Insisted: The Irish Man Was Determined To Pay For Our Drinks
Insisted: The Irish Man Was Determined To Pay For Our Drinks
Insisted: The Irish Man Was Determined To Pay For Our Drinks
second sentence with a gap. You have to use the single word, without changing it,
plus up to four more words to fill the gap, so that the second sentence means the
same as the first.
Typical Questions
1-2 questions on modal verbs and semi-modal verbs
1-2 questions on phrasal verbs and multi-word verbs
1-2 transformations from the active voice to the passive
1-2 questions on verb patterns such as verb + preposition + -ing
0-1 transformation from direct speech to reported speech
occasional questions involving:-
common idioms linking words
the third conditional look like and seem
do and make regret and wish
Exercises
MODAL VERBS AND SEMI-MODAL VERBS
PREFER to WOULD RATHER BE ALLOWED TO to LET
He wasn't allowed to go because of his
I prefer to arrive an hour early.
parents.
RATHER
LET
I would rather arrive an hour early.
His parents would not let him go.
OUGHT
It was bad of you to use my mobile without my
permission
OUGHT
You ought to have asked before you used my
mobile.
Unfortunately, a wide variety of these verbs can turn up in the exam. Here are
some examples:-
CARRY ON to continue PAY ATTENTION to take notice of
TO
to do or follow instructions or to postpone or
CARRY OUT PUT OFF
orders delay
COME UP WITH to have an idea SET UP to establish
GET IN TOUCH
to contact TAKE CARE OF to look after
WITH
LOOK UP TO to admire TURN UP to arrive or attend
If you require further practice with the passive, I have more exercises available
here:-