Rewrite as directed.
1............... she read the telegram, she fainted.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to mean immediately after she read the telegram.
2............... my children are all employed, I have no financial difficulties.
Wrong!
Use "Now that" to introduce the present situation that explains the result.
3The house is ............... to accommodate them all.
Wrong!
The correct adjective + enough order is "spacious enough" before an infinitive.
4Germs are ............... small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a that-clause showing result.
5............... the hunter raised his gun, the birds flew away.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to mean immediately after the hunter raised his gun.
6He is ............... strong to be defeated.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective to show that something is more than possible or acceptable.
7You must take your medicine ............... get well.
Wrong!
Use "in order to" before the base verb to express purpose.
8Peter, as well as Mary, ............... shocked by the news.
Wrong!
Use "was" because the verb agrees with the singular subject Peter, not the phrase "as well as Mary".
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- As soon as she read the telegram, she fainted.
- Now that my children are all employed, I have no financial difficulties.
- The house is spacious enough to accommodate them all.
- Germs are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.
- As soon as the hunter raised his gun, the birds flew away.
- He is too strong to be defeated.
- You must take your medicine in order to get well.
- Peter, as well as Mary, was shocked by the news.