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Appendix 4
Appendix4
UNIT 80
UNIT 80
a shave every morning, but you wouldn't think he had. X
1 1 He has a shave every morning, but you wouldn't think he had. X
He has
every
morning,
but you wouldn't think he
•
has
He
a
did.
shave
•" «r He has a shave every morning, but you wouldn't think he did. W
X
John was
late,
as I predicted he might.
2 2 John was late, as I predicted he might. X
<•" John was late, as I predicted he might be. W
* John was late, as I predicted he might be. ^
UNIT 81
UNIT 81
'Will you see Beth when you're in Sydney?' 'Yes, I hope.' X
1 1 ‘Will you see Beth when you're in Sydney?' 'Yes, I hope.' X
»/
('Yes,
I hope so.' is also
'Will you see Beth when you're in Sydney?'
'Yes,
I hope to.'
*• @ 'Will you see Beth when you're in Sydney?’ 'Yes, I hope to.' % (‘Yes, I hope so.' is also
possible.)
possible.)
to go
but I didn't want.
X
me
fishing with them,
2 2 They asked me to go fishing with them, but I didn't want. X
They asked
= They asked me to go fishing with them, but I didn't want to. i/
<•• They asked me to go fishing with them, but I didn't want to. W
UNIT 82
UNIT 82
The sorry boy apologised to his teacher. X
1 1 The sorry boy apologised to his teacher. X
teacher.
apologised
his
to
he
sorry
boy was
^
and
*• The boy was sorry and he apologised to his teacher. YW
The
man the time.
X
2 2 She asked the opposite man the time. X
She asked the opposite
i/
She asked the man opposite the time,
«•" ry She asked the man opposite the time. W
UNIT 83
UNIT 83
very impossible job...
X
1 1 ...a very impossible job... X
...a
Possible correction:
•/
impossible job...
completely
...a
*• @ Possible correction: ...a completely impossible job... W
X
2 2 ...absolutely rich... X
...absolutely rich...
@ Possible correction: ...hugely rich... ^
<•" Possible correction: ...hugely rich...
'How are you?' 'I'm very fine, thanks.’ X
3 3 'How are you?’ 'I'm very fine, thanks.' X
are
'How
•
Possible correction:
(When
means
'fine'
'I'm
you?'
very well, thanks.'
*• « Possible correction: 'How are you?' 'I'm very well, thanks.' “ (When 'fine' means
adjective,
'very
fine'.)
so we don't say
it is
an ungradable
'well', it is an ungradable adjective, so we don't say 'very fine’.)
'well',
coffee...
X
very good
Brazilian
...a
4 4 ...a Brazilian very good coffee... X
%/
...a very good Brazilian coffee...
•* Possible correction: ...a very good Brazilian coffee... W
© Possible correction:
UNIT 84
UNIT 34
terrible
X
difficult problem...
1 1 ...a terrible difficult problem... X
...a
terribly
...a
difficult problem... W (We use the adverb 'terribly' to modify the adjective
•" @ ..a terribly difficult problem... • (We use the adverb 'terribly' to modify the adjective
'difficult'.)
'‘difficult'.)
She speaks French very good.
X
2 2 She speaks French very good. X
She
French
very well.
speaks
^
•" « She speaks French very well. W
UNIT 85
UNIT 85
1 1 We apologise for any caused inconvenience. X
We apologise for any caused inconvenience. X
We
^
any
apologise
caused.
inconvenience
for
•" “ We apologise for any inconvenience caused. W
of the
disease.
evidence
X
of the
spread
The report provides worried
2 2 The report provides worried evidence of the spread of the disease. X
worrying
•
of the
report provides
spread
of the
disease.
evidence
The
•* @ The report provides worrying evidence of the spread of the disease. W
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