Inversions
We had just set off on our journey when the kids started asking when we could get there.
WHEN
Barely / Scarcely / Hardly had we set off on our journey when the kids started asking when we could get there
Conduct
carry out
People believe coffee helps you lose weight.
BELIEVED
Coffee is believed to help you lose weight.
He wakes up early in order not to be late for work. (AS)
He wakes
He wakes up early so as not to be late for work.
As soon as the governement changes the tax laws, businesses find a way around them.
THAN
No sooner does the government chnage the txa laws than businesses find a way around them.
Propose
put forward
I haven't told anyone the news yet. (BEEN)
No
No one has been told the news yet.
Whatever he tells me, I don't believe him. (MATTER)
I don't
I don't believe him no matter what he tells me.
Unaccompanied children should not be allowed to enter the area
NO
Under no circumstances should unaccompanied children be allowed to enter the area
Investigate
look into
Julie's parents don't let her go to parties. (ISN'T)
Julie
Julie isn't allowed to go to parties.
Jane wasn't feeling well, so she didn't go out. (DUE)
Jane didn't
Jane didn't go out due to the fact that she wasn't feeling well.
He didn't know that the burglar was still inside the house.
DID
Little did he know that the burglar was still inside the house.
Intend
set out
What caused the power failure? (was)
What
What was the power failure caused by?
Although it was raining heavily, they went out on a day trip. (SPITE)
They went
They went out on a day trip in spite of the fact that it was raining heavily / the heavy rain.
We will know how the public feel about this news unitl the next election.
UNTIL
Indicate
point out
Mary made the children wash their hands. (WERE)
The children
The children were made to wash their hands.
He wants to buy a new computer, so he's saving up. (AIM)
He is saving
He is saving up with the aim of buying a new computer.