REWRITE:
1. I wish I had applied for that job.
-> It is a job …………………….
2. People think that he buys me this new car on my 18th birthday.
-> I …………………..
3. Sudden fires often cause serious damage. (happen)
-> Fires …………… serious damage.
4. It was such hot news that I couldn’t help announcing it to my classmates.
-> So ……………….
5. Ben was too exhausted to complete the marathon race.
-> So……………….
6. I could finish the work early because he helped me.
-> Thanks ……………
7. I have little confidence that he will be able to do the job
-> I have serious ………..
8. I don’t think it’s a good idea to invest all your money in the property market.
-> Were ………………….
9. When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problem?
-> It’s high time something ………………………….. (by)
10. I couldn’t understand him because he spoke so quickly.
-> Hadn’t ……………………….. (have)
11. “Honestly, I’ve never met him before,” she said
-> She ………….. him before. (denied)
12. He didn’t run fast enough, did he?
-> He …………. he? (too)
13. People believed that Peter told a lie.
-> Peter …………………
14. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked us.
-> The landlady asked ……………….
15. Not many people attended the meeting last week.
-> Only a …………..
16. It was very kind of you to help me. (grateful)
-> I am ………………………….
17. People did not discover AIDS until 1981. (not until)
-> Not until ……………..
18. She didn’t agree with the idea. (favor)
-> She …………….
19. I’ve lost interest in going to the same place all the time. (fed up)
-> I’m ………………….
20. Fred tried hard to start the car, but without success.(matter)
-> No matter how ………………….
1. I wish I had applied for
2. am thought to be bought this new car by him on my 18th birthday
3. often happen due to
4. hot was the news that I couldn’t help announcing it to my classmates
5. exhausted was Ben that he couldn’t complete the marathon race
6. to his help, I could finish the work early
7. doubts about his ability to do the job
8. I you, I wouldn’t invest all your money in the property market
9. should be done about the city’s traffic problem by the council
10. he spoken so quickly, I could have understood him
11. denied having met
12. ran too slowly, didn’t
13. was believed to have told a lie
14. us if we had had enough for luch
15. few people attended the meeting last week
16. grateful for your help
17. 1981 did people discover AIDS
18. wasn’t in the favor of the idea
19. fed up with going to the same place all the time
20. hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t success