Grammar in Progress

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Es. 27

1. 1.Dad, don’t treat me as if I HAD BEEN a baby! I’ 18 years old!
2. 2.They began to laugh AS IF they had never heard a joke before!
3. 3.Emmanuel behaved LIKE an adult when he was 11 years old.
4. 4.The little child looked THE WAY she was reeally frightened.
5. 5.Come on, Yves! Going shopping isn’t LIKE going to the dentist’s!
6. 6.Sandy was continuously checking her mobile, AS THOUGH she was waiting for a phone call.

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Ex. 28

1. 1.A
2. 2.D
3. 3.C
4. 4.B
5. 5.E
6. 6.I
7. 7.F
8. 8.H

Ex. 29

1. 1.You always talk AS IF you knew everything.
2. 2.AS I said, we had to work very hard.
3. 3.Some years ago I would still have done AS you told me.
4. 4.AS ya’ll know, we are in the middle of an economic crisis.
5. 5.In many countries women can’t go to the university AS men can.
6. 6.I’m speaking to you now AS IF I was your friend, not AS your brother.
7. 7.I’ll never watch a film like that again!
8. 8.Why are you acting AS IF you have won a million pounds?

Ex.30

1. 1.You must repeat this sentence IN THE WAY i’ve told you to pronounce it!
2. 2.You can’t translate it AS the automatic translator tells you to do.
3. 3.I understand that looking for a word in a dictionary LIKE training for three hours in a gym, but you can’t do this exercise if you don’t know the meaning of the sentences!
4. 4.Joshua, can you work for us AS an interpretor for a couple of hours?
5. 5.You should use more formal language in this business letter. You are writing AS THOUGH you were chatting with your best friend!
6. 6.You must study the grammar rules AS I’ve told you to and do all the exercises in your notebook.
7. 7.After i had asked my question, th teacher looked at me AS IF I said something absurd!
8. 8.Like me, Carla hated communicating by mail or text message.

Ex. 31

1. 1.So + aggettivo + nome + that.
2. 2.No, nella prima bisogna usare THAN, nella seconda FOR + GERUNDIO.
3. 3.Paolo doesn’t feel good, so he feels like he has temperature.

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Ex. 32

1. 1.The musical has got a wonderful soundtrack and may have beautiful songs, BUT there aren’t really any good singers in the cast except the soloist.
2. 2.The novel is the most boring one I’ve ever read, especially the last three chapters. HOWEVER it could be perfect for all those who have trouble getting to sleep… EVEN SO, buy the paperback edition, so as not to waste too much money!
3. 3.DESPITE being a hit, the comedy is really awful. 
4. 4.ON THE ONE HAND the cartoon has got astonishing special effects, ON THE OTHER HAND it woul have been better not to have the animals speaking as they have been really poorly dubbed.
5. 5.I’ve read the book and I liked it a lot. AND YET, I was really disappointed with the film based on it, as its script has totally altered the beauty of the novel.
6. 6.EVEN THOUGH I appreciate the idea of having a film that deals with the issue of young criminals. ANYWAY, with some captions the film could have been really effective.

Ex.34

1. 1.Diana drinks two litres of water every day. IN SPITE OF THAT, she’s always thirsty.
2. 2.Laura doesn’t like mowing the lawn. She has to do it every Sunday, THOUGH.
3. 3.DESPITE THE FACT THAT I had a bad cold, I went to my cousin’s birthday dinner.
4. 4.Joe wasn’t very good at drawing. NEVERTHELESS, he wanted to become an architect.
5. 5.DESPITE the food has being awful, the party was quite fun.
6. 6.ALTHOUGH the test is difficult, you should try it.
7. 7.I wanted to watch a film, BUT my hausband wanted to watch a football match.
8. 8.EVEN THOUGH I read the instrunctions carefully, I couldn’t assemble all the pieces of the kite.

Ex. 35 

1. 1.Despite
2. 2.Even if
3. 3.In spite of 
4. 4.Though
5. 5.Even though
6. 6.But
7. 7.After all
8. 8.Whereas

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Ex. 36

1. If
2. Whether
3. If
4. If
5. If
6. Whether
7. Whether
8. If

Ex. 37

1. A
2. F
3. B
4. G
5. E
6. C

Ex. 38

2. My parents and brother stay good

3. Friends come with me.

4. I. Am happy

5. I will get married

6. I can go to a country where it is spoken

7. Is engaged

8. I won’t wast all the moneys right away

ex. 39

1. They are not fans of classical music. So I think if the invitation to the concert, they won’t came.
2. Althoug Fabio is a dear friend, I don’t Know 
3. Even though I washed my shirt three times, she stain is still visible!
4. I wonder if you understood what you have done or are still thinking that you have not done anything serious.
5. Jason didn’t know to complete the form for a scholarship abroad this year or do it next year.
6. Can I watch this show tonight? ok, you can watch it if you have to read later.
7. Whether you have to move to another country, where would you go?
8. Imagine being on a desert  island, what would you eat whether you don’t like fish?

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Ex. 40

1. Except
2. As well as 
3. Neither
4. Moreover
5. Both, and
6. Otherwise
7. Too
8. Furthermore

Ex. 41 

1. Also Mark can windsurf.
2. Neither Mark nor Olivia can skateboard.
3. Not only Mark, but also Olivia, can’t skateboard neither play tennis very well.

4.   Both Mark and Olivia in addiction can’t play tennis but also can’t skateboard.

5.   Neither Mark, nor Olivia can’t play tennis nor skateboard.

6.   None of them, except Jasy can play tennis.

Ex. 42

1. They told me that I could neither take pictures in museum, nor speak aloud.
2. Both Kily and Matt play tennis well. In addiction, they are also good at golf.
3. Not only Eddie burn a pan, but also burn the meatballs.
4. Laura neither want to go on on holidays at the sea, nor she wanted to go to the mountains. She wanted to stay at home.
5. You can bring the book to me tomorrow or the day after. 
6. You have to go shopping right away otherwise shops will close.
7. In addition to working as a shop assistant in a clothing store, Claire just started drawing her own fashion collection.
8. I love to travel by train. It is comfortable and cheap. Moreover you can relax and read a good book.

Ex. 43

1. Il though va messo a fine frase.
2. Ha ragione Linda.  Ex. It nepense on whether.
3. As well as è segito dalla forma in -ing.