EXERCISES OF LANGUAGE FOCUS UNIT 11

EXERCISES
I. PASSIVE VOICE : Change into the passive voive:
1. People should save pandas from extinction.
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2. People must obey all the traffic laws.
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3. Someone ought to repair this broken window.
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4. Someone should have supplied the hotel guests with clean towels.
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5. Someone had better take this garbage to the dump soon.
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6. People can pick tomatoes before they are completely ripe.
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7. Someone is supposed to divide the profits among the shareholders.
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8. Someone must have hurt Peter`s feelings.
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9. Someone has to finish this work today.
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10. Someone ought to have reported the accident to the police.
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11. You can buy videos like this one anywhere.
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12. Somebody will tell you when you should go in to see the doctor.
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13. When is someone going to announce the results of the contest ?
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14. They should have finished the hotel by the time you arrive.
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15. Someone has to write the history of the European Community one day.
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II. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
1. I certainly don`t intend to reply to that rude letter from Edwards.
( I have ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.
( Only after…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.
( No sooner…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. You`ll certainly meet lots of people in your new job.
( You are …………………………………………………………………………………………….
As he rose to speak, the crowd began cheering.
( The cheering ……………………………………………………………………………………..
The salesman told me that my new car would be delivered next Wednesday.
( According …………………………………………………………………………………………
Jane`s husband will be returning from South America quite soon.
( It won’t …………………………………………………………………………………………….
We left quickly so that we wouldn’t disturb her.
( In order ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Although her leg was injured, she finished the marathon race.
( In spite ……………………………………………………………………………………………
I’m sorry that I didn’t go to the party.
- I wish………………………………………………………………………………………………..