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Sentence transformation, 7

January 14, 2007

1 He went to Spain to try to speak Spanish better.brush

He went to Spain ___to brush up his__ Spanish

2 Is she Australian?

come

___Does he come from__Australia?

3 Ask Paul to do it. You can rely on him.let

Ask Paul to do it. He _will not let you down__

4 It’s a very formal dinner party.dress

We are expected __to dress up__for the dinner party.

5 An ankle injury prevented her from taking part in the race.drop

She had to __drop out of__the race because of an ankle injury.

6 It was nearly midnight when John arrived.turn

John __did not turn up__until nearly midnight.

7 I’m not very confident of passing my driving test.get

I don’t __think I will / expect to get through_my driving test

8 The meeting went on until 11.30break

The meeting __did not break up__ until 11.30

9 Unless business improves soon, we’ll be bankrupt by the end of the year.pick

If business __don’t pick up_soon, we’ll be bankrupt by the end of the year.

10 The last time my rent rose was three years ago.put

They haven’t __put my rent up / put up my rent_ for three years.

11 You will support me at the meeting, won’t you?back

You will __back me up_at the meeting, won’t you?

12 This form must be completed before you leave.fill

You __must/arerequired to/are expected to/have to fill in_this form before you leave.

13 I don’t think I’ll go out on Saturday.stay

I think _I will stay in__ on Saturday.

14 Unless it stops raining soon, we’ll have to cancel the picnic.clear

If it ___does not clear up__soon we’ll have to cancel the picnic.

15 I don’t smoke as many cigarettes as I used to.cut

I’ve managed to _cut down the number of_cigarettes I smoke.

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January 14, 2007

1 Their wedding takes place on Saturday.married

They ___will get/are getting married_ on Saturday.

2 Would you like some more sauce with your meat?enough

Have __you got/had enough sauce__with your meat?

3 How likely is she to win the race?chances

What__are her chances of winning_the race?

4 He wished he had gone to university.regretted

He __regretted not having /that he hadn’t_gone to university.

5 Paul had difficulty in starting the car.difficult

Paul __found it difficult to start__the car.

6 Take a jumper with you because it might get cold later on.case

Take a jumper with you___in case it gets___cold later on.

7 How much did that jacket cost?pay

How much ___did you pay for__that jacket?

8 The only question I had wrong was question seven.except

I had __every question/all the questions/ everything right except__question seven

9 I don’t think I’ll go to Jane’s party on Saturday.doubt

I ___doubt if/whether I’ll go__to Jane’s party on Saturday.

10 It was very kind of them to help us.grateful

We __were grateful to them_for their help.

11 My uncle had never been abroad before.trip

It was ___my uncle’s first trip__abroad.

12 This is the best food I’ve ever eaten.better

I’ve ____never eaten/tasted better food than__this



January 14, 2007

1 Do you want a sandwich?care

__Would you care for__a sandwich?

2 Is this pen yours?belong

Does __this pen belong to__you?

3 David was too ill to go camping with us.enough

David___was not well/fit enough__to go camping with us.

4 You can’t vote unless you are over eighteen.must

You_must be over eighteen__to vote

5 I think we should go home now.time

It __is time we went/were going__home now.

6 I certainly won’t go there again!lastThat ___is the last time___I go there!

7 I regret not getting married.wish

I _wish I had got__ married.

8 He found it hard to start the car.difficulty

He ___had difficulty in starting__ the car.

9 Why wouldn’t she give you her telephone number?refuse

Why___did she refuse to__give you her telephone number?

10 John and I last quarrelled over a week ago.fallen

John and I _have not fallen out_ for over a week.

11 I doubt very much that you saw Carla at the party as she’s in Scotland at the moment.can’t

You ____cannot have seen___Carla at the party as she’s in Scotland at the moment

12 After nearly an hour the coach had still not arrived.sign

After nearly an hour __there was still no sign__of the coach.



January 14, 2007

1 We started eating when all the guests had arrived.until

We _did not start eating until__all the guests had arrived.

2 I should very much like to play the guitar.wish

I __wish I could/knew how to_play the guitar

3 The pop star left by the back exit so as to avoid meeting the press.order

The pop start left by the back exit __in order not to meet / in order to avoid (meeting) _the press

4 Our driving laws and theirs are not the same.differentOur driving laws __are different from_theirs

5 Sally hasn’t contacted me for over six weeks.heard

I __last heard from Sally__over six weeks ago

6 ‘You really must stay the night,’ he said to usinsisted

He __insisted on us staying / that we stayed__the night

7 They make 2,000 cars a week at that factory.turns

That factory__turns out__2,000 cars a week.

8 He was punished for his bad behaviour.badly

If he __had not behaved badly__, he wouldn’t have been punished.

9 Speaking personally, I don’t care whether she comes with us or not.matter

It __does not matter to me_whether she comes with us or not.

10 I don’t really want to go out tonight.prefer

I__would prefer not to_go out tonight.

11 ‘Would you like to play tennis on Friday?’ Emily asked Nick.felt

Emily asked Nick __if he felt like playing_tennis on Friday

12 As soon as he came in, he switched on the television.immediately

He came in __and immediately switched on_the television



January 14, 2007

1 We hired a private nurse to look after my mother when she broke her leg.care

We hired a private nurse ___to take care of / to care for__my mother when she broke her leg.

2 He’s only now beginning to recover from his illness.get

It’s taken him until ___now to get over___his illness.

3 David lives quite near the station.far

David ___doesn’t live (very) far from / lives not very far from__ the station

4 The programme was so boring that he fell aseep.such

It____was such a boring programme___that he fell asleep.

5 My parents don’t like us smoking at home.approve

My parents __don’t approve of (us)__smoking at home

6 We couldn’t drive home because of heavy snow.prevented

Heavy snow ____prevented us from driving__ home

7 Peter wishes now that he hadn’t sold his flat.regrets

Peter____regrets selling / regrets having sold___his flat.

8 They say that caviare tastes nice.supposed

Caviare ___is supposed to___nice

9 It was nearly midnight before everyone left.time

By___the time everyone left__it was nearly midnight.

10 She doesn’t find this course very interesting.bored

She __is bored by/with__this course

11 Did Angela say why she arrived late?reason

Did Angela___give a/any reason for arriving___late?

12 She couldn’t concentrate because the room was so hotdifficult

The heat in the room___made it difficult (for her)_to concentrate.

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January 14, 2007

1 We were surprised to see Pamela at the party.expect

We___did not expect to__to see Pamela at the party.

2 Everyone has heard about the canals in Amsterdamfamous

Amsterdam ___is famous for (its)__canals

3 If you pay no attention to him, he’ll soon go away.notice

If you__take no notice of__him, he’ll soon go away.

4 John Lennon was forty when he died.age

John Lennon ___died at the age of__forty.

5 You can stay with my sister if you’re ever in Brighton.put

My sister will ___put you up__if you’re ever in Brighton.

6 She didn’t say goodbye when she left.without

She ____left without saying__ goodbye.

7 ‘I’m sorry I’m late,’ he said.apologized

He___apologized for being___late.

8 It’s possible that they didn’t get the message in time.might

They ___might not have got__the message in time.

9 I haven’t smoked for six years.gave

Six years__ago I gave up___smoking

10 It was wrong of you to steal those apples from Mrs Brown’s garden.should

You___should not have stolen__those apples from Mrs Brown’s garden.

11 It’s a four-hour journey from Swansea to London.travel

It___takes four hours to travel___from Swansea to London.

12 I don’t really want to leave yet.rather

I ___would rather not___leave yet.



January 14, 2007

31 Why are you interested in taking up a new hobby?want

Why ……do you want | to take…… up a new hobby?

32 ‘Have you seen my gloves anywhere, Eric?’ asked Mrs Noble.seen

Mrs Noble asked Eric ……if/whether | he/she had seen……… her gloves anywhere.

33 Suzanne was too excited to sleep.that

Suzanne was ….so excited that | she could…… not sleep.

34 Robert has not had a job for two years.out

Robert has ……been | out of work/a job…… for two years.

35 ‘I will complete the work only if you pay me £500 extra,’ said Frank.not‘I will …not complete the work | unless…… you pay me £500 extra,’ said Frank.

36 The thief ran right past you so I’m sure you saw his face.mustThe thief ran right past you so ……you must | have seen…… his face.

37 The clients demanded to stay in a first-class hotel.stayingThe clients …insisted on/upon | staying…… in a first-class hotel.

38 I don’t object to the council building a new road here.objection

I …have no/haven’t any/make no | objection to… the council building a new road here.

39 The author wrote her latest novel while she was staying in Majorca.was

The author’s latest novel ……was written | during her/a…… stay in Majorca.

40 The newspaper offered Lynda £5,000 for her story, but she refused.turned

Lynda …turned down | the/an offer…… of £5,000 from the newspaper for her story.



January 23, 2007

31.- Can you understand what this paper means?

sense

Can you ……make sense of…… this paper?

32.- It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday.

needn’t

You ……needn’t have met… me at the airport yesterday.

33.-It was unkind of you to talk to her like that.

not

You …should not have talked… to her like that.

34.-I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers.

spite

I saw the film in …spite of my strong dislike… of thrillers.

35.-It’s not possible to play tennis because of the rain.

makes

The rain ……makes it impossible…. to play tennis.

36.-I’ve never tasted such good food before.

ever

It is the …best food I’ve ever.. tasted.

37.-Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night?

let

Do your parents …let you watch…. TV late at night?

38.-”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother.

she

I asked my mother …whether/if she had written…. a note for Anna.

39.-He gave me the money first, and then he left.

after

He left ……after he had given me/after giving me….. the money.

40.-I don’t find it difficult to get up early any more.

used

I ……am used to getting…. up early.

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Sentence transformation,16

January 23, 2007

31 He really likes correcting her English.

pleasure

He …takes pleasure in.. correcting her English.

32 It’s not necessary to take a lot of luggage when going on holiday.

much

You …don’t need much / needn’t take much / don’t have to take much… luggage when going on holiday.

33 Perhaps he hasn’t received the doctor’s results yet.

may

He ..may not have received.. the doctor’s results yet.

34 All I want you to do is to look after my dog.

care

All I want you to do is to ……take care of….. my dog.

35 She was not certain about the trip.

decide

She ……could not decide….. about the trip.

36 He locked the gate so that the dog wouldn’t escape.

prevent

He locked the gate ……to prevent the dog (from).. escaping.

37 They did not like to pay extra taxes.

objected

They ……objected to paying………. extra taxes.

38 The day was so nice that we went on a picnic.

such

It was …such a nice day…. that we went on a picnic.

39 The only person I didn’t see was Jane.

except

I ………saw everyone except….. Jane.

40 She decided to visit her friend and tell her the news.

drop

She decided to …drop in on… her friend and tell her the news.



January 21, 2007

31 We have to reduce our expenses.

cut

We have to ………cut down on……….. our expenses.

32 “Can you please explain this to me?” she asked the teacher.

if

She asked the teacher ………if she could explain that……… to her.

33 Perhaps he’s working late.

may

He ……may be working…. late.

34 Nobody ever told me about it.

never

I ………was never told…. about it.

35 “I’ll pick him up from the airport,” she said.

offered

She …offered to pick him up….. from the airport.

36 I was so shocked that I couldn’t react.

wasn’t

I ………wasn’t calm enough to…… react.

37 People say Greek is a difficult language to learn.

said

Greek ……is said to be a……. difficult language to learn.

38 The police have investigated the crime.

by

The crime ……has been investigated by…… the police.

39 Without your help, I would never have managed.

you

If ……you hadn`t helped me……. , I would never have managed.

40 The manager made the employees stay late.

made

The employees ……were made to stay late… by the manager.


Sentence Transformation,14

January 21, 2007

31 He knows everything about flowers.

expert

He …is an expert on… flowers.

32 If you are not old enough you cannot watch certain films.

age

If you …are under age….. you cannot watch certain films.

33 I regret that I gave him the money.

lent

If only ……I hadn’t lent…. him the money.

34 It was such a boring movie that we left.

so

The movie ….was so boring……..….. that we left.

35 People say that the pyramids are worth visiting.

supposed

The pyramids …are supposed to be…. worth visiting.

36 John cannot possibly borrow the car tonight.

question

It’s …out of the question… for John to borrow the car tonight.

37 Could I continue what I was doing?

get

Could I …get on with… what I was doing?

38 Mary is slower at doing things than Jill.

fast

Mary is …not as fast as…….. Jill at doing things.

39 I can’t make up my mind about the colour.

decide

I …cannot decide on….. the colour.

40 There are times when you have to do things by yourself.

own

There are times when you have to do things …on your own….



January 20, 2007

31 You were late, so you missed the match.

wouldn’t

If you hadn’t …been late you wouldn’t have…….. missed the match.

32 I am sorry I forgot your birthday.

wish

I …wish I hadn’t forgotten…. your birthday.

33 The burglar managed to escape without punishment.

get

The burglar managed to …get away without…. punishment.

34 He failed the test because he did not study enough.

attributed

His failure in the test …was attributed to his….. not studying enough.

35 I wonder if you can lend me something to wear tonight.

mind

Would …you mind lending me.. something to wear tonight?

36 We can’t decide where to go on holidays.

decision

We can’t …make a decision about…. where to go on holidays.

37 Can you take me to the station by car?

give

Can you …give me a lift…. to the station?

38 You will miss the bus if you don’t hurry up.

unless

You will miss the bus ……unless you hurry up…….

39 It is likely that they have already left.

may

They ……may have already.. left.

40 How much is the bus fare from London to Cambridge?

cost

How much …does it cost to go/travel…. from London to Cambridge by bus?



January 19, 2007

31 Sally has not come to school because she has been sick.

absent

Sally …has been absent from …. school because she has been sick.

32 It is often difficult to find an answer to a problem.

solution

Finding …a solution to… a problem is often difficult.

33 I was lucky you let me stay with you for the night.

put

I was lucky you ……put me up…. for the night.

34 I advised him to stop smoking.

suggested

I ……suggested (that) he….. stop smoking.

35 They are going to do up my room.

have

I’m going to…have my room……….…. decorated.

36 Jane doesn’t often see Mike.

seldom

Jane ……seldom sees…. Mike.

37 I can understand this quite well

easy

It’s …easy for me to….. understand this.

38 My mother doesn’t like us to stay out late.

approve

My mother doesn’t ……approve of us/our staying…… out late.

39 Mary is employed by IBM, isn’t she?

works

Mary …………works for IBM, doesn’t…… she?

40 They could not understand what she said.

difficulty

They ……had difficulty in understanding…. what she said.



January 18, 2007

31 There is no sugar left.

run

We have …run out of…. sugar.

32 ‘New World’ Advertising is considering your application.

is

Your application ……is being considered by…. ’New World’ Advertising.

33 The shelf was so high that he couldn’t reach it.

enough

The shelf was not … low enough for him to … reach.

34 I’ve never seen such a bad film.

ever

It’s the ……worst film I have ever.. seen.

35 “Don’t open it!” he said.

warned

He ……warned me not to.. open it.

36 She has never told me lies before.

first

It’s ……the first time she has….. told me lies.

“I didn’t start the fire!” he said.

denied

He …denied that he had started/ starting/ having started… the fire.

38 Study hard because you may write a test tomorrow.

case

Study hard …in case you write.. a test tomorrow.

39 I’m sure he took the cheque-book with him.

must

He …must have taken.. the cheque-book with him.

40 What a pity! don’t know how to dance.

wish

I ……wish I knew…. how to dance.



January 17, 2007

31 We would rather stop than continue in this manner.

prefer

We …‘d prefer to stop….. than to continue in this manner.

32 Mother told Tom that he had to go to bed early.

must

‘You to …must go……bed early,’ Mother told Tom.

33 I last saw her at the end of May.

since

I …haven’t seen her since….the end of May.

34 I’ll never be able to persuade her to agree with the idea.

bring

I’ll never …bring her round… to the idea.

35 She could not understand how they were related.

connection

She could not understand …their connection… to her.

36 I don’t think I can afford to buy this dress.

have

I don’t think I …have enough…. money to buy this dress.

37 He is helping his mother so that they can finish quickly.

order

He is helping his mother …in order to finish….. quickly.

38 I found my old diary by chance.

came

I ……came across.. my old diary by chance.

39 He was very rude when he spoke to the old man.

politely

He ……did not speak politely to… the old man.

40 She caught the early bus so that she would not be late for work.

avoid

She caught the early bus …to avoid being…. late for work.



January 17, 2007

31 despite his rude behaviour / despite behaving rudely32 is to blame for33 would rather order food than34 time the government did35 can’t have been36 were you I would tidy37 should have your hair38 put up with39 wasn’t as good as40 congratulated him on getting



January 16, 2007

31 The football match was postponed due to the rain.

put

The football match was ______put off___ due to the rain.

32 There was no one here except John.

apart

There was no one here ______apart from____ John.

33 You will have to pay at least £500 to get that watch.

impossible

You’ll find it ____impossible to get/buy__ that watch for less than £500.

34 I don’t want to eat this now.

rather

I _______‘d rather not______ eat this now.

35 ‘Shall I turn on the light?’ Sue asked Jill.

wanted

Sue asked Jill __if/whether she wanted__ the light turned on.

36 Mother walked in quietly so as to avoid waking the baby.

order

Mother walked in quietly ____in order not to wake__ the baby.

37 It’s possible that she didn’t understand what I had said.

might

She ___might not have understood__what I had said.

38 I couldn’t concentrate fully because of the loud music.

difficult

The loud music __made it difficult to concentrate__ fully.

39 The tea is too hot to drink.

enough

The tea __ isn’t cool/cold enough_ to drink.

40 She is certain to have heard about it on the news.

must

She __must have heard__ about it on the news.


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