1 . He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk
(No sooner…had he returned from his walk than down to writing the letter)
2. I’ll find the man, no matter how long it takes.
(However..long it takes, I’ll find the man.)
3. It isn’t necessary to shout. (You .don’t have to shout..)
4. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes. (The fox tried in ..vain to reach the grapes.).
5. It’s a pity you wrote that letter. (I’d ..rather you hadn’t written that letter.)
6. Thanks to Laura’s support, I was able to finish the project. (Had.it not been for Laura’s support, I wouldn’t have been able to finish the project.)
7. His passport was nowhere to be found. (No one was able to find his passport anywhere..)
8. She admitted she had taken the necklace. (She admitted ..having taken the necklace.)
9. The last time I played football was in 1990. (I haven’t..played football since 1990.)
10. He’ll come because he wants to be sure of meeting you. (He’ll come so..as to be sure of meeting you.) .
11. I’ll only help you if you promise to try harder (Unless.you promise to try harder, I won’t help you..)
12. “You were cheating.” said Carol to June. (Carol accused ..June of cheating.)
13. She bought that house in 1973. (She has..bought that house since 1973.)
14. They believe he is mad. (Ile ..is believed to be mad.)
15. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm. (We are..going to have a local firm paint our house.)
16. “I think you should go by train,” he told us, (He advised .us to go by train..)
17. “Where is the nearest tube?” she asked. (She enquired .where the nearest tube was...)
18. He appears to be running away from your fierce dog. (It looks .as if he was running away from your fierce dog..)
19. It was such a dull play that he fell asleep. (The play..was so dull that he fell asleep .)
20. She can’t have any more children because of her age. (She is too .old to have anymore children..)
21. This is his first visit to England (He is.. visiting England for the first time.)
22 Walking in the rain gives him pleasure. (Ile enjoys..walking in the rain.)
23. I think it may rain. (It looks as ..if it would rain.)
24. Most of child’s life is spent in playing. (A child spends ..most of his life playing.)
25. People say that he bent his wife. It is..said that he bent his wife. .)
26. His briefcase was too full for the zip fastener to close properly. (His briefcase was so full..that the zip fastener couldn’t close properly.)
