9 Grade I sem. Writing

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

He agreed ______________ (buy) a new car.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

I look forward to ______________ (see) you at the weekend.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

Are you thinking of ______________ (visit) London?

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

We decided ______________ (run) through the forest.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

She doesn’t mind ______________ (work) the night shift.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

He’d like ___________ (fly) an aeroplane.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

Avoid ___________ (make) silly mistakes.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

I’m fed up with ____________(live) in the city — it’s too dirty and crowded.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

I’m hoping ___________ (see) Lisa.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

I don’t want __________________(drive) an old car.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

They’re thinking of ____________(move) house.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets putting them in gerund or infinitive forms. (write only gerund Ving e.g going or Infinitive to V e.g to go)

Before ____________(become) a teacher, he worked in advertising.

Rewrite these sentences, starting with the gerund. You may need to change some words, e.g A good way of keeping fit is to swim every day. Swimming every day is a good way of keeping fit.

It’s not very pleasant to be in hospital.

Rewrite these sentences, starting with the gerund. You may need to change some words, e.g A good way of keeping fit is to swim every day. Swimming every day is a good way of keeping fit.

One thing I can’t do is swim on my back.

Rewrite these sentences, starting with the gerund. You may need to change some words, e.g A good way of keeping fit is to swim every day. Swimming every day is a good way of keeping fit.

Grow your own food. It’s less expensive.

Put a relative pronoun (which / that / who / whom / whose / where) into each gap. You may need more than one.

The books, __________ I’d ordered over the Internet, took nearly three weeks to arrive.

Put a relative pronoun (which / that / who / whom / whose / where) into each gap. You may need more than one.

The man __________ lives upstairs is always playing music when I’m trying to get to sleep.

Put a relative pronoun (which / that / who / whom / whose / where) into each gap. You may need more than one.

The building __________ I live was built in the 1920s.

Put a relative pronoun (which / that / who / whom / whose / where) into each gap. You may need more than one.

The car’s making a noise again, __________ means we’ll have to get someone to look at it.

Put a relative pronoun (which / that / who / whom / whose / where) into each gap. You may need more than one.

The employee to __________ you are calling is no longer working for this company.

Put a relative pronoun (which / that / who / whom / whose / where) into each gap. You may need more than one.

Do you remember the name of the man __________ car you crashed into?

Put a relative pronoun (which / that / who / whom / whose / where) into each gap. You may need more than one.

Brigitte Bardot is a French actress __________ has protested against the slaughter of seals.

Decide if the relative pronoun can be omitted.

The woman who I met yesterday is the new director.

Decide if the relative pronoun can be omitted.

A young girl who looked pretty opened the door.

Decide if the relative pronoun can be omitted.

It’s a thing which we use for opening bottles.

Decide if the relative pronoun can be omitted.

The car park, which was enormous, was full and we had to wait.

Decide if the relative pronoun can be omitted.

The man who is resting is very tired.

Join each pair of sentences with a defining relative clause, e.g This is the book. I found the information in it. This is the book where I found the information.

She hasn’t given me back my book. She borrowed it from me.

Join each pair of sentences with a defining relative clause, e.g This is the book. I found the information in it. This is the book where I found the information.

The novel is about a child. Her parents die in the jungle.

Join each pair of sentences with a defining relative clause, e.g This is the book. I found the information in it. This is the book where I found the information.

I didn’t know the girl. I saw her at the bus stop.