Adding emphasis

Adding emphasis

Rewrite emphasizing the words in italics. Start with WHAT... or IT...

Multiple Choice

I sent her a bunch of flowers

• What I did was send her a bunch of flowers

• It is sending her flowers what I do

Multiple Choice

He should avoid antagonizing her.

• What he should do is avoid antagonizing her.

• It's him that should avoid antagonizing her.

Multiple Choice

His uncompromising attitude surprised me.

• What surprised me was his uncompromising attitude.

• Why surprised me was his uncompromising attitude.

Multiple Choice

His reckless driving worries me.

• reckless driving is something what worries me.

• It is his reckless driving that worries me.

Multiple Choice

She felt terrible about quitting her job.

• When she quit her job she felt terrible.

• It was quitting her job that she felt terrible about.

Multiple Choice

She fired him.

• What she did was fire him.

• Fired him is what she did.

Multiple Choice

His bad manners really annoy me.

• What really annoys me is his bad manners.

• His bad manners are really annoying.

Multiple Choice

He proposed to her last week

• It was last week that he proposed to her.

• Last week was the proposal.

Multiple Choice

Sam and Jo went to Brazil on their honeymoon.

• It was Sam and Jo that went to Brazil on their honeymoon.

• Brazil was Sam and Jo honeymoon destination.

Negative inversion

Rewrite and make them more emphatic.

Open Ended

I won't ever allow myself to be deceived in such a way again.

Never again...

Open Ended

One rarely finds a person of such integrity as Michael.

Rarely...

Open Ended

His attitude annoys me more than anything.

Nothing...

Open Ended

He little suspected that she was trying to get him fired.

Little...

Open Ended

I've never been spoken to like that!

Never before...

Open Ended

She was rude and she was mean!

Not only...

Open Ended

As soon as he ended the relationship he started another one.

No sooner...

Open Ended

You won't find a nicer man anywhere!

Nowhere...

Open Ended

Her reaction could in no way be described as sympathetic.

In no way...