Resources 4
Grammar:
Exercise 1
1. Mr Wong says that he would
continue to work in the factory even if he won the Mark lottery.
2. You are not allowed to use the
club’s facilities unless you are a member.
3. I will let you use my data on condition
that you acknowledge my project in your bibliography. Correct
4. I am sure that I will pass
the examination if I prepare well in the next few weeks.
5. If David had revised his
final-year project more carefully, he would have obtained a higher grade.
6. Carrie said she will join the
company as long as / provided that / only if the starting salary meets her expectations.
7. Even though Maggie has received consistently
excellent performance ratings, she is always overlooked in the annual promotion exercise.
8. Unless Tom improves his attitude, his
company will almost certainly fire him.
9. If Dr Lee had interviewed a
larger and more representative group of people, her study would have been more reliable. Correct
10. If you were to submit a
substantially revised version of your article, the journal would probably publish it.
11. I am prepared to extend the
deadline for the assignment as long as / provided that / only
if you have
a valid reason.
12. Had it not been for Professor Yeung’s influence, I would not have got the job.
13. If I had known the
question was going to come up in the examination, I would have studied that topic much more
thoroughly.
14. Should you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to get in touch. Correct
15. Supposing you were offered a job
in
Grammar:
Exercise 2
Nowadays, human society is highly
differentiated as far as the division of labour is concerned. It calls for (transitive)
interaction and collaboration between different professions. Regardless of whether you are an
accountant, engineer or designer, you can no longer work (intransitive) on
your own. You have to work together with professionals from other disciplines to succeed (intransitive).
In light of this development, our graduates must be well equipped with professional
knowledge and instilled (transitive) with a sense of team
spirit, without
which they can neither integrate (transitive) with the
community nor make (transitive) any substantial contributions to the further
advancement of their own careers and the community at large.
In today’s pluralistic society,
our young people should be effective communicators and adopt (transitive) an
open-minded attitude towards different cultures and opinions. Upon your graduation, we hope that you will
be able to continue to immerse (transitive) yourselves in the sea of knowledge, covering
(transitive) various aspects such as human society, history, culture, music, arts, religion
and philosophy. More importantly, you have to broaden (transitive NB ‘broaden’ is
ergative) your horizons and gain an in-depth understanding of the history and culture of your
own country. Only in this way can you realise (transitive)
the values
of life in its fullness, understand your obligations to society and your own
country, and pass (transitive)
the wealth of human knowledge to the next generations.