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7 Itwas your next door neighbour who complained.

The one

8 We inherited everything except the house.

only thing...........................................................................................................................

9 You know the sales assistant told me exactly the same thing.

that's

10 Iwant you to copy this down in your notebooks.

to do.....................................................................................................................

11 First of all we checked the insurance details.

first thing....................................................................................................................

12 The climbers reached the peak at six o'clock.

Was

1 3 We're taking the au-pair with us.

Doing

14 Before leaving we switched off the power supply.

last thing.....................................................................................................................

15 They moved to Andalucia because of the climate.

Reason

16 The company has imposed a ban on private e-mails.

Has done

17 The only thing we want is our money back.

all.....................................................................................................................

18 Our boss told us the news.

it.....................................................................................................................

19 I want you to appreciate that it's not my fault.

what.....................................................................................................................

20 The introduction of stamp duties led to the loss of the American colonies.

That

Exercise 10

Make these sentences more emphatic by 'fronting' part of them. Do not use any additional words.

0 I can't stand hypocrisy. Hypocrisy I can’t stand!

1 Though he was exhausted, he managed to reach the finishing line..........................................

2 My life's ambition is to make the pilgrimage to Mecca............................................................

3 The ninth symphony is his most sublime work.............................................

4 I really can't accept that proposal.

5 An enormous gold Buddha was placed on the altar.

6 The Cresta Run is much more challenging for the dedicated skier............................................

7 Several sharp criticisms of ministerial conduct were also included

in the report.

8 An old man was lying in the shop doorway.

9 It proved impossible to get to the bottom of the mystery.

10 The pilot couldn't regain control because the damage was so

severe.

 

Revision

Exercise 11

Rewrite the replies in these mini-dialogues to make them more emphatic by using suitable structures (cleft sentences, fronting or inversion) to emphasise the underlined items. The exercise begins with two examples (0) and (00).

0 'That dress looks expensive.'

'No, the shoes were expensive, not the dress.' ‘No, it’s the shoes that were expensive, not the dress.’

00 'Did Darren help you with the decorating?'

'No, he did the wallpapering, nothing else. ' ‘No, the only thing he did was the wallpapering.’

1 'Jerry says Liz is going to quit her job at the bank.'
'I find that really hard to believe.'

2 'You look as though you're destroying that rose bush.'
'No, I'm just cutting off the dead flower heads.'

3 'Are you sure you brought everything with you?'
'We left the personal stereo behind, that's all. '

4 'Didn't you own a Volkswagen Golf once?'
'No, my brother owned one.'

5 'He said the speech would shake them up a bit.'
'And it certainly did shake them up. '

6 'I thought the car chase and the scene in the airport were brilliant.'
'But the explosion on the jumbo jet was best of all. '

7 'I think we should try to give them first aid.'
'No, we should wait for the ambulance to arrive.'

8 'So what was so awful about the view from your hotel room?'
'Well, a huge electricity pylon was standing ri g ht

outside the bedroom window.

9 'You've always wanted to buy a cottage in the country, haven't you?'

'Yes, my greatest ambition has always been to own a cottag e.'

10 'You're all leaving on Saturday, aren't you?'

'No, we're going on Friday. '





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