10A WORK BOOK (ALEXANDER PAEZ QUISPE)

1 GRAMMAR adding emphasis (2): cleft sentences

a) Match the sentence halves.

1. It was the shellfish h

2. All I want d

3. The reason you weren’t invited g

4. What happened was f

5. All I did a

6. The day we moved into our new house b

7. What happens is c

8. What I admire most about him e

a. was say what I thought.

b. was when I first met Miranda.

c. that you fill out an application online, and then they call you for interview.

d. is a little sympathy.

e. is his determination to enjoy life.

f. that we took the wrong exit off the highway.

g. is that you said you’d be away.

h. that made everybody sick.

b) Rewrite the sentences to give them extra emphasis, starting with the word given.

1. She just wanted to apologize.

All she wanted to do was apologize.

2. I spoke to the assistant manager, not the manager.

The person I spoke to was the assistant manager, not the manager.

3. We’re only trying to give you some useful advice.

All we're doing is trying to give you some useful advice.

4. Her grandmother taught her how to make bread.

It was her grandmother who taught her how to make bread.

5. jane shut the door with her keys still inside.

What happened was that Jane shut the door with her keys still inside.

6. I need a good, long rest.

What I need is a good long rest.

7. My uncle got fired last month.

It was last month when my uncle got fired.

8. My parents live in a very small town

The town where my parents live is very small.

10B
3 GRAMMAR comparison

a) Circle the correct answer. Check (/) if both are correct.

1. The sooner we leave, the better / best.

2. She types twice / three times faster than me.

3. Your car’s nearly / almost as fast as mine.

4. I have much / many more work this week than I had last week.

5. When 1 asked the waiter to speak more slowly, he just repeated the specials slightly / a little louder.

6. The meal was far / very cheaper than I expected.

7. I could see Jamie getting many more / more and more frustrated.

8. There were a little / slightly more people at the meeting today than yesterday.

9. The newer the software / the software is, the faster the application.

10. That was by far / much the best comedy I’ve ever seen.

b) Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first using the bold words.

1. My suitcase is only a little heavier than yours. almost

Your suitcase is almost as heavy as mine.

2. The repairs were four times more expensive than we had planned. much

The repairs cost four times as much as we had planned.

3. He’s not nearly as outgoing as his sister. far

His sister is far more outgoing than he is.

4. The most elaborate dishes are the most difficult to cook. more

The more elaborate a dish is, the more

difficult it is to cook.