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19. I saw a good sport namely kickboxing but when i saw a guy get
killed i stopped patronizing it altogether
20. My friend plays rugby the other plays nothing and the other
sleeps all day.
21. Walking along the road he thought of life liberty and his happi-
ness until he was flattened by a gust of wind then he only
thought about according to him catching his breath.
22. Running the track can be good however it is exhausting espe-
cially on days when one is already tired but I digress
23. You know john ive always wanted to be the president of the u.s.
but now im too old
24. She did three things she ate out she studied then she retired.
EXERCISE 7.3
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EXERCISE 7.4
Exercise 7.4
Directions:
Choose the correct answer.
1. Could you tell me_____?
a. what kind of drink she prefers
b. what kind of drink would she prefer
c. what kind of drinking would she prefer
d. what kind of drink does she prefer
2. If the boy had listened to me, _____
a. he would had have taken the job
b. he had have been taking the job
c. he would have taken the job

d. why the boss allows them to stay
8. The students have been waiting _____.
a. since two hours
b. since two hours ago
c. for two hours ago
d. for two hours
9. Amy would like to get a car, and _____.
a. so do I
b. so will I
c. so I do, too
d. so would I
10. I went to the store _____.
a. so to get a coke.
b. so I could get a coke
c. to be getting a coke
d. so to be getting a coke
11. It is freezing out here now. You must _____cold. Do you want
my coat?
a. get
b. be get cold
c. are getting
d. be getting
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EXERCISE 7.4
12. I would buy a Mercedes if the price _____. But, it is.
a. wasn’t so expensive
b. isn’t so expensive
c. hadn’t been so expensive

a. To be interrupting by someone
b. Being interrupted by someone
c. To interrupt by someone
d. To have been interrupted by someone
19. Can you tell me _____?
a. where was he sitting
b. where was he sit
c. where he was sit
d. here he was sitting
Exercise 7.5
Directions:
Change the following sentences from active to passive
voice.
1. The boys played football.
2. The army was flying helicopters over the base late at night.
3. The girls achieved the highest award given by the organization.
4. The baseball team won most of the games they played this year.
5. The jury decided the fate of the accused murderers.
6. The plane crashed in the Andes late last night.
7. No one survived the crash in the Andes last night.
8. The group of boys taunted the girls walking across the yard.
9. The kittens roamed about the yard playing.
10. The professor pounded the desk in frustration.
11. The teacher modeled his class after what he was taught.
12. The bear splashed through the stream clumsily.
13. The best student flunked the exam.
14. The girl perused the headlines for any word of snow.
15. The fat, old, ugly bear consumed the picnic.
16. Beside the road, a snake swallowed the mouse.
EXERCISE 7.4