Clef Sentences & Inversion
Reword: "I love the new car." with a Wh- Clef Sentence.
What I love is the new car.
Re-phrase using 'of whom': "He spoke to a lot of the locals, and a lot of them said they would come."
We spoke to a lot of the locals, many of whom said that they would come.
Give the noun form of the adjective 'transparent' using a noun suffix.
transparency
What does the phrasal verb 'go ahead' mean in the context of the festival discussion?
To proceed or to happen.
Complete: "I would never suggest $try$ to do this alone." (Use the correct form).
I would never suggest trying to do this alone.
After suggest, use the -ing form.
Rewrite: "At no time did he mention that anything was wrong." to a regular sentence.
He didn't mention at any time that anything was wrong.
Complete the following sentence with the correct Wh-ever word: "You can talk to wh______ you like; I just don't want to hear it."
whoever
Which word from the Senses wordlist is a synonym for 'feeling' or 'awareness'?
sensation
Which word from the Other wordlist means 'a large group of people'?
crowd
Choose the correct preposition: "I suggest you ask Mr Davies for / to help."
for
What is the clef emphasizing?: "What I don’t understand is why he chose to leave."
The reason (or why)
Complete the sentence: "The city has ten shopping centres, none of .......................... is open on Sunday."
which
Fill the gap: "The committee gave its .......................... to the new proposal." (Use the noun suffix list).
approval
Complete the sentence: "We must take the possible .......................... into account before deciding." (Use the Structuring a report wordlist).
impact
Rewrite: "He said that I should try the new hot chocolate drink." (Use a simple sentence starting with He recommended...).
He recommended trying the new hot chocolate drink.
After recommend, you can use the -ing form.
Rewrite using Inversion: "The local community didn't say they were against the festival at any time."
At no time did the local community say they were against the festival.
Combine the sentences using of whom: "We interviewed 20 candidates. Most of them had relevant experience."
We interviewed 20 candidates, most of whom had relevant experience.
Form a word from 'CONVENIENT' to fit the gap: "Most of the .......................... of being colour-blind are fairly minor."
inconveniences
Fill the gap: "The singer's latest song is receiving massive media .......................... ."
coverage
Explain the difference between the structure used after suggest and the structure used after recommend when you want to make a suggestion to a specific person (e.g., you).
The key difference is that you cannot use the to-infinitive for either (e.g., I recommend/suggest you to try is incorrect), and both use the same that-clause or -ing structures when making a general recommendation.
Rewrite the following sentence using a negative adverbial at the beginning (Not until).
"I only realised how challenging the task was when I started the work."
Not until I started the work did I realise how challenging the task was.
Replace the phrase in bold with one Wh-ever word: "I'll accept no matter what you decide."
"I'll accept whatever you decide."
Which two nouns from the Senses wordlist can be used to describe an idea or concept?
concept / illustration / insight (any two of the three).
Give one example of an Adjective + Noun collocation from the wordlist that refers to how something appears to be.
false impression / main attraction
Which of the following two sentences is grammatically incorrect, and why?
A) I suggested John to try the hot chocolate.
B) I recommended trying the hot chocolate.
Sentence A is incorrect.
Reason: The verb suggest cannot be followed by an object + to-infinitive "I suggested John to try".
You must use either:
Suggest + gerund -- I suggested trying...
Suggest + that clause -- I suggested that John try...
Sentence B is correct, as "recommend¨ can be followed by a gerund.