricane.
". #oull certainly meet lots of $eo$le in your new %ob.
#ou are bound/sure/certain to meet lots of people.
&. I left without saying goodbye as I didnt want to disturb the meeting.
'ather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
(. There arent many other boo)s which e*$lain this $roblem so well.
In few other boo)s would one see this problem so well explained.
+. I disli)e it when $eo$le critici,e me unfairly.
I ob%ect to people criticizing me unfairly.
-. 'obert is sorry now that he didnt acce$t the %ob.
'obert now wishes (that) he had taen/accepted the !ob.
Exercise 20
1. If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may im$ro.e. /reduction0
5 reduction of6in interest rates may im$ro.e the economic situation.
2. The architects new design was hea.ily critici,ed. /criticism0
There was a heavy criticism of the architects new design.
!. 1ery little money was raised by the charity a$$eal. /response0
There was .ery little res$onse to the charity a$$eal.
". 2urs is the only com$any allowed to im$ort these chemicals. /monopoly0
2ur com$any has got /the6a0 monopoly of/on/in the im$ortation of these chemicals.
&. The coachs tactics were directly res$onsible for the teams defeat. /consequence0
The teams defeat was a/the direct conse"uence of the coachs tactics.
(. 3e ha.e no idea where he is. /whereabouts0
3e dont )now his whereabouts.
#is whereabouts is6are un)nown to us.
+. The $oliceman acted 4uic)ly and a.erted an accident. /prompt0
$he prompt action of the $oliceman a.erted an accident.
-. This new record is certain to sell a lot of co$ies. /doubt0
$here is no doubt that this new record will sell a lot of co$ies.
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KEY
7ey to e*ercise 189
%. This is the first time (that) someone has challenged his authority.
&. The manager threatened not to select Brian (if he didnt train harder/unless he trained
harder).
'. The house had its/the roof blown off by/in/during/because of the hurricane.
(. #ou are bound/sure/certain to meet lots of people.
). 'ather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
*. In few other boo)s would one see this problem so well explained.
+. I ob%ect to people criticizing me unfairly.
,. 'obert now wishes (that) he had taen/accepted the !ob.
7ey to e*ercise 2:9
1. 5 reduction of6in interest rates may im$ro.e the economic situation.
2. There was a hea.y criticism of the architects new design.
!. There was .ery little res$onse to the charity a$$eal.
". 2ur com$any has got /the6a0 mono$oly of6on6o.er the im$ortation of these chemicals.
&. The teams defeat was a6the direct conse4uence of the coachs tactics.
(. 3e dont )now his whereabouts6;is whereabouts is6are un)nown to us.
+. The $rom$t action of the $oliceman a.erted an accident.
-. There is no doubt that this new record will sell a lot of co$ies.