Master English Grammar: A Comprehensive Guide with Exercises and Examples

Reported Speech

1. Carla said that Susan had replied to her email the day before. 2. Tom said that the internet wasn't working at that moment. 3. Rita told her son that he had stolen her tablet. 4. The teacher ordered us to switch that computer then. 5. Daniel ordered me not to pull the plug out or all the data would be lost. 6. My mum asked me why I bought things online. 7. Mary asked her boyfriend if he would call her the following day. 8. My English teacher asked if I could help her.

Reported Speech in Context

1. “I'm being bullied today,” Mary said to me. 2. “Why did you delete your account yesterday?” Susan asked Peter.

Relative Clauses

1. That's the car that I sold a week ago. 2. Rosa and Isabel, who are really good friends, came to my house yesterday. 3. That’s the woman whose son won the lottery last week. 4. Alexander Graham Bell, who was an intelligent man, invented the telephone. 5. That is the coach whose wife is called Victoria.

Passive Voice

1. English is often spoken in the classroom. 2. New football shoes are being developed by Adidas. 3. Organic fruit can be purchased in this shop. 4. Our car was taken to the garage. 5. His credit card wasn’t shown by him. 6. It is said that the shop will be closed soon.

Passive Causative

1. The teacher told a story to us then. 2. More money will be given to factory workers.

Have Something Done

1. The company had their products advertised last month. 2. The Smiths are going to have the central heating put in next week. 3. The bride said she had her dress made by a famous designer last year.

Conditional Sentences

1. a) If you don’t write on that wall, I won’t call the police. b) If you didn’t write on that wall, I wouldn’t call the police. c) If you hadn’t written on that wall, I wouldn’t have called the police. 2. a) Your mum will listen to you, if you speak clearly. b) Your mum would listen to you, if you spoke clearly. c) Your mum would have listened to you, if you had spoken clearly.

Second Conditional

1. I wouldn’t see the crime. 2. I would have more money.

Conditionals and Conjunctions

1. I will wash the dishes providing that you dry them afterwards. 2. I wouldn’t go on a diet if you asked me. 3. You won’t get fit unless you do exercise. 4. I will give up fast food as long as you help me.

Conjunctions and Sentence Structure

1. In spite of the fact that the hotel was noisy, they really enjoyed the holiday. 2. Although his train was late, he didn’t miss the flight. 3. It’s such a big National Park that we will get lost. 4. He was so tired that he fell asleep. 5. She went to Malaga so as to sunbathe. 6. I work hard in order to make money.