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Appendix 4

UNIT 42
1 I asked the way to him. X
<•• I asked him the way. \/
2 She said me good-bye. X
*" She said good-bye to me. i/

UNIT 43
1 'Why isn't David coming to eat with us?' 'He didn't say he was very hungry.' X
<•" 'Why isn't David coming to eat with us?' 'He said he wasn't very hungry.' •
(Reporting: 'I'm not very hungry.')
2 An announcement was made in parliament today there has been a sharp fall in
unemployment. X
•" An announcement was made in parliament today that there has been a sharp fall in
unemployment. ^
UNIT 44
1 The doctor reassured that the operation was a very routine one. X
•" The doctor reassured me that the operation was a very routine one. ^ (An object is
needed before the that-clause.)
2 I suggested Bob that he should try the supermarket in the High Street. X
•" I suggested to Bob that he should try the supermarket in the High Street. ^ (The
preposition 'to' is needed before the object.)

UNIT 45
1 Your mother tells me you were still hoping to become a vet. X
•" Your mother tells me you are still hoping to become a vet. %/
2 The student confessed that he hasn't done his homework. X
<•" The student confessed that he hadn't done his homework. ^

UNIT 46
1 I've just been talking your mother. I understood (from her) that you're very worried about
your exams. X
<•" I've just been talking your mother. I understand (from her) that you're very worried
about your exams. ^
2 Mary said about her holiday to the rest of the class. X
** Mary talked about her holiday to the rest of the class, or Mary told the rest of the class
about her holiday. •

UNIT 47
1 The doctor advised to cut down on fatty foods. X
<•" The doctor advised me to cut down on fatty foods. */ (An object is needed between the
verb and to-infinitive clause.)
2 I asked to my brother if I could borrow his bike. X
•" I asked my brother if I could borrow his bike. i/ (We ask someone something; we don't
ask 'to' someone.)

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