Баранова, Starlight 8. Grammar Bank 6

2 after 3 before 4 until 5 Whenever

2 doesn’t approve
3 Will you send
4 don’t like
5 got

2 had
3 arrived
4 told
5 lay
6 is

2 The first time, realised 5 will have fixed, by
3 as soon as, come 6 As, was walking
4 before, starts

1 although
2 Furthermore
3 while
4 as soon as
5 For example
6 Whenever

2 She was running as she was late for her job interview.
3 At last, after being stuck in traffic for 2 hours, they arrived home!
4 All in all, the play was a success.
5 Sally likes to read, while Brett doesn’t.
6 He sent the company a letter in order to complain about the faulty MP3 player.
7 Everyone volunteered for the food drive apart from Helen, who was ill.
8 I’ll do the extra work only if you help me.

2 will Ann have her hair dyed (by the hairdresser)?
3 you like to have your ears pierced?
4 had her teeth checked (by her dentist) yesterday.
5 has had her appointment rescheduled
6 had already had her nose fixed (by a plastic surgeon) before her photo shoot.

2 Jo had her leg broken in an accident.
3 The hairdresser had her salon burgled last night.
4 Edward had his car stereo stolen last week.

2 Have you had your eyes tested
3 is having/will have the photos developed
4 had it delivered
5 have it cleaned
6 had them painted

2 He has had the applicants interviewed by a psychologist.
3 He had a sketch of his dog drawn.
4 She had her jewellery stolen.
5 They will have their dog trained (by a professional).
6 She was having her eyebrows plucked.
7 She had a stunning outfit made by a local designer.
8 He will have the concert hall renovated.

2 Ms Smith had reservations made for dinner.
3 Will she have her nails manicured?
4 Harry hadn’t had a double room reserved.
5 Ben had his telephone service disconnected because he hadn’t paid his bill.
6 Tina was having cream applied to her face by a beauty therapist.

2 can’t be applying her own make-up
3 may be doing her make-up
4 can’t have styled her own hair.

2 must have lied about the accident
3 can’t have had a facelift
4 can’t have got her nose pierced
5 must have made up an excuse
6 must have stopped bullying his classmates
7 must have been looking for a new job

2 so that
3 in order to
4 so that
5 so as
6 in case
7 in order
8 so as to
9 prevent
10 for

2 They got tattoos on their bodies so as to look more ferocious.
3 He went to New Zealand so that he would learn more about the country’s culture.
4 They use their dance movements to frighten others.
5 Ants use their antennae so that they can communicate with other ants.

2 in order to
3 so as not to
4 in order to
5 To

2 such
3 so
4 such an
5 such a
6 so
7 such a
8 so

2 They had an argument. As a result, they stopped speaking to each other.
3 There was such a lot to do that I became completely disorganised.
4 There are so few people who like her that she’ll be lucky to be invited to the party.
5 He kept throwing loud parties. Consequently, he was asked to vacate the flat.
6 She wore so much make-up that I couldn’t see her face!
7 There were so many people waiting in the queue that I decided to leave.

2 because
3 Due to
4 the reason why
5 on account of
6 because
7 Since
8 Now that
9 because of
10 for

2 The reason for
3 as/because/since
4 The reason why
5 Now that/Since
6 as/because/since
7 due to/because of/on account of
8 As/Since/Because
9 due to
10 for

2 Pamela visited a psychologist due to a big problem that she had.
3 I can’t tell you my secret since I don’t trust you.
4 The reason why she wants to know why we argued is because she’s a nosy parker.
5 Due to the fact that so many dolphins needed help she made dolphins her life’s work.
6 I couldn’t get through because of a flock of sheep blocking the road.
7 The plane didn’t take off because of a mechanical problem.
8 Now that the party is over. I’m going to clean up.

2 the way
3 the same way as/the way (that)
4 as if/though
5 as
6 as if/though

2 had never seen
3 had/have had
4 was/were made
5 was/were
6 have been crying
7 are not telling
8 was/were
9 had not slept
10 had met
11 was/were

2C 3A 4C 5C 6В

2 did
3 do
4 have
5 would
6 will
7 do
8 are
9 did
10 will
10 does
11 was

2 Opposite my house is my school.
3 Onto the stage came the dancers.
4 Up the wall climbed the Shaolin monk.
5 Through the hoop jumped the dolphin.
6 From one flower to another flew the bee.
7 Down the street the town crier would walk.
8 Out of the bank ran the robbers.
9 Away flew the balloon.
10 Now is your chance to let her know how you feel.

2 will they be able 5 does dolphin
3 must you be training require
4 do we punish

2 had she left the house than she realised that she’d left her notes at home
3 did we see a bottlenose dolphin, we also got to swim with one
4 before have I heard such a frightening story
5 did we realise that the house was haunted
6 have there been so many homeless in this city
7 has Harry donated to charity
8 should you enter the laboratory
9 I had listened to it several times did I understand what the lecture was about.
10 did Jane know that she had won first prize.
11 last month have I been to the theatre
12 I known about Anna’s graduation, I would have gone
13 else have we seen such natural beauty
14 I you. I’d apply to lots of universities
15 had he entered his house when the earth started shaking violently