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MaXmOuSe Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Transformation! The beginning of the sentence is given !

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001.She just finished her test and the bell rang. 02br
00 Hardly (had she finished her test when the bell rang). 02br
002. I have hardly ever seen him dance. 02br
00 Selodm (have I seen him dance) 02br
003. No matter what happens don't let this out to anyone. 02br
00 Under no circumstances ( lets this out to anyone.) 02br
004. They could not figure out how they could cope with so much work in so short a time. 02br
00 In no way ( could they figure out how they could cope with so much work in so short a time. 02br
005. The moment she was through with the ironing she started washing the dishes. 02br
00 No sooner (was she through with the ironing than she started washing the dishes). 02br
006. Everybody thinks much of her. 02br
00 All ( are thought much of her) maybe it is wrong. 02br
007. Must be going or else i shall be late. 02br
00 It is ( I have no idea ) 02br
008. The first time I heard of him was when his first novel came out. 02br
00 Only (when his first novel came out did I hear of him) 02br
009. I asked not Jane but Gill to help me. 02br
00 It (............) I have no idea of the way of construction. 02br
0010. " I wonder if my nephew will come to my party tomorrow" she kept thinking. 02br
00 She kept wondering ( if her nephew would come to her party next day) 0-
  

Top answer

01,2-- OK 02br 003-- 'let' 02br 004, 5-- OK 02br 006-- wrong indeed. ' Try again. ' Try again 02br 0010- OK, though I would use 'whether'.

— Mister Micawber

  • 01,2-- OK 02br 003-- 'let' 02br 004, 5-- OK 02br 006-- wrong indeed.
  • ' Try again.
  • ' Try again 02br 0010- OK, though I would use 'whether'.
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01,2-- OK 02br
003-- 'let' 02br
004, 5-- OK 02br
006-- wrong indeed. 'All think...' Try again. 02br
007-- 'It is late, so...' Try again' 02br
008-- OK 02br
009-- 'It was Jane not Gill...' Try again 02br
0010- OK, though I would use 'whether'. 0-
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0 6 - All think much of her. It seems to easy to be in this way! 02br
007 - It is late so I must go 02br
009 - It was Jane not Gill asked to help me . 02br
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00I have some questions. 02br
00The form " must be verb+ing" could you explain to me the usage of this form. When we use it because I have some grammar books but non of them have su
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06-- Easy, but I think that must be the answer 02br
007-- I think I made a mistake with my hint, Max. I think rather 'It is getting late, so I must go'. Still, that doesn't carry the same meaning. I don't know whether I can't think of the answer, or the question writer was sloppy. 02br
009-- Almost; and I made another mistake with my hint! 'It was Gill not Jane whom I
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0 From your answers I understand everything but one ! 02br
00Why did you use whom not who ? In 02br
00 It was Jill not Jane whom I asked to help me. 0-
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0Both 'who' and 'whom' are correct and in use, but 'whom' as the object of 'ask' is more formally accepted, and is probably the answer sought by the writer of your exercise. 02br
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