Expressing Similarities
Similarly, the acts of of being overweight, smoking, and drinking too much alcohol also contribute to a person’s risk of heart disease.
(replace the word 'similarly' with another word)
Likewise, the acts of of being overweight, smoking, and drinking too much alcohol also contribute to a person’s risk of heart disease.
A. “My car was towed away from the academic parking lot yesterday.”
B. You know that students are not allowed to park there. You ......
(complete the sentence with perfect modal)
You shouldn't have parked there.
Immigration has the potential to cause real social change. It is apparent.
Combine these sentences using noun clauses
It is apparent that immigration has the potential to cause real social change.
A person wanting younger skin can get plastic surgery.
A person ____________________________ younger skin can get plastic surgery.
Give the full relative clause
A person who wants younger skin can get plastic surgery.
Diets vary from one country to another. However, eating too few fruits and vegetables and too much salt accounted for half of all deaths.
(rewrite with although)
Although diets vary from one country to another, eating too few fruits and vegetables and too much salt accounted for half of all deaths.
New York and Tokyo are similar to each other as they are both densely populated.
(rewrite the sentence with using 'similar in that' )
New York and Tokyo are similar in that they are both densely populated.
Look! Those foreign tourists are smoking in a ‘no smoking’ area. It is possible that they did not see the sign.
Rewrite the sentence with perfect modal
They might not have seen the sign.
It is essential that immigration should be regulated.
Use infinitive
It is essential to regulate the immigration.
Most people need to learn English for their job.
These people complain that they don’t have enough time to study as they work and prefer to spend time with their families.
Combine these sentences with a relative pronoun
Most people who need to learn English for their job complain that they don’t have enough time to study as they work and prefer to spend time with their families.
It is impossible for an average person to process a big amount of information .................... a savant has the ability to do it.
Fill in the blank with one word
It is impossible for an average person to process a big amount of information whereas a savant has the ability to do it.
Residents take advantage of the boating, scuba diving and fishing opportunities. Tourists do the same.
Combine these two sentences by using 'alike'.
Residents and tourists alike take advantage of the boating, scuba diving and fishing opportunities.
Rewrite with perfect modal
The patient .......
The patient must have died of heart attack.
How do medical professionals use the data from DNA research?
complete the sentence with a noun clause
The future of preventative medicine will reflect.......
The future of preventative medicine will reflect how medical professionals use the data from DNA research.
Doctors who have medical qualifications should accumulate several years of observation before attempting invasive surgery.
Rewrite with 'with'
Doctors with medically qualifications should accumulate several years of observation before attempting invasive surgery.
An epidemic is specific to one city, region or country however a pandemic occurs if a disease spreads across a wide geographical area.
rewrite with unlike
Unlike an epidemic, which is specific to one city, region or country, a pandemic occurs if a disease spreads across a wide geographical area.
The war caused destruction and death along with generations of hatred between the two communities.
rewrite this sentence with 'not only ...but also'
The war caused not only destruction and death but also generations of hatred between the two communities.
If dinosaurs had survived, what would have happened to some of the animals we know now?
Answer the question using a perfect modal
Many of the animals with which we’re familiar might not have had the opportunity to evolve.
Patients benefit from the alternative medical therapy but it depends on the age and health condition of the patient.
Rewrite this sentence, use a noun clause with 'who' in the subject position
It is important to note the assumptions arising from the use this measurement. In certain cases, some of those children born to a mother may no longer be alive, or some of these children may be half brothers or sisters that live in different households.
Give the full relative clauses
It is important to note the assumptions that arise from the use this measurement. In certain cases, some of those children who were born to a mother may no longer be alive, or some of these children may be half brothers or sisters that live in different households.
The technology could help those with some type of brain injury or trauma, though gathering data from raw brain activity could put people in great risk, and could be used to influence, manipulate and exploit them.
rewrite with while
While the technology could help those with some type of brain injury or trauma, gathering data from raw brain activity could put people in great risk, and could be used to influence, manipulate and exploit them.
Spotify does not charge extra fees to download content. Amazon Prime Music also allows its users to download content with no extra fees.
Rewrite this sentence with (neither... nor)
Neither Spotify nor Amazon Prime music charges extra fees to download content.
The suspect was abroad at the time of the crime.
Did he commit the crime?
Answer the question using a perfect modal
The suspect can't have committed the crime.
Does the investor receive government funding?
It determines the future success of investment.
Combine these sentences with a noun clause in the subject position
Whether the investor receives government funding (or not) determines the future success of investment.
There must exist in a modern community a sufficient number of people who posses the technical skill that is required to maintain the numerous devices upon which our physical comforts depend. [This sentence came from the writing of Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher.]
Reduce the relative clauses
There must exist in a modern community a sufficient number of people possesing the technical skill required to maintain the numerous devices upon which our physical comforts depend. [This sentence came from the writing of Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher.]
Although it is not certain, low vitamin D will cause fatigue as low levels cause mitochondria, the ‘power stations’ in every cell of the body, to be less efficient.
(rewrite with despite)
Despite not being certain, low vitamin D will cause fatigue as low levels cause mitochondria, the ‘power stations’ in every cell of the body, to be less efficient.