Unit 1
__________ you wear to the party is up to you.
What you wear to the party is up to you.
He was to ______ delivered the news in person
He was to be delivered the news in person
Is this sentence right?
Marcus is on the verge of lose his patience.
Marcus is on the verge of losing his patience.
were / should you to have the time, could you help me?
were you to have the time, could you help me?
I don’t mind _________ given challenging work.
I don’t mind being given challenging work.
The _________ that you came is enough for me.
The fact that you came is enough for me.
She _______ been out of the house all day, so she decided to go to the movies.
She had been out of the house all day, so she decided to go to the movies.
By 2030 they ________________ (finish) building UB's subway.
By 2030 they will have finished building UB's subway.
Is this sentence correct?
Imagining you were given a lot of money, would you accept it?
Imagine you were given a lot of money, would you accept it?
Is this sentence correct?
It is understood to be a fragile agreement.
Yes, it is correct.
She earns more ______ her husband.
She earns more than her husband.
Sheila was _______ ______ leave work when her manager suddenly arrived.
Sheila was about to leave work when her manager suddenly arrived.
tomorrow / plane / by / this / will /landed / this / have / time ?
Will this plane have landed by this time tomorrow?
Is this sentence correct?
I wish I would afford my own place in the city
I wish I could afford my own place in the city
they are thought to plan / to be planning a surprise party.
They are thought to be planning a surprise party
but / that / super / is / group / talented / unpopular / quite / .
That group is super talented but quite unpopular.
ages / chatting / kids / for / been / came / they / when / home / the / had
They had been chatting for ages when the kids came home.
When the kids came home, they had been chatting for ages.
Invert this sentence:
They had never taken the time to get to know their neighbors.
Never had they taken the time to get to know their neighbors.
month / that / assuming / will / next / all / you / job / well / start / goes / the ?
Assuming that all goes well, will you start the job next month?
near / cut / you / chance / hair / here / any / your / is / got / there ?
Is there any chance you got your hair cut near here?
sister / am / bit / I / as / every / smart / my / as
I am every bit as smart as my sister.
visit / we / artists / famous / was / redecorated / couldn't / by / super / the / because / being / some / museum / it
We couldn't visit the museum because it was being redecorated by some super famous artists.
I am definitely not saying she is ugly!
By no means am I saying she is ugly!
No way am I saying she is ugly!
Rephrase:
I don't want to say things without thinking first.
use the word: ONLY
If only I didn't say thigs without thinking first.
receive / is / soon / visitor / we / it / that / famous / rumored / will / a
It is rumored that we will receive a famous visitor soon.