Page 100 - Advanced English Grammar in Use

UNIT
EXERCISES
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45.1 Underline the more likely verb. If both are possible, underline both. (B)
1 Jim says that he goes/went to Majorca every Easter.
2 The President announced that the country is I was at war with its neighbour.
3 The researchers estimated that between five and ten people die I died each day from food
poisoning.
4 The article said that the quality of wine in the north of the country has improved I had
improved.
5 The study estimates that today's average pedestrian walks I walked at 2.5 miles per hour.
6 The company reports that demand for their loudspeakers is growing I was growing rapidly.
7 The owners claim that the gallery is I was still as popular as ever.
8 He reported to ministers that an agreement with the unions has been reached I had been
reached.

45.2 Change the sentences into reported speech. Choose the most appropriate verb front the list,
using each verb once only, and choose an appropriate tense for the verb in the that-clause. If
more than one answer is possible, give them both. (C & D)
alleged announced boasted confessed confirmed moaned protested

1 T knew nothing about the weapons.' —• She protested, that she. knew / had known nothing
about the weapons.
2 'Oh, I'm too hot!' —• She...
3 'I've found my keys!' —• She...
4 'I easily beat everyone else in the race.' —• She...
5 'The police forced me to confess.' —• She...
6 'It's true, we're losing.' —* She...
7 'I must say that at first I was confused by the question.' —> She...

45.3 Jim Barnes and Bill Nokes have been interviewed by the police in connection with a robbery last
week. Study the verb tenses in that-clauses in these extracts from the interview reports. Correct
them if necessary, or put a S. Suggest alternatives if possible. (A-D)

1 WHen I mentioned to Nokes tHat He 2 N( H\l bwiMiw of f^
Had been seen In a. local shop last ^wirtcW Barnes fkaf Ke, is
Monday, He protested tHat He Is ai
fo UasJt a Solicitor prtSe/vh tta
Home all day. He swears that He
didn't own a. blue Ford Escort. He
claimed tHat He Had been to tHe of
point -factory two weeks ago to look Ke, W <beM IA fk. v/icinrhj of
•for work. Nokes alleges tHat He is a. •rtxe paiAf {acto^ lasf W
good -friend of Jim Barnes. He said •fkif Ke, is v/isitiAj KiS
insisted tHat He didn't telepHone ta 'rtxaf Ke, is
Barnes last Monday morning. WHen I
3(nsk ok a r a W 10.00.
pointed out to Nokes tHat a. large
rv\ai7vfai7\s 'rt\af h
quantity o-f paint Had been -found in
His House, He replied tHat He is
storing it -for a. -friend.

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