Answer — Exercise Grammar

a)

1. get
2. as
3. because
4. though
5. so
6. would
7. there
8. their
9. one
10. himself

b)

1. I have got to pick my mum up from the station.
2. If we buy a dishwasher, we won't have to do the washing-up.
3. I haven't seen him since 2010.
4. They managed to get here despite the heavy traffic. / ... despite the traffic being heavy. / ... despite the fact that the traffic was heavy.
5. The train was cancelled due to snow / due to the snow.
6. She wore dark glasses so as not to be recognized.
7. My aunt was always baking biscuits for us.
8. If one learns a bit of the language, the local people...
9. Jane and Martha see each other once a month.
10. The children wrapped the present by themselves.