I don’t think John has got his father’s musical talent. AFTER John doesn’t appear ____________his father as far as musical talent is concerned.
John doesn’t appear to take after his father as far as musical talent is concerned.
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Julia can sing better than me. WELL I ____________as Julia.
I can’t sing as well as Julia.
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A fast food chain has taken over two of our local restaurants. BY Two of our local restaurants ____________a fast food chain.
Two of our local restaurants have been taken over by a fast food chain.
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Nearly all the shops in this town are expensive. HARDLY There ____________shops in this town.
There are hardly any cheap / inexpensive shops in this town.
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It’s ages since I’ve seen him. NOT I ____________ages.
I haven’t seen him for ages.
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I think I forgot to lock the door. REMEMBER I ____________the door.
I don’t remember locking the door.
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I prefer watching TV to going out. RATHER I _________go out.
I would rather watch TV than go out.
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Before I got my car, I walked to the station every day. USED Before I got my car, I _______ to the station every day.
Before I got my car, I used to walk to the station every day.
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It was too foggy for us to ski. SO It was ____________not ski.
It was so foggy that we could not ski.
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He couldn’t afford a taxi so he went by bus. ENOUGH He _______ for a taxi, so he went by bus.
He didn’t have enough money for a taxi, so he went by bus.
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She wanted to stay at home that winter because of all the travelling she’s been doing. TOO She wanted to stay at home that winter because she _________ travelling.
She wanted to stay at home that winter because she had been doing too much travelling.
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I knew it was a terrible idea for us to go by train. SHOULD We _________ by train.
We shouldn’t have gone / should never have gone by train.
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There was so much traffic that we missed the show. SUCH There was _________ that we missed the show.
There was such a lot of traffic that we missed the show.
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It’s possible that you saw a ghost, but I’m not convinced. COULD You ________ a ghost, but I’m not convinced.
You could have seen a ghost, but I’m not convinced.
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She is definitely lying. BE She ________ the truth.
She can’t be telling the truth.
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This is probably where the photograph was taken. MAY The photograph _____ here.
