Change me with an adverbial.
It was very surprising that no paintings were destroyed by the fire in the gallery.
Surprisingly, no paints were destroyed by the fire in the gallery.
A bell was ringing. I was woken by it.
I was woken by a bell ringing.
The man is driving the bus. The man is my brother.
The man driving the bus is my brother.
Asthma rates in cities do not enormously/significantly differ from those in rural areas.
Asthma rates in cities do not significantly differ from those in rural areas.
The value of the yen has fallen. Japan faces a crisis. (as a result)
The value of the yen has fallen. As a result Japan faces a crisis.
Most people believe in a correct way that the prisoners should be released.
Most people believe, rightly, that the prisoners should be released.
A man was sitting next to me on the plane. I didn't talk much to him.
I didn't talk much to the man sitting next to me on the plane.
There is a sign on the gate. The sign says 'Entry Forbidden'.
There is a sign on the gate saying 'Entry Forbidden'.
A blue moon is from time to time/rarely seen.
A blue moon is rarely seen.
The street lighting was so bad that we missed the turning. (almost)
The street lighting was so bad that we almost missed the turning.
It was easy to see that she knew more about the robbery than she told the police.
Obviously, she knew more about the robbery than she told the police.
Some paintings were stolen from the museum. They haven't been found yet.
The paintings stolen from the museum haven't been found yet.
The forest is inhabited by deer. The deer were introduced into the forest in the 19th century.
The forest is inhabited by deer introduced in the 19th century.
Although he had to lift heavy boxes in the factory he greatly/rarely suffered from backache.
Although he had to lift heavy boxes in the factory he rarely suffered from backache.
He moved to New Zealand. (the following year)
He moved to New Zealand the following year.
He broke the window when he was painting because he wasn't paying attention to what he was doing.
Carelessly, he broke the window when he was painting.
Rubella is still a common childhood disease in many countries. Another name for rubella is German measles.
Rubella, also called German measles, is a common childhood disease in many countries.
Rivers flow into the Baltic Sea. The rivers are much cleaner now than 10 years ago.
I forgot about the class nearly/entirely and my teacher was really angry with me.
I forgot about the class entirely and my teacher was really angry with me.
The phenomenon occurs every six months. (as a rule)
As a rule the phenomenon occurs every six months. or
The phenomenon occurs every six months, as a rule.
As you drive off the ferry, there are lots of flags flying by the side of the road. It seems likely that the idea is to welcome visitors from other countries.
As you drive off the ferry, there are lots of flags flying by the side of the road. Presumably the idea is to welcome visitors from other countries.
Dr Sofia Lopez has criticised government plans to cut health funding. Sofia Lopez is head of Downlands Hospital.
Dr Sofia Lopez, the head of Downlands Hopsital, has criticised government plans to cut health funding.
The booklets will be on sale this afternoon. They are being printed as we speak.
Carmen had often/on many occasions spoken at meetings before, so it was no surprise when she stood up.
Carmen had often spoken at meetings before, so it was no surprise when she stood up.
The table shows that the sales figures differed from the same time last year. (enormously)
The table shows that the sales figures differed enormously from the same time last year.