1.Her grief was so great that she almost fainted

2.Her grief was so great that she almost fainted

3.. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.

4.Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.

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Rewritting

1.Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.

So great was her grief that she almost fainted.

2.He got down to writting her letter as soon as her returned from his walk.

No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter.

3.She had hardly begun to speak before people stared interruping her.

Harly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting her.

4.I only realized what i had missed when they told me about it later.

Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.

5.You won't find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs John.

Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs John.

6.The outcome of the election was never in dout.

At no time was the outcome of the election in doubt.

7.He forgot about the gun until he got home.

Not until he got home did he remember about the gun.

1. "Why hasn't Peter phoned?&" she wondered.
She wondered why peter hadn't phoned
2. I'm only interested in why he did it.
The only thing that interests me is why he did it.
3. He tried to escape but the police stopped him
The police prevented him...from escaping
4. She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker.
She is having her dressmaker make a new outfit
5. Couldn't you find the best hotel?
Is this the best hotel you have
6. John began playing the piano ten years ago
John has.played the piano for ten years 
7. They won't be able to come on Sunday
It will be impossible for them to come ónunday
8. She needs to study harder
She doesn't study hard enough
9. I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.
The car.......cost a few hundred pounds
10. My mother made these curtains.
These curtains..were made by my mother

Finish the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one beginning with the given words.

1. "If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world".

=> She said....If she won the lottery, she would travel around the world ..........

2. I am only interested in why he did it.

=>The only thing.....interests me is why he did it.......

3. The switch was too high for him to reach.

=>He wasn't........tall enough to reach........

4. She dances beautifully and sings sweetly, too.

=>She not only.......dances beautifully but also sings sweetly ........

5. Despite of her dislike for coffee, she dranj it to keep herself warm.

=>Although........she disliked coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm...........

Rewrite these sentences using an if construction

1. I did't see the signal so Idid't stop

=> If I had seen the signal, I would have stopped.

2.she did't know you were in hospital so she didn't visit you

=> If she had known you were in hospital, she would have visited you.

3. I did't know your number so I didn't ring

=> If I had known your number, I would have rung.

4.We only came by bus because there were no taxis

=> If there had been some taxis, we wouldn't have come by bus.

5.She didn't speak to him possible because she was so shy

=> If she hadn't been so shy, she would have spoken to him.

6. Landlord: She threatened to set fire to her flat ; that's the only reason I askeed her to leave

=> If she hadn't threatened him, he wouldn't have asked her to leave.

7' we đin't visit the musrum because we hadn't time

=> If we had time, we would have visited the museum.

8.I only came up the stairs because the lift wasn't working

=> If the lift had been working, I wouldn't come up the stairs.

9.We didn't listen carefully; perhaps that's why we made this mistake

=> If we had listened carefully, we wouldn't have made this mistake.

10'We got a lift so we reached the station in time

=> If we hadn't got a lift, we wouldn't have reached the station in time.

11 You washed it in boiling water that's why it shrank

=> If you hadn't washed it in boiling water, it wouldn't have shrunk.

12. We missted the train because we were using an out -of- date timetable

=> If we hadn't used an out of date timetable, we wouldn't have missed the train.

13His own men deserted him; that's the only reason why he failed

=> If his own men hadn't deserted him, he wouldn't have failed.

14 They were driving very quickly .That's why the accident was so terrible ư

=> If they hadn't driven very quickly, the accident wouldn't have been so terrible.

15 it was raining .That the only reason I didn't take the children to the beach

=> If it hadn't rained, I would have taken the children to the beach.

16 When I bought this house I didn't realize that in summer planes skimmed the roof very five minutes

=> If I had realized that in summer planes skimmed the roof every five minutes, I wouldn't have bought it.

17 Tom's father was on the Board'That 's the only reason he got the job

=> If Tom's father hadn't been on the board, he wouldn't have got the job.

18 He wasn't looking where he was going ,That's why he was run over

=> If he hadn't looked where he was going, he wouldn't have run over.

19 I don't like country life perhaps because I wasn't brought up in the country

=> If I had been brought up in the country, I would have liked it.

20 I didn't know he was so quarrelsome '.I'm sorry now that I invited him

=> If I had known he was so quarrelsome, I wouldn't have invited him.

Rewrite these sentences using an if construction

1. I did't see the signal so Idid't stop

=> If I had seen the singnal , I would have stopped

2.she did't know you were in hospital so she didn't visit you

=> If she had known you were in hospital, she would have visited you

3. I did't know your number so I didn't ring

=> if I had known your number , I would have rung

4.We only came by bus because there were no taxis

=> If there had been some taxis, We wouldn't have came by bus

5.She didn't speak to him possible because she was so shy

=> if she hadn't been so shy, she would have speaken to him pissible

6. Landlord: She threatened to set fire to her flat ; that's the only reason I askeed her to leave

7' we đin't visit the musrum because we hadn't time

=> If we had had time, we would have visited the musrum

8.I only came up the stairs because the lift wasn't working

=>If the lift had been working, I would have come up the stairs

9.We didn't listen carefully; perhaps that's why we made this mistake

10'We got a lift so we reached the station in time

=> If we had got a lift , we would have reached the station in time

11 You washed it in boiling water that's why it shrank

12. We missted the train because we were using an out -of- date timetable

13His own men deserted him; that's the only reason why he failed

14 They were driving very quickly .That's why the accident was so terrible ư

15 it was raining .That the only reason I didn't take the children to the beach

=> If it hadn't been raining I would have taken the childran to the beach

16 When I bought this house I didn't realize that in summer planes skimmed the roof very five minutes

=> If I had readlized that in summer planes skimmed the roof very five minutes, I would have bouht this house

17 Tom's father was on the Board'That 's the only reason he got the job

=>If tom's father had been on the board, he would have got the job

18 He wasn't looking where he was going ,That's why he was run over

=> If he hadn't run over, he would have been looing where he was going

19 I don't like country life perhaps because I wasn't brought up in the country

=>If I had brought up in the country, I would have liked coutry lifre perhaps

20 I didn't know he was so quarrelsome '.I'm sorry now that I invited him

=> If I had known ha was so quarrelsome, I would have visited him

1.So great was her grief that she almost fainted

2.Until I tell you can’t you leave

3.She’d rather eat Italian food than French food

4.Susan is not as good at Chemistry as Sarah

5.When are John and Mary married?

6.He can make people understand when he speaks English

7.Tom wishes he had watched the football match last night

8.Yesterday we did such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in 2 hours

9.The man asked me how many students there were in my class

10.She has been listening to the radio before seven-thirty

11.The lady-researcher advised us to take science appreciation courses at school.

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1. So great was her grief that she almost fainted

2. Until I tell you can’t you leave

3. She’d rather eat Italian food than French food

4. Susan is not as good at Chemistry as Sarah

5. When are John and Mary married?

6. He can make people understand when he speaks English

7. Tom wishes he had watched the football match last night

8. Yesterday we did such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in 2 hours

9. The man asked me how many students there were in my class

10. She has been listening to the radio before seven-thirty

11. The lady-researcher advised us to take science appreciation courses at school

When Rosemary first saw Carl, she was strongly (0) ................ATTRACTED ................ to him. He was one of the (1) ................GOOD-LOOKING................... men she had ever seen. She knew that he felt a strong (2) ...............ATTRACTION........... for her, as well, so it was only natural that they began seeing each other (3) ...............REGULARLY ............... . The (4) .............ANNOUNCEMENT ................... of their engagement came a month later. When Laura heard the news, she tried very hard to hide her (5) ..............DISAPPOINTMENT.................. . Then she realized that it was very (6) ............FOOLISH.................... of her to feel that way. She had always lived with the (7) ............KNOWING .................. that Carl admired her only because of her (8) ...................EFFICIENCY ................ as his secretary. The (9) ................THOUGHT............. that she might be more than that had (10) ................SIMPLY ..................... never occurred to him.

I. Rewrite the following sentences

1. He had hardly got into the bath when the telephone rang

=> Hardly had he got into the bath when the telephone rang

2. If I had met you before, we might have been friends

=> Had I met you before,we might have been friends

3. The doctor was so angry that one of the nurses dared to utter

=> So angry was the doctor that one of the nurses dared to utter

4. I can explain the matter in no other way

=> In no other way can I explain the matter

5. If you see Mary today, please ask her to call me

=> Should you see Mary today,please ask her to call me

6. If she were to see you, she would be very surprised

=> Were she to see you,she would be very surprised

7. John seldom forgets to do his homework

=> Seldom does John forget to do his homework

8. He grief was so great that she almost fainted

=> So great was her grief that she almost fainted

9. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk

=> No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter.

10. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her

=> Hardly had she begun to speak before people started interrupting her

11. Some rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building

=> No sooner had the burglars left the building than some rang the alarm

12. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later

=> Only when They told me about it later did I realize what I had missed

13. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately

=> So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately

14. The outcome of the election was never in doubt

=> At no time was the outcome of the election in doubt.

15. Tear gas was released as soon as the thieves touched the safe

=> No sooner had the thieves touched that safe than tear gas was released

16. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer

=> Only after a new pay offer did the workers call off the strike

17. I didn't realize who he was until later

=> Only later did I realize who he was.

18. I have never seen such a mess in my life

=> Never have I seen such a mess in my life

19. He never suspected that the money had been stolen

=> At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen

20. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day

=> Only by training hard every day can you become a good athlete.