Sentence transformation: inversion, cleft and emphasis

Question 1 of 10

Rewrite with "Had": "If I had known, I would have come."

Question 2 of 10

Rewrite beginning with "No sooner": "As soon as he arrived, it rained."

Question 3 of 10

Rewrite with "Only when": "You will understand when you grow up."

Question 4 of 10

Write cleft sentences to emphasise each underlined part of "Esi bought a dress at Makola yesterday": (a) Esi (b) a dress (c) at Makola (d) yesterday.

Question 5 of 10

Combine using "too … to": "He is very weak. He cannot walk."

Question 6 of 10

Inversion after negative adverbials is more common in formal writing.

Question 7 of 10

Combine each pair into one sentence as instructed: (a) The box is heavy. I cannot lift it. (so … that) (b) She is young. She cannot vote. (too … to) (c) He is not tall. He cannot join the team. (enough)

Question 8 of 10

Rewrite: "Although it was raining, the match continued." using "despite"

Question 9 of 10

Rewrite without changing the meaning: (a) Kofi is the tallest boy in the class. (No other boy…) (b) If you need help, call me. (Should…) (c) Although he was ill, he came. (Despite…)

Question 10 of 10

"What I need is a rest" is an example of