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English PT3 Chapter 1 Grammar Focus & Error Correction
Practice 2 Read the question tags and rewrite the sentences with appropriate
corrections.

1. You haven’t said it, do you?
2. He is never late, was he?
3. He looks exhausted, aren’t he?

4. You can speak French, don’t you?
5. He doesn’t expect us to help him, could he? Chapter 1

6. It is a long journey, won’t it?

VOCABULARY
Word Pairs

Words that come in pairs add richness and vibrancy to writing e.g. lo and behold,
ins and outs

Practice 1 Match the word pairs to their meanings.

Word Pair Meaning

1. pins and needles (a) every part of a place
2. spick and span (b) out of bed and doing things

3. hale and hearty (c) very neat and tidy
4. length and breath (d) uncertain, risky
5. touch and go (e) feeling nervous
6. dead and gone (f) advantages and disadvantages
7. up and about (g) dead for a long time

8. pros and cons (h) very healthy and active

Collocations

Collocations is a group of two or more words that usually go together and it makes
your language more easily understood e.g. heavy rain; keep a secret

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