F2_Zoom_Final Exam Preparation 1

F2_Zoom_Final Exam Preparation 1

Agenda

• Relative clauses

• Question tags

• Present tenses

• Used to/ get/be used to

Defining & Non-defining Relative Clause

Join the sentences. Use the underlined sentences to form defining relative clauses. Omit the relative pronoun where possible.

Tips: When to omit the relative pronoun?

1) When it is a defining relative clause (the one without the use of commas); AND

2) When the relative pronoun is an object

Example:

There are a few things (which/ that) I need to buy before we leave.

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The family moved here from Ireland. They live next door.

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The woman is coming back to work soon. I'm doing her job.

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This is the job. I've always wanted it.

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It was during my first year of university. I first met Bernard then.

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The hotel is the most expensive in the area. It overlooks the sea.

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That's the house. We lived there when we were university students.

Join the sentences. Use the underlined sentences to form NON-defining relative clauses.

What is NON-defining relative clause?

It adds extra information to the main clause.

It is NOT essential to identify what we are talking about.

They are separated from the main clause by a comma or commas

Multiple Choice

The couple who bought that house have three children. Is it A) defining relative clause; or B) non-defining relative clause?

• Defining relative clause

• Non-defining relative clause

Multiple Choice

This is my friend Ali, who has just returned from Thailand.

• Defining relative clause

• Non-defining relative clause

Multiple Choice

Her latest book, which I finished last week, is fascinating.

• Non-defining relative clause

• Defining relative clause

Back to the exercises.

Join the sentences. Use the underlined sentences to form NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE

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My parents are coming to visit me in England. They live in Australia.

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Their e-mail says they'll be staying for a week. I received it yesterday.

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My fiancé is looking forward to their visit. They haven't met him.

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Naturally, my parents want to meet my fiancé. His parents want to meet mine.

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My mother is also planning to visit Scotland. She was born there.

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She wants to go in August. The heather blooms then.

Complete the sentences. Use relative pronouns.

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Is she the manager ________'s taking over our department?

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Jody made the best suggestion, ______ was unusual.

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The shop on the corner, ______ I used to buy most of my food, closed last year.

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The case ______ was stolen had some valuable papers in it.

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Ian Fleming, ______ books have been made into successful films, was a prolific writer.

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Phillip Pullam, _______ wrote His Dark Materials, is a fine author.

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Oksana's flat ______ she bought last year, is near the park.

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Autumn is the season _____ I feel most restless.

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Marcella's decided to teach abroad, _________ will be a great experience for her.

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This is a picture of the place _________ we're spending our holidays.

Question tags

What are tag questions/ question tags?

Tip 1

Negative or Limiting Adverbs

Sentences which use a negative or limiting adverbs (never, no, hardly, scarcely, little, etc.) are treated as negative by the question tag, even though their construction is positive. Therefore the question tag is positive.

WRONG: They never go on holiday, don’t they?

RIGHT: They never go on holiday, do they?

Tip 2

Sentences with indefinite nouns such as someone, anyone, no one and everyone, use they in the tag.

No one cares, do they?

Everyone left, didn’t they?

Someone's at the door, are they?

With other indefinite nouns such as something and everything, use it:

Everything is OK, isn’t it?

Nothing matters, does it?

Something smells bad, doesn't it?

Tip 3

Suggestions with Let's:

When making a suggestion, it is common to use let’s. Let’s stands for let us, for example: Let’s go to the cinema. When we use let’s in a question tag we always use shall we, regardless of whether let’s is affirmative or negative. So for example:

Let’s go to the cinema, shall we?

Let’s not go to the cinema, shall we?

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She isn't late, _____________________?

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You've finished, ___________?

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I always do the wrong thing, _______________?

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I'm early, _________________?

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Marc hasn't gone out, ______________________?

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There'll be trouble about this, ____________?

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Let's go to the cinema, _____________?

Complete the sentences. Use the present, simple, present continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous or past simple.

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Anthon isn't usually easy to get on with but he __________ very co-operative these days. (be)

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What _________________ of her? Will she be easy to work with ? (you/ think)

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I can't talk now. We ________________ a meeting. I'll ring you later. (have)

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Jessica __________________ back from work and she's exhausted. (just/ come)

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I __________________ Bertha for ages. Where is she? (not see)

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How long __________ that you're going to have a baby? (you / know)

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She ________________ unemployed for a long time but thankfully, she's got a job now. (be)

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I ____________________ to contact them for days but they ____________ any of my calls yet. (try, not return)

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I ______________ his latest book but I ____________ it yet. (read, not finish)

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Terry _____________ the kitchen all morning. He must exhausted!

(paint)

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I ___________________ to contact them for days but they ______________ any of my calls yet. (try, not return)

used to (vs would) vs be/get used to

Complete the texts. Use the correct form of USED TO or BE/GET USED TO

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"I (0) ___________ be several kilos heavier than I am now.

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That's because I (1) _______________ hate exercising. But now I (2) ____________ working out at the gym regularly and I've lost a lot of weight.

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I (3) ___________________ being fit and healthy and I never want to be overweight again."

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"We live in London now but we (4) _____________ live in a small town.

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When we moved here, I (5) ______________ the hoise of the traffic and I missed the country.

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However, I (6) ______________ city life now and I like it!"

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I ___________________ (hate) working at weekends but I _________________ it now and I don't mind it any more.

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I can't _________________ the idea that my daughter is grown up. I still think of her as a child. I remember how ___________ (hold) her in my arms when she was a baby.

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My wife and I _____________ (never / go) abroad for our holidays. We ______________ (spend) our summers in Cornwall.