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Rewrite with it

August 13, 2012 A2pdf

Rewrite the following sentences with a preparatory it.

1. Susie paid for my drinks.

2. John lent me 10 dollars.

3. Peter does not want to quit.

4. His essay on the value of manners won the first prize.

5. She explained the meaning of the letter to me.

6. The girl next door brought the letters to me.

7. A man with a blue cap opened the door for me.

8. The man with a dragon tattoo came to my rescue.

9. His mother makes delicious cakes.

10. My son volunteered to help the poor.

Answers

1. It was Susie who paid for my drinks.

2. It was John who lent me ten dollars.

3. It is Peter who does not want to quit.

4. It was his essay on the value of manners that won the first prize.

5. It was she who explained the meaning of the letter to me.

6. It was the girl next door who brought the letters to me.

7. It was a man with a blue cap who opened the door for me.

8. It was the man with a dragon tattoo who came to my rescue.

9. It is his mother who makes delicious cakes.

10. It was my son who volunteered to help the poor.

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