Answer — Exercise 3
10.2·Speakout Advanced - Workbook
Question
- Look at the following statements about life-changing events. Three are grammatically correct. Which ones?
- Add pairs of words from the box to the statements above so that they all become (or remain) grammatically correct.
Answer
a)
3, 4 and 7 are grammatically correct.
b)
- ... Being a mother is every bit as wonderful as ...
- ... my troubles were nowhere near as bad as I'd thought.
- It's becoming more and more difficult ...
- ... I was a lot closer to him ...
- ... The longer I stayed, the more I realised it wasn't for me.
- ... my life became a good deal better.
- ... It was nothing like as bad as I'd feared.
- ... I feel much better than l've felt in years.