Emphatic Structures
_________ about the place is the weather.
A) That I don't like
B) The reason I don't like
C) What I don't like
C) What I don't like about the place is the weather.
‣ We can also use what or all (more emphasis) instead of the thing/s that to focus on an element of the sentence.
‣ The thing that I don't like about the place is the weather. ⇒ What I don't like about the place is the weather.
Do you recall _________________ (meet) her at the party last week?
meeting
I across / some / come / interesting / people in my line of work
I come across some interesting people in my line of work.
As I was walking down the stairs, I tripped and stubbed / sprained my toe.
stubbed
We tend to have our holidays separately as we don’t really see ______ to ______ about travel!
A) neck; neck
B) step; step
C) eye; eye
D) on; on
E) hand; hand
C) eye; eye
The reason why he left _________ the embarrassment.
A) was to avoid
B) is avoiding
C) was avoid
A) was to avoid
‣ To focus on the reason why we do something we can use the reason why ... is/was + to infinitive.
‣ We need to include to before the infinitive because it's an infinitive of purpose.
He claims _________________ (be) a millionaire but I don't believe him.
to be
It took him a long time to get / chest infection / over / his.
It took him a long time to get over his chest infection.
Miranda chipped / pulled a tooth and had to go to the dentist to get it fixed
chipped
The two countries are _____ and ____ for the number one position as most popular tourist destination.
A) neck; neck
B) step; step
C) eye; eye
D) on; on
E) hand; hand
A) neck; neck
It's where they are hiding ________ we want to find out.
A) that
B) where
C) what
A) that
‣ Instead of the person who, the thing that, etc. we can also use an introductory it, the verb be in any verb tense that we may need, and the element that we want to focus on.
‣ We normally use that or who/which after it + be ...
Can you imagine_________________ (live) without TV?
living
The volume is too loud. Please can you turn / down / it?
The volume is too loud. Please can you turn it down?
Athletes always warm up before racing; otherwise, they could pull / bruise a muscle.
pull
In this accessible guide you will find everything you need for a ____-by-_____ approach to moving abroad.
A) neck; neck
B) step; step
C) eye; eye
D) on; on
E) hand; hand
B) step; step
__________ fame and money, among other things.
A) What I want it's
B) What I want are
C) What I want is
C) What I want is
‣ We can also use what or all (more emphasis) instead of the thing/s that to focus on an element of the sentence.
‣ The things that I want is fame and money, among other things. ⇒ What I want is fame and money, among other things.
We intend _________________ (go) to the countryside this weekend.
to go
Can you remember the main points – or should I them / run / through again?
Can you remember the main points – or should I run through them again?
Don’t lift that sofa by yourself – you’ll strain / bruise your back.
strain
I went ____ and _____ about being careful, but he still had his wallet stolen on a bus.
A) neck; neck
B) step; step
C) eye; eye
D) on; on
E) hand; hand
D) on; on
What we did was __________ a letter to apologise.
A) wrote
B) write
C) writing
B) write
‣ We can use what + subject + do/does/did/ + is/was + (to) infinitive when we want to focus on the verb or verb phrase.
I understand _________________ (be) late once or twice, but every day is too much!
being
I try to my colleagues / along / with / get most of the time.
I try to get along with my colleagues most of the time.
The speaker had a bad cold and by the end of the talk he had completely lost / broken his voice
lost
You have to accept that a cheaper holiday will go ____ in _______ with more inconvenience.
A) neck; neck
B) step; step
C) eye; eye
D) on; on
E) hand; hand
E) hand; hand