I
I stared at him in __________. (BELIEVE)
There is only a little coffee left in the jar.
MUCH
There __________________ coffee left in the jar.
There IS NOT MUCH coffee left in the jar.
Could you lend me some money until the weekend?
FROM
Could I _______________ you until the weekend?
Could I BORROW SOME MONEY FROM you until the weekend?
It’s a good idea to try again.
WORTH
→ It _______________________ again.
It’s a good idea to try again.
WORTH
→ It is worth trying again.
I prefer staying at home to going out.
RATHER
→ I ______________________ out.
I would rather stay in than go out.
He lost his __________ in the accident. (SEE)
SIGHT
Why don’t you return the sweater to the shop you got it from ?
BACK
Why don’t you _________________________ to the shop you got it from?
Why don’t you GIVE THE SWEATER BACK to the shop you got it from?
I found the photo by chance when I was tidying up my room.
ACROSS
I ___________________________ the photo when I was tidying up my room.
I CAME ACROSS the photo when I was tidying up my room.
I don’t mind waiting a bit longer.
OBJECT
→ I ______________________ a bit longer.
I don’t mind waiting a bit longer.
OBJECT
→ I DON'T OBJECT TO WAITING a bit longer.
It’s impossible that she forgot the meeting.
CAN’T
→ She _______________________ the meeting.
It’s impossible that she forgot the meeting.
CAN’T
→ She can’t have forgotten the meeting.
I’m really sorry. You were __________ in your job application. (SUCCEED)
UNSUCCESSFUL
She can speak French fluently and can also write it well.
ONLY
Not______________________fluently but also writes it well.
She can speak French fluently and can also write it well.
ONLY
Not ONLY CAN SHE SPEAK FRENCH but also writes it well.
He was too young to understand the problem.
ENOUGH
→ He ___________________to understand the problem.
He was too young to understand the problem.
ENOUGH
→ He wasn’t old enough to understand the problem.
It was wrong for you to have done this.
HAVE
→ You ______________________ this.
It was wrong for you to have done this.
HAVE
→ You SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE this.
She regrets not studying harder.
ONLY
→ If __________________ harder.
She regrets not studying harder.
WISH
→ If only she had studied harder.
The politician’s __________ really made me think about the issues. (SPEAK)
SPEECH
We don’t have any __________ that he committed the crime. (PROVE)
PROOF
I prefer tea to coffee.
RATHER
→ I ______________________________ coffee.
I prefer tea to coffee.
RATHER
→ I would rather have tea than coffee.
The match was dull, so she fell asleep immediately.
SUCH
→ It was ______________________she fell asleep immediately.
The match was dull, so she fell asleep immediately.
SUCH
→ It was SUCH A DULL MATCH THAT she fell asleep immediately.
The train is going to leave very soon.
POINT
→ The train is _________________.
The train is going to leave very soon.
POINT
→ The train is ON THE POINT OF LEAVING.
The company made a __________ on their new product. (LOSE)
LOSS
Ian was a great fan of Shakespeare's plays as a teenager.
KEEN
As a teenager, Ian ________________ Shakespeare's plays
As a teenager, Ian WAS (VERY) KEEN ON Shakespeare's plays
Glenys is willing to help her brother with his homework
MIND
Glenys _______________ her brother with his homework
Glenys DOES NOT MIND HELPING her brother with his homework.
They expect the company to announce the results soon.
EXPECTED
→ The company ____________________ the results soon.
They expect the company to announce the results soon.
EXPECTED
→ The company is expected to announce the results soon.
She succeeded in fixing the problem.
MANAGED
→ She __________________ the problem.
She succeeded in fixing the problem.
MANAGED
→ She managed to fix the problem.