ADVANCED GRAMMAR IN USE WITH ANSWERS MARTIN HEWINGS

• What's the matter with Bill? He looks / is looking awful.When have has a non-state meaning - for example when it means 'eat', 'undergo', 'take' or'hold' - we can use the present continuous:• 'What's that terrible noise?' 'The neighbours are having a party.'eWe use the present[r]

Today Melissa Livingstone is a popular actress and star of the TV soap opera 'Round the Corner'. But as a child she was very unhappy. She didn't do well at (>) school (school) , and she never went to (1) (college). Her greatest pleasure was going to (2) (cinema). Her family lived in an unattr[r]

7 A lot of crime is/are caused by people being careless. 8 Sorry, I have to go now. Someone has/have just reported a robbery. 4 An amount + a singular verb (E) Combine the questions and answers about travel and holidays into one sentence using is or are. ? Do you know the price of a room? ~ F[r]

Some + uncountable noun: some money B A/an and one A/an and one both refer to one thing. Using one puts more emphasis on the number. Henry gave the taxi driver a note, (not a coin) Henry gave the taxi driver one note, (not two) We use one (not a/an) when we mean one of a larger number. One qu[r]

This, that, these and those (A-C) Complete the conversations. Use this, that, these and those. ► Mark: Are we going out this evening? Sarah: I can't really. I'll be working late at the office. 1 David: I hear you've got a new flat. Rita: 's right. I've just moved in. 2 Mike: What's the[r]

bag He quickly put a few things into a bag. 1 Rachel is learning to drive. She hasn't had much lessons yet. 2 I'm making soup for twenty people, I'll have to make a lot-of. 3 I feel really tired. 1 haven't got many energy. 4 The mixture looks rather dry. Maybe you should add a few water. 5 We're hav[r]

73 Preposition or linking word + ing-form A Introduction Rachel: Shall we have some lunch? Jessica: 1 usually go for a walk instead of eating. I'm on a diet. Rachel: You're joking, aren't you? Since when? Jessica: Since discovering I can't get into my old clothes. Rachel: Well, just buy some new one[r]

3 Verb + ing-form (A-D) Some friends have had a meal together in a restaurant. Put in the ing-forms. Use these verbs: change, discuss, eat, get, miss, ring, try, wait, walk Vicky: Shall we go then? Rachel: Daniel hasn't finished (►) eating yet. Daniel: It's OK. It's just a piece[r]

Complete the sentences. The second person agrees with the first. Use might have, couldn't have, etc. ► Matthew: I'm sure the computer didn't make a mistake. That's impossible. Emma: No, of course the computer couldn't have made a mistake. 1 Mark: I can't see the letter here now. So cle[r]

When the subject is not the agent (is not doing the action), then we use a passive verb. PASSIVE B The passive and by the police, in 1876, etc In a passive sentence, when we want to say who or what did the action, we use by. On our way home we were stopped by the police.[r]

We can use this structure in the passive. Matthew was accused of not caring. The customers will be discouraged from buying. D Adjective + preposition + ing-form People were annoyed at not being able to see properly. I'm bored with waiting. Vicky is excited about going to America[r]

Which is the European country whose economy is growing the fastest? Round the corner was a building whose windows were all broken. Melanie was looking after a dog whose leg had been broken in an accident. B What We use the relative pronoun what without a noun in front of it. The shop d[r]

by road works. (= delayed) The United Nations was set up to settle conflicts peacefully. (= established) I'm trying to work out how much money I've spent. (= calculate) C Business situations Here are some examples of phrasal verbs in business situations. If we're spending too much money, we'l[r]

from the individual words. Look at these examples. Tom often calls in on/drops in on us without warning. (= pays short visits) You go on ahead. I'll soon catch up with you. (= reach the same place as) The police are going to clamp down on drug dealers. (= take strong action agai[r]

► I've found the magazine who was missing. I've found the magazine that was missing. 1 This isn't the train on that I normally travel. 2 The letter that I opened it wasn't for-me. 3 The reason because I didn't know was that no one-had told me. 4 That we should do is ring the police. 5 I-didn't know[r]

Complete the conversation. Claire: Oh, Henry. You're giving me another present. It's very sweet of you, but I wish (►)yoM wouldn't give me so many presents. Henry: Claire, I've been thinking. I shouldn't have asked you to marry me. I wish now that (1) Claire: Now you're talking nonsense. I wish (2)…[r]

There was a young man standing on the corner. I know the young woman in reception. She lives in our street. None of the young people in the village can find jobs here. 106 The old, the rich, etc ► Better education for the young 3 Better hospitals for 1 Food for 4 Jobs for 2 Hom[r]

Emma, you can dry yourself on this towel. Vicky and Rachel, you can dry yourselves on these towels. C The use of reflexive pronouns Here are some examples. Mark made himself a sandwich. Vicky had to force herself to eat. We've locked ourselves out. The children watched themselves on video. We[r]

The sooner we leave, the sooner we'll get there. Are you looking for a cheap holiday? ~ Yes, the cheaper the better. 112 Exercises 1 Less (A) Complete the sentences. Use less with these words: attractive, busy, convenient, nervous, optimistic, painful, seriously ► Laura once hated flyi[r]

113 Exercises 1 Adverbs (A-B) Read each sentence and write down the word which is an adverb. ► I'm just finishing an interesting article in this magazine, just 1 We have to leave our dirty shoes outside. 2 Perhaps you have to type a password into the computer. 3 Someone always leaves this doo[r]