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Appendix 4

UNIT 55
• 1 She bought me a chocolate box for my birthday. X
<•" She bought me a box of chocolates for my birthday. • (A 'chocolate box' would mean a
box designed for putting chocolates in, which seems unlikely here.)
2 There have been three breaks-in in this street this month. X
<•" There have been three break-ins in this street this month. t/ (A 'break-in' is when a
criminal gets into a building by, for example, smashing a window, in order to steal things.)

UNIT 56
1 I hope to go on to study for a MA in Applied Linguistics. X
<•" I hope to go on to study for an MA in Applied Linguistics. •

2 Have you got one pen you could lend me? X
•" Have you got a pen you could lend me? f'

UNIT 57
1 Lucy is lawyer, like her father. X
<•" Lucy is a lawyer, like her father. f'
2 For most of the journey there was the clear blue sky. X
«•" For most of the journey there was clear blue sky. •
UNIT 58
1 Can you shut a door after you, please. X
•" Can you shut the door after you, please. • (The hearer will know which door we mean.)
2 She pointed to a mark on the carpet. A stain was about 4 centimetres across. X
<*" She pointed to a mark on the carpet. The stain was about 4 centimetres across. f' ('The
stain...' refers to 'the mark' previously mentioned.)

UNIT 59
1 When I was young, I used to collect some stamps as a hobby. X
<•• When I was young, I used to collect stamps as a hobby. ^
2 For some reasons, Megan doesn't want to come on holiday with us. X
•* For some reason, Megan doesn't want to come on holiday with us. •

UNIT 60
1 Soup I had last night was too salty. X
•" The soup I had last night was too salty. •
2 A can opener was invented in 1862. X
•" The can opener was invented in 1862. • (We use 'The', not 'A', because we are talking
about the invention of can openers in general (= a class of items).)

UNIT 61
1 Woodwards live in the house next door. X
<•" The Woodwards (= the Woodward family) live in the house next door. •
2 She plans to go to the college after she's finished the school. X
*" She plans to go to college after she's finished school. ^ (We use zero article if the speaker
is talking about 'college' and 'school' as institutions, rather than a particular college and a
particular school known to the hearer.)
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