WRONG

The crash victim was beyond help when emergency services reach her (Whatsoever)

→ There…on reaching the crash victim

was nothing whatsoever emergency services could do

The minister seems to be excellent at yielding awkward questions (FLAIR)

The minister seems to have a flair for yielding awkward questions

His fake arrrogance only hid his genuine insecurity (lay)

→ Behind….insecurity

his fake arrogance lay his genuine

They will try Abrams for murder at the High Court next week (trial)

→ Abrams

will stand trial for murder at the High Court next week

A great many people will congratulate her if she wins (showered)

She will be showered with great many congratulations if she wins

It isn’t possible that Jane was absent from work today

→ Jance must

have been at work today

There will be no progress until we have fully understand the problem (FULL)

→ Not until there is____any progress

a full understanding of the problem will there be

It doesn’t matter which chemical you put into the mixture first. The result will be the same.

→ It makes

no difference which chemical you put into the mixture first

To pass the time, I looked through the magazines

→ I whiled…

away the time by looking through the magazines

Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh

→ The very…

thought of his face at the moment makes me laugh

Very little money was raised by the charity appeal (response)

There was little response to the charity appeal

The desk was too crowded for him to put his books down (room)

There was no room on the desk for his books

We were elated by the birth of our first grandchild (MOON)

We were over the moon when our first grandchild was born

I think this word comes from ancient Greece (derived)

I think this word is derived from ancient Greece

I’m very familiar with this neighborhood. (hand)

I know this neighborhood like the back of my hand

Words are not as important as actions

→ Actions speak…..

louder than words

Those terrapins which survive their first year may live to be twenty

→ Should

those terrapins survive their first year, they may live to be twenty

I will have to give up the whole idea

→ I have no

alternative but to give up the whole idea

He had a strong impulse to open the letter

→ He couldn’t resist

the temptation to open the letter

It can be concluded from the research, heart diseases correlate with smoking

→ The research shows a

correlation between heart diseases and smoking

Tom’s presence at parties adds to everyone’s enjoyment (SOUL)

→ Tom

is the life and soul of parties

You can rely on Frances to always say exactly what she thinks (COUNT)

→ You can ____her mind

count on Frances to speak (what’s on)

She gets bored quickly at parties because there is so much trivial conversation (SMALL)

→ Too much___she gets bored quickly at parties

small talk is the reason why

It was impossible to get back home because of the snow (WAY)

→ There

was no way of getting back home because of the snow

Why do I always get the boring job? (DONKEY)

→ I am fed

up with doing the donkey work

That wasn’t what I meant at all. You’ve completely misunderstood me as usual (STICK)

→ That wasn’t what I meant at all. You’ve

got the wrong end of the stick

She was definitely displeased when I told her

→ She was anything

but pleased when I told her

She didn’t cry when the story ended in tragedy

→ Not a

tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy

Only the managing director and the chief chemist know the details

→ Knowledge

of the details is restricted to the managing director and the chief chemist

The day after I lost my job, I did not feel like getting out of bed (INCLINATION)

→ I had

no inclination to get out of bed after losing my job

We simply must pay them the whole amount before the end of the month (alternative)

→ We have

no alternative but to pay them the whole amount before the end of the month

I know I can convince Dave that I’m right about this matter (bring)

→ I know I

can bring Dave round to my way of thinking on this matter

The new plans for the school have been approved by the authorities (MET)

→ The new plans

for the school have met with the approval of the authorities

They may have escaped through the backdoor (GETAWAY)

→ They may

have made a getaway through the backdoor

The family members find it hard to accept their father’s fortune will go to charity (resistance)

→ There

is resistance among the family members to the fact that their father’s fortune will go to charity

If she fails to accomplish her mission, her job will be put at risk (LINE)

→ Should

she fails to accomplish her mission, her job will be on the line

In my opinion, it was an absolute miracle that they survived the accident

→ The fact that___

they survived the accident was absolutly miraculous

I applied for the job but was turned down

→ My

application for the job was turned down

Children learn a lot about how to behave in a situation like this

→ Only

in a situation like this do children learn a lot about how to behave

The chances are that the whole thing will have been forgotten by next term.

→ In all

likelihood/probability, the whole thing will have been forgotten by next term

The population of the U.K had not expanded appreciably in the last decade

→ There has been no

appreciable expansion of the population of the U.K in the last decade

The reason why I was given promotion was that Laurence recommended me (but)

→ I wouldn’t

have been given promotion but for Laurence’s recommendation

Before the new manager took over, sales were half what they are not (DOUBLED)

→ Sales have___

doubled since the new manager took over

The Prime Minister decided to reintroduce the tax which made people angry (STORM)

→ The Prime Minister’s

decision to reintroduce the tax caused a storm of protest

My father and I often have the same opinion on politics (GROUND)

→ When it

comes to politics, my father and I are often on the same ground

The ending of this film makes me realize this war is pointless (home)

→ It is_______this war

the ending of this film that brings it home to me the pointlessness of

I expected the book to be far better because it had been written by such a good novelist.

→ The book fell

short of my expectations

The new deal has introduced many changes in the cooperation

→ Many a…

change in the cooperation has been introduced by the new deal

I am not certain, but there may be twenty applications for the job

→ At a

guess, there may be twenty applications for the job

In a nutshell, Tom’s not up to the job

→ The long

and short for it is that Tom’s not up to the job

I tried to explain to her what the problem was, but she wasn’t interested (Indifferent)

→

She was indifferent to my explanation of the problem

Is there enough cake for everyone?(round)

Is there enough cake to go round for everyone?

He protested that he had always kept his promises to me (gone)

He protested that he had never gone back on his promises to me

She acted brilliantly in the school play

→ She gave

a brilliant performance in the school play

You must concentrate on your work more

→ You must apply

yourself to your work more

He imitated John and other politicians in a humorous way (TOOK)

He took off John and other politicians in a humorous way

Peter does not care if Jean leaves or stays

→ Whatever

Jean does is all right with Peter

“I think the whole idea’s ridiculous”, he said

→ He dismissed

the whole idea as ridiculous

The village shop is now being managed by a national supermarket chain

→ A national supermarket chain has taken

over the management of the village shop

This door is an emergency exit and must never be locked for any reason

→ On____be locked because it is an emergency exit.

no account must this door ever

Yolanda’s family persuaded her to enter the competition

→ Yolanda was talked____

into entering the competition by her family

Just thinking about entering the university makes him so happy

→ The very

thought of entering the university makes him so happy

Melvin's friend recommended that website where he bought the camping equipment. (ON)

→ Melvin bought equipment from that website____a friend

on the recommendation of

As long as he could see, Kevin really didn't mind where he sat in the stadium. (DIFFERENCE)

→ As long as he could see, _____where he sat in the stadium.

it made no difference to Kevin

Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to visit the gym regularly. \n (ABLE)

→ If I had more time, ____ more regular visits to the gym.

I would be able to make