Use of English part 4

'Is Pete likely to change his mind?' Rob asked. (chance)

'Is there any chance of Pete changing his mind?' Rob asked.

Barbara couldn't sing or dance. (unable)

Besides being unable to sing, Bardara couldn't dance either.

I always trust Carla's advice. (somebody)

Carla is somebody whose advice I always trust.

Dan never takes any notice of my advice. (attention)

Dan never pays any attention my advice.

Tony regrets lyinv to his teacher. (wishes)

Tony wishes he had told his teacher the truth.

'I'm afraid these jeans have a hole in them,' Tania told the shop assistant. (there)

'I'm afraid that there is a hole these jeans,' Tania told the shop assistant.

'We really don't need to leave early,' said Elena. (point)

'There's really no point in leaving early,' said Elena.

'I'd rather you didn't use that mobile phone in here,' said tge librarian. (mind)

'Would you mind not using that mobile phone in here?' said the librarian.

According to the report, the driver of the car was a policeman. (being)

According to the report, the car was being driven by a policeman.

Paul is the only person who has replied to the invitation. (nobody)

Apart from Paul nobody has replied to the invitation.

Because of the parade, we weren't allowed to park in the High Street. (let)

Because of the parade, the police wouldn't let us park in the High Street.

If Cheryl doesn't train harder, she'll never get into the swimming team. (does)

Cheryl will never get into the swimming team unless she does more training.

'Do you realise what time is, Steve?' asked Chris. (what)

Chris asked Steve if he realised what time it was.

Dinner will be served immediately upon our arrival at the hotel. (soon)

Dinner will be served as soon as we arrive at the hotel.

While I was on holiday, a lot of things happened to me. (my)

During my holidays I had a lot of interesting experiences.

All the children enjoy themselves at this summer camp. (fun)

Every child has great fun at this summer camp.

The manager had the respect of everyone in the office. (up)

Everyone in the office looked up to the manager.

'Can I borrow your bicycle, Sarah?' asked Frank. (lend)

Frank asked Sarah if she would lend him her bicycle.

'I'm sorry I behaved so badly,' said George. (apologised)

George apologised for his behaving so badly.

There were very few people at the concert last night. (came)

Hardly anyone came the concert last night.

Are you familiar with his teaching style yet? (used)

Have you got used to his teaching style yet?

He described the hotel to us in detail. (detailed)

He gave us a detailed description of the hotel.

Simona last wrote to me seven months ago. (heard)

I haven't heard from simona for seven months.

I wished I'd done more to help. (having)

I regretted not having done more to help.

I found it difficult to follow the instructions. (trouble)

I was trouble following the instructions.

It's a pity we didn't do more sport when I was at school. (could)

I wish that we could have done more sport when I was at school.

I prefer eating sandwiches to a cooked lunch. (rather)

I'd rather eat sandwiches than a cooked lunch.

I've already planned my next holiday. (arrangements)

I've already maked my arrangements for my next holiday.

That is the strangest film i've ever seen! (strange)

I've never seen such a strange film before!

Antonio only lost the 100-metre race because he fell. (not)

If Antonio had not fallen he would have won the 100-metre race.

Jim fell off his bike because he wasn't looking where he was going. (paying)

If Jim had been payind attention to where he was going, he wouldn't have fallen off his bike.

We appear to have been given the wrong address. (as)

It appears as if we have been given the wrong address.

We might not find it easy to book a seat at the last minute. (could)

It could be hard for us to book a seat at the last minute.

George spent ages tidying up his room. (took)

It took George ages tidy up his room.

Nobody spoke for about five minutes. (before)

It was about five minutes before anyone said anything.

There's no chance of Jenny getting here on time. (possible)

It won't be possible for Jenny to here on time.

I applied for the job a month ago. (month)

It's been a month since I applied for the job.

I don't recommend hiring skis at this shop. (advisable)

It's not advisable to hire skis at this shop.

John impressed his new boss by setting down to work quickly. (good)

John made a good impression on his new boss by setting down to work quickly.

John is interested in knowing morw about astronomy. (like)

John would like to know more about astronomy.

'What's the height of the mountain?' Lee asked his father. (high)

Lee asked his father how high the mountain was.

Luke knocked over the old lady's bicycle by accident. (mean)

Luke didn't mean to knock over the lady's bicycle.

Mary didn't find it difficult to pass her driving test. (difficulty)

Mary had no difficulty passing her driving test.

A newly qualified dentist took out Mr Dupont's tooth. (had)

Mr Dupont had his tooth taken out by a ney qualified dentist.

Mr Johnson continued to get up at 6.30 even after he retired. (carried)

Mr Johnson carried on getting up at 6.30 even after he retired.

My aunt was determined to pay for our tickects. (insisted)

My aunt insisted on paying for our tickets.

Naomi said that she would never talj tk anyone else about the matter. (discuss)

Naomi promised never to discuss the matter with anyone else.

It was such a sunny day that none of us wanted to do any work. (felt)

None of us felt like doing any work because it was such a sunny day.

'Don't sit in front of the computer for too long,' our teacher told us. (warned)

Our teacher warned us not to sit in front of the computer for too long.

The number of car owners has risen over the past five years. (rise)

Over the past five years, there has been a rise in the number of car owners.

Maybe Peter forgot that we changed the time of the meeting. (might)

Peter might have forgotten that we changed the time of the meeting.

' Peter, you've eaten all the ice cream!' said his mother. (accused)

Peter's mother accused Peter for eating all the ice cream.

'What is the width of this cupboard?' Rebecca asked her sister. (wide)

Rebecca asked her sister how wide this cupboard was.

Sara knew that her brother had to leave by 5 o'clock. (necessary)

Sara knew that it was necessary for her brother to leave by 5 o'clock.

As a result of the strong wind last night, several tiles came off the roof. (because)

Several tites came off the roof because of the wind was so strong last night.

It looks as if Susan has left her jacket behind. (seems)

Susan seems to have left her jacket behind.

'Did you see that film on television on Saturday?' Susan asked me. (seen)

Susan wanted to know if I had seen that film on television on Saturday.

The TV programme was so complicated that none of the children could understand it. (too)

The TV programme was too complicated that none of the children to understand.

The company decided to advertise the job in a national newspaper. (put)

The company decided to put up an advertisement the job in a national newspaper.

Mike's father started the company that Mike now runs. (set)

The company that Mike now runs was set up by his father.

Tim had not expected the concert to be so good. (better)

The concert was better than Tim had expected.

They say the ice in Antarctica is getting thinner all the time. (said)

The ice in Antarctica said that it is getting thinner all the time.

I couln't understand the instructions for my new DVD players. (sense)

The instructions for my new DVD player didn't make any sense to me.

The manager d failed to persuade Karen to take the job. (succeed)

The manager didn't succeed in persuading Karen to take the job.

The secretary said that they had run out of paper for the photocopier. (left)

The secretary said that there wasn't any paper left photocopier.

We didn't enjoy our walk along the seafront because it was so windy. (prevented)

The strong wind prevented us from enjoying our walk along the seafront.

The teacher postponed the threatre trip the summer term. (off)

The threatre trip was put off by the teacher until the summer term.

At the end of his speech, the winner thanked his parents. (finished)

The winner finished his speech before thanking his parents.

My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours. (difference)

There is no difference between my views on this subject and yours.

They received many letters of support after they had appeared on television. (following)

They received many letters of support following their appearence on television.

They will be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour. (sale)

Tickets for the concert will be on sale during the lunch hour.

Today's meeting is postponed and it will be held nexr week. (put)

Today's meeting has been put off until next week.

We got lost coming home from the leisure center. (way)

We couldn't find the way home from the leisure center.

We had to finish all the work before we could leave. (until)

We had to stay until we had finished all the work.

We played tennis despite the cold weather. (even)

We played tennis even though the weather was cold.

A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town. (driven)

We were driven into town by a friendly taxi driver.

It was wrong of you to borrow my jacket without asking. (ought)

You ought to have asked me before you borrowed my jacket.

It was careless of you to leave without locking the door. (ought)

You ought to have locked the door before you left.