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WRITING FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

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Exercise 191. No one has challenged his authority before.

This is the first time ………………………………………………………………………………..

2. “If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team,” said the manager.

The manager threatened .

!. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.

The house ..

". #ou’ll certainly meet lots of $eo$le in your new %ob.

#ou are ..

&. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.

'ather

(. There aren’t many other boo)s which e*$lain this $roblem so well.

In few other boo)s

+. I disli)e it when $eo$le criticie me unfairly.

I ob%ect ...

-. 'obert is sorry now that he didn’t acce$t the %ob. 'obert now wishes ..

Exercise 20

1. If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may im$roe. /reduction0

.

2. The architect’s new design was heaily criticied. /criticism0

.

!. ery little money was raised by the charity a$$eal. /response0

.

". urs is the only com$any allowed to im$ort these chemicals. /monopoly0

.

&. The coach’s tactics were directly res$onsible for the team’s defeat. /consequence0

.

(. 3e hae no idea where he is. /whereabouts0

.

+. The $oliceman acted 4uic)ly and aerted an accident. /prompt0

.

-. This new record is certain to sell a lot of co$ies. /doubt0



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- KEY

Exercise 19

1. No one has challenged his authority before.

This is the first time (that) someone has challenged his authority.

2. “If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team,” said the manager.

The manager threatened not to select Brian if he didn’t train harder/unless he trained

harder.

!. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.

The house had its/the roof blown off by/in/during/because of the hurricane.

". #ou’ll certainly meet lots of $eo$le in your new %ob.

#ou are bound/sure/certain to meet lots of people.

&. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.

'ather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.

(. There aren’t many other boo)s which e*$lain this $roblem so well.

In few other boo)s would one see this problem so well explained.

+. I disli)e it when $eo$le criticie me unfairly.

I ob%ect to people criticizing me unfairly.

-. 'obert is sorry now that he didn’t acce$t the %ob.

'obert now wishes (that) he had taen/accepted the !ob.

Exercise 20

1. If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may im$roe. /reduction0

5 reduction of6in interest rates may im$roe the economic situation.

2. The architect’s new design was heaily criticied. /criticism0

There was a heavy criticism of the architect’s new design.

!. ery little money was raised by the charity a$$eal. /response0

There was ery little res$onse to the charity a$$eal.

". urs is the only com$any allowed to im$ort these chemicals. /monopoly0

ur com$any has got /the6a0 monopoly of/on/in the im$ortation of these chemicals.

&. The coach’s tactics were directly res$onsible for the team’s defeat. /consequence0

The team’s defeat was a/the direct conse"uence of the coach’s tactics.

(. 3e hae no idea where he is. /whereabouts0

3e don’t )now his whereabouts.

#is whereabouts is6are un)nown to us.



+. The $oliceman acted 4uic)ly and aerted an accident. /prompt0

$he prompt action of the $oliceman aerted an accident.

-. This new record is certain to sell a lot of co$ies. /doubt0

$here is no doubt that this new record will sell a lot of co$ies.

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– KEY

7ey to e*ercise 189

%. This is the first time (that) someone has challenged his authority.

&. The manager threatened not to select Brian (if he didn’t train harder/unless he trained

harder).

'. The house had its/the roof blown off by/in/during/because of the hurricane.

. #ou are bound/sure/certain to meet lots of people.

. 'ather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.

*. In few other boo)s would one see this problem so well explained.

+. I ob%ect to people criticizing me unfairly.

. 'obert now wishes (that) he had taen/accepted the !ob.

7ey to e*ercise 2:9

1. 5 reduction of6in interest rates may im$roe the economic situation.

2. There was a heay criticism of the architect’s new design.

!. There was ery little res$onse to the charity a$$eal.

". ur com$any has got /the6a0 mono$oly of6on6oer the im$ortation of these chemicals.

&. The team’s defeat was a6the direct conse4uence of the coach’s tactics.

(. 3e don’t )now his whereabouts6;is whereabouts is6are un)nown to us.

+. The $rom$t action of the $oliceman aerted an accident.

-. There is no doubt that this new record will sell a lot of co$ies.

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