GRAMMAR FOCUS

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3. Complete each sentence by using the correct form of one of the following verbs. Use each verb once only.

hold know lose send set up steal tell underwrite

1. A prospectus will be ... to all potential investors.

2. Why weren't clients ... in advance about this increase in fees?

3. A product can be ... by different names in different countries.

4. An extraordinary general meeting will be ... next Wednesday.

5. The share offer will be ... by a leading merchant bank.

6. 110 working days have been ... so far this year as a result of industrial unrest.

7. A network of service centers will be ... to take care of installation and maintenance.

8. They claim that plans for the new aircraft were ... by a competitor.

4. Combine an adjective from the list on the left with a preposition from the list on the right to complete each sentence. You must use each adjective once only, but each preposition can be used more than once.

available envious contrary popular for of

consistent familiar eligible responsible with to

1. I'm sure they must be ... ... our products as they're used all over the world.

2. If you pay within seven days you will be ... ... a discount.

3. I will be ... ... interview at any time.

4. The other salespeople were all ... ... her success and so they were pleased when she left.

5. ... ... expectations, our sales figures went down last month.

6. Our new range of toys has proved very ... ... children who have watched the television programme.

7. Any decisions made must be ... ... the company's overall marketing strategy.

8. The maintenance engineer is ... ... checking every machine at least once a week.

5. Select connectors from the list below to complete the sentences.

however moreover despite thus in addition although

1. ... investing nearly $20m in the project, they soon ran out of funds.

2. ... profits are high at the moment, we must expect a downturn next year.

3. They acquired two US companies in 1993. ..., they bought several smaller European enterprises in the same year.

4. The company developed a very good me-too product. ..., they found it impossible to break into the market.

5. There have been many successful revivals. ..., these products have also saved their companies a considerable amount in product development costs.

6. They developed an IBM clone and ... broke into the lucrative PC market.