They didn't go to her party, but if she ______ (invite) them, they __________ (go).
They didn't go to her party, but if she had invited them, they would have gone.
Complete the sentence with a proper relative pronoun.
The car _________ windscreen was smashed belonged to my brother.
WHOSE
Shorten the sentence.
Because Jim doesn’t like to drive, he always flies between Denver and Vail.
Not liking to drive, Jim always flies between Denver and Vail.
There is a lot of controversy / controversial over mobile phone towers.
controversy (n.)
Men and women are very different from each other i_______________ expectations from a relationship.
in terms of
If you _________ (fail) your last exam, you __________ (graduate) in May.
If you hadn't failed your last exam, you would have graduated in May.
Complete the sentence with a proper relative pronoun.
I didn't understand _________ he was talking about.
WHAT
Shorten the sentence.
Since Rick is forgetful, he always writes Post-It notes to himself on the bathroom mirror.
Being forgetful, Rick always writes Post-It notes to himself on the bathroom mirror.
The US Army is constantly trying to recruit / recruited / recruitment young people.
recruit (v.)
In many countries around the world people are becoming more and more s_________, which means religion has less influence in their lives every day.
secular
Tina ________ (call) you if you ________ (give) her your number.
Tina would have called you if you had given her your number.
Shorten these sentence.
Did you watch the film which I recommended to you?
Did you watch the film I recommended to you?
Shorten the sentence.
I was camping in the Mojave Desert. I saw lots of snakes. (WHILE)
I saw lots of snakes while camping in the Mojave desert.
The integral / integrate / integration of women into the military is a new thing.
integration (n.)
She was o__________ about germs, so she was cleaning constantly.
obsessive
If it hadn't rained yesterday, we would have had a picnic.
a. Did it rain yesterday?
b. Did we have a picnic?
b. No
Shorten these sentence.
I've just read a book that was called Kafka On The Shore.
I've just read a book called Kafka On The Shore.
Shorten the sentence.
Fiona fell asleep. She was watching TV.
Fiona fell asleep ________________.
The general didn’t elaborate / elaborative / elaboratively on his new strategy. He just introduced the idea.
elaborate (v.)
As an e____________ of our disapproval, we will no longer use his shop.
expression
If I had known he was a careless driver, I wouldn't have lent him my car.
a. Is he a careless driver?
b. Did I lend him my car?
a. Yes
b. Yes
Shorten these sentence.
I thought the man who was walking down the street was my neighbour.
I thought the man walking down the street was my neighbour.
Shorten the sentence.
She knew I didn't have any money. She paid for my meal.
Knowing that I didn't have any money, she paid for my meal.
She thinks that young people today are becoming increase / increased / increasingly selfish.
increasingly (adv.)
She made several minor a_____________ to her essay after receiving feedback from her professor.
amendments