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SUBSTITUTING ONE PHRASE FOR ANOTHER
adverbs
1. Despite renovations, the building remains the same in nearly every way.
Despite renovations, the building remains substantially the same.
2. Some students use commas without taking much care.
Some students use commas indiscriminately.
3. Such military posturing is almost certain to lead to war.
Such military posturing will inevitably lead to war.
4. I wiped the entire disk without meaning to.
I wiped the entire disk inadvertently.
nouns
5. My brother knows nothing about chemistry, which is why there was an explosion.
My brothers ignorance ofchemistry led to an explosion.6. That the two sexes are not treated in the same way is taken for granted.
Inequality between the sexes is taken for granted.
7. His feeling that he just wasnt as good as other people never went away.
His feeling of inferiority never went away.
8. An alarming number of dieters are simply not eating as much as their body needs.
An alarming number of dieters are suffering from malnutrition.
adjectives
9. Everyone agreed with the decision to complain to the director.
The decision to complain to the directorwas unanimous.
10. They were locked togetherin combat, trying to kill each other.
They were locked togetherin mortal combat.
11. It was an investigation that left no stone unturned.
It was a painstaking investigation.
12. The driver of the second caraccepted that she wasnt wholly without blame for the accident.
The driver of the second caraccepted partial responsibility.
phrases and multiple changes
13. I had fully intended to start this report this afternoon, but I couldnt.
I had every intention of starting this report this afternoon, but I couldnt.
14. The statue isextremely tall.
The statue reaches a considerable height.
15. Weve been trying to sell our flat for over a year.
Our flat has been on the market for over a year.16. I was so shocked by her revelations I couldnt think what to say.
I was so shocked by her revelations I was lost for words.
17. The leaflet was distributed to absolutely everyonewhether they wanted it or not.
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The leaflet was distributed toall and sundry.
18. My filing system is hopelessly disorganised.
My filing system is at sixes and sevens.
HOMEWORK due 24/25 November 2008
5 Rewrite the sentences below using one of the common phrases listed. There
are more phrases than needed.
with time on my hands grow on somebody round the bend slow but
sure cut and thrust
rule of thumb ins and outs too much of a good thing lost
his touch
rank and file make a go of by a hairs breadth at the best of times
a At a party you can reckon on one bottle of wine for three people as a rough
guideline.
b Even when things are going really well, I find it hard to get on with my boss.
c As a pianist, hes not as good as he used to be.
d Ive got plenty of spare time now the children are at school.
eThe ordinary soldiers dont get the same food as the officers.
f I think we could try and make a success of this business.
gThat woman drives me completely mad!
h Im no good at the quick thinking needed in a debate.
i That car only just missed me.
j I really dont understand all the history and details of the controversy.
6 Replace the underlined phrases with one of the words/expressions listed.
Make any other necessary changes.
inevitably inadvertently malnutrition inferiority partial
painstaking
all and sundry at sixes and sevens
a Such military posturing is almost certain to lead to war.
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b I wiped the entire disk without meaning to.
c His feeling that he just wasnt as good as other people never went away.
d An alarming number of dieters are simply not eating as much as their body needs.
e It was an investigation that left no stone unturned.
f The driver of the second car accepted that she wasnt wholly without blame for the
accident.
g The leaflet was distributed to absolutely everyone whether they wanted it or not.
h My filing system is hopelessly disorganised.