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    The document is a workbook containing grammar exercises. It includes exercises on ellipsis and substitution, compound and possessive nouns, and forming responses with modal verbs. For the ellipsis exercise, learners are asked to identify which sentences can omit a second subject pronoun. In the possessive nouns section, learners correct mistakes in phrases and identify the possessives in sentences. The final section has learners complete responses using modal verbs.

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    The document is a workbook containing grammar exercises. It includes exercises on ellipsis and substitution, compound and possessive nouns, and forming responses with modal verbs. For the ellipsis exercise, learners are asked to identify which sentences can omit a second subject pronoun. In the possessive nouns section, learners correct mistakes in phrases and identify the possessives in sentences. The final section has learners complete responses using modal verbs.

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    The document is a workbook containing grammar exercises. It includes exercises on ellipsis and substitution, compound and possessive nouns, and forming responses with modal verbs. For the ellipsis exercise, learners are asked to identify which sentences can omit a second subject pronoun. In the possessive nouns section, learners correct mistakes in phrases and identify the possessives in sentences. The final section has learners complete responses using modal verbs.

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    Workbook 9a-9b

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    WORKBOOK – 9A

    PRESENTED BY:
    3 GRAMMAR ellipsis and substitution
    a Match the sentence halves.

    b Check the sentences in which you can omit the second subject
    pronoun.
    c Circle the correct modal or auxiliary verb.
    1 Dan hasn’t been camping before, but his friends do / have / were.
    2 My brother said he wasn’t coming on vacation with us this year, but I think he
    was / might / does.
    3 Very few people on my street recycle, but we always are / will / do.
    4 I know you haven’t apologized yet, but I really think you did / should / have.
    5 Everyone said I would win the prize, but I knew I wouldn’t / haven’t / didn’t.
    6 They thought they’d be able to come to our wedding, but in fact they haven’t /
    weren’t / can’t.
    7 Jessica gives the impression that she’s very confident, but actually she isn’t /
    can’t / wasn’t.
    8 Most people weren’t paying attention, but Andy did / was / has.
    9 My best friend said she’d come dancing with me tonight, but now she says she
    wouldn’t / wasn’t / won’t.
    d Complete the responses with a suitable word.
    1 A Are we going away in August as usual?
    B I imagine so. Unless something comes up.
    2 A Are you joining us for dinner on Sunday?
    B We’d like to, but we can’t.
    3 A I suppose we should get back to work.
    B I guess so. The deadline is in two days.
    4 A Do you think you'll get a raise this year?
    B I suspect not. We had a big loss last year.
    5 A Will your parents be home tonight?
    B I assume so. They don’t usually go out.
    6 A Why did you buy that hideous green hat?
    B My friend persuaded me to.
    7 A Can I have a refund for this coat, please?
    B I’m afraid not. We only give refunds for non-sale items.
    8 A Did you report the incident to the police?
    B No, our lawyer advised us not to.
    WORKBOOK – 9B
    GRAMMAR nouns: compound and possessive forms
    a Correct any mistakes in the highlighted phrases.
    Check the correct sentences.
    1 I opened the front door because I thought I heard the bell ring.
    2 Matt put his sunglasses in the purse of his girlfriend. his girlfriend’s purse
    3 We’re going to spend a few weeks at my parent’s vacation home on the coast.
    my parents' vacation home

    4 Sebastian is the son of the neighbor you met yesterday.


    5 My mother is hopeless at buying mens’ clothes, so my father always buys his
    own. men’s clothes
    6 Please remember to put your bowl of cereal in the dishwasher after breakfast.
    cereal bowl

    7 She’s a language assistant at a private high school.


    8 What happened at the story’s end? the end of the story
    9 The supermarket has stopped giving away free bags of plastic. plastic bags

    10 We went over to Heather’s last night.


    b Complete the sentences with a word from A and a word from B. Add ’s or
    ’where necessary.
    A alarm animal bank bottle Sandra and Lucas chicken guost women

    B cages car clock house breast magazines manager opener

    1 They found a cheap guest house where they could spend the night.
    2 Sarah doesn’t know much about current events because she only reads
    women's magazines.
    3 I can’t open the soda until I find the bottle opener
    4 Sandra and Lucas’ was seriously damaged in the crash.
    5 My brother was recently promoted and he’s now a bank manager.
    6 1 wanted something light to eat, so I ordered the chicken breast.
    7 In most zoos the animal cages aren’t as small as they used to be.
    8 My alarm clock didn’t go off, so I was late for work.

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