Tess promised to help tidy up the garden.
It was
Tess that/who promised to tidy up the garden/the
garden that Tess promised to tidy up
.
2
We are only handing out leafl ets in protest.
All
we are doing is handing out leaflets in protest
.
3
She has never been so disappointed by the results.
Never
has she been so disappointed by the results
.
4
You are not going out in that raging storm under any
circumstances.
Under
no circumstances are you going out in that raging
storm
.
5
The protestors started the violence.
What
the protestors did was start the violence
.
6
We rarely see such extreme temperatures at this time
of year.
Rarely
do we see such extreme temperatures at this time
of year
.
They had only just got back to the fl at when they
heard the news.
Hardly
had they got back to the flat when they heard the
news
.
8
I don’t believe in telling lies.
What
I don’t believe in is telling lies
.
9
He asked the question and answered it too.
Not
only did he ask the question, but he answered it as well
.
10
I can’t stand your ignorance of the issue.
It’s
your ignorance of the issue that I can’t stand
.
Inspectors found the company had
inadequate
safety training for staff.
ADEQUATE
2
It’s a very
multicultural
community, with students
from all over the world.
CULTURE
3
The wildfi res spread and quickly became
uncontrollable/uncontrolled
.
CONTROL
4
It seems
improbable
now that we’ll get fi nished by
the deadline.
PROBABLE
5
His arguments are completely
illogical
and don’t
make any sense.
LOGICAL
6
They were living in
sub-standard
conditions with no
electricity or clean water.
STANDARD
7
Such high levels of air pollution are clearly
unsafe
and need to be tackled urgently.
SAFE
8
All kinds of wildlife is now treating this
disused
factory as a home.
USED
Change the structure of the sentences to make them emphatic. Include the words in brackets.
1) I went home early because I felt ill. (reason)
The reason __________
2) cousin Matt first got me interested in sailing. (person)
__________
3) I only ate half a cheese sandwich. (all)
__________
4) A few people in the crowd started singing. (happened)
__________
5) The ancient Greeks first brought boxing to Europe. (it)
__________
6) I love going for walks by the sea. (place)
__________
7) Honesty matters most in a relationship. (thing)
Rewrite the sentences in a more emphatic way.
1) I’m not going to lend you bike.
No way _________ .
2) I’d hardly arrived at school when the fire alarm rang.
Hardly _________ .
3) I only understood the next day why she’d been to upset.
Only the next day _________ .
4) Nobody could sleep because the hotel was so noisy.
So noisy _________ .
5) As soon as I’d found phone, it rang.
No sooner _________ .
6) I’ll never spend £400 on a camera again.
Never _________ .
7) I definitely wouldn’t go to that hotel again.
Under no circumstances _________ .
8) Not many films have generated so much publicity.
Rarely _________ .
Complete the second sentence so that it emphasises the underlined words. Do NOT use contractions.
1I need one hour to fix the computer.
All .
2Tim spread the rumour.
……….. Tim
3We are not questioning your hard work.
It isn't
4I used to live in that house over there.
The place
5We checked all the windows.
………………… windows.
6We sold everything except the couch.
The only
7We arrived in Madrid in the evening.
It was .
8You need to sign here.
All
9I would never ask Peter out.
The last
10My cousin told us what had happened
My friend recommended me to buy this car.”
The correct way: “My friend recommended that I buy this car.”
“Can you explain me the grammar?”
The correct way: “Can you explain the grammar to me?”
“The ground is all wet. It should have rained last night.”
The correct way: “The ground is all wet. It must have rained last night.”
“Today I prefer to stay at home because it is raining.”
The correct way: “Today I’d rather stay at home because it is raining.”/”Today I’d prefer to stay at home
because it is raining.”
“I’ll see you in class on next Saturday.”
The correct way: “I’ll see you in class next Saturday.”
“There are 21 millions residents in the state of Florida.”
“Thanks God I don’t have to work tomorrow.”
The correct way: “Thank God I don’t have to work tomorrow.”
“I would never choose to live in another country, but if I do move to another country, it will be Spain.”
The correct way: “I would never choose to live in another country, but if I did move to another country, it
would be Spain.”
“I’m not pretty sure what the weather is going to be today.”
The correct way: “I’m not sure what the weather is going to be today.”
“I have much experience with children.”
The correct way: “I have a lot of experience with children.”
“We have a three-days weekend coming up.”
“I had to think about it for a while, but finally I could remember the name of my first grade teacher.”
The correct way: “I had to think about it for a while, but finally I was able to remember the name of my
first grade teacher.”
“Today I should babysit my little brother. I told my mom I would.”
The correct way: “Today I’m supposed to babysit my little brother. I told my mom I would.”
Explanation: We use supposed to, not should, when we want to communicate that someone has an
obligation to do something. The obligation could be because the person agreed to do something or because
the person was told to do something.
“We won’t cancel the meeting even though it snows later.”
The correct way: “We won’t cancel the meeting even if it snows later.”
Explanation: Even though is for true conditions, and even if is for hypothetical conditions or for conditions
that haven’t happened yet.
“My father always gives me great advices.”
“In spite of she grew up poor, Melanie became a successful entrepreneur.”
The correct way: “In spite of growing up poor, Melanie became a successful entrepreneur.”
