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100

Where did the hurricane start?

_________________  is unknown.

Where the hurricane started is unknown.

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The loser will be whoever finishes last.

whoever finishes last

100

 Blizzards can kill many people.

It’s known ...

It’s known ... (that) blizzards can kill many people.

100

It was what Rose had always wanted.

what Rose had always wanted

100

Will there be a blizzard tomorrow?


I wonder....

I wonder.... whether (or not)/if there will be a blizzard tomorrow (or not)

200

When was the town awash?

My father doesn’t know ............ 

My father doesn’t know....when the town was awash.

200

Whether I go to college this year depends on money.

Whether I go to college this year

200

The insurance companies won’t reimburse all the damage.

................ is obvious.


That the insurance companies won’t reimburse all the costs...is obvious.

200

The down jacket was exactly what Pete had asked for.

what Pete had asked for.

200

Whose fault is this?


Do you know

Do you know.....whose fault this is?


300

What precautions has the mayor taken for the coming

tsunami?

The public has no idea ............ 

The public has no idea...what precautions the mayor

has taken for the coming tsunami.


300

That is exactly what I said.

what I said

300

The precautions which have been taken so far are not sufficient for a big earthquake. Well, that’s my opinion.


It’s my opinion …. 

It’s my opinion …. (that) the precautions which have been taken so far are not sufficient for a big earthquake.


300

Whoever had used the kitchen had left a mess.

Whoever had used the kitchen

300

Is this a cyclone or a gale?

 I’d like to know....  

I’d like to know.... whether/if this is a cyclone or a

gale.


400

What has happened to that village during the storm?


We don’t know ....... 

We don’t know ....... ..what has happened to that village during the storm.

400

That the president was happy about the meeting was evident in his face.

That the president was happy about the meeting

400

 The storm will show its strength.

The storm will show … 

The storm will show … (that) it is strong.

The storm will show … how strong it is.


400

That the people of the village had tried to please the visitors was touching.

That the people of the village had tried to please the visitors

400

Did the tornado destroy the house by the sea?

We haven’t learned…

We haven’t learned….whether (or not)/if the tornado

destroyed the house (or not).


500

How many children suffered from the famine two years ago?


The authorities need to find out.. 

The authorities need to find out... how many children suffered from the famine two years ago.

500

That no one had cut the grass for two weeks was apparent.

That no one had cut the grass for two weeks

500

The shopping mall in the city center can resist earthquakes up to 8 Richter. It makes it a safe place for citizens. 

(The fact) that... 

(The fact) that...  the shopping mall in the city center can resist earthquakes up to 8 Richter makes it a safe place for citizens.

500

Whatever is necessary must be done at once.

Whatever is necessary

500

Do the locals have to leave their houses because of the

coming whirlwinds?

.................... is the primary issue now.


Whether (or not) the locals have to leave their

houses because of the coming whirlwinds (or not)...

is the primary issue now.

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