Macmillan English Grammar

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

4 Make an adverb end ing in-tyfrom the word in brackets, and use it to complete the sentence.


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He managed to prave that in an area where
deaths fram cholera were highest, the
water was responsible for
cholera infection. (entire)
Impravements mad e to sewers and supplies
of drinking water later led to a decrease \>,\1-y
in deaths fram cholera. ...Jo"" -
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a Cholera is a disease spread by dirty water,
either when people drink the water, or eat
food which has been washed in the water,
and not.prope.dtj cooked. (praper)
b ..'HHHHHHH'until the mid 19th century,
people believed that the disease travelled
thraugh the air. (unfortunate)
c In the crawded cities of 19th-century Britain,
cholera spread .. (easy)
d Most doctorSH believed that
fresh air and a better diet would prevent the
disease. (wrong)
e Huge fires were lit in the
streets to drive away the infection, and the
clothes of victims were also burned. (usual)
f The streets were also cleaned ..
with powerful chemicals. (thoraugh)
g However, people continued to suffer
(dreadful)
h In 1854, a doctor in London, John Snow,
..praved that cholera spread
thraugh infected drinking water. (definite)
He did this by collecting
statistics about the infection in one part of
London. (careful)

5 Use the prompts to make a question wit h the frequency adverb in brackets.


a you / take the lead in graup discussions?
(usually)
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b you / feel / unable to say anything
interesting? (sometimes)

e you / feel that nobody is interested in what
you say? (sometimes)

f you / find ways of keeping other people's
attention? (usually)

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c you / change / your opinion after you hear
what others say? (often)

g you / avoid saying what you really think?
(often)

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d you / listen carefully to what all the others are
saying? (always)

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h you / encourage other members of the graup
to speak? (always)

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