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Rîșcan Vladislav 10.03.

2022
Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1 Citizen journalists were first to break the story.
It was citizen journalist who first broke the story.
2 The paper didn't check the facts before they published the article.
What the paper did is to not check the facts before they published the article.
3 When news stories are entertaining, teenagers read them.
Teenagers do read news stories when they are entertaining.
4 Young people often don't care about international events.
Rarely do young people care about international events.
5 In my opinion, the best news stories are about celebrities.
By far the news stories about celebrities are the best.
6 He had just finished writing his Facebook update when his friends arrived.
Hardly do he finished writing his Facebook update when his friends arrived.

Complete sentence b so that it has a similar meaning to sentence


1 a She had never seen such shocking footage before
b Never before she seen such shocking footage.
2 a The excellent cinematography made the documentary really moving.
b It was the excellent cinematography that made the documentary really moving.
3 a We had not only wasted our money, but we had also wasted our time.
b Not only we had wasted our money, but we also wasted our time.
4 a The story spread via the internet and was trending within hours.
b What happened is that the story spread via the internet and was trending within hours.
5 a He used crowd funding to pay for his film.
b What he did was crowd funding to pay his film.
6 a They changed the music and rewrote some of the script.
b All they did was to change the music and rewrote some of the script.
7 a The prime minister revealed that there had been some disagreements within the party.
b It was the prime minister who revealed that there had been some disagreements within the party.
8 a There has rarely been such an extraordinary reaction.
b Rarely had there been such an extraordinary reaction.
9 a We had never heard such an emotional speech before.
b Never before had we heard such an emotional speech.

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