I.
1. I'm really excited about the upcoming pottery workshop.
I'm looking forward to the upcoming pottery workshop.
2. There's no need for you to clean the house again.
You don't need to clean the house again.
3. She prefers watching TV to reading books.
She would rather watch TV than read books.
4. His short story will win first place in the writing competition. He is confident about it.
He is confident that his short story will win first place in the writing competition.
5. Somebody stole his watch yesterday.
His watch was stolen yesterday.
II. Combine the two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do not
change the given words in any ways.
1. The water was too cold. We couldn't swim in it. (TOO)
The water was too cold for us to swim in it.
2. That's the book. Everyone is reading it. (WHICH)
That's the book which everyone is reading.
3. They didn't have more people working on the job. They couldn't get the job done quicker. (IF)
If they had had more people working on the job, they could have got the job done quicker.
4. Her husband hated holidays so much. She decided to go on her own. (SINCE)
Since her husband hated holidays so much, she decided to go on her own.
5. She gave everyone a present. Then she left. (BEFORE)
She had given everyone a present before she left.
#TIB
