Exercises

Unit 97 · - ing and - ed clauses (the woman talking to Tom, the boy injured in the accident)

97.1

Make one sentence from two

Make one sentence from twoComplete the sentence using an

1A bell was ringing. I was woken up by it. I was woken up by a bell ringing .(Example)

A taxi was taking us to the airport. It broke down. The broke down.

There’s a path at the end of this street. The path leads to the river. At the end of the street there’s .

A factory has just opened in the town. It employs 500 people. has just opened in the town.

A man was sitting next to me on the plane. He was asleep most of the time. The was asleep most of the time.

The company sent me a brochure. It contained the information I needed. The company sent me a .

97.2

Complete the sentence with an -ed clause

1The boy injured in the accident was taken to hospital.(Example)

The paintings haven’t been found yet.

We’ve repaired the gate .

Most of the suggestions were not practical.

Our friends live in a beautiful house .

Everybody worked very well.

97.3

Complete the sentences

Complete the sentencesUse the following verbs in the correct form

1I was woken up by a bell ringing .(Example)

2George showed me some pictures painted by his father.(Example)

Some of the people to the party can’t come.

Somebody Jack phoned while you were out.

Life must be very unpleasant for people near busy airports.

A few days after the interview, I received an email me the job.

The building was badly damaged in a fire by an electrical fault.

Did you see the picture of the trees down in the storm?

The waiting room was empty except for an old man in the corner

Ian has a brother in a bank in London and a sister economics at university in Manchester.

97.4

Use the words in brackets to make sentences with There is / There was etc

Use the words in brackets to make sentences withThere isThere was etc

1That house is empty. (nobody / live / in it) There’s nobody living in it.(Example)

2The accident wasn’t serious. (nobody / injure) There was nobody injured.(Example)

I can hear footsteps. (somebody / come) There

I’ve spent all the money I had. (nothing / leave) There

The train was full. (a lot of people / travel)

We were the only guests at the hotel. (nobody else / stay there)

The piece of paper was blank. (nothing / write / on it)

The colleg e offers English courses in the evening. (a course / begin / next Monday)

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