The weather was wonderful, so we would have been better off wearing shorts rather than jeans. SHOULD → We .................................. of jeans, as the weather was wonderful.
SHOULD have / ´ve worn shorts instead
Maxine admitted that she only realised how little she knew when she started studying. UNTIL → Maxine admitted that it was ........................................ she realised how little she knew.
not UNTIL she started studying that
The twins are so alike that you cannot distinguish one from the other. TELL → The twins are so alike that you cannot ........................................ them.
TELL the difference between
The team starts a journey to the South Pole in three weeks' time. SETTING → The team will ................... journey to the South Pole in three weeks' time.
be SETTING off / out on a
I think frying that fish was a bad idea, because I have made the whole apartment smell awful. WISH → I ......................... fish, because I have made the whole apartment smell awful.
WISH I hadn´t / had not fried that
‘It’s my own fault that I did so badly in the dance audition,’ Marianna said. BLAMED → Marianna ........................................ in the dance audition.
BLAMED herself for doing so badly
Historians don't know anything about the princess except that she was Dutch. ALL → The fact that she was Dutch ............................... about the princess.
is ALL (that) historians know
Matthew decided against accepting the job offer. WOULD → Matthew decided that ........................................ up the job offer.
he WOULD not take / be taking
Lucy thinks it is possible that she will be back in the team for the next match. THERE → Lucy thinks ............................. that she will be back in the team for the next match.
(that) THERE is / THERE´s a / some possibility
It was the first time Jack had bought his wife a necklace that was so expensive. SUCH → Never before ................................... expensive necklace for his wife.
had Jack bought SUCH an
According to one audience member it was the worst performance by the actor that she had ever seen. NEVER → One member of the audience said that ........................................ bad performance by the actor.
she had / she´d NEVER seen such a
Unfortunately, the youngsters were unaware that they would have to pay so much for the journey. EXPENSIVE → Unfortunately, the youngsters had not realised ........................................ be.
how EXPENSIVE the / their journey would
I could see that the customer was shortly going to lose his temper so I left. POINT → Seeing that the customer was ........................................ his temper, I left.
ON THE POINT OF LOSING
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