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  • Find and error and correct it: It is my mum what knows a lot about space, not my dad.
    It is my mum who knows a lot about space, not my dad.
  • Rewrite: Bruno was interested in the history of the building.
    It was Bruno who was interested in the history of the building OR It was the history of the building that Bruno was interested in.
  • Rewrite: China has always been a place of interest to me.
    It is China which has always been a place of interest to me.
  • Our teacher was ... by all the students’ kind words when she retired.
    humbled
  • I felt ... because I couldn’t understand the language
    frustrated
  • Find an error and correct it:It is 1972 that she first came to England.
    It was 1972 that she first came to England.
  • Don’t talk to my husband before noon. He’s ... in the mornings.
    grumpy
  • Rewrite: Not until my birthday did he tell me about the holiday.
    It wasn't until my birthday that he told me about the holiday.
  • Find an error and correct it: It is show their respect to the victims that they built that monument.
    It is to show their respect to the victims that they built that monument.
  • The candidate looked disgusted / indifferent as to whether she got the job or not.
    indifferent
  • Rewrite: He will be hired due to his wealth of experience.
    It is due to his wealth of experience that he will be hired.
  • Rewrite: They decided to move out of the city because it was too expensive
    It was because it was too expensive that they decided to move out of the city.
  • Jim always likes to feel ... to others
    superior
  • Rewrite: The swimmer swam across the Channel to raise money for charity.
    It was to raise money for charity that the swimmer swam across the Channel.
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