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Pronouns exercise

October 17th, 2011 in Improve English

Rewrite the following paragraphs using appropriate pronouns.

Pronouns exercise

October 16th, 2011 in Improve English

Rewrite the following paragraphs using appropriate pronouns.

Clauses exercise

October 14th, 2011 in Improve English

In each of the following sentences write a clause in place of the words in bold texts and .

1. I need a place to live in.

Make your sentences simple

October 7th, 2011 in Improve English

Many impersonal or pompous words can be replaced by simpler alternatives.

For example, you can use if instead of ‘should circumstances arise’.

More examples are given below:

Passive voice: verbs with two objects

September 28th, 2011 in Improve English

Many verbs can be followed by two objects: an indirect object and a direct object. Examples of such verbs are: give, send, show and lend. When a verb has two objects, two structures are possible.

Change into the affirmative

September 26th, 2011 in Improve English

Change the following sentences into the affirmative without changing the meaning.

1. A griffin is not as rapacious as him.

2. No other poet is as great as Wordsworth.

Participles Exercise

September 25th, 2011 in Improve English

Rewrite each of the following sentences by changing the participle into a finite verb.

1. Driven by the rain, we took shelter under a tree.

2. We saw trees laden with fruits.