1.would (should) you like to do sth.
should love to do sth.
feel like doing sth.
would like to do sth.
would like sb. to do sth.
2.such a clever man that …
so clever a man that …
such a clever man as …
such interesting books that …
such rapid progress that …
so many (few) people that …
so much (little) money that …
so clever (fast) that…
diligent (fast) enough to do sth.
so lazy (slowly) that he cannot …
too lazy (slowly) to do sth.
1. How long have you been here ?
How soon will you be back ?
How often do you see him ?
2. What is the weight (distance, number, population, price …) of …?
3. How will you deal with…?
What will you do with…?
4. You are (have, can, will), so am (have, can, shall) I.
You aren’t (haven’t, can’t, won’t) , neither (nor) am (have, can, shall) I.
You are not…, I am not … either.
…. So it is with … (It is the same with…)
He is a student. So he is.
6. Child as he is , …
Much as I like it, …
Try as you may (will),
1.do nothing but do sth.
could not choose but do sth.
There is nothing to do but do sth.
Sb. has nothing to do but do sth.
desire(care for) nothing but to do sth.
have no choice but to do sth.
3.He is dead.
He has died.
He has been dead for three years.
4.He left home two weeks ago.
It is two weeks since he left home.
He has been away from home for two weeks.
5.Do you mind if I smoke here ?
Do you mind my(me) smoking here ?
Would you mind if I smoked here ?
6.After she had worked for four hours, she stopped to have a rest.
= Having worked for four hours, she stopped to have a rest.
We caught sight of a wolf while we ere climbing the mountain.
= While climbing the mountain, we caught sight of a wolf.