Chapter 16

Question 1

Would you be so kind and pass my bag please?

Answer 1

Would you be so kind as to pass my bag please?

Question 2

Judging by the traces in the sand I think the prisoners came this way

Answer 2

Judging by the footprints in the sand I think the prisoners came this way

Question 3

I did not sleep very well this night my whole body was ahing

Answer 3

I did not sleep very well last night my whole body was ahing

Question 4

The disdavantage with these old houses is that they are not good insulated, so the heating costs are sky high

Answer 4

The disdavantage with these old houses is that they are not well insulated, so the heating costs are sky high

Question 5

I gave up dancing when I was 16 and I did not start again yet

Answer 5

I gave up dancing when I was 16 and I have not started again yet

Question 6

Women which have large families often have a hard time going back to work

Answer 6

Women who have large families often have a hard time going back to work

Question 7

The boys crime is so heavy that they should spend the rest of their lives locked up

Answer 7

The boys crime is so serious that they should spend the rest of their lives locked up

Question 8

Bill is ageing fast now: he is losing his hairs and he got a double chin

Answer 8

Bill is ageing fast now: he is losing his hair and he got a double chin

Question 9

Dave did not turn up, so I had a drink by my own and went home

Answer 9

Dave did not turn up, so I had a drink on my own and went home

Question 10

As a prize for wining the beauty contest, Rose became 5000 marks and a weekend in Paris

Answer 10

As a prize for wining the beauty contest, Rose got/recieved 5000 marks and a weekend in Paris

Question 11

Johns uncle got mad and spent his last years in a mental hospital

Answer 11

Johns uncle went mad and spent his last years in a mental hospital

Question 12

I cannot agree to your opinion that Bob should pay for the damage

Answer 12

I cannot agree with your opinion that Bob should pay for the damage