GRAMATICKÉ OKRUHY 21 - 25
21. RELATIVE CLAUSES – WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHOSE, WHERE a) The man who / which lives next door is a doctor. b) Barbara works for a company who / that makes washing machines. c) What´s the name of the man his / whose car you borrowed? d) The place which /where we spent our holidays was really beautiful. e) Is there a shop near here where / there I can buy some postcards? f) I met a couple who / they have just got married. g) I met a climber which / whose ambition was to climb Mount Everest. h) The waitress that / which served us was very impolite. 22. LINKING WORDS (BUT, ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF...) 1. My sister got the job, .................. she didn´t expect to. a) though of b) although c) in spite of 2. ................the ground was very wet, it was decided to go ahead with United´s game against City. a) in spite b) despite of c) although 3. I couldn´t sleep ............... being tired. a) despite b) in spite c) though 4. We couldn´t get tickets ...................... queuing for an hour. a) in spite of b) however c) but 5. The cafe was crowded, ................ we found a table. a) but b) in spite of c) also 6. She wanted to go ............... the danger. a) while b) despite c) although 7. He went on working ................ feeling unwell. a) but b) however c) despite 23. American English British English American English trainers sneakers waistcoat vest vest undershirt car park parking lot lorry truck zebra crossing cross walk sweets candy crisps chips chips French fries biscuit cookie film movie cinema movie theatre motorway freeway underground subway pavement sidewalk petrol gas petrol station gas station holiday vacation rubber eraser postman mailman Mum Mom policeman cop (u zkoušky se prověřuje znalost britských a amerických ekvivalentů) 24. QUITE A, SUCH A etc. a) It was such / such a steep hill. b) It was quite / quite an old house. c) We´re having such nice / so nice weather. d) The weather was such / so nice. e) What a / So a good idea! f) The test was so / such easy. g) You have so a lot / such a lot time. h) The journey was quite / such tiring. i) It was quite an / quiet expensive car. j) This is so / such surprising! k) It was so a / such a surprising news! l) Today is such nice / so nice weather!
25. REPORTED QUESTION
a) „What do you do in your spare time?“ – She asked me what I did / had done in my spare time.
b) „What time does the bank close?“ – Mary wanted to know what time the bank closed / did close.
c) „How old are you?“ – She wanted to know how old I am / was.
d) „Why did you apply for the job?“ – She asked me why I did apply / had applied for the job.
e) „How long have you been working in your job?“ – She wanted to know how long I had worked / had been working in my job.
f) „Where are you going?“ – The police officer asked us where we were going / we are going.
g) „What are you going to do?“ – My friend wanted to know what was I going to do / what I was going to do.
h) „Are you tired?“ – He asked whether was I / I was tired.
i) „Do you want to leave?“ – The teacher asked me whether I wanted / did want to leave.
