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There is a rumour that the head of department will be retiring in the spring. BE
The head of department is_________
in the spring.
The head of department is rumoured to be retiring in the spring.
Don’t ever say anything to John about the new scheme. CIRCUMSTANCES
Under _____ to John about the
new scheme.
Under no circumstances should you say anything
to John about the new scheme.
Jane realized what she had forgotten to doas soon as she arrived
SOONER
No ____ she realised what she had forgotten to do.
No sooner had Jane arrived than she realised what she had forgotten to do.
The use of mobile phones is absolutely forbidden inside the laboratory MUST
Under ____ used inside the laboratory.
Under no circumstances must mobile phones be used inside the laboratory.
I regret sending him that email. WISH
I ____________him that email.
I wish I hadn't sent him that email.
Alison would have come to the party unless something had happened to her. MUST
Something _______ to Alison or she
would have come to the party.
Something must have happened to Alison or she would have come to the party.
I managed to get to bed before midnight for once. SUCCEEDED
For once _________to bed before
midnight.
For once I succeeded in getting to bed before midnight.
I resolved the problem by talking to his mother. DID
What I _________to talk to his mother.
What I did to resolve the problem was to talk to his mother.
Research has shown that frightening experiences are forgotten more readily than painful ones.
DIFFICULT
According to research, ________frightening experiences than painful ones.
According to research, it is less difficult to forget frightening experiences than painful ones.
Sue decided that it was not a good idea to return the dress to the boutique. TAKE
Sue decided that she should not _______ the boutique.
Sue decided that she should not take back the dress to the boutique.
I only realised that Michael and Tim were brothers when I saw them together last week. STRUCK
It had ___________Michael and Tim were brothers until I saw them together last week.
It had never struck me that Michael and Tim were brothers until I saw them together last week.
I adore getting clothes for my birthday. WHEN
I adore ____________clothes for my birthday.
I adore it when people give me clothes for my birthday.
I had only just arrived when he insisted we leave. SOONER
No ___________ he insisted we leave.
No sooner had I arrived than he insisted we leave.
I cannot remember ever having seen him before. RECOLLECTION
I have ________________ having seen him before.
I have no recollection of ever having seen him before.
I’m phoning because my daughter is too ill to talk to you. BEHALF
I’m phoning _________, who is too ill to talk to you.
I’m phoning on behalf of my daughter, who is too ill to talk to you.
If you tell yourself you will remember your dreams, you often do. DETERMINED
If _____________your dreams, you often do.
If you are determined to remember your dreams, you often do.
I regret not having written down that amazing dream I had. ONLY
If ____________that amazing dream I had
If only I had written down that amazing dream I had.
I’m convinced that I was woken up by some kind of noise. MUST
It ___________some kind of noise that woke me.
It must have been some kind of noise that woke me.
I only managed to recall the contents of my dream by going back to sleep. ONLY
It __________________back to sleep that I managed to remember the contents of my dream.
It was only by going back to sleep that I managed to remember the contents of my dream.
The dream I had that night would later change the course of medical science. WAS
The dream I had that night ____________ the course of medical science.
The dream I had that night was to change the course of medical science.