Answer Key
Verb patterns (2)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, use the word(s) given. Do not change the word(s) given.
- It's a complicated issue. We need to think about it more. – – – NEEDS – – – The issue [needs thinking about, needs to be thought about] more.
- Why are we going to discuss the rules if we cannot change them? – – – POINT – – – There's [no point in discussing, no point discussing] the rules if we cannot change them.
- Jane said it. I heard it. – – – HER – – – I [heard her say] it.
- Why do you want to ask his forgiveness? He's not going to forgive us anyway. – – – USE – – – It's [no use asking] his forgiveness.
- It's impossible not to attend the workshop. – – – AVOID – – – You can't [avoid attending]the workshop.
- I don't think we discussed the matter before. – – – REMEMBER – – – I don't [remember discussing] the matter before.
- Why did you say what you really thought about it? That was not very smart! – – – SILLY OF YOU – – – It [was silly of you to say] what you really thought about it.
- It was a real disaster, but she looked at me with that childlike smile of hers. I can still see it now. – – – HER – – – I'll never forget [her looking at me] with that childlike smile.
- He pretended to speak Finnish. Everybody believed it. – – – MADE – – – He [made everybody believe] he could speak Finnish.
- You can improve your English if you watch English-speaking movies. – – – BY – – – You can improve your English [by watching] English-speaking movies.