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Speech patterns

  • 1. It makes me wild to think of working and working like a dog... It made Jane mad to hear the news.

  • It will make the child happier to have his sister with him.

  • 2. a) All you can think of is finding fault.

  • All I could dream of was going on a vacation.

  • All you can object to is the loss of time.

  • All we can hope for is the testimony of that witness.

  • b) All you can (have to) do is to tell the truth. All he was able to do was to listen to them.

  • All you had to do was to give your consent. All we can do is not to make a fuss about it.

  • c) All you can (have to) say is (that) you will never do it. All I can say is I hope I'll never get married.

  • All I could say was that the matter was urgent.

  • All we were able to suggest was that you should not accept the

  • offer.