Verb Phrase substitution

​Substitution (part 2)

​Replacing a Verb Phrase

Multiple Select

The bride wore pink, as ___ her four bridesmaids

• ---

• were

• did

• did it

Multiple Select

Management has agreed to resume negotiations although the union ___ yet.

• hasn't

• didn't

• ___

• agreed not

​Replacing a Verb Phrase with do

Multiple Choice

I like them a lot, but none of my friends ___ .

• don't

• do

• have

• will

Multiple Select

I thought they would play their best hits, but they ___ .

• didn't

• wouldn't

• hadn't

• not

​Replacing a Verb Phrase with do + it / that / so

Multiple Choice

Schools should encourage teachers to attend conferences and give them time off to ___ .

• do so

• do it

• so do

• do that

Multiple Select

There's little point is starting out early to avoid the traffic, as everyone else starts out early, too.

• does so

• does it

• does

• does that

Multiple Choice

Such light skin wounds do not generally hurt a cat as much as they hurt a human, since the cat has much tougher skin.

• do a human

• do

• do so a human

• do so

Multiple Choice

The management understands the wish to applaud during play but we ask you to refrain from applauding during play as it distracts the players.

• such doing

• that done

• doing that

• doing so

Multiple Select

I know that some days I push myself too hard, I've pushed myself too hard all my life.

• done it

• done that

• done so

• done myself so

Multiple Select

The manager appealed to me to help them. I helped them, and afterwards, he asked me to take over the manufacturing for them.

• did so

• did them

• did

• didn't so

Multiple Select

The new government promised to hold a referendum on currency reform. If they haven't held a referendum by midway through the term, they will lose the voters' confidence.

• done it

• done a referendum

• done so

• had

Open Ended

In pairs discuss what form of substitution fits in the blanks and put them down as in:

1 -

2-

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​Replacing clauses

Multiple Choice

Chris thinks the tickets are too expensive, and Madeline ___ too.

• thinks so

• thinks that they are too expensive

• thinks

• is

Multiple Select

The officer asked Martina if the door was open. She ___ .

• remembered so

• remembered that so

• remembered that it was

• remembered it

​Replacing clauses with negative meaning

Multiple Select

They queried whether the document had been countersigned by two witnesses, but I ___ .

• believed not

• didn't believe

• did not believe so

• believed so not

Multiple Choice

The child appeared agitated when his father entered the room, but he ___ for long.

• remained not

• didn't remain

• did not remain so

• remained so not

Multiple Choice

The interviewer asked if respondents believed ministers were taking green issues seriously and 61% replied that they ___ .

• didn't think

• thought it

• thought so that they were

• thought so

Multiple Select

Harris maintained that he had had no involvement in the publication of the photographs, but very few of the other editors believed that he had had no involvement.

• it

• that

• that so

• neither

Multiple Select

If the player answers the question correctly, they move their piece according to the number on the dice. If they don't answer the question correctly, the turn passes to the next player.

• If so

• If don't

• If not

• If they don't

Multiple Choice

There has been an increased number of burglaries in the area in recent months. The increased number of burglaries has resulted in a greater police presence.

• This

• So

• There

• Its

Multiple Choice

Everything pointed to a one-sided match. The press photographers certainly thought it would be a one-sided match, with thirty lenses behind the Lithuanian goal.

• thought so

• thought it so

• thought

• did

Open Ended

In pairs discuss what italicized words should be replaced with and put them down as in:

1 -

2-

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