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Grammar in use
 Reported speech

9 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1 “Have you seen today’s headlines?” he asked me.

He asked me if I had seen todays headlines
2 “Pass me that magazine,” Danny said to Fran.
Danny said to Fran if he pass that magazine
3 “Do you want to go to the museum?” Susan asked Robbie.
Susan asked Robbie if he was to go to the museum
4 “Who booked the tickets?” asked the theatre’s receptionist.
The theatre’s recepcionist asked who booked the tickets
5 “Your designs are beautiful,” he told me.
He told me to my designs are beautiful
6 “I saw that film last night,” my brother said.
My brother said that he saw that film last night
7 “Please don’t practise your guitar now,” she said to me.
She told me to not practice my guitar now
8 “Where is the opera house?” Lauren asked.
Lauren asked where is the opera house

 Clauses of purpose / reason / result

10 Join the sentences using the words in brackets.

1 She booked the tickets in advance. She wanted to get front row tickets. (because)
She booked the tickets in advance because she wanted to get front row tickets
2 We are building a new museum. We want to attract more tourists. (in order to)
We are building a new museum in order to attract more tourists
3 They visited all the galleries in London. They were free. (since)
They visited all the galleries in London since they were free
4 We should leave early. There might be traffic in the city centre. (in case)
We should leave early in case there might be traffic in the city centre
5 The film was very good. We watched it a second time at the cinema. (such a … that)
It was such a good film that we watched it a second time at the cinema
6 She attended art classes. She wanted to improve her work. (to)
She atended art clases to improve her work

11 Underline the correct item.

1 I bought a magazine so that/in case I could read on the beach.
2 Greg said/told to me that the exhibition wasn’t very impressive.
3 Audrey Hepburn is the reason because/why I wanted to become an actress.
4 I’m going to study illustration as/so I love to draw.
5 The usher asked/told us that the performance was about to start.
6 Our pottery classes are such/so fun! You should come, too

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Sentence transformations

12 Complete the second sentence using the word in bold so that it means the same as the
first. Use two to five words.

1 I like to know about the latest trends because I write for a magazine. (WHY)
The thing why I have
know about the latest fashion is that I write for a fashion magazine.

2 Terry bought a newspaper because he wanted to look for classified ads. (SO)
Terry bought a newspaper so he would go to look for classified ads.

3 I cried because the ending of the story was very sad. (SUCH)
The story had such a sad ending and that’s why
I cried.
4 I’ll buy your tickets as well. You might not have time. (CASE)
I’ll buy your tickets in case you dont have time.

5 We waited outside the bookstore in order to meet the author. (THAT)

We waited outside the bookstore in case that we meet the author
Prepositions

13 Choose the correct item.

1 The dancer’s costume has been fitted ….. a feather skirt.

A on B with C against

2 The underwater artist plunged ….. the deep water.

A under B into C through

3 I enjoy reading crime novels ….. John Grisham.

A of B for C by

4 At the end of the film, the main character escapes ….. prison.
A from B over C into

5 The play is set ….. New York City during the late 1960s.
A in B around C at

6 During which period ….. history was this book written?

A off B in C of