Page 292 - Advanced English Grammar in Use

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Reporting
Reporting
8.1 ‘I suppose you've heard the latest
'I suppose you've heard the latest...
8.1
she said
she
she
news',
said
news.'
news,'
said
A A news,' said she B B_ news.’ she said C C news', she said
she said
news,'
D D_ news,' she said
changed my address.
8.2 I notified 0... I had changed my address.
I had
8.2
I notified
the bank that
that
to the bank that
bank that
with the
A A with the bank that B B the bank that C C that D D to the bank that
the card.
reassured me that she
8.3 She reassured me that she.........0.0000....: the card.
8.3
She
had posted
posts
posted
A A had posted B 8B has posted C C posted OD D posts
has posted
8.4 She her holiday in Finland.
She... her holiday in Finland.
8.4
said me about told about said about told me about
A A said me about B B told about C C said about D D told me about
8.5 She encouraged the job.
8.5
She encouraged..........0.0.0..... the job.
to take the job
Frank to take
that Frank should take
A A to take the job B 8B that Frank should take C C Frank to take
Frank
to take
to
D D to Frank to take
building
8.6 They directed that the building.....................
directed that the
8.6
They
be pulled down
be
should
pulled down
be
to
pulled down
A A be pulled down 8B B tobe pulled down C C should be pulled down
is
be pulled down
to
D D is to be pulled down
put the box.
asked
me where
he
8.7 He asked me where he....................; put the box.
He
8.7
ought to
should
shall
will
A A shall B B oughtto C C will D D should
and compounds
Nouns and compounds
Nouns
9.1 The faulty.
9.1
equipments were
equipment was
equipments are
A A equipments are B B equipment was C CC equipments were
equipment were
D D equipment were
9.2 Many leading members of the opposition party to justify the
Many leading members of the opposition party.........0.0.0.0.... to justify the
9.2
decision.
decision.
tries
been trying
have tried
has tried
have
A A have tried B B hastried C CC have beentrying D Di tries
9.3 ttteeeees thinks that Judith should be given the job.
9.3..... bo
thinks that Judith should be given the job.
majority of my colleagues
of us
The
Neither
A A Neither ofus B B The majority of my colleagues
A number
of people
Practically everyone
C C Practically everyone D D A number of people
9.4 We had holiday in Spain.
Spain.
in
9.4
We had... holiday
a two week's two weeks' two-week a two-week
A A a two week's B B_ two weeks' C C two-week D D_ a two-week

9.5 The company owns in the city centre.
9.5
The company owns....................: in the city centre.
a cars park
several car parks
a car park
A A acars park B B several car parks C CC acar park
several cars parks
D D several cars parks
9.6 The government has introduced......................
introduced
The government has
9.6
a tax on children clothes
a children's clothes tax
A A achildren's clothes tax B B a tax on children clothes
a children clothes tax a tax on children's clothes
C C achildren clothes tax D D a tax on children's clothes
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