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paraphrae: She had never been to such an interesting exhibition before. (never)
Never had she been to such an interesting exhibition
Paraphrase It’s impossible to believe he did all that work by himself.(can’t have)
he can't have done all that work by himself
As well as making the wedding dress, Jenny made the cake too.(Not only)
Not only di Jennymake the wedding dress but she also made the cake
Paraphrase: Ididn’t know he wascoming, so I didn’t stay to see him.(Had)
Had I known he was coming, I would have stayed to see him
I really regret not going to Thailand with you.(wish)
I wish I had gone with you to Thailand
Sorry I’m late, Mum,’ said Sally.(apologised)
Sally apologised (to her mum) (for being late)
Steve plays tennis so well that he’ll easily win the competition.(such)
Steve is such a good player that he'll easily win the competition
It's impossible that Colin knew about the surprise party.(might)
Colin might have known about the surprise party
I was totally unaware that Jason was planning a trip away.(Little)
Little did I know about Jason's plans/ about Jason planning a trip away
Many people think that she stole the money.(believed to)
she is believed to have stolen the money
She’s really not naturally_________________, you know.(music)
musical
The lawyer’s _________________was completely correct in the case.(judge)
judgement
Richard’s been an_________________of the village for 40 years.(inhabit)
inhabitant
He set up a company last year, but so far it has been a complete_________________.(fail)
failure
She handled the situation very_________________for a young girl.(sense)
sensibly
My little brother was so_________________that I felt embarrassed.(obey)
disobedient
