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Appendix 4

UNIT 22
1 I'm not able to believe she's 50. She looks much younger than that. X
«•" I can't believe she's 50. She looks much younger than that. •
2 After the trees have been cut back, we can see more of the garden from the sitting room. X
<•" After the trees have been cut back, we will be able to see more of the garden from the
sitting room. •

UNIT 23
1 She was bruised quite badly in the accident. It has got to still hurt a lot. X
«" She was bruised quite badly in the accident. It must still hurt a lot. •
2 When I went to school we must learn Latin. X
*• When I went to school we had to learn Latin. t/
UNIT 24
1 He didn't cook the dish himself so you mustn't eat it all. He won't be offended. X
*• He didn't cook the dish himself so you don't have to eat it all. He won't be offended. •

2 You needn't a special pass to get in. X
•" You needn't have a special pass to get in. or You don't need a special pass... •
('Needn't' acts as a modal verb here and should be followed by a bare infinitive.)
UNIT 25
1 'Can I use the computer?' 'Of course you could'. X
«•" 'Can I use the computer?' 'Of course you can.' • ('can' is preferable to 'could' in giving
permission.)
2 He should like some milk, please. X
•• He would fd) like some milk, please, i/ (We only use 'should' with T or 'we' in making
a request.)

UNIT 26
1 He appeared having trouble with his car. X
•" He appeared to be having trouble with his car. • (Notice that 'He appeared having
trouble with his car' would be possible if 'appeared' means something like 'arrived' or
'came into view'. We would understand the sentence to mean 'He appeared (= arrived) -
and he was having trouble with his car.')
2 The police got suspicious of two men looking into all the cars. X
«•" The police became (or grew) suspicious of two men looking into all the cars. */

UNIT 27
1 He would have a distinction in the exam, but he answered question two badly. X
<•" He would have got a distinction in the exam, but he answered question two badly. %/

2 It's not worth having the trouble to write to him. He never replies. X
•*• It's not worth taking the trouble to write to him. He never replies. •

UNIT 28
1 We made some research into the state of the Swedish car industry. X
<•• We did some research into the state of the Swedish car industry, i/
2 I'm afraid I did a mistake in the calculation. X
<•" I'm afraid I made a mistake in the calculation. ^
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