Sentence Completion and Grammar

Sentence Completion and Grammar

• Working harder leads to more job opportunities, using the correct conditional form "worked / would have".
• Shoe shop is on the third floor, next to the phone shop.
• Someone said "I lost my glasses yesterday" becomes "Mike said that he had lost my glasses the day before," when rewritten in reported speech.
• Visiting Las Vegas requires living in the USA, using the construction "If I live / would visit".
• "My house is opposite the park, near the supermarket and the post office" uses appropriate prepositions.
• "It will be hot tomorrow," becomes "Julia said that it would be hot the next day" in reported speech.
• The office location is clarified with "It's on the sixth floor, opposite the gym".
• Catherine moved to Sweden because of the working conditions there.
• "I broke my knee last week,” becomes "John said he had broken his knee the week before" in reported speech.
• A difficult life results unless Sally finds a job soon, written as "Unless Sally finds / will be a job soon, her life quite difficult".
• "It's opposite the sports centre, between the church and the Chinese restaurant" tells of the library's location.
• Due to his age, my uncle didn't get the job, written as "My uncle didn't get the job because of his age."
• "What would you do if you won the lottery?" is chosen as the correct option.
• "I will finish the project tomorrow," becomes "Virginia told me she would finish the project the next day" in reported speech.
• Unless arriving home early, one will phone Mark, "I won't phone Mark unless I get home early".
• The glasses are found under the bed, beside the shoes.
• Mark would get angry if he knew what really happened, "Mark would get angry if he knew what really happened".
• "We had a good time last night," becomes "Francis said that they had had a good time the night before" in reported speech.
• Arriving late was because of the traffic.
• Gladness to see someone results if he decides to come, written as "If he decides to come, I would be glad to see him again."
• Location is established with "Mike was sitting in front of me, and Jules was sitting behind me".
• Location is expressed with "I found my glasses under the bed, beside your shoes".
• Past action becomes "Katy told us that she had seen Julia the day before," rewritten from “I saw Julia yesterday".
• Future travel becomes "Bill said he was going to the Maldives the next day," rewritten from “I'm going to the Maldives tomorrow".
• A job is unattainable without more training courses, "Rebecca won't get a good job unless she does more training courses".
• Location is clarified with "She wasn't sitting at the table, she was lying on the floor".
• Healthy eating prevents weight gain, "Unless you eat healthy food, you won't lose weight".
• Meeting Jane occurred at a bus stop, on the way home.
• "I will give you a second chance," becomes "The man told me he would give me a second chance," rewritten in reported speech.
• Travels to Barbados happen if one had the chance, "I would travel to Barbados if I had the chance."
• Peggy is fond of travelling and also keen on languages.
• Sending a picture in the future translates to "Julian told me that he was going to send me a picture," rewritten from “I'm going to send you a picture”.
• Not being allowed in the disco without a ticket, stated as "You won't be allowed in the disco unless you get a ticket."
• Flight cancellation occurred due to weather conditions.
• "Is there anything to eat in your house? - Of course, there's plenty of food in the fridge" uses the correct form.
• One would have sang, if one would become better, with the construction "I would become a professional if I would sang better".
• The cat wasn't under the chair but sitting in the chair.
• "If he had driven more slowly, they wouldn't have crashed" indicates an action driving more slowly can prevent crashing.
• A response shows worry about the exam and the future, "Don't worry so much about the exam. I'm worried because my future depends on that test."
• Future visit becomes "Frank told us he might be in our town the following day" rewritten from “I may be in your town tomorrow".
• The office is on the third floor, behind the travel agency.
• One's ability to find keys previously asked about in the form “Did you find the keys yesterday?" relates back to "Vince asked me if I had found the keys the day before."
• Seeing each other depends on living nearer, constructed as "If we lived nearer, we would see each other more often".
• The suspect was questioned on Friday morning.
• "I'm working on it now," translates to "Alice told me she was working on it then".
• Lecture cancellation happened due to budgetary restrictions.
• There's a poster located on the wall, a poster across the desk.
• Forgiveness and truth are related as "I would have forgiven him if he had told me the truth".
• Dentist appointment date is on Tuesday afternoon.
• Someone would not have stolen the necklace if he had been aware of the consequences, as "He hadn't stolen the necklace if he would have been aware of the consequences".