A practical english grammar exercises

 they were taken . . . they were to give . . . but (to) refuse 16 told them to shut . . . and go . . . when they heard or said that when they heard . . . they were to shut . . . and go 17 told me to press . . . if the lift should stop/stopped or said that if the lift should stop/stopped ...I was to press/should press 18 told me to ask a client if he had a weak heart before I allowed him or said that before I allowed anyone ...I was to ask/should ask 19 asked what she should/was to say if the police stopped her 20 asked what she should do if he refused to let her in. I told her to write 21 asked/wondered what would happen if the strike continued
22 . . .how they would get food if it went on 23 . . . asked if they could go . . . the rain stopped 24 said that when they'd . . . they were to 25 advised her to switch . . . if she didn't like 26 asked whether/if the bank would repay . . . if I lost 27 told me I had/'dbetter complain . . . if the noise got 28 said I was to ring him and give him . . . as soon as I found
Exercise 96 Part 1 (Alternative constructions are often possible.)
1-14 Ann suggested having a party on the following Saturday. Mary agreed and asked who they should invite. Ann was against making a list and suggested they should just invite everybody. Mary said they didn't want to do much cooking and proposed making it a wine and cheese party. Ann then suggested that they should ask everyone to bring 
a bottle. Mary reminded her that they hadn't many glasses left and suggested hiring glasses from their local wineshop. Ann suggested having the party in the garden if it was warm and then Mary put forward the idea of a barbecue. Ann thought this was a good idea and said they could ask Paul to do the cooking. Mary remembered that last time they had had a barbecue the neighbours had complained about the noise, and she wondered if they should ask everyone to speak in whispers. Ann suggested going round to the neighbours instead and apologizing in advance. Mary, however, proposed inviting the neighbours, adding that then the noise wouldn't matter. Ann thought that was a clever idea and suggested ringing everyone up that night, but Mary prudently suggested working out how much it would cost first. 
Part 2 15 Mrs Smith suggested . . . but her husband suggested renting ..., adding that it was all they could afford. 16 I suggested that Ann should complain, saying that the boss was more likely to listen to her 17 She reminded him that he used to be . . . and suggested that he should 18 He proposed walking . . . as it was not far and I agreed 19 Ann 
suggested (our) joining a weaving class, adding that there was one 20 The children suggested organizing . . . the teacher proposed 21 I asked Bill where we should meet andhe suggested the hotel 22 I suggested to Ann that she should ring him and ask him what he thought 23 I pointed out I was doing . . . and suggested that he should give me/him giving me 24 He proposed leaving/that they should leave adding that he hated 25 Their father suggested that the children should go 26 I suggested his/him asking them what they would like to do 27 He suggested that we should begin training . . . I said I had . . . and suggested that he should ask Paul 28 They suggested me/my putting an advertisement in the local paper.
Exercise 97 (The following are possible answers only.)
1 warned us not to walk on the ice as it wasn't 2 introduced Miss White to Miss Brown 3 gave/handed her the keys, advising/and advised her to wait 4 begged me not to tell . . . I promised not to/promised (that) I wouldn't 5 offered him my torch but he refusedas/explaining that he had one of his own 6 Tom offered to pay. Ann protested but he insisted. 7 invited us to come in and look round, assuring us that there was no 
8 threatened to kill the boy if they didn't pay 9 refused to answer any questions 
10 complained that he expected . . . agreed (with her) II wished it would 12 pointedout that I had pressed . . . He warned me not to do. ..I might have 13 exclaimed that her weight had gone up . . . she admitted/agreed that it had 14 hoped I'd have a goodjourney/wished me a good journey and reminded me to send a card when I arrived 
15 exclaimed with delight that he had passed . . . I congratulated him and wished him luck 16 She agreed to wait 17 wished him many happy returns of his . . . and he thanked us
18 pointed out/remarked that my door was ...I agreed (with her)/l admitted it 19 He offered me a cigarette and I accepted 20 Their mother threatened to sell . . . if they 
kept . . . The children begged her not to do that, promising not to quarrel/assuring her that they wouldn't quarrel 21 offered me Ј500 to keep my 22 He promised to wait for me 23 I apologized for being late and explained that the bus had broken 24 accused him of leaking . . . He denied it. Tom called him a liar. 25 threatened to drop us from the team if we didnot train 26 complained that if the boys did . . . he called them his sons, but that if they did . . . he called them hers. 27 Tom suggested having a rest and Ann agreed. 30 He exclaimed with disgust that there was a slug in his . . . and called
Exercise 98 (Other alternatives are possible here.)
1 Tom: Would you like to come for a drive, tomorrow, Ann?
2 Ann: I'd love to. Where are you thinking of going, Tom?
3 Tom: Well, I'll leave it to you.
4 Ann: What about Stratford?
5 I haven't been there for ages.
6 Tom: Good idea!/AII right. We might go on the river if it's a fine day.
7 Ann: I wonder what's on at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
8 Tom: We'll find out when we get there.
9 It's usually possible to get seats on the day of the play.
10 Can you be ready by ten?
11 Ann: I'm afraid not, Tom/I'm very sorry, Tom, but I can't. I have to type a report first.
12 Tom: Working on Saturday! What a horrible idea!
13 I'd change my job if I were you.
14 Ann: Don't be ridiculous, Tom!
15 I volunteered to type the report in return for a free afternoon next week.
16 I didn't know you were going to ask me out, after all.
17 Tom: Oh well, I suppose it's all right.
18 But don't make a habit of volunteering for weekend work, will you?
19 Ann: No, I promise I won't.
20 Tom: (gloomily) I suppose you'll be busy all morning.
21 Ann: No, no! I'll be finished by 11.00.
22 Shall I meet you at the bus stop at Hyde Park Corner?
23 Tom: That isn't a very good meeting place. I'll call for you.
24 Ann: That's very good of you, Tom. I'll be waiting in the hall.
25 Tom: Let's climb to the top. The view from there is marvellous.
26 Ann: But we've been climbing for three hours already. I'm too tired to go any further.
27 Why don't you go on up? I'll go down and wait there.
28 Tom: All right. Here are the car keys. You'd better wait in the car./You could wait in the car, couldn't you?
29 I'll be as quick as I can.
30 Ann: There'11 be no lunch left if you're too long. I'll have eaten it all!
10 Purpose
Exercise 99 (so as is interchangeable with in order.)
1 to paint 2 to remind 3 to feed 4 so as not to frighten 5 to put his savings in 6 to drink out of 7 to save 8 so as not to strain 9 in order to get 10 to tell 11 so as not to get 12 to frighten 13 so as not to make 14 to protect 15 to put on the fire 16 so as not to disturb 1.7 to study 18 in order to discuss 19 so as to be able 20 to elude 21 to prevent 22 to reduce 23 (in order) to read 24 to watch 25 in order to have 26 in order to keep 27 (in order) to learn 28 to buy 29 to warn 30 to avoid 31 to protect 32 so as to be able 33 to warn 34 to avoid 35 (in order) to look 36 so as not to alarm
Exercise 100 (I/we would is replaceable by I/we should.would/wouldn't in negative purpose clauses is usually replaceable by should/shouldn't. Where an infinitive phrase is possible the infinitive given in the key is not necessarily the only one that could be used. To save space not more than two possible answers are given for any one example. Sometimes the in case construction would also be possible, in case can be followed by should + infinitive, though an ordinary present or past tense is more usual.)
1 so that nobody should/would know or to prevent anyone knowing 2 in case somebody knocks 3 so that repair work may/can continue or to allow repair work to continue 4 so that it wouldn't get broken or to prevent it getting broken 5 so that he wouldn't be recognized or to avoid being recognized 6 so that her fruit wouldn't be stolen or to prevent her fruit being stolen 7 so that I wouldn't overhear or to prevent my overhearing 
8 in case you get bitten 9 so that the crew may/can escape or to enable the crew to escape 10 so that my children may/will have 11 so that the cows won't get or to prevent the cows getting 12 so that the call wouldn't be or to prevent the call being 13 so that the birds won't eat or to prevent the birds eating 14 in case there is 15 so that nobody will/can climb or to prevent anyone climbing 16 in case you have 17 so that the snow would/could slide 18 so that everyone may/will understand or to enable everyone to understand 19 so that anyone who finds him will/may know 20 so that the birds would know or to let the birdsknow 21 in case we are 22 so that the birds won't build or to prevent the birds building 
23 in case he forgets 24 so that she wouldn't frighten or to prevent her frightening 25 in case the chimney catches 26 so that I couldn't/wouldn't be able to call or to prevent me calling 27 in case it is 28 so that young children won't be able to turn or to prevent young children turning 29 in case he breaks 30 so that the government may/can discuss or to let the government discuss 31 in case it is 32 so that pedestrians might/could cross or to let pedestrians cross 33 so that his secretary could/would be able to 34 in case they set 35 so that the rest of the party would know or to let the rest of the party know 36 so that the meat won't burn or to prevent the meat burning or in case the meat burns