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article is also possible) radio
stations on the ground. For this
reason it is equipped with gas
thrusters which can move the
satellite into the correct orbit,
high above the Earth.
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Example verbs are given.
1 of; want (plural form)
2 -; contains (singular form)
3 -; cost (plural form)
4 of; draws (singular form)
5 of; make (plural form)
6 -; read (plural form)
7 (of); have (plural form)
8 (of); live (plural form)
9 of; agree (plural form)
10 of; live (plural form)
remain (plural form)
12 -; sends (singular form)
13 -; believe (plural form)
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2 I picked up the paper on
which Richard had written his
or I picked up the
paper which Richard had
written his address on.
3 My grandfather, whose house
is at the top of a steep hill, is
the fittest person I know.
4 The office to which Gail led
the way had windows on
three
or The office
(which) Gail led the way to
had windows on three sides.
5 The choir, whose members
are all over 60, is touring
Norway next month.
6 She took me for a ride on the
motorbike (which/that) she'd
recently bought.
7 The Earls of Euston, after
whom Euston Station is
named, were landowners in
London.
8 He set about cleaning off the
dirt (which/that) was covering
the floor and walls. (Also
possible is
dirt covering
the floor and walls.')
9 I went to stay with the
Watson family, who/that were
friends of my mother's.
Having seen Joseph off at the
airport, Sue {or she) went
back to work.
Alderson wrote a number of
books about British coal
miners, in whose history he
specialised.
Not wishing to disturb her, I
put the papers on her desk
and left.
13 The agreement
was signed yesterday ended
six months of negotiation.
(Also possible is 'The
agreement signed yesterday
ended...')
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Key to Additional exercises
12A
1 from
2 for
3 about
4 at
1 on
2 in/with
3 for
4 with
1 for
2 with
3 to
4 of
5 of
of/about
for
with
in
about
with
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2 + i I still won't be able to get
to a meeting at 8.30 even if I
catch an earlier
(or
Even if I catch an earlier train,
I still won't be able to get to a
meeting at 8.30.)
3 + f With Davies as its captain,
the team is likely to do well
this
(or The team is
likely to do well this season
with Davies as its captain.)
4 + d The building work is still
on schedule even though there
was a problem in digging the
(or Even though
there was a problem in
digging the foundations, the
building work is still on
schedule.)
5 + a We've decided not to go
on holiday this year in order
to save money for a new car.
(or In order to save money for
a new car, we've decided not
to go on holiday this year.)
6 + h The council have planted
trees at the side of the road so
as to reduce traffic
(or
So as to reduce traffic noise,
the council have planted trees
at the side of the road.)
7 + g The parcel had been
delayed due to a (or the)
recent strike by postal
(or Due to a (or the)
recent strike by postal
workers, the parcel had been
delayed.)
8 + j We've put a table and
chair in the spare bedroom in
order that Dave has (or can
have) somewhere private to
study before his
(or In
order that Dave has (or can
have) somewhere private to
study before his exams, we've
put a table and chair in the
spare bedroom.)
9 + b Since she didn't have to be
at work until 10.00 that
morning, she called in on her
(or She called in on her
sister since she didn't have to
be at work until 10.00 that
morning.)
10 + e We really enjoyed visiting
the Alhambra when we were
in Spain in spite of having to
queue for two
(or In
spite of having to queue for
two hours, we really enjoyed
visiting the Alhambra when
we were in Spain.)
1 4 A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
There
it
There
It
It
there.
it
there
it
There
14B
Example answers:
2 As the party had lost its
majority in parliament, there
was no alternative but to call a
general election.
3 Having your own private
swimming pool is an expensive
luxury, although there's no
denying that it's very pleasant
to be able to swim whenever
you want.
4 James didn't want to play his
violin in front of the whole
school, so it was no accident
that he forgot to bring it with
him.
5 You worked hard during your
course and you prepared well
for your exams, so there's no
reason to worry that you might
fail.
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2 Never before had I tasted
such a wonderful
combination of flavours.
3 In no way can Keith be held
responsible for the accident.
4 Rarely has (or had) a military
campaign been fought with so
little loss of life.
5 Such was the ignorance of the
disease at the time, that
sufferers were simply told to
go to bed and rest.
6 Should you change your
mind, there will always be a
job for you here.
7 Only when the findings had
been published did the
researchers realise that they
had made an error in their
calculations.
8 So eager was Julia to move
away from Newtown, that
she sold her house for much
less than it was worth.
9 Had Australia been beaten,
Taylor would certainly have
resigned as captain.
Little did I think that one day
I'd be appearing in films
rather than just watching
them.
Barely had he walked into the
house when the telephone
rang.
12 Only by chance had the
archaeologists discovered the
secret chamber in the tomb.
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