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Exercises
10.1 Rewrite these sentences using the underlined nouns as verbs. The meaning must stay the
same. Look at the example first.
Example: There was a lot of rain yesterday.
Hf vained. a lot yesterday.
16.2 Now rewrite these sentences using the underlined verbs as nouns. The meaning must stay the
same.
1 Pll ring him this evening.
10.3 Sometimes the same word form can be a verb and noun but with a very different meaning.
Read these pairs of sentences. Does the verb have the same meaning as the noun, a similar
meaning, or a completely different meaning?
1 We had a long wait for the bus.
If we wait any longer, we may miss the train.
2 Could we have another bottle of water, please?
I asked her to water the garden.
3 I gave him the book.
Did you book the table in the restaurant?
4 They always take a break after an hour’s work.
Did he break his arm skiing?
5 I go for a run most mornings.
I was late so I had to run to get to school on time.
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