Grammar - Structural Conversion
Study the following structural conversions and complete the exercises.
A. Better and Best
You'd better clean up your mess = You should / I strongly advice you to.
It's better to clean up than leave it in a mess = better of two alternatives
It´d be better to go to the gym than go to the bar = better of two alternatives
It's best to warm-up before going for a jog = best of several alternatives
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B. I'd rather / prefer / like
I'd rather go by plane than by bus.
I'd rather you didn't smoke in front of the children.
We'd prefer you not to smoke, if you don't mind.
They would like you to go to the hospital immediately.
C. Wish, if only and hope
She wishes she were more intelligent.
She wishes (that) he had worked harder for his exams, but it's too late now.
If only I had worked harder, I would not be in this situation now.
I wish they wouldn't close the park before 21:00
I wish to speak to the Manager of the hotel.
D. It's time
It's time we got the car and went home
It's time they changed into their costumes
E. Suggest
I suggest that you should use a dictionary
He suggested using a dictionary
F. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words indicated.
