1.
His insistence on dropping out of the race at the last minute came as no shock to
everybody.
=> He insisted on dropping out of the race at the last minute, which came as no
shock to everybody
2.. Jack doesn’t know all the answers, though he pretends to.
=> Jack acts as if he knew all the answers
3.I have no idea when I should take that English test. ( TO)
=> I have no idea when to take that English test
4.the result of the match was a deep disappointment to the fan. ( DEEPLY)
=> The fan was deeply disappointed to the result of the match
5. I'll do the ironing in the end .( ROUND)
=> I’ll get round to do the ironing
6.You can’t possibly expect me to have supper ready by 8 o’clock. (QUESTION)
=> It is out of question for me to have supper ready by 8 o’clock
7.Please excuse Jane’s poor typing. She’s only been learning for a month.
(ALLOWANCES)
=> Please make allowances to Jane’s poor typing
8.there is no way that young man can achieve success in this test. (BOUND)
=> That yound man is bound to fail in this test
9.Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous.
(CONTRARY)
=> Contrary to the harmless appearance of the dog, it was quite dangerous
10.As far as I know he is still working in Bristol. (KNOWLEDGE)
=> To the best of my knowledge, he is still working in Bristol
11.I only recognized him when he came into the light.
=> Not until he came into the light did I recognized him
12.It is quite pointless to complain.
=>There’s no point in complaining
13.I’m certainly not going to give you any more money. (INTENTION)
=> I certainly have no intention of giving you any more money
14.I don’t think there will be any applicants for this post. (LIKELIHOOD)
=> There is little likelihood that there will be any applicants for this post
15.It’s not certain that Jones will get the job.
=> It is open to the question as whether Jone will get the job
16.It is stuped of you to refuse Richard’s offer of a loan. (IDIOT)
=> You are an idiot to refuse Richard’s offer of a loan
17.The last Olympic Games were held in Seoul. (TOOK)
=> The last Olympic Games took place in Seoul
18.The protest has been so vociferous that the committee has had to reconsider.
=> There has been such a vociferous protest that the committee has had to
reconsider
19.The only thing they could do was to look for a new flat. (ALTERNATIVE)
=> They had no alternative but to look for a new flat
20.He doesn’t appreciate his wife. (GRANTED)
=> He takes his wife’s work for granted
21.Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking.
=>Mrs. Scott prides herself on her cooking
22.I daren’t turn on the TV because the baby might wake up. (FEAR)
=> I daren’t turn on the TV for fear of waking up the baby
23.His behavior was rather a shock to me (ABACK)
=> I was taken aback by his behavior
24.Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us (BEYOND)
=> The story he told us was beyond our belief
25.We weren’t surprised by his success.
=> It came as no shock to us that he was successful
26.We couldn’t find Geoge anywhere.
=>George was nowhere to find
27.The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods. (AGREEMENT)
=> There is an agreement among the teachers to introduce the new methods
28.This new record is certain to sell a lot of copies. (DOUBT)
=> There is no doubt that this new record will sell a lot of copies
29.He knows really everything there is to know about whales.
=>There’s nothing he don’t know about whales
30.You don’t have to buy one if you don’t like it. (OBLIGATION)
=> You are under no obligation to buy one if you don’t like it
31.Strangers are not to be let in. (ACCOUNT)
=>
32.I wrote this book because I want to help students with their writing. (VIEW)
=> I wrote this book with a view to helping students with their writing
33.It rained torrentially all day yesterday, which really depressed me. (GOT)
=> I got depressed because of the torrential rain all day yesterday
34.Although she was busy,
=>Busy as she was, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.
35.I want to be left alone (DISTURBED)
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