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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Sentence transformation #211649 07/08/2013 11:13 AM Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 41 Lionel Koh newbie Lionel Koh newbie Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 41 Mary went to the party. She was very reluctant. Much to her reluctance, Mary went to the party. (The sentence should begin with the underlined words.) Is the second sentence the correct transformation of the first sentence? Thanks. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sentence transformation Lionel Koh #211658 07/08/2013 11:54 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Doesn't sound like good colloquial English to me and it's certainly not good formal English. Mary was very reluctant to go to the party is OK. Much to her reluctance just doesn't hack it. Much to her chagrin or much to her dismay are OK but they don't say what you want to say here. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sentence transformation Faldage #211662 07/09/2013 1:28 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Very reluctantly, Mary went to the party. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sentence transformation tsuwm #211672 07/09/2013 3:13 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Rhubarb Commando old hand Rhubarb Commando old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Or, possibly: Mary went to the party with great reluctance. I'm immortal until proven otherwise Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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