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Appendix 4

UNIT112
1 'Why are you leaving?' 'I don't like being laughed about.' X
«•" 'Why are you leaving?' 'I don't like being laughed at.' ^
2 The arrangements were agreed with at the meeting on the 3rd June last year. X
"•" The arrangements were agreed to (or on) at the meeting on the 3rd June last year.
(= everybody agreed that the arrangements should be approved) •*

UNIT113
1 Do you care if I smoke a cigar? X
<•" Do you mind if I smoke a cigar? ^ (We use 'Do (or Would) you mind...' (not 'Do you
care...') as a polite way of asking permission to do something. We also use 'don't mind'
(not 'don't care') if we say that we don't object to something, e.g. I don't mind the smell
of garlic. However, we can use either 'don't mind' or 'don't care' without a following
preposition to say that we have no strong preference for a particular thing, e.g. I don't
care/mind which way we go.)

2 I've been wondering at taking up skating as a hobby. X
<*" I've been wondering about taking up skating as a hobby. ^

UNIT114
1 She went to Helsinki to polish her Finnish up. X
«•" More likely is: She went to Helsinki to polish up her Finnish. •
2 My father was always ordering about my sister. X
•~ My father was always ordering my sister about. ^

UNIT115
1 Suddenly, it was a loud bang from outside. X
•" Suddenly, there was a loud bang from outside. i/
2 There has been many problems with the new bridge. X
<•" There have been many problems with the new bridge. ^
UNIT 116
1 Difficult to know is why she left her job. X
"•" It is difficult to know why she left her job. •
2 It was accepted to send a letter of complaint. X
'•" It was accepted that a letter of complaint should be sent, or It was accepted that I/we
should send a letter of complaint. \/ (We don't use a to-infinitive clause after 'It was/is
(etc.) accepted...')

UNIT117
1 I find difficult to understand how she could have got lost. X
<•" I find it difficult to understand how she could have got lost. •"

2 I view it unacceptable that students should be late for my classes. X
*" I view it as unacceptable that students should be late for my classes. ^

UNIT118
1 It was because of his headache why he didn't come to the party. X
•* It was because of his headache that he didn't come to the party. •

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