143 Grammar Bank

8A
possessive pronouns
Use possessive pronouns to talk about possessions.
subject
pronouns
possessive
adjectives
possessive
pronouns
I
you
he
she
we
they
my bag
your drink
his umbrella
her coat
our car
their fat
Her bag is black, so shes borrowing mine.
Thats not my drink, its yours.
My umbrella is broken, so Jake lent me his.
I want a coat thats similar to hers.
Mike and Stellas car is larger than ours.
Our fat is too small for a party, so were using theirs.
>> Now go to exercises 8.1 and 8.2 to practise.
8B
present passive
Use the present passive when you dont know who does an action,
or when the action is more important than the person who
does it.
subject verb object
active I / We / You / They
He / She / It
see
sees
me / him / her / it / you / us / them.
me / him / her / it / you / us / them.
passive I
He / She / It
We / You / They
m seen
seen
seen
s
re
To form the present passive, use am / is / are + a past participle.
>> Now go to exercises 8.3 to practise.
8C
will (prediction)
Use will / wont to make predictions about the future.
+ ?
I / You / He / She / It /
We / Theyll win the race.
Will
short answers
Yes, you / we / they will. No, you / we / they wont.
Yes, he / she / it will. No, he / she / it wont.
Use an infnitive without to after will or wont.
>> Now go to exercise 8.4 to practise.
8D
frst conditional
Use frst conditionals to talk about possible future actions and
their results.
If you give me your email address, Ill write to you.
If he doesnt know how to use a
computer,
he wont get a good job.
Youll save money if you dont go out tonight.
The camera wont work if you drop it in the water.
Use if + present simple for a possible future action, and
will / wont for its result.
When a conditional sentence begins with an if clause, use a
comma to separate the two clauses.
>> Now go to exercises 8.5 and 8.6 to practise.
8.1 Replace the underlined words with a possessive pronoun.
Example Are these your books? Are these yours?
1 This camera is good but their camera is better.
2 Are these History books your books?
3 Which computer is her computer, the desktop or the laptop?
4 He left his phone at home so I lent him my phone.
5 Our car is red, their car is blue.
6 This isnt Mikes coat, thats his coat on the chair.
8.2 Underline the correct words.
Example It isnt your bag, its my / mine.
1 Their / Theirs house is bigger than our / ours.
2 Our / Ours children go to that school.
3 My / Mine pen doesnt work. Can I borrow your / yours?
4 Her / Hers computer is broken but his / her isnt.
5 Are they your / yours?
6 Whats his / hers phone number?
8.3 Complete the sentences. Use the present passive of the verbs.
Example Coffee is grown in Africa and South America. grow
1 The coffee beans from the coffee plant. take
2 The beans to factories. drive
3 They to make coffee. use
4 The coffee into boxes. put
5 The boxes to other countries. send
6 Cups of coffee in shops and cafs. sell
7 Coffee all over the world. drink
8.4 Make sentences and questions with will / wont.
Example they / pass / the / exam ? Will they pass the exam?
1 everyone / have / a computer.
2 houses / be / more expensive.
3 there / be / more cars / on the roads?
4 there / not / be / diseases or hospitals.
5 we / not / have / TVs.
6 everything / be / very expensive?
7 we / have / school / on / the Internet.
8 he / go / to university?
9 I / not / get married.
10 more people / work / at home?
8.5 Match 17 with ag to make frst conditional sentences.
1 e I wont delete this fle
2 This window will close
3 If you dont go to the interview,
4 Well call a computer technician
5 If you download that song,
6 Ill send you a message
7 If you lend me your laptop,
a if you tell me your email address.
b you wont get the job.
c Ill listen to it.
d if we get a virus.
e if you need it for work.
f I wont break it.
g if you click on that button.
8.6 Correct the sentences.
Example Ill call the police if someone will steal my money.
Ill call the police if someone steals my money.
1 If youll buy your ticket on the Internet, youll save money.
2 Hell be sick if he ate all the biscuits.
3 If she not go to the meeting, her boss will be angry.
4 I have time, Ill phone you.
5 If we dont have any money, we wont to go out.
6 If their car has problems again, they are calling a mechanic.
7 He doesnt pass his exam if he doesnt study.
8 Youll be tired if you wont go to bed.