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Answer Key 303<br />
Exercise 6.2<br />
1. Putting the schedule on the website 2. hearing some discussion about that 3. solving the<br />
quality control problems 4. trying to please everybody 5. cutting back on a few of our less<br />
important projects 6. Working such long hours 7. Getting it right the first time 8. having<br />
to take such a late flight 9. getting enough time to do everything 10. sliding into the ditch<br />
11. Arriving at the airport a couple of hours early 12. ordering in pizza 13. doing the whole<br />
thing by himself 14. Acting so quickly 15. attaching such a big file to the e-mail 16. leaving<br />
early 17. Knowing the right thing; doing the right thing 18. achieving results 19. Getting<br />
off to such a bad start 20. Seeing; believing<br />
Exercise 6.3<br />
1. was showing; progressive; Our effort showed a definite improvement in sales. 2. being late<br />
for an important meeting; gerund; My worry is it. 3. were playing; progressive; The kids played<br />
in the backyard. 4. playing in the backyard; gerund; The kids’ favorite activity is it. 5. watching<br />
football on TV; gerund; John’s idea of a good time is it. 6. was studying; progressive; Sally<br />
studied classical Greek in Athens last summer. 7. studying classical Greek some summer;<br />
gerund; Sally’s great ambition is it. 8. getting stuck in traffic on the way home; gerund; The<br />
problem was it. 9. losing a really close game that we could have won; gerund; The worst thing is<br />
it. 10. are meeting; progressive; We meet them at a restaurant near the station.<br />
Exercise 6.4<br />
1. to go to the play after having dinner in town. 2. to get an apartment somewhere in easy<br />
commuting distance. 3. To operate heavy equipment 4. to enroll in a gym or health club.<br />
5. to get out of the contract any way we could. 6. To teach math in middle schools 7. to<br />
analyze the financial status of a small business. 8. To assume that you know what is going on<br />
9. to fight against the zoning change. 10. To permit such dangerous behavior 11. to stop for<br />
lunch 12. To give up so easily 13. to make them an offer they couldn’t refuse. 14. to stretch<br />
our legs. 15. to think about all the awful things that could happen. 16. To receive this award<br />
from you 17. to add three new positions. 18. to take a full load next semester. 19. to believe<br />
that they were telling us the truth. 20. To err; to forgive<br />
Exercise 6.5<br />
1. It was a great feeling to get finished on time. 2. It was Senator Blather’s goal to unite the<br />
voters behind his candidacy. 3. It was totally out of character to miss three meetings in a row.<br />
4. It was of utmost importance to make the criminals pay for their crimes. 5. It was just asking<br />
for trouble to cut too many corners. 6. It seemed terribly rude to begin eating while the hostess<br />
was in the kitchen. 7. It is the responsibility of every applicant to meet all the course prerequisites.<br />
8. It is the gift of a great painter to see the landscape with fresh eyes. 9. It is the<br />
first obligation of a policeman to enforce the laws. 10. It seemed necessary to get a clear picture<br />
of what was going on.
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