This week we are going to practice the word partnerships with ‘keep’ we learnt last week. You will learn how to use them.
Task 1: Rewrite the sentences below with a word partnership using ‘keep’. Look at the example.
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Please let me know about the situation.
Please keep me posted as to the situation.
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Please remember that figures must be checked by your supervisor.
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I am telling the client everything that they need to know about the situation.
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4
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Please store all your email correspondence with clients for 6 months.
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5
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Please inform Joy about the new creative ideas for the campaign.
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I hope you will remember me for future projects.
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7
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Please let me know how the situation develops while I am away.
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8
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His job is to write down the details of all financial transactions.
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9
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We are trying to record all transactions as they happen.
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10
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It was so nice to see you! Let’s make sure we stay in contact.
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Compare your answers with mine below. As you can see there are several correct answers for many of the sentences.
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Please keep in mind that figures must be checked by your supervisor.
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I am keeping the client up to date on everything that they need to know about the situation.
I am keeping the client abreast of everything that they need to know about the situation.
I am keeping the client posted as to everything that they need to know about the situation.
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Please keep a record of all your email correspondence with clients for 6 months.
Please keep all your email correspondence with clients on file for 6 months.
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5
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Please keep Joy in the loop about the new creative ideas for the campaign.
Please keep Joy updated about the new creative ideas for the campaign.
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6
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I hope you will keep me in mind for future projects.
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7
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Please keep me posted as to how the situation develops while I am away.
Please keep me abreast of the situation while I am away.
Please keep me updated on how the situation develops while I am away.
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His job is to keep a record of the details of all financial transactions.
His job is to keep the books.
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We are trying to keep track of all transactions as they happen.
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10
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It was so nice to see you! Let’s make sure we keep in touch.
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Task 2: Now write your own sentences for keep.
As you write your sentences, try to remember everything you have learned about verb tenses and make sure the tense of keep is meaningful in the sentence.
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