→ We are going to have our house redecorated by the workers.
The workers are going to redecorate our house.
Peter was so happy that he didn't know what to say. (LOSS)
→ Peter was at a loss for words because he was so happy.
Peter was so happy that he didn't know what to say. (SUCH)
→ Such was Peter's happiness that he didn't know what to say.
→ Had Jack cut down on his smoking at breakfast, he wouldn't be ill now.
Jack didn't reduce his smoking at breakfast, so he's ill now. (CUT)
→ His mom's anger made him stop using his mobile phone.
Because of his mom's anger, he was forced to stop using his mobile phone. (MADE)
There are hopes that the patient will become conscious again. (COME)
→ It is hoped that the patient will come round again.
Jack's laziness prevents him from entering that competition last month. (GONE)
→ Were it not for Jack's laziness, he would have gone in for that competition last month.
→ I don't have the courage to give a description of the robber to the police.
I am not courageous enough to describe the robber to the police. (DESCRIPTION)
You should impress your new teacher. (IMPRESSION) → You should make an impression on your new teacher.
Jack was so impressed by Hanoi that he decided to move to live there. (SETTLE)
→ So impressed was Jack by Hanoi that he decided to settle there.
Mary persuaded me to talk more about my plan. (GO)
→ Mary got me to go on about my plan.
He spoke so persuasively that I was deceived by his lies. (FELL)
→ He was so persuasive that I fell for his lies.
→ My mom wouldn't let me punish my son.
My mom said that I could not punish my son. (LET)
My mom said that I could find the meaning of the new words in the dictionary. (LOOK)
→ My mom let me look up the meaning of the new words in the dictionary.
There are announcements that the flights will be delayed until midnight. (PUT)
→ The flights have been put off until midnight.
→ Had it not been so noisy, I could have slept.
→ There were such a lot of people that I couldn't see Tom.
→ It is set to storm next week according to weather forecasts.
→ Jack was so taken aback that he fell down.