grammatical collocations - exercises.pdf

5/19/2018 grammatical collocations - exercises.pdf

1/14

Noun

+

UNIT

i

128

rep

os

itio

n

(reason

for,

cause

of etc.)

EXERCISES

Complete

the second

sentence

so

that

it

has the

same

nteAning

as

the

first.

,

L

I

Vhat

caused

the

explosion?

Whar

was

rhe

cause.

.,ef,.lrhe.exilp.elefi1'...

We're rrying

to solve the problem.

rVe're

trying

ro

find

a solution

Sue

gcts

on rvcll

wirh

her

brorher.

Sue has a

good

relarionship.....,......,...

Noun

+

for...

a chcque FOR

(a

sum

of

moncy):

.

Thcy

se nt

nle

a chcquc

for t7

5.

a

,dcnrand

FOR /

a nccd

FOR...:

o

The

firrn closed

dorvn

because rhcre

o

There's

no

excuse

for behaviour

like

w:lsn'[

enouglr

dcnrand for

irs prclduct.

that. There's

no nccd for

ir.

2

3

4

1

2

\3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

a

reason

FOR.. .:

.

Thc rrain

\vas

latc bLlt

ttobody'krterv

rhe rcason

for rlre delay,,

Qtol'reason

of')

I'Jotut

+

of...

an

advantagc

/

a disadvantagc

OF,..:

o

Thc

advantagc

of

living

alonc is

rhrrr you

can

do

u,har

1,ou

likc.

btrl

*'c

ustlAlll'sa1':'thcrc

is art

advrrr)ragc

in

(or

to) doipg

soplcrIipg':

.

Thcrc

arc

nlrtnl'

advarlragcs

in

(or

to)

living

rl lortc,

a causc

OF...:

o

Nttlltldy'kttorvs

u'ltrtr

rhc

c:rusc

of

rlrc

cxPl


2/14

Adjective

+

preposition

(1

)

It rvas

nice of

you

to...

nice

/ kind

/

good /

generous /

polite /silly

/

stupid

etc. OF somebody

(to do something):

.

Thank

you. It

rvas

very

nicefl


3/14

Adjective

+

preposition

(2)

AcljcctiL,c +

of

(l)

afraid

/

frightened

/ rerrified

/

scared

OF...:

o

'Are

you

afraid

of

dogs?'

'Yes,

I'm

terrificd of

fond

/

proud

/

asham

ed /

iealous

/

envious

OF...;

o

Yrhy are

)'ou

alu'ays

so

icalous

of orher

pcople?

suspicious

/ critical /

tolcrant

OF...:

o

Hc

didn'r

rrusr

nre.

He \\'as

suspicious

of

nry int

r\d

jc'ctiuc

+

of

(2)

a\\'arc /

conscious

OF...:

o

'l)id

)'ou

knorv

hc

rvas

nlarricd?'

capablc

/ incapablc

OIr..,:

'

I'nt

sure

)'ou

are capablc

of passirrg

the examinirrion.

full

OF...

/

short

OF...:

c

Thc lcttcr

I rvrotc \\'as

full

of nrisrakcs.

Qnt

'full

rvirlr')

o

I'rn

a

bir

sh


4/14

verO +

Verb +

at

-

prep0stlt0n

(l)atanOro

il

J

l

look

/ have a look

/ stare

/

glance

(etc.)

AT...:

o

S/hy are

)'ou

looking at

rne

like that?

lnugh

I

smile AT...:

.,

o

I look stupid

rvith

this haircut. Everybody will

laugh

at

me.

i

aim

/ point

(something)

AT...,

shoot

/

fire

(a

gun)

AT...

(=

'in

the

direction

oP):

c

Don't

point

that knife at me. It's dangerous.

.

\Vc

sa\\'

sonle

people

rvith guns

shooting

at

birds.

Verb

+ to

Some verbs

can

be

follorved

by at

or

to,

s'ith

a

difference

of

meaning.For

example:

slrout

AT sornebodl'

Quben ),ott

are angrl'l:

.\.

.

She

got

ver)' angr)' and

started shouting

at

me.

shout

TO

somebodl'

(so

tbat

tbey can

hear

youl:

A

.

.She shouted

to

,

De

from

the

other

side

of

the street.

throrv

something

AT

sornebody/something

(in

order to

hit

tbem)z

o

Somebodv

threlv

an

egg

at

the minister.

throrv sornething

TO sornebo

dy

(for

somebody to

catch):

.

Judy

shoured'Carch 'and

threw

the keys to

me

from

the window.

Explain /

describe

/ apologise

We

say

explain something

(TO

somebedy),

o

Can

you explain this word

to

me?

(not 'explain

me

this

vyorC')

also: 'exptain

(to

somebody)

that / what /

how

/

why...':

.

o

I

exptained to

them what I

wanted them

to do.

(not'l

explained

them')

Describe is

similar:

o

Let me

describe

to

you

what I saw.

Note that

we

say

'apologise TO

somebody

(for...)':

o

He

apologised to

me.

(not'He

apologised rne')

but'thank somebody

(for

something)',

'ask

somebody

(for

something)':

I o

FIe

aiked

me

for

money.

(not

'He

asked to

me')

look stupid

rvith

this

haircur.

Everl'body rvill

... a.u9h..41...

me.

':l:l

::::l::::::l:r:i I'i:: :'ll'itll';:l.fi:l:'J',"n'il:ili

;,"1.

1";,

n':c?

4

Ve've

beerr

...

the party

but

unfortunarely

w'e

can'r go.

1

2

3

5

Plcase

9

10

',2

Put

1

2

l

J

4

5

5

rn

8

9

10

1

(l

don't

2

(l

don't

3

(l

don't

'

;,

4

(l

don't

I

5

(l

don't

me I've

got

something

imporranr

to tell

you.

5

Don't srones .........................

the

birds

It's cruel.

7

lf

you don't rvnnt

to

eat

that

sandrvich,

.....

it..................

the birds.

Thcy.ll

ear ::.

8

Sally

and

Ko'in

had an

argunrent and norv

they're not

..,....................

opc

anothcr.

I

............... ....... .

Joanna

last week

but

she

hasn't

replied

to

my

letter ycr.

Be

careful

rvith

those

scissors Don't

...............

them ..................

me

itt to

or

lt tultcrc

,tccessdr')',

Thcy

only invitcd

a fcrv pcople

...1e....

their

rvedding.

Look

......-............. thcse florvers.

Aren't

thcy

pretty?

Plcasc

clon't

shout ,,..................

nrcl

Be

nice

to

me

I

sarv sue as.l

rvas

cycling along the road.

I

shouted

her but

she

didn't

hcrrr

rne.

Dorr't

listcn rvhat hc

says. He doesn't

knorv rvhat

hc's

talking

about.

Can

I

spcrk

you

for

a

monrent?

There's

something

I want

to

ask

I'ou.

Do

you

think I

could

havc

a iook

vour

newspaper,

please?

I'rn

a bit

lonely. I

nccd somebody

to

talk

She

r.vas

so angry

she

threrv

a chair

.................... me.

The

woman sitting

opposite

me

on the

train

kept staring

....................

me.

1.3

You ash sontebod),to

explaitr sorne tbings

tbat

),ou

don't

understand.

Write

-


5/14

\/erb'+

alrout

talk

ABOUT...

/

r.ud

AS6[1J

tell

s.mebody

ABOUT...

/

havc

i discussion

ABOUT"':

e

we

ralked

about

a lor

of

things

at rhe

meeting.

but

'discuss

somerhing'

(no

Preposition):

o

\\,e

discusscd

ir

tor of

rlrings

ar

the

meeting.

Qtot'discussed

about')

als,:

'do

s'mcrhi'g

ABOUT

something'

1=

do

something

to

o

Ii

ygr.r'rc

riorried

abclur

the

problenr,

you

should

do

irnprovc

a

bad

situation):

sontething

about

it.

(2)

abouvfor/of/after

UHIT

i

132

Verb

+

**

AIIOUT

sonrebodl,/something

(=

rhink

thar

sonrebodylsornething

is

inrportant):

e

l-{e's

verY

sclfish.

He

doesn't

Carc

about

otlrer

pcOplc'

\\/e

sa)''carc

rvhat/rvhere/horv'

(etc.)

(rvithout'about'):

o

You

can

do

*,har

)'ou

like.

I don't

carc

what

you

dcl'

crlrc IrO

l{

sotttclrt>cl1'/5snrcrhing:

i)

=

like

soprcrhirig

(usually

in

questions

and

ncgative

scrlte

nccs):

o

Would

)'ou

i"r.

for

a

cup of

coffee?

(=

Would

1'ou

likc...?)

6

I

dorr't

carc

for

very hot

rveather.

(-

I don't

like"')

=

look after

sonrebodY:

o

Albcrr

is 85

and

livcs

alonc.

Hc

needs

sontebod)'ro

carc

for

hinr'

carc

OF...

(=

look

aiter):

o

Ha'e

a

nice

holiday.

Take

care

of

yourselft

(=

look

after

yourself)

EXERCISES

Irut

irt

llrc

curil:cl

Ptapositittu,

If

no

prapositiott

is

rccdcd,

leaue

the spuce

unpty(-),

1

I'nr

not

going

out

yet.

I'm

wairing

...fp.r.'.

the rain to

stop.

2

you're

alrvays

asking

'e

.,................;..........,..

money,

Ask

somebody else

for a change.

3 I've

applied

4

If

I want

a

lob

at

the

faciory,

who

do I

apply

'...'......'...."'.'..."....'.

?

5

I've

searched

everyrvhere

..,..

John

but

I

haven't

been able to find

him.

6

I

don't

wan

to

ralk

...,,.,...,....,..

what

happened

last

night.

Let's

forget it'

7

I don't want

to

discuss

..... what

happened

last

night'

Let's

forger it.

g

ve

had

an inreresririg

discussion

.,..,

the

problem but

we

didn't

reach

a

decision.

9

Wc

discussed

..........,.......,.....,.......

rhe

problem but

we

didn't

reach

a

decision.

10

I

don'r

want

o

go

out

yet.

I'm

waiting

.'..' the

post

to

arrive.

11

Keith

and

Soniiare touring

Europe. They're

in Rome at

the

moment,

but

tomorron'the1"

leave

...,...,.,......

Venice.

12

Thc roof

of rhe

house

is

in

very

bad

condition.

I

think

we

ought

to

do

something

it

13

'Wc

u,aircd .

.,..,

Jinr

for

half

an hour

but

he never came.

14

Tourorro\v

nronring

I

have to

catch a

plane. I'm leaving rny

house........

airport

ar,

7 .30.

,,

Completc

the seiltences

with

one

of

the

followfug

uerbs

(in

the correct

form)

+

preposition:

r

apply

ask

do lcave

look setrh

talk

wait

Policc

are

..pearphi.ngipr..,.

the man

rvho

escaped

from

prison.

Ve'rc

still

a reply

to

our

letter' We

havcn't heard

anything

1'et.

George

likeE his

job but

he

doesn't

it

much'

Diane is fronr

BostOn but

norv

She

lives in Paris,

She...,.,.,,i.,..

r....,...,

when

she

was

19.

Paris

Put

in

the

crrrect

preposition

after care.

If

no

preposition

is

needed,

leaue

the

space

err|6'

F).

1

He's

very

selfish.

He

doesn't

care.

...a.V.eH9... other

people.

2 Are you

hungry?

Would

you care

something

to

eat?

3

She doesn'r

carc

.................,..

the examination.

She's

not

worried

whether

she

passes or fails.

4

Please let

me

borrow

your

camera.

I

promise I'll take

good

care

.'......'.'.-."..,

it.

5

'Do

you

like

this

coat?'

'Not

really,

I

don't

care

the

colour.'

6

Don't

worry

about arranging

our

holi.day.

I'll

take care

."":."'.',.......

that.

7

I want

to

have

a

good

holiday.

I

don'r

care

....................

the cost'

8

I

want

to

have

a

good

holiday.

I

don't

care ,........,....,.,..'

how

much it costs.

i.Conrplete

tbe sentences

with look

for or look after.

Use

the correct

form

o/look.

ook

t

I .,.lgp.[


6/14

Vertl

+

(3)

about

and

of

Some

yerbs

can

be

follorved

by

about or

of, usually

rvith

a difference

of

meaningl

drcam

ABOUT...:

e

I

dreamt

about

you

last

night.

(rvhen

I

was aslcep)

drcarn

OF

being

something

/ doing

something

(=

irnagine):

.

I

often

dream

of

being

rich.

.

'Don't

tell

anyone

rvhat

I said.

I

rvouldn't

dream of

it.

(=

I

would

never

do

it)

hcar

ABOUT...

1=

be

told

about somcthing):

r

Did

you hcar about

the

fight

in

the

club

on Saturdny

night?

hear

OF...

(=

knorv that

sonrebody/sonrething cxists):

o

.lVho

is

Tonr

Madely?'

'l've

no

idea.

I've nevcr heard of

him.'

(rot'heard

from him')

AL.o,

hcar

FROM...

(*

rcccivc

a lettcr or

phonc

call

from

somcbody)r

o

.Have

you

hcard from

Jane

rccentll'?'

'Yes,

I

got a letter

frorrr her a

fcrv days ago.'

think

ABOUT...

and

think OF...

\Vhen

you

think

ABOUT

sonrelhing,

you

consider

it,

you

concentrate

)'our

ntind

on

.

You

look

serious.

What

are

you

thinking

about?

o

'\Vill

you

lend

nte tlte

money?'

'l'll

think about

it.'

Vlren

),ou

think OF

sonlething,

the idea comes

to

)'our

mind:

o

He told

nre

his nanre

bur

I

can't

think

of

it

now.

(rtot'think aL'out

it')

o

That's

a

good

idca.

Why

didn't

I think of

that?

Qrct

'think

about that')

Ve also

use

think

of

rvhert

we

ask

or

give

an opinion:

o

.What

did

you think

of

the

film?' 'l

didn't

think

much

of it.'

The

difference

is somerimes

very small. Often

you can use

of or

about:

o Vhen

I'rn

alone,

I often

think

of

(or

about)

you

EAITTUIbEJ

Put

in tbe

correct

prepositiort,

1

Did you

hear

...p.h9g.t,..

rvhat

happened

at the party

on

Saturday?

2

'l

had

a strange

drcnm

lasr

night.'

.Did

you?

\Vhat

did

you

dream..........................?,

3

Our ncighhours

conlplnined........................

us..........................

the

noise rve

made

last

night.

4

Ken

rvas

conrplaining

pains

in

his

chcst,

so he rvent

to

the

docror.

7

I

tried to

rctncntltcr

thc nanlc

of

thc book

bur

Icouldn'r

tfiipk...

.....

ir.

8

Janct

rvarned

nlc,

.

thc \vater.

Shc

said

ir

\\,asn't

safc

to drink.

9

Wc

rvnrttcd

tlttr

chilclrcrr

,

thc

drrngcrs

of plrrying

ip

t6c

srrccr.

2

Contplctc

tbe

serttutce.(

,/si,/JI

orta

of tlte

follotuirtg

t,erbs

preltositiort:

conrplain

drcanr

lrcar

rcmind

preposition

il33

(in

tbe

correct

form)

+ tlte

corrcct

remind

rffi

think

warn

you

can

say'think

of or

think

about

doing something'(for

possible

.

My

sister

is thinking

of

(or

about)

going

to Canada.

(=

she

future

actions):

is

considering

it)

5

She's

not

a

rvell-krrorvn

singcr.

Not

nranl' pcople

have

.......................

her.

6

e:

You

s'ouldn't

go

a\\'ay

rvithout

telling

me,

rvould

1,ou?

B:

Of conrse

not. I

n'ouldn't

......,........,...................................

lr.

hl

s,ould

hrvc forgotten

mj'appointnrcrrt

if

.fane

hadn't..............

me....................

rr.

8

Do

y6r

scc that

n'lil'r

o'cr

therc?

Docs

hc......................,.........).ou

anybody

you

knorv?

r3

Contplete

the

ser4tences rrsittg

hear

or

heard +

the correct

prepositiol

(about/oflfrom).

1 I've

ncver

...hpa.rd,p ....

Tom lr,ladely.

rVho

is

he?

2

'Did

you

the

accident

last

night?'

.yes,

Vicky

told

me.'

3

Jill

used

to rvritc

to

me quite

oftcrr

but I

havcn't

her

for

ages

norv.

4 e:

Havc

you

............,......

.:..

a rvritcr

callcd

William

Hudson?

B: No,

I

don't

think

so.

Vhat

sort

of rvriter

is

he?

5 Thank

you

for your

lemcr.

It

rvas

good

ro

............,....,....

.

you

again.

5

'Do

yo.

want

to

our holiday?'

'Not norv.

Tcll mc

latcr.'

t

11r::::

"::::":]i

::l::

in.thc

north

or

Engrand'

You'vc

probabrv

never

contpletc

the sentcnces

rslrg

think

about

or think

of,

lJse

the

correct

form

o/think.

1

You

look

se

rious.

Vhat

are

you

,..lh r.kino.ah.e'Jl?,..

2

I

like to

have time

to

make

dccisions.

I

like

ro

......................

.

things

carefully.

3 He's

a very

selfish

person.

He

only

himself.

4

I

do.n't kn"ow

what to

get

Ann for her

birthday. Can

you anything?

5

A:..I've

finished

reading

the book

you

lenr

mc.

_

Br

Have

you?

ri/hat

did

you

................,..:........

it?

Did

you

like it?

6

We're

going

out for

a meal

this

evening.

r$fould

you

like

to

come?

7

I

don't

really

want ro

go

our

with

Ian

tonight. I'll

have

to

...................................................

"n

xcuse.

Carol is

rather homesick.

She's always.......

..., her

family

back

home.

When

I was

offered the

job,

I

didn't

accept

immediately.

I

went

away

and

,. it for

a

while.

In the end

I

decided

to

take

the

job.

I

don't

...'.,...

rnuch

this coffee.

Ir's

like water.

rcmind

somebody

ABOUT...

(=

tell

somebody

not

to forget):

.

I'm

glad

you

rcmindcd

me

about

the meeting..l

had complctcly

forgotten

it.

rcmind

som;body

OF...

(=

cause

somebodl'

to

rernember):

.

This

house

rcminds

me of

the one

I

lived

in

when

I was

a

child.

o

l-ook

at

this

photograph

of

Richard.

Who

does

he

remind

you

of?

.o*pfrin

(TO

somebody)

ABOUT...

(=

say

that

you

are

not satisfied):

.

'Sile

complained

to

rhe rnanager

of

the

restaurant

about

the

food.

complain

OF

a

pain,

an

illness

etc.

(=

say that

you

have

a

pain etc'):

*"'T"ftr;;tid

ih.

'o.,or

because Gio.g.

was complaining

of

a

pain in

his stomach'

Remlndrwarn

somebody

to...

-'

EffIEI

Warn

somebody

agalnst...

*EffiU

267


7/14

Verb

+

preposition

\/erb

+

of

otltorltrsm/on

accusc

/ suspcct

sonreb.dy

OF.,.:

o

Suc

accused me of being

selfish,

o

Three srudents

\\'ere

suspcctcd

of

chearirrg

in

the

exanrirration.

approvc

OF.. .:

o

His

parents don'r

approvc

of rvhar

he

docs,

but thcy

can't stop

hinr,

dic

OI:

(an

illncss):

.

'Whar

did hc

dic

of?'

'A

hearr

attack.

consist OF.

..:

c

Wc

had

an

enorn)ous nrcal. Ir consistcd

of

seve

n

coLlrscs.

\/crlt

+

for

EXERCISES

Cotnplete thc

second

sentence

so

that

it

nrcans

the

same

as

the

first.

1

Sue said

I

was

selfish.

Sue lccused

me ...ci.hping.edfi*h"..

2

The

misund.ersranding

was

my

faulr,

so I

apologised.

I apologised

3

She

rvon

rhe

tournamenr,

so I

congrarulared

her.

I congrarulared

her

.....,

4 Hc

his

enenries

U* f"tr

fr";

"

UJ;;;";;

;;;;;;;il.

'

He has

a

bodyguard

ro

prorecr

tin

,..........,..,.........

5

There

are

I

I

players

in a

football

reanr.

Ut-l

lT

t

134

ttsittg

jne

of

the

following

uerbs

(in

the

correct

forru)

+

tbe

correct

r..i

l;a

J";:

i.d

I

She

hasn'r

gor

a

job,

Sh:

depends,..........

.

her

parenrs

for

money.

p

I

don't

know

wherher

I'll go

our

ronighr.

It

defena,

....,.,...................

how

I feel.

I ll]tt

wore

warm

clorhes

ro prorcc

rhemselvei

.,.........,

rhe

cold.

i

p"y

rc."".f'.a.tf

r-o[-'

-

I

c

Idictn'r

have

enough

rn()nc)'to

pay (thc

rvaitcr)

for

thc

nrcirl.

(lol'pay

thc

nreal')

I

bilt'pat,

a

bill

/ a firte/a trrx

I

a

farc I rcrrt /

a suur of

nroncy ctc.

(rrn

Prcposirion):

o

I

didn't have

enoLrgh

ntone)'

to

pay

nry

telcplronc

bill.

thank /

forgivc

sorrtcl>od)'

FOI{...:

6

I'll

ncvcr forgivc

thcnr for

u'lrat

thc1,

did.

apologisc

(to

sonrclrodl') FOI{...:

G

Whcn

I

realised

I

u'as \\'rong,

I apologiscd

(to

tlrcnr)

for nly

nrisrake.

blanrc sorncbody/sonrething FOR...:

s

E,ver1'bodi'

blarned

nre

for the

accident.

alsct:'sornebody

is

to

blanrc

for..,':

G

Evcrl'bod1'

said

that I

rvas

to

blanre for

the

accident.

a lso:

blamc somerhing ON . .

.

;

o

Evcrl'bod1' blamcd thc accidcnt

on mc.

\/crb

+

fronr

suffcr

FROM

(an

illness

erc.):

o

The

nunrbcr of

pcoplc

suffcring

frorn

hcart

discasc

has

incrcascd.

protcct somcbody/sornething FROM

(or

AGAINST)...:

o

Sun

oil

can protcct

the

skin

fronr

the

sun.

(or

".,against

the

sun.)

Vcrb

+

on

dcpcnd ON.

.. /

rely ON...t

.

'Wlrat

rirne

rvill

y'ou

arrive?'

'l

don't know. It

dcpcnds on

rlre

traffic.'

.

You can rely

on

Jill.

She

always

keeps her promises,

You can

use depend

+

when/where/how

etc.

(quescion

words)

with

or

without

on:

.li

c

'Are

you

going

to

buy

it?' 'lt depends

how

much

ir

is.'(or

depends

on

horv

much)

live

ON (rnoney/food):

o

George'.. salary

is

very

low.

It isn't enough

to

live

congratulate

(scnreone)

ON.../compliment

somebody

.

I

congraculated her

on

her success in the exam.

2 Complete

the

sentatces

prep

o5it

iorr:

{

Verb

+ preposition

+

-ing

'*

E:itrI

Orher

verbs

+

for

--

EIIEA

Other

verbs

+ on

-'UtrEffl

rh.

up*i;;;ilff:

::

:::::::

:Til:il::,";;

; il;;;

jn

ii*,"","

269


8/14

belicve

IN...3

,

o

Do

you

betieve

in God?

(=

do

you believe that

God

exisrs?)

o I bclicvc

in saying

rvhat

I think.(=

I

believc

it

is

right to

say

what I think)

spccialise

IN...:

o Helen is a

larvl'er.

She

specialises

in

company

larv.

succced

IN. .

.:

o

I

hopc

you

succeed

in

finding

the

iob

you want.

Verb

+

Verb

+ in

\lerb

+ into

break INTO.

. .:

I

Our

house

\vas

broken

into a

ferv days

ago

but

nothing

\\'as

stolen.

crash /

drive

/

bump / run

INTO...:

o I{e lost

contr


9/14

Verb

+

prepositlon

accuse

somebodY

Many

verbs

If

tlre

obiect

is

another

verb,

it ends in

-ing:

Here

are

some

more

verbs

with

this structure:

succeed

(in)

insist

(on)

think

(of)

drcam

(of)

approve

(of)

decide

(against)

feel

(like)

look

forward

(to)

congt'atulate

(on)

accuse

(of)

suspea

(of)

prevent

(from)

stop

(from*)

thank

(for)

forgive

(for)

warn

(against)

DocldoAttrn

+

to...

*

fiffiEftn

Preposltlon+-lng*Effi[|

Verb+propQstrton*

E@

M"ry

apologised......

123

have

the

structure

uerb

+

pfeposition

(in/foilabout

etc.)

+ obiecf.

For

example:

They

insisted

I

ol

I Ptying

fo,t

the

meal'

rm

ihinking

I

gf

I

blrjns

a house.

I

asking

them

f

I

wouldn't

dream

I

of

I

asking

thern

for

money.

She

doesn't

approve

I

of

I

eamUling'

We have

deeiea

I

against

I

moving

to London'

H"*y""s"@

in

lfindingliofyet?

I'm

iooking

forward

I

to

I

meedng

her.

Do

you feel

I

like

I

eoing

out

tonight?

;+$.f"-

I'

C,omplete

each

scntence

using

only

one

uord,

1

Our

neighbours

apologised

for...maklng....

so

much

noise.

2

lfeel

lazy.

I don't

feel

like

..... any

work.

3

I

wanted

to

go

our

alone

butJoe

insisted

on ..............

.............

with

me.

4

I'rn

fed up with

nry

job.

I'm

thinking

of ............

...................

something

else.

J

Ve

have

decided

againsr

6

I

hope

you

rvrite

to

me

soon.

I'm

Iooking

forward

ro .............................._

f.o* you.

7

The

rveather

rvas

extremely

bad

and

this preventcd

us

from

.

.

. _...

....................

our.

8

The

man,rvho

has

been

arresred

is suspecied

of .............

... .........

a

false

passport.

9

I

think

you

should

apologise

to

Sue for

.....

,o ,ud.

to

h...

10

Some

parents

don'r

approve

of their

children

.....

a

lot

of

television.

11

I'm

sorry

I

can't

come

to your

party

but

thank

you

very

much

for..............

..

...........

me.

1

'Complete

tbc sentences

using

a

preposition

+

one

of the

following

uerbs (in

the

correct

fornt):

cause

escape

60

help interrupt

live

pl^y

,oiu.

spend

rvalk

ConQlete

the

sentences

on

tbe

right.

It

rvas

nice

of you

to

help

me.

Thanks

very

much.

r\L,

f^

e

]IM

B

+.lng

(succesu

In'lngl

of

ing

etc.)

J

ol

'

We

say'apologise

to

somebody

for...':

-.-tf,J"potgised

to me

foi not

telling

the *uth.

(zot'she

apologised

me')

With

some

of

the

verbs

in

A,

you

can

use

the structure

uerb

+

prepositioz

+

soniebody

+ -ing:

uerh

+

She

doesn't

aPProve

We

are all

looking

forward

preposition

of

to

somebody

me

Liz

+

-lng

gambling.

coming

horne.

The follorving

verbs

can

have

the

strudure

uerb

+ obiect

+

preposition

+

prepositi

on

+

-lng

I'll drive

you

ro

the station.

I insist.

Congratulations

George

rhanked

. .ne

fer.helping.hin,..

Tom

insisted

Jim

congrarulated

Mrs

Bond

thankcd

I

warned

on

of

of

from

from

for

for

against

passing

the

exam.

telling

lies.

being

a

spy.

coming

to

see

us?

-:

leaving

the

building'

helping

me.

:,

not

writing

to

you'

buying

the

car.

:

It was

nice of

you

to

come to

see

me. Thank

you.

Don't

stay

ar the hotel

near

the

airport.

I'm

sorry I didn't

phone

you

earlier.

MRS

EOND

.*

tciu

can

also

say

,stop

somebody

doing'

lwithout

from).

So

you

can

say:

o You

can't

stoP

me

doing

what

liant'

or

"'stoP

me from

doing

what

I

want'

Some

of

these

verbs

are

often

used

in

the

passiue'

For

example:

o I

was

accused

of telling

lies.

o The

man

was

suspected

of

being

a

spy'

.

Wc

wcre

\rynrned

ngninst

buying

the

cnr.

t

ou

B

,l{ARy

N'@

JANE

ffil

>d

CEORGE

uerb

+

I

congratulatedr

They

accused

Nobody

suspected

.

' trhat

prevented

The

police stopPed

I

forgot to thank

Please

forgive

They

warned


10/14

di

ls

It

is

Adjective

+ to...

Difficult to

understand

etc.

Cornpare

sentences a and

b:

difficult

to

undcrstand.

(b)

Scnrences

a and b have

the sarne

meaning.

But note

that

we

say:

.

He is

difficulr to undcrstand.

(not

'He is difficult

to

undersrand

hinti)

You

can

use

rhe srructures

in the box with:

difficult

easy

hard

impossible dangerous

safe

expensive

chcap

and a nurnber

of other

acijecrives

(for

example,

nice/intcrcsting/cxciting):

o

Do

you think

it

is

safe to

drink

this

rvatcr?

Do

you

think rhis

w,arer

is

safe

to

drink?

Qtot'ro

drink

ir')

.

\'our

rvriting is

awful. It

is inrpossiblc

to

rcad

it.

(=

to rcad

)'uur

rvririrrg)

Your

rvriting is impossible

to

read.

(not'ro

read ir')

c

I

like

bcing

*'ith

Jill.

It's

very

intcresting

to

talk

to

hcr.

Jill

is

very

intercsting

ro

talk

to.

Qtot

'to

ralk

to

her')

You

can also

use this structure

wirh an

adjective

+

nolitl:

.

This is

a difficult question (for

nre)

to

answer.

Qtot

'ro

ansn'cr ir')

(lt's)

nice

(of

you)

to...

You

can use rhis structure

to

say

rvhat

you think

of

rvhar

somebody

does:

.'

o

II

u'as nicc

of you to

take

me

to

the starion.

Thank you

very

much.

You

can use nrany

other adjecrives in

this way. For

example:

kind

clevcr

sensible mean

silly

srupid

carelcss

unfair

considerare:

.

It's silly of lr{ary

to

give

up her

job

u'heir

she needs

rhe

rnoney.

.

c

I

rhink ir

u'as very

unfair

of

him ro

criricisc

me.

(I'nr)

sorr,v

to...

You

can

use this structure to

say horv

somebo

dy

reacts to something:

o

I

rvas

sorry

to hear

that

your

farher

is ill.

You can

use

many

other adjecrives

in

this rvay.

For

exgmple:

huppy

glad

pleased

delightcd

sad

disappoinre'd

surpriscd

amazed

astonishcd

relicved:

o

'Silas

Tom

surprised

to see

you

when

you

wenr

ro

see him?

o

'We

rvere

delighted

to

get

your

lefter lasr week.

The first

(person)

to

know,

rhe

next

train

to

arrive

lfe

use

to...

after the

firs/sccond/third

etc. and also

afrer

the ncxt, the last,

tlre

only:

o

If

I

have

any more

news,

you

will be the first

(person)

to know,

o

'T'he

next

train

to

arriv.

"i

platform

4 will be the

5.50

to

Cardiff.

I

Everybody

was

late

except

me.

I was the

only

one to

arrive on time.

You

can

say

that something

is

sure

/ certain

/

bound

/ likely to happen:

o

She's very

intelligenr.

She's

sure / certain

/

bound

to

pass

the exam.

.

I'r^r likely

to

bc

late home

this

evening,

(=

I will

probrbly

be

lare home)

fficult

to undcrstand

o

Jinr

doesn't speak very

clearly.

I

t

+FrFnr

1ilFrTrr1

roads.

(likely)

XERCISES

ctiott

A)

Write

these

sentences

in another

way,

beginning

as

shown.

Ir's

difficulr

ic

undersrand

him.

He ... edif.fi.q.uLt

lp.,un.4.e.rntend.,..

Ir's

quire

easy to

use this machine.

. This

machine

is

ii*u'u"y

difficult

,o

op."

the

windciw.

The

window'.:.:..:.:::::::.:.:::..:.:....:.::::.:..::...:..:.:.:...:::.:.:.::::.

k's

impoesible

to

translate

some

words.

Some

words..

ft's

not

safe

to stand

on

rhat

chair.

That chair

....................;...........

It'sexpensivctomaintainacar.A'.....'.'..'..".'.....

012

$ection

A)

Contplete

the

second sentence using

the

adiectiue

in

brackets. I-lse

alan +

adjectiue

+

noun

+ to,..

(as

in

the

exarnple),

UNIT

E4

1

I

couldn't

answer

the

question.

2

Everybody

makes

thar rnistake,

3

I

like

living in this

place.

(nice)

4

V/e

enjoyed

watching rhe

game.

(

d i ffi cu

I

r

)

It was

.. .e

.

dlffi.aul :

.

qv.es.l:i

e

n. Ie

. e

n

e.w.Q.t

:. ..

(easy)

It's

an

It's

a

d.{

(good)

It

was

(sectiotr

B) Make

a

,rcw

senterlce

beginting

1t,..

. use

one

of

these

adjectiues

each tine:

carcless

considerate

kiffd

nice

1

You did my shopping

for me.

... .*ae..kind.p .yey..*e.A.o..mvp.hop.p.inolo.r.ne.....

2

You

nrake

thc same

missake

again and

again.

3

\on

and

Jenny

invited me

ro

stay

with

them.

4

John

nrade

so

much

noise

when

I

was

rrying

to sleep.

(Sectiott

C)

use

the

following

uords to complete

these

senrences

sory/hear

glad/hear

surprised/see

W e

...w

e

r

e. d.el.i.ghk

4.

Ie.se

L... your

I

g

tter I

a s

r

wee

k.

Thank you

for your

lerrer.

I

........,....-............

rhat

you,re

keeping

well.

Ife

......................,............................................

pauline

at rhe parry.

We

didn,iexpect

hei

to-co-e.

L........................

rhar

your

mother

isn't

well.

I hope

she

gets

well

soon.

il,i

$ection

D)

complete

the sec,ond

sentence

using

the words

in

brackets+

to..-

.

.:1

Nobody

lefr

before

me.

(the

first) I was...the.fir.eI

.p.ernenIa.leaw,

,

.2

Everybody

else

arrived

before

Paul.

(the

lasr)

paul

was

the

....................

''

J

.htona

pagsed

rhe exam.

All the

other studenrs

failed.

(the

only)

i.tt t

-

'-'---""'-"'-

f.'r

I

comPlalned

to

the

restaurant

manager

about

the

service.

Another custorner

had

already

q.r

r

complalned

to

the

restaurant

manager

about the

servi

;;,

complained before

rle,

(rhe second)

I

was

....,....r..;........

,l'il,

(the

firsr)

Neil Arrnsrron

-,',1[h

y

had

done

rhis before

him.

g

was

H.t" i^t,"

,;:;'

':H{{r:

tion

E)

comp

tete

these sentences

using

the

word

in

brackets

and

a suitable

uerb.

ffi

Diane

is

very

intelligenr. she

... e..V.p.unqt.r+.w*.e,...the

exam.

(bound)

;Sff

l'm

not

surprised

you're

ti

e

tired.

.

After

suchr a

long

iourney

you

..,............,,............,..........,..........

tired.

(bound)

"

ldon't,1h.ink

you.nee{

,o

rake

al

umbrella,

It

.......... ..

.....

...

..........__...

:.__..:

(*,

Lkai;;

,;rThe.holidays

begin this

weekend.

There

......................

..

a

lot oi

traffic

on

the

1

2

J

A

^t


11/14

To'r

do) and

of

(do)ing

+

rlng

ot

-ing)

atrard

rep0sttt0n

afraid

to

Afraid

to

(do)

and hfraid

I

arn

afraid

to

do something

=

| don't

want to

do

it

because

it

is

dangerous or

the result

could

be

bad.

We

use afraid

to do

for

things

we

do

intentionally:

.

A lot

of

people are afraid to

go

out

at night.

(=

they

don't want to

go

out

because

it

is dangerous

-

so

they

don't

go

out)

G

He

was afraid to

tell

his

parents

about

the

broken

window.

(=

he

didn't want

to

tell

thern because

he

knew

thcy would be

angry)

i am

afraid of

something

happening

=

it

is

possible

that

something

bad

will

happen

(for

exampt

e,

an accident).

lVe do

not

use afraid of

-ing

for

things

we do

intentionally:

.

The

parh was icy, so

rve

walked very

carefully.

We were

afraid of

falling.

(=

it

was

possible that

we would fall

-

not'we

were

afraid to

fall')

o

I don't like

dogs.

I'm always afraid of

being

bitten.

(not

'afraid

to be

bitten')

So,

you are

aftaid to

do something

because

you

are afraid

of something

happening

as

a

result:

o

I

rvas

afraid

to

go

near the

dog

because

I

was

afraid of

being

bitten.

Interested

in

(do)ing

and interested to

(do)

I'm

interdsted in

doing

something

=

I'm

thinking of

doing

it, I'd

like

to

do

it:

r

I'm trying

to

sell

my car but

nobody is interested in buying

it.

(zor'to

buy')

' 7e

use

intcrested

to especially

with

hear/see/knodread/learn. I

was interested

to

hear it

=

'1

heard

it

and

it

was

interesting

for

me'r

o

I

was interested to

hear

that

Diane

has

got

a

new

iob.

r

Ask George

for

his

opinion.

I

would be

interested

to know

what

he thinks.

(=

it

would

be

interesting

for

me to

know)

This

structu.e

is

the same as

surprised

to / delighted to...

etc.

(see

Unit

54C):

r

I

was surprised

to hear

that

Diane has

got

a

new

job.

Sorry

to

(do)

and sorry

for

(do)ing

We usually say

$orry

to...

to

apologise

when

(or

just

before)

we

do something:

o

J'm

sorry

to bother

you,

but

I

need to

talk

to

yciu.

Ve

use

sorry

to

(heai/read

etc.) to

show sympathy

with somebody

(see

Unit64C):

o

I

was

sorry

to hear

that

Fiona lost her

iob.

(=

I

was sorry

when

I

heard...)

You

can use

sorry

for

(doing

iomething)

to

apologise

for something

iou

did

before:

r (I'm)

sorry

for

shouting at

you yesterday.

(not'Sorry to

shbut...')

You

can

also say:

o

(I'rn)

sorry

I shouted

at

you

Note

that

we

say:

yesterday.

I

want

to

(do)

lI'd like to

(do)

I

feilcd

to

(do)

I

allowed

them

to

(do)

For

examples,

see

Units

53-54

and 61.

i

but

I'm

thinking

of

(do)ing

lI

dream

of

(do)ing

but

I succeeded

in

(do)ing

but

I

prevented

them

from

(do)ing

Vefi

+

preposition

+

-lng

*

sffiI

Adjectives

+

prepositions

-'

ffiffEm

Sorry

about

*

EfrIEI

me a

drink.

(buy)

131

trtlt

lr, Co

d

the

situation

and

use

tlte words

in

brackets

to utrite a

sentence

tuith afraid.

i

The

streets

are

unsafe

at nighi.

i-1a

lot

of

peoplc

/

afraid I

go /

out) .,4 let

ef

?eople

ara.afr?td.ro

sa

avl,

?

itrr

walked

very

c^refully

along

thb

icy path.

'

(we I

afraid I

fall) ..Wq

werc

afraid

ptfatti.Ts,

.

I

don't

usually carry my

p;lssport

with

mc.

The

sca

wrs

vcry

rouglt.

(we/ afraid/go/swimnring)

.......

,

..........................

fle

rushed

to the station.

(rve

/

afraid

/

miss

/

our

train)

In

the

middle

of

the film thcrc rvas a particularly

horrifying

scene.

The

glasses

were very

ftrll, so

Janc

carried

thcm very

carefully.

(she

/

afraid

/

spill

/

the

drinks)

............

I

didn't

like

the

look

of

the fo6d on

mi'

plate.

a

(l

I

afraid

/

eat

/

it)

b

(l

I

afraid / rnake

/ nri'self

ill)

Complete

tbe scntences

usittg

one

b*rf

get

go

hear

read

6

There's a

part)/

tonight but

i'm

not

interested

3',Complete tbe sentences

usirtg

the uerb ii brackets,

,lC,onplete

the senteftces

usitlg

tbe

uerb

in brackets.

1

a

Ve

wanted

...k. ea.vp...

the

building.

(leave)

' 7e

weren't allorve

d the

building.

(lcave)

'S7e

were prevented

the

building.

(leave)

Fred

failed

. the

problem.

(solve)

Atny succeeded ..

I'ln-thinking

,.

away

next

week.

(go)

I'm

hoping ......i.,

...... away

neff week. (So)

I'm

looking forrvard ... away

next

week.

(go)

I'd

like .....,i..

,.

away next

week.

(go)

M"ry

wanted ...

me

a drink.

(buy)

Mnry promised

.....

Mary

insisted

me a

drink.

(buy)

.M"ry

wouldn't dream

ttp

')

',

,5

,.

,'

.'

'."tt

7

.i

8

eh

ts-c

of

tbese

uerbs:

start


12/14

H

ffir

l , : l

&

:lEI

a2

fi\

\E,

fi

s

frl,

H

tr

#,

{il

fr

tr

*

['ii

$i

'{,

See

somebody

do and

see

somebody

doing

Study rhis

exarnple

siruarion:

Tor'gor

inro his car

and

drove away.

You

sa\v

rhis.

You

can

say:

.

I

sarv Torn

gct

inro

his car

and

drivc

a\\,ay.

In

rhis

srrucrure we

use

gerldri'e/do

erc.

(infinirive

rvirhout 'to'):

Norc rhar

we

use rhe

infinirive

u,itboul

ro:

o

Wc

slrrv tlrcrn

go

out.

(rtctt't


13/14

t

is said

that', He

is

said

to,r, (bg)

$uppossd t0...

udy this

exarnple

situation:

Henry

is

very

old.

Nobody knows

exactly how

old he

is,

bug

It

is said that

tEl

is

108

years

old.

or

lllgj

is said to

be

108

years

old.

Both

these

sentences meanr

'People say rhar he is 108

years

old.'

ou

crln usc

thesc strucdures

with

a numbcr

of

other verbs,

cspecially;

,

iought bclicvcd

considered

reported

known

cxpected allcgcd understood

ompare the

rwo

structures:

D Cathy

works

very

hard.

It

is

said

that

she

works 16 hours a day.

or

She is said

to

work

15 hours

a

day.

r

The

police

are looking for

a missing

boy.

It

is

believcd

that the boy is

wearing

a

rvhite pullover and blue

jeans.

r

The strike started

three weeks ago.

It is

expected

that

it rvill end

soon.

or

The

strikc

is

expected

to

end

soon.

r

A

friend

of

mine has

been

arrested.

h

is

allcgcd

that

he kicked a

policeman.

or He is

alleged

to

have

kicked

a policeman.

r

Those

rwo

houses

bclong

to the

same

family.

It

is

said

that

there is a secret

tunnel

or

Thcre

is

said to be

a secrer

tunnel

-'

benveen

them.

berween them.

hcsc

structures are

often

used

in

news

reporrs.

For

example,

in

a

report

about

an

accident:

r It

is

reported

that

wo

people

were

or

Two

people

are reportcd to have

bcen

r

r

o

o

injured

in

the explosion.

le)

supposed

to

The

boy

is

believcd to

be

wearing

a

white

pullover

and

blue

jeans.

iniured

in

the

explosion.

rnrctimes it

is supposed

to-.

E

it is

said to...:

o

Let's

go

*d

s"o that

film.

It's supposed to be

vly

good, (=

it

is

ssid to

be

very

good)

o

'Why

was he

arrested?'

'Hc's

supposed to

have

kickcd

a

policeman.'

("

he is said to

havc kicked

a

policeman)

ut

somctimes supposed

to

has

a different meaning.

'Something

ir

supposed

to

happen'=

it

is

anned, arranged

or expected.

Often this

is

different

from

what rcally

ttappenst

o

I'd

bettcr

hurry. It's

nearly

8

o'clock

and

I'm

supposed

to

b'e

rneeting

Ann at

8,15.

(=

I have arranged

to

meet

Ann, I said I would meet

her)

e

The

train

was supposed

to

arrive

at 11.30

but

it was an

hour,late.

(=

the

train

was

expected

to

arrive

a. 11.30 according

to

the timetable)

r

You

were

supposcd to

clean

the

windows. IThy

didn't

you

do

it?

fou're

not supposed

to

do

something'=

it

is

not allowcd or advisable

for

you

to

do

it:

I

You'rc

not

supposed

to

park your

car here.

It's

privatc

parking

only.

o

Mr Bond is much

bettcr

after his

illness

but hc's

stilt uot suppoced

to

do any hcavy

work.

(=

his

doctois

have advised

him not

to...)

"'-xV'st

teflce'

':$ifi''

Ir

is

eirpecte.d

that

the

strike

will

end

soon. The srrike .*lt-9xBnQLQA, *.snd..,F.99 L,....

'

'li

Ir

is

g{trgctd

that

the wcathcr

wili

be

good

tornerrow.

.

I

'rL^

.L^- ^

Atrnrr

lr,

Lr,

Wrgrnt

rtese

sentences in

another

way, beginning

as

shown,

lJse the

undeilined

word

ipyour

3

It

is

believed

that

the

thieves

gor

in

through

the

kitchen window.

+

It

is

rcps$ed

that many

peoplc

are

homeless after the

floods.

J

Ir

is

thought that

thc

prisoncr

cscapcd

by

climbing

over a

rvall.

6

It

is

nllcgqd

thnt

thc man drovc

rhrough rhc t


14/14

Have

something

done

Study

this

example situation:

\\/e use

have

Compare:

o

Jill

rcpaired the

roof.

(=

she

.

Jill

had the

roof repaired.

1=

repaired it herself)

she

arrarrged for

somebody else

to

repair

it)

something

done

to sd'y that

rve

arrange

for somebody else

to

do somerhing

for

us.

ERCISES

|ck

()tbe

carrect setrteilce,

(a)

or

(b),

for

eaclt

picture.

IVhy

did

you

do these

things?

Answer

using

'haue

something

done'.

Use

one of

these

uerbs:

clean

cut

repair t"*i;

1

Why

did

you

rake your car

ro

the

garage?

... p.bevp-.1 .eetv.ip.eA,..

2

\fhy did

you

take

your

jacket

to

the cleaner's? To

....................

3

Why

did

you

take

your

warch

ro

the

ieweller's?

4

flhy

didyolr

go

to

the

hairdresser?

....,...............

,3

lVrite

se,ttetrces

in

the way shown.

I

1

Jill.didn't

repair the

roof herself,

She

...h.a.C.i -rcBe.i.teA,..

2

I

didn't

cut

my hair

myself.

I..:................,.....

I

3

They

didn't

paint

the house themselves. They

..............,.

.i'4

Sue didn't

make

the

curtains herself.

:.r*;:,

,4

Use

the

words

in

brackets

to conzplete tbe sentences.

Use

the structure'haue

something

donc'.

,rji

vr

...arr..hev*inglhe}elee;.a nAd....

(rhe

house

/

paiirt)

ar the mornenr.

iij2

I

lost

my

key.

I'll have

to

............"....:....

(another

key

/

make).

df3

\flhen

was

the last time you

...............,....,.........:........................,.....,,....,...,...

(your

hair /

cur)?

iJwhenwasthelasttimeyou.......'''.....'.....,.'.......:..............

1'fr{4

iYou

look differenr. (you

/

your

hair

/

cut)?

ffi;

B:

oh,

we ....

.....i..,...,.

(a

swimming pool

/

build).

''ff,],,

A:

Can

I see

the

photographs

yop

took when

you

were

on

holiday?

/ pierce)?

i 1,

?f" :,

haue

to use

'hat,e

something

done'

with its second meaning (see

Section C),

$eor e's

nose was broken

in

a

fight.

t

happe ned

ro George

?

....H.q.

h,e

d.h.l.e.n

p.p.e.h

reke.n

.in. a..fi

ghL..,.

iane's

passport

was

taken away

from

her by

the

police,

UHIT

45

Srudy

thcsc scntences:

o

Did Ann

make

the dress herself

or did she

have

it

made?

I

'Are

you

going

to repair the

car

yourself?'

'No,

I'm

going

to have

it

repaired''

Be

carcful

rvith u'ord order.

The past

participle

(repaired/cut etc.)

is

afrer

rhe

obiect (the

roof/

your

hair etc.):

have

+

obiect

+

Past ParticiPle

Jill

\\Tre.

'

Your hair

looks rr.;e,

Julia

We

Horv

often

I rhink

you should

I don'r like

had

did

you

have

Have

you

had

nas

iust

had

are having

do

you

have

have

having

the

roof

your hair

ir

central heating

the house

your car

that coat

my

phocograph

repaired

cut?

cut?

installed

painted

serviced?

cleaned

taken.

yesrerday.

in

her

house.

at

the rnoment.

soon.

You can

also say

'get

somerhing done'

instead

of

'have

something done'

(mainly

in informal

spoken

English):

o

When ale

you going

to

get

the

roof

repaired?

(-

have the

roof

repaired)

o

I think

you

should

get

your

hair cut.

Sometimes

have something done

has a

different

meaning.

For

example:

o

.Jill

and Eric had

all

their

money

stolen

while

they wele on

holiday.

'

Of

courie

rhis does not

mean

that

they

arranged for

somebody

to

steal

their

money.

'They

had

all thgir

money

stolen'

means

only:

'All

their

money was stolen

from them.'

i,

wirh ihis meaning,

we

use

have

something done ro

say

that

somerhing

happens

to somebody

Q

their

belongings. Usually

what happens is

not

nice:

o

George had his

nose

broken in

a

fight.

I

Have

you

ever

had

your passpofi

stolcn?

:'4t#b

:

t4\rfl

N)

,fl1--'

S,{RAH

a

Sarah

is

cutring

her

hair.

b

Sarah

is

having

her

hair

cur.

a Bill is cutting

his

hair.

b

Bill is

having

his

hair

cut.

w,.

John

is cleaning

his

shoes.

John

is having

his

shoes

cleaned.

Sue

is

taking a

photograph.

Sue

is having

her

photograph

taken.

The roof

of

Jill's

house

was damaged

in

a storm,

so she

arranged

for

somebody ro

repair

it.

Yesre

rrJay

a

workman

came

and did

the

job.

Jill

had the

roof

repaired

yesterday.

This

means:

Jill

arranged

for

somebody

else

to

repair

the

roof. She

didn't

repair it

herself.

t

hapoened

to

Diane? ........

grammatical collocations - exercises.pdf

Documents