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Syntax operations. What are the operations involved in the pair here?

What are the syntactic operations are involved in the following pair? IT was: she talked with him via email? IT became: With whom did she talk via email? syntax My book shows that ...
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What will be the complex form of the text

what will be complex form of the sentence " None but you joined me in the party" and He, not his sister, helped me (compound)
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Compound sentence or simple sentence. (We sang and danced all night)

I am actually confused to know whether the following sentence is compound or simple sentence. My sentence is: ( She sang and danced all night). As far as, I know that this sentence has 'conjunction' ...
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Passive vs 'able' adjective

When I was preparing for my FCE exam I came across a task which I cannot really fully understand. The task was the word transformation. I got it all right, except only one. The sentence was: Then ...
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Transformation into compound sentence

What will be the compound sentence of the following complex sentence ? "If I did not help the autuority , the guilty would run away ."
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Confusing transformation into compound sentences

What would be the transformation of the following sentences into compound sentences? "If you want success , you will have to do be diligent." "If I didn't help him, he wouldn't pass the exam." MY ...
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Which variant of transformation is the right one?

The sentence is given: They could easily win the game. I must transform it using the word "chance". Which one is right: They had every chance of winning the game. or They have every chance of ...
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Transform the sentence “As soon as the child sees the mother, it begins to smile.”

As soon as the child sees the mother, it begins to smile.(Change it using "No sooner..... than"). Please help me to transform the sentence.
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Transformation of the sentence with reported speech

Today I was doing sentence transformation exercises and I found this sentence: 1."Yes, I left the door unlocked", said Daisy. 2.Daisy ________ the door unlocked. (having) I had to use from two ...
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How can I ask what number of time it is of the person doing something in correct and concise way? [duplicate]

The answer I'd like to receive upon my question is this: It is my 4th. The question I'd like to ask is something like this: What timeth is it you are trying to do this?, or What timeth you ...
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Direct To Indirect Speech : Conversion of 'do'?

I was practicing direct to indirect conversion, when I saw something peculiar in the sentences. Consider the sentence given below - 1) He said to me, "Where do you live?". I considered various ...
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What is the positive statement of the question “Whose frying pan is this?”

What is the positive statement of the question "Whose frying pan is this?" I mean How can I transform from question to the positive statement. What would it look like? I hope I explain myself ...
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Sentence Transformation of “Not only … but also”

Myanmar is a beautiful country. It is rich in natural resources. If I rewrite this sentence as Myanmar is not only a beautiful country but also rich in natural resources. Will it be ...
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How do I simplify the sentence “I insisted that Mandela had a strong personality”?

I have to make the following sentence-simple : I insisted that Mandela had a strong personality. I think it'll be right- I insisted on Mandela's having a strong personality. or, I insisted ...
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Transform “We got …” structures

I didn't know they were gonna send a death squad! Hang on! Hey, we got ourselves a winner! Don's got it over here. Look out! We lost them! Good job, stranger from the cornfields! ...