Unit 2H. Writing

Harry no longer smokes a lot.

1. Harry now smokes a lot.
2. Harry used to smoke a lot.
3. Harry didn’t use to smoke a lot.
4. Harry rarely smoked a lot.

“I’ll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport,” he said to me.

1. He objected to calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.
2. He promised to call me as soon as he arrived at the airport.
3. He denied calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.
4. He reminded me to call him as soon as he arrived at the airport.

People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.

1. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars.
2. The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area.
3. The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area.
4. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars.

The young girl has great experience of nursing. She has worked as a hospital volunteer for years.

1. Before she worked as a hospital volunteer for years, the young girl has great experience of nursing.
2. Much as she has worked as a hospital volunteer for years, the young girl has great experience of nursing.
3. Having worked as a hospital volunteer for years, the young girl has great experience of nursing.
4. With great experience of nursing, the young girl has worked as a hospital volunteer for years.

Peter told us about his leaving the school. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.

1. Only after his leaving the school did Peter inform us of his arrival at the meeting.
2. Not until Peter told us that he would leave the school did he arrive at the meeting.
3. Hardly had Peter informed us about his leaving the school when he arrived at the school.
4. No sooner had Peter arrived at the meeting than he told us about his leaving the school.

Preserving cultural identities in international world is a matter of great dispute.

1. It is a great dispute as cultural identities should be preserved in international.
2. No matter how great dispute is, cultural identities should be preserved in international.
3. That the dispute of preserving cultural identities in international world is a great matter.
4. The fact that cultural identities should be preserved in international world is a matter of great dispute.

Sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide.

Young people find an expert willing to explain their significance.

1. Although sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people are forced to find an expert willing to explain their significance.
2. Because sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, so young people are willing to find an expert to explain their significance.
3. For sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people might find an expert willing to explain their significance.
4. Since sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people are supposed to find an expert willing to explain their significance.

Sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide.

Young people find an expert willing to explain their significance.

1. Although sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people are forced to find an expert willing to explain their significance.
2. Because sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, so young people are willing to find an expert to explain their significance.
3. For sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people might find an expert willing to explain their significance.
4. Since sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people are supposed to find an expert willing to explain their significance.

We can't deny the potential influences of global communications on our cultural identity, as it will become even more powerful.

1. It can be undeniable that global communications will become even more powerful in potentially influencing our cultural identity.
2. It cannot deny that global communications will become even more powerful in potentially influencing our cultural identity.
3. It cannot be denied that global communications will become even more powerful in potentially influencing our cultural identity.
4. It hardly deny that global communications will become even more powerful in potentially influencing our cultural identity.

We accept that changes are unavoidable. We will not allow everything to be wiped out, destroyed or forgotten.

1. Accepting that changes are unavoidable does not mean that we will allow everything to be wiped out, destroyed or forgotten.
2. Despite accepting that changes are unavoidable, but we will not allow everything to be wiped out, destroyed or forgotten.
3. Rather than accepting that changes are unavoidable we will allow everything to be wiped out, destroyed or forgotten.
4. We accept that changes are unavoidable, as we will not allow everything to be wiped out, destroyed or forgotten.

People have given up their heritage, traditional beliefs and other aspects of their native culture. They begin to lose their sense of self.

1. If people have not given up their heritage, traditional beliefs and other aspects of their native culture, they will not lose their sense of self.
2. Giving up their heritage, traditional beliefs and other aspects of their native culture means that people totally lose their sense of self.
3. Once people have given up their heritage, traditional beliefs and other aspects of their native culture, they are about to lose their sense of self.
4. Whenever people have given up their heritage, traditional beliefs and other aspects of their native culture, they are supposed to lose their sense of self.

Thousands of languages are at risk of extinction. You know one of them, then teach it to others.

1. As long as you know one of thousands of languages that are at risk of extinction, then teach it to others.
2. If you know one of thousands of languages that are at risk of extinction, teach it to others.
3. For you know one of thousands of languages that are at risk of extinction, teach it to others.
4. Whenever you know one of thousands of languages that are at risk of extinction, then teach it to others.

The girl is talking to a man with a ponytail. She is my friend.

1. The girl who is talking to a man with a ponytail is my friend.
2. The girl, whom a man with a ponytail is talking to, is my friend.
3. My friend is the girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail.
4. The girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail, is my friend.

She doesn’t want to go to their party. We don't want to go either.

1. Neither she nor we don’t want to go to their party.
2. Neither we nor she wants to go to their party.
3. Either we or she doesn't want to go to their party.
4. Neither we nor she want to go to their party.

Workers are not allowed to use the office phone for personal calls.

1. They don't let workers use the office phone.
2. Workers are not permitted to use the office phone for personal purpose.
3. The office phone is supposed to be used by workers only.
4. They don't allow workers to make phone calls.