Language focus - Unit 14 trang 161 tiếng Anh 11

Language focus - Unit 14 trang 161 tiếng Anh 11 Combine the sentences using both...and, neither….or, or neither... nor. ...

Language focus - Unit 14 trang 161 tiếng Anh 11

Combine the sentences using both...and, neither….or, or neither... nor.

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Exercise 1. Combine the sentences using both...and, neither….or, or neither... nor.

1. Jim is on holiday and so is Carol.

—> Both Jim and Carol are on holiday.

2. George doesn’t smoke and he doesn't drink.

—> George neither smokes nor drinks.

3. Jim hasn't got a car. Carol hasn't got a car, either.

—> Neither Jim nor Carol has got a car.

4. It was a very boring film. It was very long, too.

—> The film was both long and boring.

5. Is that man’s name Richard? Or is it Robert? It’s one of the two.

—> That man's name is either Richard or Robert.

6. I haven't got time to so on holiday. And I haven't got the money.

—> I’ve got neither time nor money to so on holiday.

7. We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow.

—> We can leave either today or tomorrow.

8. Helen lost her passport at the airport. She also lost her wallet there.

—> Helen lost both her passport and wallet at the airport.

9. There are good reasons for using bicycle in big cities: They are clean. They are also easy to park.

—> There are good reasons for using bicycles in big cities: They are both clean and easy to park.

10. On Friday evening, sometimes I go to the cinema, sometimes I stay at home and watch T.V.

—> On Friday evening, I either so to the cinema or stay at home and watch T.V.

Exercise 2. Change the sentences into cleft sentences in the passive.

1. Fans gave Christina lots of flowers.

—> It was Christina who/ whom was given a lot of flowers by fans.

2. The pedestrian asked the policeman for direction to the post office.

—- > It was the policeman who/ whom was asked for direction to the post office.

3. People talked a lot about his house.

—> It was his house that was talked a lot about.

4. His father bought him a bicycle for his birthday.

—> It was the bicycle that was bought for him for his birthday.

5. He described his hometown in his novel.

—> It was his hometown that was described in his novel.

6. She frigfitened the children.

—    > It was the children who were frightened.

7. Her younger sister broke her glasses.

—> It was her glasses that were broken.

8. The Prince kissed my younger sister at the party.

—   > It was my younger sister who was kissed at the party by the Prince.

9. My father gave me this story book as a birthday present.

—> It was this story book that was given to me as a birthday present by my father.

10. Vietnamese people celebrate Tet as the greatest occasion in a year.

—> It is Tet that is celebrated as the greatest occasion in a year by the Vietnamese.

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