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English 24 Public

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recommend/suggest/propose is followed by "to" or "ing" (I recommend to go there/I recommend going there)

+ing

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John said, "I have been waiting for you an hour". John told me that ...

... he had been waiting for me for an hour.

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Clara asked, "What time will you be home tonight?" Clara asked me ...

... what time I would be home tonight/that night.

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Tom said, "I think we should go to the concert tonight". USE THE WORD "RECOMMEND" to report Tom's words.

Tom recommended GOING to the concert. / Tom recommended that we (should) go to the concert.

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In the CAE exam do essays need to have a title?

Yes

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People say that Jenkings has financial problems. In the passive: Jenkins ...

Jenkins is said to have financial problems.

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The police thought she had fled the country. In the passive: She ...

She was thought to have left the country.

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Many people believe that nurture is more important than nature. Passive: ...

Nurture is believed to be more important than nature.

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What can you call an extremely talented child?

Whizzkid / bright child/ child prodigy

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Which of these collocates with GIFTED? Highly, naturally, largely

Highly/naturally

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Which of these collocates with PROMISING?

Extremely, practically, highly

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Your new play, which opens next week, is described as a black comedy. Correct?

Yes

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The only recommendation what I have is that you change the program. Correct?

No. "recommendation WHICH I have ..."

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We get on like a house on fire. This means a) we like each other a lot b) we fight a lot

We get on like a house on fire = we like each other a lot

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My supervisor and I have a rocky relationship. This means a) good or b) bad relationship

B

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All prepositions (of, to, for, with etc) in English are followed by +ing True or false?

TRUE! He admitted TO STEALING. I am proud OF BEING able to run fast, etc.

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