(30 Points)

1. She watched him pull the levers expertly,…

2. “Pigeon Tony, I need you to listen to me.”

3. Frankie had seen so much sadness, too much for such a young man, and it was time for him to stop working so hard, get married and have sons of his own.

4. “I want you to look at me when we talk. This is important.”

5. Tony couldn’t help but stare skyward at the sharp peak of Duomo, so tall it seemed to pierce the blue of heaven.

6. We are staying here until it’s safe for us to go.

7. He won’t let you push him around.

8. Judy had made him promise not to let anyone up with a gun, including her boss, and he had agreed.

9. Now was the time for him to begin.

10. It took a certain quality of man to farm in Abruzzo and many had given up and gone to America, where the soil was said to be like everything else in America; plentiful, rich, and fertile, guaranteeing a life of ease.

From The Vendetta Defense by Lisa Scottoline

TASK 6

Mark the correct sentence:

(20 Points)

1. a) They were seen to leave the room, but nobody tried to stop them.

b) They were seen leave the room, but nobody tried to stop them.

2. a) She said she might have gone with us to the station to meet Jane.

b) She said she might go with us to the station to meet Jane.

3. a) We didn’t expect them to have been back so early.

b) We didn’t expect them to be back so early.

4. a) Why not put down your impressions of the voyage on the paper?

b) Why not to put down your impressions of the voyage on the paper?

5. a) Last century they happened to discover some really interesting data about this ancient settlement.

b) Last century they happened to have discovered some really interesting data about this ancient settlement.

6. a) She is smart enough to believe all these lies.

b) She is too smart to believe all these lies.

7. a) We tried to make him realize his mistake but he didn’t want to listen to us.

b) We tried make him realize his mistake but he didn’t want to listen to us.

8. a) I believe them to have arrived here a couple of days ago.

b) I believe they have arrived here a couple of days ago.

9. a) John forgot to have called us last evening, so he might do it tonight.

b) John forgot to call us last evening, so he might do it tonight.

10. a) She was the first to have told us about your offer.

b) She was the first to tell us about your offer.

TASK 7

Correct 5 mistakes in the following text; if you change something that is correct, extract 2 points

(10 Points)

• What are you doing here?

• I’m waiting for John to go sightseeing.

• He is not supposed coming. He said he would rather have stayed at the hotel.

• He might have changed his mind. I’d better call him. Can I use your phone? I seem to leave mine somewhere.

• Here you are.

• He doesn’t answer.

• He might leave the hotel or he might be asleep. He seemed to have been very tired.

• OK, let’s go then. Where would you like to go?

KEYS:

Task1:

1. b; 2. a; 3. c; 4. b; 5. b; 6. b; 7. c; 8. a; 9. c; 10. b.

Task 2:

1. to meet; 2. to celebrate; 3. to be falling; 4. dance; 5. to ask; 6. fetch; 7. get; 8. to hate; 9. to have known; 10. to have been invited.

Task 3:

Mother looked at her son and said “I haven’t seen you __ open your textbooks for a while. Don’t you have any homework to do?” The boy turned away. Why ___ bother to answer? How could he ___ explain that he would rather ___ play football than ___ go to school? He couldn’t get himself to look at his Mother. He heard her ___ sigh sadly behind him. She would make him ___ stay at home and his friends would play without him. He didn’t need to look at his mother to know that she was upset. Would he ever be let to do what he liked? Of course there was nothing for him to do but ___ obey his parents. So, probably, he’d better ___ start doing his homework.

Task 4: 1. Object, object; 2. Object; 3. Adverbial modifier of result; 4. A part of a compound verbal modal aspect predicate; 5. Attribute; 6. Object; 7. Object; 8. Object; 9. Predicative; 10. Adverbial modifier of result; 11. Parenthesis; 12. Subject, adverbial modifier of result; 13. Attribute; 14. Object;

Task 5:

1. him pull the levers expertly – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction, complex object;

2. you to listen to me – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction, complex object;

3. for him to stop working so hard, get married and have sons of his own – for-to-Infinitive construction, attribute;

4. you to look at me – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction, complex object;

5. it ...to pierce the blue of heaven – Subjective Infinitive Construction, complex subject;

6. for us to go – for-to-Infinitive construction, subject;

7. you push him around - – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction, complex object;

8. him promise not to let anyone up with a gun, including her boss, – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction, complex object;

9. for him to begin – for-to-Infinitive construction, attribute;

10. the soil ...to be like everything else in America; plentiful, rich, and fertile, guaranteeing a life of ease – Subjective Infinitive Construction, complex subject.

Task 6: 1. a; 2. b; 3. b; 4. a; 5. a; 6. b; 7. a; 8. a; 9. b; 10. b.

Task 7:

1. He is not supposed to come. 2. He said he would rather stay at the hotel. 3. I seem to have left mine somewhere. 4. He might have left the hotel or he might be asleep. 5. He seemed to be very tired.