1. I’d like you to waid until they

1. I’d like you to waid until they bring out a new model. (rather)
I’d rather you waited until they bring/brought out a new model
2. We couldn’t find the cat anywhere. (nowhere) The cat was nowhere to be found
3. What finally ended the dispute was the fact that the union agreed to go to arbitration. (agreement)
What finally ended the dispute was the union’s agreement to go to arbitration
4. He won’t let anyone else touch his records (objects) He objects to anyone else touching
5. The fact that nobody said anything at the time surprised me. (what)
What surprised me was (the fact) that nobody said anything at the time
6. The referee first blew the whistle 30 minutes into the game. (playing)
They had been playing for 30 minutes when the referee first blew his whistle
7. I admitted it was my fault for burning the toast. (blame)
I admitted I was to blame for burning/having burnt the toast
8. It’s becoming extremely expensive to maintain the museum. (unkeep)
The upkeep of the museum is becoming extremely expensive
Exercise 29 :
1. This is the best essay I have ever written.  Never had I written such a good essay/a better essay than this
2. I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course.
 I took it it for granted that she would learn.......
3. I am terribly sorry; I thought you were a friend of Anna’s.  I took you for a friend of Anna’s, I’m sorry
4. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me. Busy as/though she was, she............
5. I would prefer you to do computer science.  I’d rather you did computer science
6. He didn’t get his visa until last Monday.  It was not until last Monday that he got his visa
7. They continued to say that I was to blame.  They persisted persisted in saying that I was to blame
8. Vietnamese coffee is considered to be one of the best in the world.
 Vietnamese coffee is regarded as one of the best in the world
9. If you ask me well in advance I’ll be willing to work over time.  Provided you aske me well in advance, I’ll...........
10. “I never used bad language,” she said.  She denied using/having used bad language
Exercise 30:
1. He failed his exam because he missed classes so often. (consequence)
As a consequence of missing classes so often, he failed his exam
2. Send me a postcard as soon as you arrive. (minute)  Send me a postcard the minute you arrive
3. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. (obligation) You’re under no obligation to do it if you don’t want to
4. I tried as hard as I could but I still failed my driving tests. (however)
However hard I tried, I didn’t pass my driving tests
5. I felt that it had been a big mistake to give up that job. (regretted) I regretted ever having given up that job
6. Strangers are not to be let in. (account) On no account are strangers to be/must strangers be let in
7. He joined the army as soon as he had finished school. (sooner)
No sooner had he finished school than he joined the army
8. If it weren’t for the weather, I would enjoy working here so much (but)
But for the weather, I would enjoy working here so much
9. It rained torrentially all day yesterday, which really depressed me. (got)
The torrential rain all day yesterday really got me down
10. I wrote this book because I want to help students with their writing. (view)
I wrote this book with a view to helping students with their writing