Double comparatives
Complete: The more you practice, the ___ you become.
better
Rewrite: People say the economy is recovering.
The economy is said to be recovering.
Emphasize the subject: John broke the vase.
It was John who broke the vase.
Change the verb to a noun: They decided to cancel the meeting.
The decision to cancel the meeting was made.
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
Rewrite: If prices rise, demand falls.
The higher the prices, the lower the demand.
Rewrite: Experts believe the plan will fail.
The plan is believed to be going to fail.
Emphasize time: She realized the mistake yesterday.
it was yesterday that she realized the mistake
Rewrite using nominalization: People criticized the policy heavily.
There was heavy criticism of the policy.
What language has the most native speakers worldwide?
Chinese
The longer the delay, the more serious the consequences.
Rewrite: They reported that the suspect had escaped.
The suspect was reported to have escaped.
Emphasize reason: He left because he felt disrespected.
Write with nominalization: The company failed to respond quickly and thus lost the client.
The company's failure to respond quickly was the cause of the lose of the client
What country has the second most native French speakers?
DR Congo
Rewrite: As technology improves, work becomes easier.
The more technology improves, the easier work becomes.
Rewrite: People think he is hiding abroad
He is thought to be hiding abroad.
Emphasize object: They rejected the proposal.
What they rejected was the proposal.
Verb-> noun:They analyzed the data carefully.
What is the most stolen food in the world?
Cheese
Rewrite:Stress increases when control decreases.
The less control you have, the more stress you experience.
Rewrite: They believe the data was manipulated.
The data is believed to have been manipulated.
Rewrite with a cleft: The lack of trust caused the failure.
What caused the failure was the lack of trust.
verb-> noun: The governemnt delayed implementing the reform
There was a delay in the implementation of the reform
What animal sleep the most? (up to 20 hours per day)
Koala