Ex.5. REPLACE what is given in bold type by infinitive phrases. Some sentences will also require lexical rephrasing

I. 1. He hesitated, not sure how he should answer her, what tone he should take. 2. But I wanted that you should know how I feel. 3. Sanders hated it when he saw that his daughter cried. 4. He opened the refrigerator and got the milk. 5. “No apologies. There’s too much work and we can’t spend time apologizing. ” 6. At first, I was too shocked and did not believe anything. 7. Her goal was a career of the greatest female neurosurgeon in the country. 8. She had declined all offers of assistance with thanks, and had only asked if she could be left in quiet for some rest. 9. It seemed that the guard was familiar with him, and he waved us through. 10. Nat was not strong enough for the long walk, and asked if he could stay at home with Tommy. 11. There are so many things that must be thought over and decided when you are beginning to grow up. 12. The work she did that day! There were many things she had to bring up from the beach and store in the outhouse – as oars, nets, sails, cordage, spars, lobster-pots, bags of ballast, and the like. 13. Behind the sofa was a wall of bookshelves crammed with law treatises; it appeared they had been neglected for decades.

II. 1. I am glad that I was able to be helpful toyou. 2. He was so astonished that he could not speak or think. 3. I left the window open so that I might hear the arriving cars. 4. The monument that will be raised here was designed by a famous sculptor. 5. How thoughtful it was of him that he had made a reservation for me in Hilton. 6. At the lecture the students followed every word lest they should miss an important idea. 7. She cast a glance of surprise at him as though she wanted an explanation from him. 8. He returned to his old flat and got to know that it had been let to another tenant. 9. Helen reached the hospital and found her brother a little better than when she had last seen him. 10. My idea is that we should make a stop there for a couple of nights. 11. She proofread her composition another time for fear that she might overlook a mistake. 12. There was nothing in the article that might interest him. 13. It made me feel sad when I saw him in distress.

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