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    Basic English Usage Exercises With Key BE Oxford Basic English Usage Exercises With Key Jennifer Seidl Michael Swan Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Great Clarendon Street, Oxtord OX2 6DP- Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogota Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Paris Sao Paulo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsaw and associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Oxford and Oxford English are trade marks of Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 431188 0 © Oxford University Press 1986 First published 1986 Eleventh impression 2001 Cartoons by Marie-Héléne Jeeves Other illustrations by Katey Farrell, Alan Suttie Photographs by Rob Judges, Terry Williams The publishers would like to thank Hertz, Daimler Benz AG, British Telecom and the International Wool Secretariat for permission to use trade marks and copyright material, and Barnabys, Camera Press, the Katz Photo Library, the Press Association, Rex Features and Sygma for permission to reproduce photographs. No unauthorized photocopying All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or othenvise, without the prior written permission of Oxford University Press. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. ‘Typeset by Tradespools Ltd, Frome, Somerset Printed in China List of Exercises BSISRLSSLSSSLSHLASISSSSSHLSHASSSLSREBSLSBBNLSHRE aboutto (BEU 2) above and over (3) ross, over. through (4,5) adverbs: position (14) adverbs: indefinite frequency (14.2) adverbs: indefinite frequency (14.2) adverbs of manner (14.6) adverbs: position (place, time) (14.9) after (preposition); afterwards (adverb) (16) ago (20) all (21-24) although (29) another (33) atticles: the, alan (40,41) articles: special rules and exceptions (45) articles: special rules and exceptions (45) articles: a/an (45.6) as (46) as and like (48) as, when and while (52.1) ask (63) at, in and on (place) (54) at, in and on (piace) (54) at, in and on (time) (55) bbe + infinitive (58) because anc because of (60) before (conjunction) (62) before (praposition) and in front of (63) big, large, great and tall (65) borrow and lend (67) both with verbs (69) bring and take (71) can and could: ability (78.1) can: ability (78.2) could: ability (78.3) can: possibilty (79) can: possibility (79.1) could have: probabiity (79.3) can: permission, offers (80.1.3) could/couldn't: past permission (80.2) come and go (63) ‘comparison: comparative adjectives, (84) ‘comparison: superiative adjectives (84) comparison: superiative adjectives (85.5) comparison: much, far etc with comparatives (86) concitional: progressive conditional (88.1) concitional: use (88.2a) conjunctions (89.3) ‘copula’ verbs (91) countable and uncountable nouns (92) dates (95) dates (95.2) do: auxiliary verb (98.1.2) do +-ing (99) do and make (100) during and for (101) during and in (102) each other anc one another (105) else (109) ‘emphatic structures with it (111) enjoy (112) enough (113.1) enough (113.2) ‘enough (113.3) eventhough (114.4) ever (116) ‘except and except for (119) exclamations (120.1,2) explain (123) 137 fairly, quite, rather and pretty (124) far and along way (125) farther anc further (126) (2) few and (a) litle (129) () few and (a) little (129) fewer and less (130) fewer anc less (130) for: purpose (131.1) for: purpose (131.2) for + object + infinitive (132.1) for + object + infinitive (132.1) for and since (133 1-3) for and since (133 4) future: present progressive (135.1) future: going to (135.2) future: going to (135.2) future: shall will (predictions) (136) future: shall will (predictions) (136) future: simple present (138.1) future perfect (139) future perfect (13) future progressive (140) get + noun/pronoun/adjective (142.1,2) go: been anc gone (145.1) go. had better (148) hard and hardly (750) have: possession etc have (got). posse: have: actions (754) have + object + have + objec have (go!) to ( have (got) to (755) hear and listen (to) (157) home (161) Hf ordinary tenses If special tenses If, special tense situations (165 If: special ten: tuations (165.3) Hf: special tenses, past situations (165.3) if-sentences with could (166) ifonly (167) imperative (170) imperative (170.7 imperative: with do incase (172.12 in spite of (1 infinitive: verb + object + infinitive (176.3) infinitive: verb + object + infinitive (176.3) infinitive after who, what, how etc (177-1) infinitive of purpose (178) infinitive of purpose (178) infinitive of purpose (178) ing form (‘gerunc) (180.2) ing form (‘gerund’) atter verb (180.3) -ing form (‘Gerunc ) atter need and want (180.4) «ing form (‘gerund’) after preposition (180.5) “ing form rin irregular verbs ( it'stime (1892 let's (191) look (at), watch anc see (196) may and might: probability (199) may and might: possibilty (199) may: permission (200.1) much, many, @ lot 2ic (205.1) must: obiigation (205) must obligation (20 must: deduction 53.1) neic (153.2) participle (155.2) st participle (155.2) 464.1) 165.1) present and future 170.1) 2) 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 71 172 173 174 175 176 7 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 must: deduction (210.3) rationality words (212) Nationality words (212) rationality words (212) Nationality words (212) Nationality words (212) need (213) neither (217.1) neither ...nor... (218) next and nearest (219) no and none (221) ‘no and not (222) numbers (227.1) numbers (227.4) numbers (227-5) numbers (227-6) numbers (227.7) numbers (227.8) numbers (227.2,3,9) numbers (227.10) numbers (227.2,12) fone: substitute word (230) ought (232) ‘ought to have (232.4) ‘own (233.2) participles used as adjectives (235) participle clauses (236) passive verb forms: simple present (238) Passive verb forms: simple present (238) Passive verb forms: present progressive (238) Passive verb forms: simple past (238) passive verb forms: simple past (238) Passive verb forms: present perfect (238) Passive verb forms: future perfect (238) Passive verb forms: ‘going to’ (238) past time: simple past (241) ast time: past progressive (242) ast time: present perfect simple (243 3) Past time: present perfect simple (243.4,5) past time: present perfect progressive (244.2) ast perfect simple (245) possessive 's (250.1) ossessive 's (250.4) Possessive’s (250.4) Possessives with determiners (a friend of mine etc) (252) Possessives: mine etc (253.2) 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 prepositions at the end of clauses (257.1d) present tenses: simple present (261.2) present tenses: present progressive (262.2) present tenses: present progressive (262.2) progressive tenses with always (263) guestions (270) question tags (273) rellexive pronouns (276.2) relative pronouns: who (277) relative pronouns: that (277.2) relatives: whose (279) relatives: identifying clauses (280) reported speech: tenses (283 3) reported speech: tenses (283.3) reported speech: questions (284) reported speech: questions (284) reported speech: orders, requests, advice etc (285) the same (288) shall (2922) short answers (293.1) short answers (293.2) should (234), should (294.2) since (conjunction of time): tenses (300) spelling of plural nouns (301) 80 and not with hope, believe etc (311) soaml, sodolete (312) some and any (314) ‘somebody and anybody, something and anything etc (317) stil, yet and already (330) subject and object forms (331.1) such and so (334) take (time) (338) telling the time (342.1,2) there is (345.1) until and by (351); until and to (352) Used to + infinitive (353) (be) used to +...-ing (354) verbs with two objects (356.1) ‘when and if (360), whether and if (351); (361) whoever, whatever, whichever, however. whenever and wherever (365) wish (367.2) worth... -ing (368) would rather (370.2) 1 aboutto (BEU 2) What are they all about to do? > The policeman’s about to stop thetraftic. (1) above and over (BEU 3) above, overor both? I'm a student and | have a room in London. The house is 1 ahundred years old, so my room's cheap but shabby. In the comer there's a bed with ared cover 2 it 8 _ thebed there's a shelf for books. There's acrack inthe wall _ the fire- place, so I've stuck a poster 5 it, Just _6 the crack there's a hole, so |'ve put a photo of my girlriend __7 _ that. There's a broken mirror 8 the wash-basin, and just 9 _ that there's a light that doesn't work, But the room's wonderful for parties! Last night! had 10 _ twenty friends here. Itreally doesn't matter if anything gets broken! across, over, through (BEU 4,5) across, over or through? We live in a tarmhouse in the country, When you get off the bus, you have to walk 4 the village, 2 the square, 3 _ thenarrowstreets and 4 _ the market-place to the church, Then you turn left and go 5 _ the bridge. Don't ump © _ the stream —it's deep! Walk 7 _ the woodand _8 _ the ploughed field. There's a fence round it, but you can jump _9 _ that. You'll see the farmhouse from the top of the hill. If the gate’s locked, just climb __10__ the wall — | always do. adverbs: position (BEU 14) Copy the story, putting the adverbs in the correct position She glanced at her watch - 2.30 am. oot it had“been a lovely party. ebviovsly was someone in the house. She what to do. She knew that she She had for- Complekeba, gotten the time. She turned the key in quietly the door. But how strange - it waon's even really locked. Had she forgotten to lock the pedaps door? She had. A strange fooling cane nevusthalos Suddenly over her. Her heart started veating. she lowdly svieily, peuson “ee wane age eal GeAgells the pst heard & noise, Tt had come fros the bad- definitely ak Gest room. She didn't know what to do. There nust think must ring ak ene the police. She moved towards the phone, Sileatly thes @ renenbared thet it was out of order. ‘i in Sh hat At wae out of OFder. A pesints She had tried to phone her brother. vekore unfortunately She groped her way back to the door. There in ‘ on the hall wasa china vase. She brushed againgt it 4mlle cleat adverbs: indefinite frequency (BEU 14.2) What's the weather like? Answer these questions about the weather in your country. Use: always, never, often, sometimes, occasionally and rarely in complete sentences. > \sithot in summer? Yes, it's always hot in summer. Is there snow in August? No, there's never snow in August. 1 Is there ever snow in winter? 2 Isitever foggy? 3. Is there heavy rainfall in summer? 4. Isitever hotter than 30°C? 5 Are there ever thunderstorms? 6 Can you sunbathe in winter? 7 Is ithumid? 8 Is the temperature ever below freezing point? 9 Are there ever floods? 10. Isthere ever a hurricane in your area? adverbs: indefinite frequency (BEU 14.2) What do you do in your free time? Say. > what you often de on Saturdays On Saturdays | often go shopping 1 what you always do on Sundays. (Begin: On Sundays | always...) 2 what you often do after school/work 3 what you seldom do during the week 4 what you neverdo at weekends. what you frequently do in summer. what you rarely do in winter. what you sometimes do on holiday. what you usually do on Sunday mornings. what you normally do when it rains. what you occasionally do in the evenings. Soaron adverbs of manner (BEU 14.6) Answer these questions about yourself » Are you a good swimmer? 1 Are you a good cook? 6 Are you a heavy smoker? Yes, ! swim well. 2 Areyou ahard worker? 7 Are you a fast runner? No, I don't swim well./No, | 3 Are you a fast learner? 8 Are you a good dancer? swim badly. 4 Are youa fluent speaker 9 Are you a careful driver? of English? 10 Are you a good tennis player? 5 Are you a good singer? adverbs: position (place, time) (BEU 14.9) What's Jill doing this week? > She has to ring Jim at his office at lunchtime, Continue . YNOTES® Ties QNOTESY aa aflemim, Tram onith Se - . afemme, (anak Ving Jim bnncbstene (offiie) eae gam see Brena 12.30 (canteen) Wea eS ee £.30 prick aru 7.30 pA22 Concerl, lavem Hud 91s wilerntw, San Travt/ Agence bpm Certat Done 7 The. Manctetlér, 15am Meet Salty abeut 6.30pm, aerpnT 10 9 after (preposition); afterwards (adverb) (BEU 16) What did the Parkers do in London? London, Auaust 7-25 British Moseve > OnMonday moming Mon 17: 96. Faul’s

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