G12 Grammar Revision

Did you watch the film last week? (Change into reported speech)

• Olivia asked me if I watch the film last week.

• Olivia asked me if I had I watched the film last week before.

• Olivia asked me if I had watched the film the week before.

"Where were you born?" Adel asked. (Change into reported speech)

• Adel asked me where you were born.

• Adel asked me where I had been born.

• Adel asked me where was I been born.

As soon as the bell had rung, the students stood in lines. (Begin with: No sooner)

• No sooner the bell had rung than the students stood in lines.

• No sooner the bell rang than the students stood in lines.

• No sooner had the bell rung than the students stood in lines.

His English was perfect. He (study) it since he started school. (Correct the verb)

• His English was perfect. He studies it since he started school.

• His English was perfect. He is studying it since he started school.

• His English was perfect. He had been studying it since he started school.

I (work) at the company for 5 years when I got a raise in salary. (Correct the verb)

• I had been working at the company for 5 years when I got a raise in salary.

• I will work at the company for 5 years when I got a raise in salary.

• I am working at the company for 5 years when I got a raise in salary.

His ideas were so strange that nobody could understand them. (Begin with: So)

• So strange were his ideas that nobody could understand them.

• So his ideas were strange that nobody could understand them.

• So were his ideas strange that nobody could understand them.

He lifted such a heavy bag that he had a backache. (Begin with: Such)

• Such did he lift a heavy bag that he had a backache.

• Such a heavy bag did he lift that he had a backache.

• Such a heavy bag lifted he that he had a backache.

He (just lie) in bed when the phone rang. (Correct the verb)

• He can just lie in bed when the phone rang.

• He is just lying in bed when the phone rang.

• He had just lain in bed when the phone rang.

Dogs are popular pets around the world. Cats are popular pets around the world, too. (Join using both - and)

• Both dogs and cats is popular pets around the world.

• Both dogs and cats are popular pets around the world.

• Both dogs and cats are popular pets around the world, too.

(81) Emily little knew that her words would change his life forever. (Begin with: little)

• a) Little did Emily know that her words would change his life forever.

• b) Little Emily did know that her words would change his life forever.

• c) Little Emily did know that her words would change his life forever.