*Complete the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. You must use the given word IN BOLD, and you must not write more than 5 words.*
1. "I'll come with you," Mark said.
HE
Mark said ________________________ with me.
2. She's recently started painting as a hobby.
UP
She _________________________ recently.
3. I've been to Paris before, but I'd be happy to go again.
ALTHOUGH
I'd be happy to go to Paris, ________________________________ before.
4. I'm sure it was the boys who kicked the ball through the window, as they have been playing soccer.
HAVE
The boys ____________________________ through the window while they were playing soccer.
5. My neighbour, Mrs. Grisham, told me that she was an actress on Broadway when she was younger.
TO
Mrs. Grisham, ________________________________ actress on Broadway when she was younger, is my neighbour.
6. We might need more food for the party.
ENOUGH
I think we ____________________________ for the party.
7. There is no one more intelligent than Sally.
PERSON
Sally is ______________________________ I know.
8. They've sold out all the tickets to the concert.
MORE
There are _________________________ left to the concert.
9. You didn't come to the restaurant last night, so you didn't get to taste the amazing dessert.
COME
____________________________ to the restaurant last night, you would have tasted the amazing dessert.
10. I regret not saying sorry to him.
IF
_______________________________ to him.
The answers are below, along with an explanation of the answer. Remember that each question in Part 4 has two marks each, and the answer is divided in two parts, like this: CALL HIM | UP. If in an answer you wrote CALL HIM OVER, because the first part is correct you get 1 mark.
What you'll be tested on:
- reported speech
- phrasal verbs
- clauses of concession
- modals of speculation and deduction
- relative clauses
- comparatives
- superlatives
- indefinite pronouns
- conditionals
- I wish/If only
You're also kind of being tested on general verb tenses and subject verb agreement (he goes, not he go).
1. "I'll come with you," Mark said.
HE
Mark said HE WOULD | COME with me.
In reported speech, 'will' becomes 'would', and the 'I' changes to whoever said it, in this case 'he'.
2. She's recently started painting as a hobby.
UP
She HAS TAKEN UP | PAINTING recently.
'Take up' is a phrasal verb that means 'start a new hobby'. It's 'has taken' (present perfect) because in the first sentence the tense is present perfect 'she's started'.
3. I've been to Paris before, but I'd be happy to go again.
ALTHOUGH
I'd be happy to go to Paris, ALTHOUGH I'VE | BEEN (THERE) before.
The clause of concession 'although' sort of means 'but' when contrasting two ideas. 'There' is not necessary, but fits.
4. I'm sure it was the boys who kicked the ball through the window, as they have been playing soccer.
HAVE
The boys MUST HAVE KICKED | THE BALL through the window while they were playing soccer.
This is a modal of deduction and speculation. We know that the answer is 'must' because the first sentence says 'I'm sure', and we use 'must' when we are almost absolutely sure of something. 'Have kicked' because it happened in the past.
5. My neighbour, Mrs. Grisham, told me that she was an actress on Broadway when she was younger.
TO
Mrs. Grisham, WHO USED TO | BE AN actress on Broadway when she was younger, is my neighbour.
We can see that this is a relative clause because of the commas after 'Mrs. Grisham' and 'younger'. It must be 'who' because we use 'who' for people. 'Used to be' is another way of saying 'was', but specifies that it was true in the past but not anymore.
6. We might need more food for the party.
ENOUGH
I think we DON'T HAVE | ENOUGH FOOD for the party.
This is testing if you know the comparative expression 'not enough _____'. If you need more of something, it means that there is 'not enough' of it.
7. There is no one more intelligent than Sally.
PERSON
Sally is THE MOST INTELLIGENT | PERSON I know.
Mark said HE WOULD | COME with me.
In reported speech, 'will' becomes 'would', and the 'I' changes to whoever said it, in this case 'he'.
2. She's recently started painting as a hobby.
UP
She HAS TAKEN UP | PAINTING recently.
'Take up' is a phrasal verb that means 'start a new hobby'. It's 'has taken' (present perfect) because in the first sentence the tense is present perfect 'she's started'.
ALTHOUGH
I'd be happy to go to Paris, ALTHOUGH I'VE | BEEN (THERE) before.
The clause of concession 'although' sort of means 'but' when contrasting two ideas. 'There' is not necessary, but fits.
4. I'm sure it was the boys who kicked the ball through the window, as they have been playing soccer.
HAVE
The boys MUST HAVE KICKED | THE BALL through the window while they were playing soccer.
This is a modal of deduction and speculation. We know that the answer is 'must' because the first sentence says 'I'm sure', and we use 'must' when we are almost absolutely sure of something. 'Have kicked' because it happened in the past.
5. My neighbour, Mrs. Grisham, told me that she was an actress on Broadway when she was younger.
TO
Mrs. Grisham, WHO USED TO | BE AN actress on Broadway when she was younger, is my neighbour.
We can see that this is a relative clause because of the commas after 'Mrs. Grisham' and 'younger'. It must be 'who' because we use 'who' for people. 'Used to be' is another way of saying 'was', but specifies that it was true in the past but not anymore.
6. We might need more food for the party.
ENOUGH
I think we DON'T HAVE | ENOUGH FOOD for the party.
This is testing if you know the comparative expression 'not enough _____'. If you need more of something, it means that there is 'not enough' of it.
7. There is no one more intelligent than Sally.
PERSON
Sally is THE MOST INTELLIGENT | PERSON I know.
This is testing if you know the superlative. If there is no one more intelligent, then she must be the most intelligent.
8. They've sold out all the tickets to the concert.
MORE
There are NO MORE | TICKETS left to the concert.
Indefinite pronouns give a non-specific number of things, e.g. any, some, no, every. If I buy every ticket (all the tickets), then there are no tickets left.
9. You didn't come to the restaurant last night, so you didn't get to taste the amazing dessert.
COME
IF YOU | HAD COME TO (or) HAD YOU | COME TO to the restaurant last night, you would have tasted the amazing dessert.
This is testing if you know the 3rd conditional. A useful hint in this question was the second part of the sentence, 'would have tasted'. A 3rd conditional is made of 'If + past perfect, would have + past participle'. It's also possible to take out the 'if' and reverse 'you had' - 'Had you come...'.
10. I regret not saying sorry to him.
IF
IF ONLY | I HAD APOLOGISED to him.
If only and I wish expressions show that you regret something or wish that something was different. Because you can only use 5 words, we have to change 'say sorry' to apologise, because you must use 'if only I had'.
Remember that this is difficult, so don't feel too bad if you didn't get many (or any) correct the first time. You'll get better with practice, by studying the grammar mentioned above, and through this useful tip from a previous post:
Write down SYNONYMS OF (NEW) WORDS that you have learnt.
MORE
There are NO MORE | TICKETS left to the concert.
Indefinite pronouns give a non-specific number of things, e.g. any, some, no, every. If I buy every ticket (all the tickets), then there are no tickets left.
9. You didn't come to the restaurant last night, so you didn't get to taste the amazing dessert.
COME
IF YOU | HAD COME TO (or) HAD YOU | COME TO to the restaurant last night, you would have tasted the amazing dessert.
This is testing if you know the 3rd conditional. A useful hint in this question was the second part of the sentence, 'would have tasted'. A 3rd conditional is made of 'If + past perfect, would have + past participle'. It's also possible to take out the 'if' and reverse 'you had' - 'Had you come...'.
10. I regret not saying sorry to him.
IF
IF ONLY | I HAD APOLOGISED to him.
If only and I wish expressions show that you regret something or wish that something was different. Because you can only use 5 words, we have to change 'say sorry' to apologise, because you must use 'if only I had'.
Remember that this is difficult, so don't feel too bad if you didn't get many (or any) correct the first time. You'll get better with practice, by studying the grammar mentioned above, and through this useful tip from a previous post:
When you learn new words, write down other words that mean the same thing.
SYNONYMS
Write down ________________ that you have learnt.
Write down ________________ that you have learnt.
Write down SYNONYMS OF (NEW) WORDS that you have learnt.
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