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I'm sorry I have no pen to write with.
⇔ I'm sorry
I have no pen with which I can write. The sudden
increase of the number of portable phones is causing various problems.
⇔ Because
the number of portable phones has suddenly increased, various problems are occurring.
She is proud that her son has obtained his degree.
⇔ She is proud of her son
having obtained his degree. Though he was injured,
he won the match.
⇔ In spite of his injury, he won the match.
If his doctor had advised him more, he would not have died.
⇔ With his doctor's
more advice, he would not have died. While I was staying
in London for two days, I visited the British Museum.
⇔ During my two days'
stay in London, I visited the British Museum. Kate
got married when she was thirty.
⇔ Kate got married at the age of thirty.
The weather forecast says that it is likely to be fine tomorrow.
⇒⇒ According
to the weather forecast, it is likely to be fine tomorrow.
I believed that he was innocent.
⇔ I believed him to be innocent.
We expect him to pass the examination at the top of the list.
⇔ We expect
that he will pass the examination at the top of the list. Before
he comes home, we have to prepare for his birthday party.
⇔ Before his coming
home, we have to prepare for his birthday party.
I was excited to see them fighting.
⇔ I was excited because I saw them fighting.
Japanese is not a language which is spoken all over the world.
⇔ Japanese
is not a language spoken all over the world. He didn't
know where he should buy that.
⇔ He didn't know where to buy that.
If you hear him sing, you would burst out laughing.
⇔ To hear him sing, you
would burst out laughing. I am amazed at his failure
in the enterprise, because he is a man of ability.
⇔ To my amazement, he,
who is a man of ability, failed in the enterprise. | 
