Resources 6

Grammar: Exercise 1

1. The woman whose hair is long and curly is the new secretary, Mrs. Chan.

2. Nearly all the proposals that / which / x the committee put forward have been accepted.

3. This is the book that / which has become a bestseller in recent years.

4. Graduates who / that possess a strong academic background as well as good communication skills are favoured by employers.

5. Mosquitoes, which are small two-winged insects, can spread fatal diseases like malaria and dengue fever.

6. The government officials to whom we spoke last week were completely unaware of the urgency of the matter.

7. That horrible incident occurred in 1967, when I was still a baby.

8. There is a football match on television tomorrow that / which / x I think you shouldn’t miss.

1. The firm has decided to introduce a new round of pay cuts, which will doubtlessly be greeted with discontent and hostility.

2. The new MP3 player that / which is produced by Sony has many useful functions.

Grammar: Exercise 2

1. Learning a new language can be a real pleasure.

2. It might be / would be wise to spend more time working out our needs before conducting the survey.

3. Judging from the attitude and examples used, this article must have been written by a democrat.

4. The findings indicate that excessive exposure to sunlight may be / could be the primary cause of skin cancer.

5. The audience may not have been aware of the mistake we made during the performance.

6. Good preparation and a sincere attitude will help you impress the panel in an interview.

7. The method we used in analysing the data may have been wrong.

8. Why don’t you ask Paul? He will / should know the answer.

9. You may / might get a better job if you have a good IELTs score.

10. Our formula may be / can be taken as a new measure to evaluate the existing models.