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s3 English Grammar
s3 English Grammar
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1. Notes
d. A sentence talking about something that could have happened in the past but did
not.
- If you had repaired (past perfect tense) the car, you would have avoided
(‘would have’ + past participle) the accident.
2. Exercises
A. Form complete sentences with the given if-clauses and hints. Follow the example.
p.1
If-clause Hint
p.2
11. If I won Mark Six buy a big house for my parents
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3. What would you do if you saw your friend cheat in the exam?
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USING CONDITIONALS
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
Exercise A
1. If water boils, it turns to steam.
2. If a stone is thrown into water, it sinks.
3. If we do not bring a compass, we will get lost easily.
4. If you get up late, you will be late for school.
5. If you eat too much chocolate, you will get fat.
6. If Joe does not hurry, he will miss the train.
7. If you go swimming every day, you will be healthy.
8. If I were you, I would not talk to Mary.
9. If I lost all my hair, I would look very ugly.
10. If you were an astronaut, you would be a hero of the country.
11. If I won Mark Six, I would buy a big house for my parents.
12. If I had left home earlier, I would not have been late.
13 .If Peter had come to the party, he would have met my sister.
14. If you had worked hard, you would have passed the test.
15. If Susan had worked faster, she would have finished the report earlier.
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
10.If Peter had come to the party, he would have met my sister.
11.If you had worked hard, you would have passed the test.
12.If Susan had worked faster, she would have finished the report earlier.
REPORTED SPEECH
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
3. The policeman asked Mr Lee if he had seen the face of the robber.
4. The teacher asked the students what they thought about the school library.
7. David asked May if she had seen the great movie Titanic before.
10. Andy asked his girlfriend when she had arrived at the cinema.
11. Tony said that the government should pay effort to keep Hong Kong clean.
12. Joe said that the bank would go bankrupt soon because of poor management.
13. Mr Chan said that he had gone to an important meeting that morning.
14. The teacher said that the students worked very hard in the exam.
15. The suspect told the police that he/she had been watching TV at home at that time.
SHOWING PURPOSES WITH ‘IN ORDER TO + INFINITIVE’
OR ‘WITH A VIEW TO + GERUND’
Action Purpose
I work hard pass the exam
Action Purpose
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. The government introduced new taxes in order to solve the deficit problem.
2. The teacher held extra tutorial classes in order to help the students to tackle the
exam.
5. The school held a fun fair in order to raise money for the Community Chest.
6. The police had a sudden raid with a view to catching the gang leader.
7. The government passed a new law with a view to banning smoking in all public
places.
8. David borrowed money from the bank with a view to paying the income tax.
9. My uncle bought a new flat with a view to getting more space for his antiques
10.Joe jumped into the water with a view to saving the little girl.
SHOWING RESULTS WITH EITHER ‘SO + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + THAT-
CLAUSE’ OR ‘SUCH + NOUN + THAT-CLAUSE’
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
4. The students played so happily that they forgot the lesson bell.
5. Mary swims so fast that she works as a part-time lifeguard in summer holidays.
8. The manager is such a corrupted person that he was fired last week.
9. The library is such a quiet place that you can hear a fly flying there.
10. The new novel is such a popular book that it sells like hot cakes.
EXPRESSING OPINIONS ABOUT SOMETHING
You may express your opinion about something with the sentence structure below.
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. It is unreasonable for the government to raise the income tax rate by 50%.
5. It is impossible for students to study and take up a part-time job at the same time.
10. It is careless of pedestrians to cross the road without paying attention to the traffic.