CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
If she had followed/hadn't ignored the specialist's advice last year, she wouldn't still be suffering from the injury now.
The lecture was so engaging that nobody noticed the time passing.
So engaging was the lecture that nobody noticed the time passing.
The defendant said:
"Yes, I altered the documents."
The defendant admitted altering the documents.
The coach motivates the players by setting challenging goals.
(What ... does is ...)
What the coach does is motivate the players by setting challenging goals.
We didn't arrive on time because of the heavy traffic.
(Use But for...)
But for the heavy traffic, we would have arrived on time.
If he weren't so meticulous, he would have made mistakes in the report yesterday.
A group of exhausted hikers came into the shelter.
INTO THE SHELTER CAME A GROUP OF EXHAUSTED HIKERS.
The athlete said:
"I didn't take any prohibited substances."
The athlete denied taking/having taken any prohibited substances.
The committee rejected the second proposal. Emphasize on the object. Use it.
It was the second proposal that the committee rejected.
You may borrow my car, but you return it by night.
You may borrow my car on condition that you return it by tonight.
If the company had invested in new technology five years ago, it wouldn't be struggling to compete today.
Employees must not disclose confidential information to third parties.
Under no circumstances must employees disclose confidential information to third parties.
The journalist said to a company:
"You deliberately concealed the information."
The journalist accused the company of deliberately concealing the information.
The conference was cancelled because of the transport strike. (WHY)
.One reason why the conference was cancelled was because of the transport strike.
I don't think he's become less ambitious. In fact, he's even more determined now.
(= The opposite seems true.)
I don't think he's become less ambitious. If anything, he's even more determined now.
Maria isn't very outgoing.
She didn't make many contacts at the conference.
(Inverted style)
Were Maria outgoing, she would have made contacts at the conference.
The CEO finished speaking, and immediately the shareholders began asking questions.
(SOONER)
No sooner had the CEO finished speaking than the shareholders began asking questions.
They suggested that we postpone the meeting.
(NOUN)
They made a suggestion that we postpone the meeting.
Many people think money is the issue. But there is a lack of trust between the two sides. (POINT)
Many people think money is the issue, but the main point is that there is a lack of trust between the two sides.
There is very little evidence that the theory is correct.
(Perhaps, none at all)
There is very little evidence, if any, that the theory is correct.
The government didn’t invest in public education decades ago.
The education system is still underfunded today.
(Inverted style)
Had the government invested in public education decades ago, the education system would be better funded now.
We should not ignore these warning signs under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances should we ignore these warning signs.
“I’m sorry I interrupted the meeting,” he said.
(NOUN)
He made an apology for interrupting/for having interrupted the meeting.
Most people think the solution is simple. However, the problem is far more complicated than it appears.
(TRUTH)
Most people think the solution is simple, but the truth of the matter is that the problem is far more complicated than it appears.