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For questions 1-6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.

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1. [first=" I am not responsible for this project any longer." word="UNDER" beginning="No " answer="longer is the project under" ending=" my control."]

2. [first=" Eerybody came to the party apart from Benny." word="EXCEPTION" beginning="With " answer="the exception of" ending=" Benny, everybody came to the party."]

3. [first=" It was only when I stopped the car that I realised something was wrong." word="DID" beginning="Only " answer="when I stopped the car did#after I stopped the car did" ending=" I realise that something was wrong."]

4. [first=" It's very kind of you to help me with these bags." word="APPRECIATE" beginning="I really " answer="appreciate your helping" ending=" me with these bags."]

5. [first=" The flight will probably be cancelled." word="PROBABILITY" beginning="In " answer="all probability the flight" ending=" will be cancelled."]

6. [first=" She preferred to take a course in general linguistics istead of wasting her time at math." word="THAN" beginning="Rather " answer="than waste her time" ending=" at math she preferred to take a course in general linguistics."]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    LONGER ARE THE SALES UNDER
INVERSION  NO LONGER + AUXILIARY + SUBJECT
There are adverbs and adverbial expressions with a negative, restrictive or emphatic meaning, which are followed by inversion when placed first in a sentence:
No longer are we accepting questions from this account.
 
2)    THE EXCEPTION OF
IDIOM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
Except, not including:
With the exception of the U.S., big businesses around the world are cautiously spending money on travel, survey finds. 
 
3)    WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR DID/AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR DID
INVERSION ONLY WHEN + CLAUSE + AUXILIARY 
Inversion can occur after a clause beginning ONLY AFTER/ONLY WHEN/ONLY IF:
Only when she came back home did she realize that she had left her purse in the car.
 
4)    APPRECIATE YOUR HELPING
VERB + GERUND  APPRECIATE + GERUND
Used to thank someone in a polite way or to say that you are grateful for something they have done:
I appreciate your making the effort to come.
 
5)    ALL PROBABILITY THE FLIGHT
IDIOM IN ALL PROBABILITY
Very probably:
They will win the match in all probability. 
 
6)    THAN WASTE HER TIME
PHRASE PREFER TO + VERB ... RATHER THAN 
Instead of somebody/something:
Rather than go straight on to university he prefer to stay at home.