Example: (expect / me / do my room) Do you expect me to do my room?
Complex Object
Exercise 1. Paraphrase these sentences using pronouns instead of the words in bold type.
Example: I expect Juliato come back tomorrow. I expect her to come back tomorrow.
1) I would like my brother _______to buy a new book by this author.
2) We want the boys _________to get good marks for their exams. 3) My parents expect my sister and me _______to get up rather early on Sunday. 4) I don't want Ed ________to laugh at me. 5) We would love Tom and Sue ______to get married. 6) They expect Betty ______to come soon. 7) My granny would like my parents and me _______to visit her more often. 8) Your cousins say they would like your family ______to meet Aunt Polly at the airport. 9) Do you expect Bob ______to drive all that distance himself? 10) I expect Jennie and Max ________to inform me about their plans.
Exercise2. Make up your own sentences about yourself.
Exercise 3. Mr Harrison is instructing his new secretary. Look at the pictures and say what he wants/ doesn't want her to do. Use also would like / wouldn't like, expects / doesn't expect.
2. "Be careful, or you will spill the milk," said my mother to me. — My mother did not want ________________________________________________________________________________3. "My daughter will go to a ballet school," said the woman. — The woman wanted ____________
8. "It will be very good if you study English," said my mother to me. — My mother wanted ________________________________________________________________________________
9. "Bring me some water from the river, children," said our grandmother. — Our grandmother wanted _________________________________________________________________________
10. "Come to my birthday party," said Kate to her classmates — Kate wanted _________________
11. The biology teacher said to us: "Collect some insects in summer." — The biology teacher wanted ________________________________________________________________________ 12. "Don't eat ice cream before dinner," said our mother to us. Our mother did not want
Exercise 5 . Your Mum would like you and your relatives to do some jobs about the house. But you are not sure what you have to do. Ask her questions.
Example: (expect / me / do my room) Do you expect me to do my room?
1. (want / father / do the shopping) ____________________________________________________
2. (would like / brother / take the rubbish out) ___________________________________________