Conditionals
I don't have a word processor, so I can't write your report with it.
If .........
If I had a word processor, I could write your report with it.
Paul's brother won the first prize in the contest.
Paul is the boy ...
Paul is the boy whose brother won the first prize in the contest.
REPHRASE USING THE MOST APPROPRIATE QUANTiFIER: "There is ALMOST NO hope that the injured climber will recover this week".
There is ....
There is almost LITTLE that the injured climber will recover this week.
The storks will prepare their nest here very soon.
The storks' nest ...
The storks' nest will be prepared here very soon.
Although he had been vaccinated, he caught the flu.
Despite...
Despite having been vaccinated, he caught the flu.
Despite the fact that he had been vaccinated, he caught the flu.
He felt seasick because he hadn't taken his pills.
If he...
If he had taken his pills, he wouldn't have felt seasick.
Tom became a vegetarian, making him happier.
Tom became a vegetarian, ...
Tom became a vegetarian, which made him happier.
NEARLY ALL the people in the gym are aware of the importance of stretching.
MOST OF THE people in the gym are aware of the importance of stretching.
He was gluing the pieces of the broken toy.
The pieces ...
The pieces of the broken toy were being glued (by him).
When did Saint Patrick die? (day and year AD or BC)
Saint Patrick died on the 17th of March, AD 461
I didn't notice the man was in danger so I didn't help him.
If I had noticed the man was in danger, I would have helped him.
The only one with whom I don't want to work is Stephen.
I want ...
I want to work with everyone else but / except Stephen.
Not many people in the office are aware of the importance of stretching.
Few people in the office are aware of the importance of stretching.
It is believed that the ozone layer is being damaged by pollution.
The ozone layer ...
REWRITE USING "EXPENSIVE"
"The price of electricity increases every month."
THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY IS ....
The price of electricity IS (GETTING) MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE EVERY MONTH.
What a pity you can't see your newborn baby!
I wish...
I wish you could see your newborn baby.
The boy you've been laughing at is the headmaster's son.
The boy at ...
The boy AT WHOM you've been laughing is the headmaster's son.
ARTICLE OR NO ARTICLE?
Grace is a doctor, so she spends most of her time at _______ hospital, but her brother is there as a patient because he is in _______ hospital for a back injury.
Grace is a doctor, so she spends most of her time at the hospital, but her brother is there as a patient because he is in (-)hospital for a back injury.
He is thought to be hiding in a foreign country.
It ...
It is thought that he is hiding in a foreign country.
REWRITE "If you exercise a lot, you will feel very healthy."
THE ....
THE MORE YOU EXERCISE, THE HEALTHIER YOU WILL FEEL.
Without your support, I wouldn't have been able to face this.
If it ....
If it hadn't been for your support, I wouldn't have been able to face this.
Jane was wearing a beautiful shirt yesterday. Did you see it?
Did … (omit the relative pronoun)
ARTICLE OR NO ARTICLE?
"He has always dreamed of climbing _______ Mount Everest, but first, he wants to go hiking in _______ Pyrenees."
"He has always dreamed of climbing (-) Mount Everest, but first, he wants to go hiking in THE Pyrenees."
Their new air-conditioning was installed last week.
They ...
They had the new air-conditioning installed last week.
What is a shamrock?
Shamrocks are three-leaved clovers found growing in patches on grass.
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