3. Choose the correct relative pronoun to complete the sentences.
1. My best friend, whose / which mother is a very good cook, often invites me round for dinner.
2. Susie’s house, which / who isn’t very far from mine, has a lovely garden.
3. Kim, who / which plays football with me after school, lent me a computer game.
4. David’s sister, whose / who went away with my sister on holiday, is very nice.
5. Julie’s father, whose / which voice is really good, often sings at parties.
6. We went on holiday to Italy, who / which is a country I’d always wanted to visit.
7. The captain, which / who knew the area well, said the weather was unusually bad.
8. The new cookery magazine, whose / which articles are written by professional chefs, is very good.
4. Complete the sentences with a, an, the or the zero article (–).
1. Have you heard __________ news?
2. This is __________ best dinner I’ve ever eaten!
3. I think being a dancer would be __________ great job!
4. When Dave went to France, he visited __________ capital city, Paris.
5. Look, there’s __________ house that I told you about!
6. Don’t forget to take __________ umbrella, it might rain.
7. My sister is __________ only person I can talk to about everything
8. Australia is __________ sixth largest country in the world.
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Date______________________________
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1. Choose the correct reporting verbs to complete the sentences.
1. Kevin __________ that dinner was ready.
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a) said
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b) told
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c) demanded
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2. I only understood what had happened after Isabelle had __________ it all to me.
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a) explained
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b) insisted
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c) demanded
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3. Frances __________ me that she’d give me a lift to the match.
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a) insisted
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b) said
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c) told
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4. I was listening to the radio when the festival organisers __________ that tickets were now on sale.
5. My friend __________ that we should go to the swimming pool, unless I preferred to go somewhere else.
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a) told
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b) demanded
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c) suggested
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6. I didn’t want to watch that documentary about pollution, but my brother __________ that it was really important for teenagers to see it.
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a) demanded
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b) insisted
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c) told
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7. Hester’s parents were very angry and __________ that she should come home from the party immediately.
8. Mike __________ his friends that he was going to look for a new job.
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a) told
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b) insisted
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c) explained
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2. Match the definition with the correct verb.
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1. __ make someone remember to do something, or make someone remember something
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a. wonder
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2. __ have a different opinion from someone else about something
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b. warn
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3. __ say that you will certainly do something
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c. complain
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4. __ say that something is wrong and you are annoyed about it
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d. apologise
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5. __ ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something
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e. promise
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6. __ tell someone you are sorry about something you have done
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f. remind
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8. __ say funny things, say things in a way that isn’t serious
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h. disagree
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3. Complete the reported speech with the missing verbs.
1. ‘I’m at the station,’ he said.
He said he __________________________ at the station.
2. ‘I’m going to buy some bread,’ she said.
She said she __________________________ buy some bread.
3. ‘It’ll rain in the afternoon,’ she said.
She said it __________________________ in the afternoon.
4. ‘They haven’t arrived yet,’ he said.
He said they __________________________ yet.
5. ‘He doesn’t like fish,’ she said.
She said he __________________________ fish.
6. ‘We took lots of photos,’ he said.
He said they __________________________ lots of photos.
7. ‘I can’t see the screen,’ she said.
She said she __________________________ the screen.
8. ‘We didn’t understand the question,’ they said.
They said they __________________________ the question.
4. Complete the direct questions.
1. She asked him if he had come by bike.
‘____________________ by bike?’ she asked him.
2. He asked her where her phone was.
‘____________________ your phone?’ he asked her.
3. They asked me whether I could start work on the project immediately.
‘____________________ work on the project immediately?’ they asked me.
4. She asked him if he knew her cousin.
‘____________________ my cousin?’ she asked him.
5. We asked them why they had been late.
‘____________________ late?’ we asked them.
6. I asked her where she was going after the match.
‘____________________ after the match?’ I asked her.
7. Oliver asked me whether Maria would like his present.
‘____________________ my present?’ Oliver asked me.
8. She asked me who I was texting.
‘____________________?’ she asked me.
Number of correct answers____________________ Mark________________
Date______________________________
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1. Use the adjectives from the list to complete the sentences.
charming | shy | nasty | rude | professional | lonely | delighted | mad
1. I was absolutely ___________________ to hear that you’re coming to visit our college next year – it’s very good news.
2. He’s very ___________________ and only chats to people he knows well.
3. That was a horrible thing to say – you shouldn’t be so ___________________.
4. She’s a great actor and kind and friendly to everybody she meets – she’s really ___________________.
5. It was ___________________ of him to walk away without saying goodbye.
6. When Amy first moved to the city, she didn’t know anyone there and often felt quite ___________________.
7. It’s important for people to do their jobs properly and always be ___________________.
8. Mark is ___________________ about that band – he listens to their music all the time!
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