WH-clauses as subjects and objects
REWRITE THE TWO SENTENCES AS ONE SENTENCE. KEEP THE CLAUSES IN THE SAME ORDER.
It's important to discuss this. Do you both want children?
Hint: use 'whether or not'
It's important to discuss whether or not you both want children.
REWRITE THE SENTENCE, but BEGIN WITH THE WORD 'WERE'
If we were to have a child, we'd name it after you.
Answer = Were...
Were we to have a child, we'd name it after you.
Rewrite the sentence as a cleft sentence with "What."
Piano music relaxes me.
What relaxes me is piano music.
Rewrite the sentence using a perfect infinitive after the verb CLAIM.
They claimed that they actually met the President!
They claimed to have met the President!
REWRITE the sentence using IT + be:
Tesla popularized electric cars in the U.S.A.
It was Tesla that/which popularized electric cars in the U.S.A.
REWRITE THE TWO SENTENCES AS ONE SENTENCE. KEEP THE CLAUSES IN THE SAME ORDER.
You need to find this out. Will your partner share the chores?
You need to find out if your partner will share the chores.
REWRITE THE SENTENCE, but BEGIN WITH THE WORD 'WERE'
If it weren't for his family's support. he wouldn't be able to study English here.
Answer = Were...
Were it not for his family's support, he wouldn't be able to study English here.
Rewrite the sentence as a cleft sentence with "What."
I really enjoy salsa music.
What I really enjoy is salsa music.
Rewrite the sentence using a perfect infinitive after the verb PRETEND.
He pretended that he had seen the film.
He pretended to have seen the film.
REWRITE the sentence using IT + be:
Elon Musk fired the Human Resources department of Twitter.
It was Elon Musk who fired the Human Resources department of Twitter.
REWRITE THE TWO SENTENCES AS ONE SENTENCE. KEEP THE CLAUSES IN THE SAME ORDER.
Why do couples divorce? It's usually obvious, don't you think?
HINT: do not use 'don't you think'
Why couples divorce is usually obvious.
REWRITE THE SENTENCE, but USE THE IMPERATIVE WITH THE WORD 'and'
If you marry me, you won't regret it.
Marry me and you won't regret it.
Rewrite the sentence as a cleft sentence with "What."
She doesn't understand how to live within her means.
What she doesn't understand is how to live within her means.
Combine the sentences with an adjective + the perfect infinitive form:
He missed the show. He was sorry.
He was sorry to have missed the show.
REWRITE the sentence using IT + be with a new subject:
I remember hearing about Twitter changing to X.
It's Twitter changing to X that I remember hearing about.
REWRITE THE TWO SENTENCES AS ONE SENTENCE. KEEP THE CLAUSES IN THE SAME ORDER.
How often do you want to go out with friends? It can become a problem.
How often you want to go out with friends can become a problem.
REWRITE THE SENTENCE, but USE THE IMPERATIVE WITH THE WORD 'should'
If you think you alone will decide how many children to have, you ought to think again.
Should you think you alone will decide how many children to have, think again.
Rewrite the sentence as a cleft sentence with "What."
Marianne doesn't care for Adele's sentimental lyrics.
What Marianne doesn't care for are Adele's sentimental lyrics.
Combine the sentences using a perfect infinitive after the verb ADMIT.
They admitted it. They stole all the money.
They admitted to have stolen all the money.
REWRITE the sentence using IT + be with a new subject and a NEGATIVE verb.
Usually, we don't worry about the chat-bots.
Usually, it is not the chat-bots that we worry about.
REWRITE THE TWO SENTENCES AS ONE SENTENCE. KEEP THE CLAUSES IN THE SAME ORDER.
Why do so many people get divorces? It's probably because it's an acceptable option these days.
Why so many people get divorces is probably because it's an acceptable option these days.
REWRITE THE SENTENCE, but BEGIN WITH THE WORD 'HAD'
If you had not already decided where you wanted to go on vacation, I would have advised you to go to Australia. (HAD)
Answer = Had...
Had you not already decided where you wanted to go on vacation, I would have advised you to go to Australia.
Rewrite the sentence as a cleft sentence with "What."
Fabian has been listening to Beethoven's piano compositions.
What Fabian has been listening to are Beethoven's piano compositions.
Rewrite the sentence using a perfect infinitive after the verb APPEAR. There are 3 acceptable correct answers!
Your teacher, it appears, didn't get enough sleep last night.
1) Your teacher appears to not have gotten enough sleep last night.
2) Your teacher appears not to have gotten enogh sleep last night.
3) Your teacher doesn't appear to have gotten enough sleep last night.
EWRITE the sentence using IT + be and the clause:
We will begin to complain only when chat-bots take over all communication.
It is only when chat-bots take over all communication that we will begin to complain.