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Appendix 4

UNIT 80
1 He has a shave every morning, but you wouldn't think he had. X
•" He has a shave every morning, but you wouldn't think he did. •
2 John was late, as I predicted he might. X
<•" John was late, as I predicted he might be. ^

UNIT 81
1 'Will you see Beth when you're in Sydney?' 'Yes, I hope.' X
*• 'Will you see Beth when you're in Sydney?' 'Yes, I hope to.' »/ ('Yes, I hope so.' is also
possible.)
2 They asked me to go fishing with them, but I didn't want. X
<•• They asked me to go fishing with them, but I didn't want to. i/

UNIT 82
1 The sorry boy apologised to his teacher. X
*• The boy was sorry and he apologised to his teacher. ^

2 She asked the opposite man the time. X
«•" She asked the man opposite the time, i/

UNIT 83
1 ...a very impossible job... X
*• Possible correction: ...a completely impossible job... •/
2 ...absolutely rich... X
<•" Possible correction: ...hugely rich... ^
3 'How are you?' 'I'm very fine, thanks.' X
*• Possible correction: 'How are you?' 'I'm very well, thanks.' • (When 'fine' means
'well', it is an ungradable adjective, so we don't say 'very fine'.)

4 ...a Brazilian very good coffee... X
•* Possible correction: ...a very good Brazilian coffee... %/

UNIT 84
1 ...a terrible difficult problem... X
•" ...a terribly difficult problem... • (We use the adverb 'terribly' to modify the adjective
'difficult'.)

2 She speaks French very good. X
•" She speaks French very well. ^

UNIT 85
1 We apologise for any caused inconvenience. X
•" We apologise for any inconvenience caused. ^
2 The report provides worried evidence of the spread of the disease. X
•* The report provides worrying evidence of the spread of the disease. •

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