U6 - Adding Emphasis
Adding Emphasis - Change the sentence
The disputed border territory led to the escalation of tensions between the two nations. (What)
What led to the escalation of tensions between the two nations was the disputed border territory.
First conditional - Correct it
If you’ll come home late, you can’t blame Mom and Dad for being mad at you.
If you come home late, you can’t blame Mom and Dad for being mad at you.
Is this sentence correct?
The exam will be over in 50 minutes, unless you finish before.
Yes, it's correct
a set of clothes worn together
outfit
stop a machine or a light
turn off
Negative inversion
We had never been so scared in our lives.
Never...
Never had we been so scared in our lives.
Second conditional - Change it from 1st to 2nd
When I am older, I’ll be wiser.
If I were older, I’d be wiser.
Is this sentence correct:
MpSupposes we don’t finish on time, will the assignment close in Canvas?
No, it's incorrect
Supposing we don’t finish on time, will the assignment close in Canvas?
a situation in which a lot of changes are made
shake-up
used to express confidence in meeting a challenge
bring (it) on
Emphatic do / does / did
War brings immense destruction.
War does bring immense destruction.
Third conditional - Change it from 2nd to 3rd
If I were older, I’d be wiser.
If I’d been older, I would’ve been wiser.
Add do, does, or did for emphasis:
Soldiers endure significant hardships during times of war.
Soldiers do endure significant hardships during times of war.
failure or ruin following success
downfall
to continue for longer than you want or think is necessary
drag on
Cleft sentences
The allied forces played a crucial role in shifting the tide of the battle. (It)
It was the allied forces who played a crucial role in shifting the tide of the battle.
Mixed Tenses - Complete the conditional sentence
If we had talked about it, we ____ (not fight) now.
If we had talked about it, we wouldn't be fighting now.
Is this sentence correct:
You wouldn’t say that if you really knew what happened.
Yes, it's correct
a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation
drawback
stop people from entering an area by putting something such as a rope around it
cordon off
Negative inversion
The diplomats won’t rest until the peace pacts are signed.
Only...
Only when the peace pacts are signed will the diplomats rest.
Hypothesizing about the present and future - Complete the sentence
I __________ you liked tango. I’d love for us to take lessons together.
I wish you liked tango. I’d love for us to take lessons together.
Negative inversion
They didn’t know that the general was plotting a new strategy.
Little...
Little did they know that the general was plotting a new strategy.
to cancel a debt; to recognize that something is a failure, has no value, etc.
write-off
approach, come close to something
verge on