Grammar in Progress

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Exercise 44

1-      WITH reference to your request, we are sorrry to tell you that we cannot accomodate all them.

2-      BY the way, we didn’t know they had opened a new shopping centre in Leyton Square.

3-      As reguards the prices, it depends on whether you require full board or half board accomodation.

4-      TO PUT IT IN ANOTHER WAY / IN OTHER WORDS, she wanted to tell me that he doesn’t study enough!

5-      AS a matter of fact, they lived in Germany for about ten years when they was very young.

6-      Ann was calling out her son very loudly, or BETTER, she was shouting so much that everybody was looking!

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Exercise 45

1-      As far as

2-      To tell the truth

3-      Actually

4-      In other words

5-      With reference

6-      Incidentally

Exercise 46

1-      IN FACT, I haven’t seen him for a long time.

2-      BY THE WAY, why didn’t you tell me that last week thare was her birthday party?

3-      AS REGUARDS your sons, ….

4-      IN OTHER WORDS, the driver was late for taking us.

5-      ACTUALLY, they have benn playing volleyball for about 5 years.

6-      AS FAR AS the pair of shoes IS CONCERNED…

7-      IN MATTER OF FACT, it was busy for everyone.

8-      INCIDENTALLY, i disovered she is single at the moment.

Esercizio 48

1-      Yesterday i saw your aunt. By the way, why didn’t you tell me that she retired?

2-      The boss said to Sandy that he was thinking about giving her a major-responsibility job. In other word, he wants to promote her.

3-      My nephew sings very well as if she had never attended a music school. In fact, she has a natural talent.

4-      As far as every alimentary allergy is corncerned, the guests have to infomate immediatly the chef.

5-      With reference to article published yesterday, we would like to report that the situation describet from you doesn’t corrispond to reality.

6-      It wasn’t a faboulus hotel as the site told. Actually it was so stale and the rooms were small and dark.

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Exercise 49

1-      First of all they make you spend hours in virtual conversations.

2-      Secondly your social life is limited because you spend your time on your computer instead of going out.

3-      After that they can be dangerous because your private life becomes public.

4-      Last you share usually about you with people that don’t care your thoughts.

5-      All things considered it would be better to go back to a face-to-face conversation.

6-      Moreover there’s more feeling when you talk face-to-face from my point of view.

Exercise 50

1-      They are useful for contacting distant friends.

2-      They are used to meet new people.

3-      They are useful for seeking help or instant relief.

4-      They are used to find work.

5-      They are used as a means of global conversation.

6-      They are essential in the life of young people to maintain contact even with distant friends.

Exercise 51

1-      a

2-      a

3-      b

4-      c

5-      c

6-      a

7-      a

8-      c