Question

Rewrite the following sentences using the words in
bold. Use between 3 and 8 words. Do not change
the meaning of the original sentence.
1 George phoned before leaving home in case they
had cancelled the meeting.nl
might George phoned before leaving home
because he thought the meeting............
…....... off.
2 Earlier enforcement of the new regulations could
have improved the situation.
force Had the new regulations ......
......... not be so difficult now.
It was entirely due to Mark's diplomacy that people
didn't criticise us.
come But......…...
for a lot of criticism.

Answer 1

1. George phoned before leaving home because he thought the meeting might have been called off.

2. Had the new regulations been forced/enforced, the situation would not be so difficult now.

3. But for Mark's diplomacy we would have come in for a lot of criticism.