Exercise 9

Rewrite the sentences using "so" or "such" at the beginning of the sentence.

1. The weather was so bad that they stayed at home. So ...bad was the weather that they stayed at home...

2. The house was so big that he almost got lost. So ............................................................

3. He was so surprised to see her he could hardly speak. Such ...........................................

4. She was so bored by the play that she fell asleep. So .....................................................

5. He was so angry that he shouted at everyone. Such ........................................................

Exercise 10

Fill in "so", "neither/nor" and the appropriate verb.

1"I'd like to go to Belgium one day."
"...So would I. ... I've never been there."

2 "I really enjoyed that film last night."

".......................... It's one of the best I've ever seen."

3 "I've used up all my money."

"................................... My purse is empty."

4 "We didn't like the food they served yesterday."
".................................... It was overcooked."

5 "I feel like going to the beach today."
".................................... Let's go!"

6 "I can't remember how to make souffle."

"........................... Let's look in the recipe book."

7 "I don't believe he's telling the truth."

'.............................. The facts don't add up."

Revision

Exercise 11

In twelve of the following sentences there are mistakes with word order and missing auxiliaries. Tick the correct sentences and then find the mistakes and correct them.

1 They're going to complain about this and so are we.

2 Little we knew the full extent of his involvement in the fraud.

3 The sales director is resigning and so most of the marketing team are.

4 I tried to get there by nine, only was there a traffic jam on the motorway.

5 Over there stood the three-metre tall statue of Lenin.

6 The embassy refuses to intervene. Well, so it be.

7 Tomorrow the first day is of the rest of your life.

8 Long live the glorious republic!

9 No way is the boss treating me like that and getting away with it!
10 Under no circumstances latecomers will be admitted to the auditorium.
11 Armando and Josephs are quite destitute and such the condition is of many of the refugees.

12 Now the time is for wise investors to think seriously about buying Treasury Bonds.

13 Rarely had we encountered such friendly and positive attitudes.

14 Oh look- here comes the procession at last.

15 Not since Kubrick's 2001 a director has made such an intellectually challenging sci-fi movie.

16 The government's proposals are unrealistic, as those are of the opposition.
17 Opposite this house ran the old city walls.

18 Only with the greatest of luck he managed to escape from the rising flood waters.

19 May John and Carol have a long and happy life together.

20 No doubt didn't he realise the consequences of his actions.

Exercise 12