Cleft sentences
Mistake correction:
What he does is clams up when I bring up his childhood.
(to) clam up
Make a sentence with inversion:
1) I rarely go to the gym to let off steam. (Hardly ever)
2) You should never disclose this information to anybody. (On no account)
1) Hardly ever do I go to the gym...
2) On no account should you disclose...
Choose the correct option:
1) I saw Jake ROLL / ROlLING his eyes.
2) We found Gia SWIM / SWIMMING in the pool.
1) roll
2) swimming
Paraphrase:
1) I can`t stand using this archaic system. (What...)
2) The city is teeming with tourists because of the festival. (It`s...)
1) What I can`t stand is using...
2) It`s because of the festival that city is teeming with tourists.
Mistake correction:
1) Not until did he give me a clue, I managed to remember this article.
2) Under no account must you leave the room.
1) Not until he gave me a clue did I manage to remember...
2) On no account ... / Under no circumstances...
Right or wrong?
1) I noticed Paula slip Fred a note.
2) She watched Cassie fiddle with the napkin.
1) right
2) fiddling
Make up a sentence:
mystery / right now / this / All / think about / I / baffling / can / is
All I can think about right now is this baffling mystery.
Mistake correction:
1) Hardly had I lied down than I fell asleep.
2) No soon had she left the room than everybody started to gossip.
1) Hardly had I lied down WHEN I fell asleep.
2) No sooner...
Complete the sentences, use your ideas:
1) I heard the phone ..., so I rushed to answer it.
2) Olivia felt something .... her leg under water.
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Paraphrase
1) She broached the subject in a straightforward manner. (she did)
2) They founded the city in 1863. (It)
1) What she did was (to) broach the subject...
2) It was in 1863 that they founded the city.
Turn this into inversion:
1) If I hadn`t ignored your warning, I wouldn`t have fallen off my scooter.
2) If I were in charge of this project, I would introduce a few changes.
1) Had I not ignored...
2) Were I in charge...
Open the brackets:
1) I noticed her (wipe) a tear.
2) I watched the ducks (splash) in the pond for a while, then I went inside the house.
1) wipe
2) splashing
Mistake correction:
1) The thing I liked about our trip most was that visiting one ancient castle.
2) It wasn`t Tom what lashed out at the reporter.
1) ... was visiting...
2) ... who lashed out...
Turn it into inversion:
1) Katie can make a scene in public. She also can become physically violent. (Not only)
2) We arrived home and I jumped into the shower immediately. (Scarcely)
1) Not only can Katie make a scene in public, but she also can become violent.
2) Scarcely had we arrived home when I jumped into the shower.
Open the brackets:
1) I observed the speaker (give) the lecture with such confidence.
2) She noticed Charlie (blush).
3) Sam heard his sister (rehearse) her speech as he was walking past her room.
1) give / giving
2) blush
3) rehearsing