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UNIT
UNIT
EXERCISES 8 2
EXERCISES
8 2
or put a
S if they are already
to
these sentences,
82.1 1 Backley has a back injury and Peters faces an alike problem. correct. (B)
Suggest corrections to these sentences, or put a “if they are already correct. (B)
82.1
Suggest corrections
Backley has
back
an
alike problem.
a
injury and Peters
faces
8 Within a few minutes she was asleep. ANDNHBWN 2 Everyone I know is afraid of Harry's dogs. a content man.
Ye
of Harry's
Everyone
dogs.
I know is
afraid
The
ill
man was put in
a ward
of critically
full
injured children.
3 The ill man was put in a ward full of critically injured children.
No two people
alike.
are
4 No two people are alike.
believes there are
alive creatures
on Mars.
No-one really

5 No-one really believes there are alive creatures on Mars.
fairly happy at work,
I think Paul's
seems
and
6 I think Paul's fairly happy at work, and seems a content man.
When he was
he was poor and unknown.
alive
7 When he was alive he was poor and unknown.
few minutes
Within a
she was asleep.
forced
the
way through
The
their
police
afraid crowd.
10 The asleep children lay peacefully in their beds. SOU 9 The police forced their way through the afraid crowd.
The
asleep children
lay peacefully in their beds.
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one
of the
sentences,
both;
them
case
write
in
pair,
the
put either adjective
82.2 In In one of the sentences, you can put either adjective in the pair, in which case write them both;
which
in
you can
82.2
other you
(C)
only
put
can
one of them.
the
in in the other you can put only one of them. (C)
immediate
initial
entire - long utter - understandable mere - insignificant -initial—immediate-
entire - long
mere - insignificant
utter - understandable
nuclear - terrible
nuclear - terrible
a just written down my ..^^f^^^M^.. reactions.
I've
1 la I've just written down my ..initial/immedigtéctions.
they
realised what was
happening their reactions were
When
b b When they realised what was happening their reactions WETE «sss
a We didn't stop to rest once during the trip home.
2 2 a We didn't stop to rest once during the........0.0.0.0..... trip home.
The trip was but enjoyable.
b b The trip was..........0.0.....] but enjoyable.
a The small changes in temperature are
3 3 a The small changes in temperature are... 2 millimetres.
82.3 5 5 a The performance was an.................... failure. in each sentence, either before or after the
difference
a(n)
between
The
them was
b b The difference between them was a(n)..............0...... 2 millimetres.
but thankfully short.
The war was
a
4 4 a The war was.........0.....0.. but thankfully short.
fears
war.
a
The whole world
b b The whole world fears a... war.
a
The performance was
an
failure.
of resources.
The
given
the
lack
failure was
b b The failure was... given the lack of resources.
of the spaces
in
one
the
word given
in
brackets
82.3
Write
Write the word given in brackets in one of the spaces in each sentence, either before or after the
(D)
as
appropriate.
noun,
seemed
(responsible)
Kevin always seemed such a.............. boy
Kevin always
1 1 noun, as appropriate. (D) such a boy . 2... (responsible)
people
Most of the
in the battle are now dead.
(involved)
2 2 Most of the.............; people... in the battle are now dead. (involved)
force
on the
chemicals.
storage
of dangerous
New regulations have come
into
3 3 New regulations have come into force on the storage of dangerous chemicals.
been
All the companies have been notified of these. (concerned)
notified
of these.
All the... companies.............. have
(concerned)
people
There were
over three hundred
at the
meeting.
4 4 There were over three hundred.............; people.............. at the meeting. (present)
(present)
It's very complex.
takes three days.
This
process
5 5 This.......00.... P©ocess............. takes three days. It's very complex. (involved)
(involved)
cannot be
situation
The
allowed to continue.
6 6 The... situation.............. cannot be allowed to continue. (present)
(present)
Clara
for the
damage
and Adam were the
children
7 7 Clara and Adam were the.............. children.............. for the damage (responsible)
(responsible)
82.4 Rewrite these sentences as in 1. End the sentence with an adjective ending in -ible or -able from
82.4
Rewrite these sentences as in 1, End the sentence with an adjective ending in -ible or -able from
each.
in
and use a
opposite
different adjective
D
in
(D)
those in D opposite and use a different adjective in each. (D)
those
the
best
It
best.
possible.
was
solution
1 1 This solution was the best. It was the best solution possible.
This solution was the
the...
This response was the only one.
It
was
2 2 This response was the only one. It was the...
was
the...
It
decision was
the hardest.
This
3 3 This decision was the hardest. It was the...
most economical.
the...
was
This method was the
It
4 4 This method was the most economical. It was the...
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