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…… this stands for or that portends. 1 who 2 what
3 which
Since you’ve been learning English for some years already you must know that
the verb “get” has a vast range of meanings. The basic one is “to receive” or “to
obtain” but there is a whole list to be added here.
Task: suggest approximate meanings for “get” in the following sentences.
a) How did you get the idea? (obtain)
b) Where did you get that lovely jacket?
c) Did you get your money back in the end?
d) Which train did you get on?
e) I’m getting very fed up with the weather.
f) How did you get her to tell you what happened?
g) Don’t park there. You’ll get fined.
h) I had no key and got in through a window.
i) I got that ominous sense of the coming tornado from watching the
animals’ behavior.
Supply either “is” or “are” (“have” or “has”) depending on whether you use
singular or plural noun.
1. There’s been an accident and the police…….. .. already turned up
at the scene.
2. The committee ……… going to consider the proposal this
morning.
3. I believe the jury ……… at last come to a decision.
4. The crowd ……… been waiting for hours to see the princess.
5. The company ……… announced the record profits for the first
half-year.
6. How many people ……… waiting to see me?
7. Everybody knows the clergy ………. very poorly paid.
8. The whole family …….. gathered together for the first time in
years.
Translate the following sentences which contain the verbs of “saying” and
“believing” in the passive constructions. (You’re more aware about this as
“Complex Subject”)
a) Prices are expected to rise if interest rates remain high.
b) Most of the passengers are believed to have survived the air crash.
c) The bisquits are thought to date from the Second World War.
d) The two young men are alleged to have introduced a virus into the
computer system.
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