CONDITIONAL
INVERSIONS/EMBEDDED QUESTIONS
INVERSIONS/EMBEDDED QUESTIONS
Direct question:
What time is it?
Embedded question:
Do you know....
Do you know what time it is?
Make another sentence with a similar meaning using the word PRETTY.
She was a rather attractive woman.
She was a pretty attractive woman.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning using the word CARELESSLY.
He was never careful when doing his homework.
He always did his homework carelessly.
A B2C company that sells products is known as a
r _ _ _ _ _ _ _
retailer
The c _ _ _ _ _ _ of them winning the championship are not very good.
chances
Normal conditional:
If I had known the movie was so bad, I wouldn´t have gone.
Inverted conditional:
Had I known the movie was so bad, I wouldn´t have gone.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning using the word QUITE.
He is a fairly successful businessman.
He is quite a successful businessman.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning using the word BLINDLY.
It is dangerous to follow others without thinking.
It is dangerous to follow others blindly.
Another name for crop is
h _ _ _ _ _ _
harvest
He is poor. N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , he has a lot of wealthy friends.
Nevertheless
Normal conditional:
If you need help, just push the red button.
Inverted conditional:
Should you need help, just push the red button.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning using the word ENOUGH.
He is too big to fit into his old clothes.
He is not small enough to fit into his old clothes.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning using the word SEEMINGLY.
It appears that he is unaffected by the loss of his mother.
He is seemingly unaffected by the loss of his mother.
Most of the customers found out about the company from their friends. This is called
w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (three words)
word of mouth
He is s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ busy but we can still meet if you are flexible about the time and day.
somewhat
Normal conditional:
If it weren´t for the help of my friends, I never could have done it.
Inverted conditional:
Were it not for the help of my friends, I never could have done it.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning using the word FURTHERMORE.
She speaks English very well and has a lot of experience in finance too.
She speaks English very well. Furthermore, she has a lot of experience in finance.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning using the word FORTNIGHTLY.
They have a meeting on the first and third Monday of every month.
They have a meeting fortnightly.
They have a fortnightly meeting.
He is b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (two words) than his brother who has serious financial problems.
better off
The b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the job include health insurance and a pension plan.
benefits
Normal question:
Where is the bus station?
Embedded question:
He wanted to know... (past)
He wanted to know where the bus station was.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning using the word SLIGHTLY.
I am a little hungry.
I am slightly hungry.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning using the word ZEALOUSLY.
He defended his opinions with great enthusiasm.
He zealously defended his opinions.
He defended his ideas zealously.
Many times profits
f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (three words) expectations.
fall short of
The people who have an interest in the success of the company, like employees and owners, are known as
s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
stakeholders