Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.
-> It.....................................................................
2. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.
-> No sooner....................................................
3. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
-> The man is.........................................................
4. He knows nearly everything there is to know about whales.
-> There's...............................................................
5. I only realised what I had missed when they told me about it later.
-> Only when.........................................................
6. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
-> The more...........................................................
7. Since we had nothing else to do, we decide to go for a walk.
-> Having..................................................................
8. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
-> the sooner.........................................................................
9. There weren't nearly as many people there as I had expected.
-> There were far.......................................................
10. "I think the whole idea's ridiculous." he said.
-> He dismissed..............................................................
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.
-> It hasn't snowed here for six years.
2. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.
-> No sooner had someone rung the alarm than the burglars left the building.
3. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
-> The man is believed to have escapsed in a stolen car.
4. He knows nearly everything there is to know about whales.
-> There's hardly anything he doesn't know about whales.
5. I only realised what I had missed when they told me about it later.
-> Only when they told me about it later did i realise what I had missed.
6. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
-> The more popular TV programmes become, the worse they seem to get.
7. Since we had nothing else to do, we decide to go for a walk.
-> Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk
8. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
-> The sooner we can solve the problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
9. There weren't nearly as many people there as I had expected.
-> There were far fewer people there than I had expected.
10. "I think the whole idea's ridiculous." he said.
-> He dismissed the whole idea was ridiculous.
