6. Passive voice:
(a) The guest of honour was served first by the hostess.
(b) Night storage heaters were installed by the landlord for
his tenants.
CHAPTER 2
1. Linking sentences
(a) Elaine, who taught English, was a popular teacher and
had worked at the same school for many years.
(b) Clive was in a furious temper because his computer had
crashed and he had to complete some work in a hurry.
(c) It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, the birds
were singing, the flowers were smiling and Helen felt
glad to be alive.
(d) The old lady put her hand on the shelf but it collapsed
and she fell heavily, bruising her face.
(e) The book launch was scheduled for October but it was
postponed until November because the printer had not
finished printing the books.
2. Identifying phrases and clauses
(a)... she flung the book... main clause
... on the table... prepositional phrase/
adverbial phrase
(b) The student wriggled his way... main clause
... into the pothole. prepositional phrase/
adverbial phrase
(c) He yearned to fly on Concorde. main clause
... to fly on Concorde infinitive phrase
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