1. I should like someone to take me out to dinner.
⇒ What i should like to be taken out to dinner.
2. The manager was very astounded when they told him about the robbery.
⇒ On being told about the robbbery, the manager was very astounded.
3. It is such a marvelous opportunity that we mustn’t miss it.
⇒ It's toowonderful an opportunity for us to miss.
4. My brother works better when he’s pressed for time.
⇒ My brother works better when he’s pressed for time.
5. He’ll set down. Then his performance will improve.
⇒ Once he has settled down, his performance will improve.
6. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking.
⇒Mrs. Scott prides herself on her cooking/ on being a good cook.
7. Are they likely to pass Proficiency?
⇒ Is there any likelihood that they pass Proficiency?
8. He made a lot of mistakes because he didn’t study carefully.
⇒ Hadhe studied carefully, he wouldn't have made a lot of mistakes.
9. Though I am poor, I’ll not serve a villain.
⇒ Poor as im, i'll not serve a villain.
10. She didn't recover her confidence until that morning.
⇒ It was not until that morning that she recovered her confidence