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WRITING SKILL 2 - TRANSFORMATION DRILL
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentences.
1. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
 Your kitchen………………………………………………………….
2. They will change the date of the meeting again.
 The date…………………………………………………………………
3. The children liked to walk in the rain.
The children enjoyed……………………………………………..
4. My grandmother is very old. She can’t work now.
 My grandmother is too……………………………………………
5. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
 The sea was too………………………………………………………
6. The question was so difficult that no one could answer it.
 It was such………………………………………………………………….
7. They will hold an international conference in Hanoi next month.
 An international conference………………………………
8. She hasn’t finish the letter yet.
 The letter………………………………………………………………….
9. He thinks learning English is easy.
 He thinks it is……………………………………………………………
10. Who does this bicycle belong to?
 Whose………………………………………………………………………….?
11. Hung is taller than Ba.
 Ba…………………………………………………………………………………….
12. His parents advised him to study hard for his exams.
 He was…………………………………………………………………………..
13. They have just stolen his car.
 His car……………………………………………………………………………
14. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
 He hasn’t……………………………………………………………………….

15. We learned this after a long time.
 It took…………………………………………………………………………….
16. I’ll let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week.
 If……………………………………………………………………………………..
17. I regretted asking her to lend me money.
 I wish………………………………………………………………………………
18. The flight to London lasted three and a half hours.
 I took……………………………………………………………………………….
19. It was such a boring film that we left before the end.
 The film…………………………………………………………………………
20. A train leaves at 8 o’clock every morning.
 There……………………………………………………………………………..
21. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
 Would you mind……………………………………………………………………………?
22. They will have to change the date of the meeting.
 The date……………………………………………………………………………………
23. Somebody repaired his car yesterday.
 He had………………………………………………………………………………………..
24. The water was so cold that the children could not drink it.
 The water was not……………………………………………………………………..
25. He never has enough money.
 He is always…………………………………………………………………………………
26. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
 We are going………………………………………………………………………………..
27. Peter is too young to see the horror film.
 Peter is not………………………………………………………………………………………...
28. What’s your date of birth?
 When………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
29. John could not find the right house.
 John was…………………………………………………………………………………………………

30. How long is it since you bought this house?
 When……………………………………………………………………………?
31. Please stop talking!
 I’d rather……………………………………………………………………….
32. What do they sell near your school?
 What is……………………………………………………………………………..?
33. Newspapers are delivered to my house every day.
 They………………………………………………………………………………………….
34. This work must be done right away.
 They………………………………………………………………………………………….
35. Mr. Green often took his children to the circus last year.
 Mr. Green used………………………………………………………………………………
36. He usually stayed at home alone.
 He was used……………………………………………………………………………………
37. I often went to the cinema at weekends.
 I used……………………………………………………………………………………………………
38. The weather isn’t cool. The bananas will spoil.
 If the weather is cool,……………………………………………………………………..
39. I don’t do the tests well. My parents won’t take me to Hanoi.
 If I do the tests well,………………………………………………………………………………….
40. This car won’t be bought. It is very expensive.
 If this car is cheap,…………………………………………………………………………………………..
41. Smoke covered the room.
 The room …………………………………………………………………………………………..
42. Don’t walk on the grass.
 You are not…………………………………………………………………………………………..
48. This office is too small for two people to live in.
This office isn’t …………………………………………………………………………….............................................................................
49. The last time I saw him when I was in London.
I haven’t……………………………………………………………………………………………...........................................................................

50. I last heard this song 10 years ago.
It’s ……………………………..………………………………………………………………………............................................................................
50. No one in the class is as tall as Jack.
Jack is …………………….…………………………………………………………………………...........................................................................
60. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
I wasn’t……………………………….…………………………………………………………….............................................................................
.61. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
It’s………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..........................................................................
62. She started working 5 years ago.
She has………………………………………..………………………………………………………………...................................................................
63. He isn’t careless driver anymore.
He used………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..................................................................
64. Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move that table.
If Jack ………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….....................................................................
65. Without the air, we wouldn’t breathe.
If there………………………………………..………………………………………………………………....................................................................
66. Jack left the office before I went there.
When I………………………………………..………………………………………………………………....................................................................
67. Jack’s car broken down, so he had to take a bus.
Jack, whose………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….............................................................
68. I can’t cook as well as my mother.
My mother can………………………………………..………………………………………………………………........................................................
69. He spent too much time on games.
If I………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..........................................................................
70. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for months.
It’s………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
71. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted.
I have………………………………………..………………………………………………………………......................................................................
72. She knows a lot more than I do.
I don’t………………………………………..………………………………………………………………......................................................................

73. I had to spend the whole evening to finish my work.
It took………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….....................................................................
74. I have never seen a worse film.
This is………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….....................................................................
75. The food is being cook cooked by Mrs. Green in the kitchen.
Mrs. Green………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….............................................................
76. Because of the heavy rain, we can’t go on a picnic.
Because it………………………………………..………………………………………………………………...............................................................
77. Because he was very old, he is easy to get tired.
Because of………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….............................................................
78 Badminton is my favorite sport.
I like………………………………………..……………..……………………………………………………....................................................................
79. They felt happy with the result.
The result………………………………………..………………………………………………………………................................................................
80. No one at the party said any thing to the press.
People who………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….............................................................
81. It’s a pity Tom didn’t insure his motorbike.
I wish………………………………………..………………………………………………………………......................................................................
82. It would be nice to be able to ply a plane.
We wish………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….................................................................
83. I don’t be like being so tall.
I wish………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….....................................................................
84. Samuel started writing a diary 5 years ago.
Samuel has………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..............................................................
85. The sleeping child is Mr. Green’s son.
The child………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….................................................................
86. Janet is the best player in the club.
No one ………………………………………..………………………………………………………………....................................................................
87. He learned to drive when he was 16.
He has………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….....................................................................

88. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too late………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….........................................................
89. A bus takes longer than a train.
A train………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….....................................................................
90. The tree is too high for him too reach.
He isn’t………………………………………..………………………………………………………………...................................................................
91 I can’t see that far.
It’s too………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….....................................................................
92. It’s a two-hour flight to London .
It takes………………………………………..………………………………………………………………....................................................................
93. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?” said John.
John suggested………………………………………..………………………………………………………………........................................................
94. After fighting the fire for twelve hours, the firefighter succeeded in putting it out.
The fireman managed………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….............................................
95. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday.
You don’t………………………………………..………………………………………………………………................................................................
96. “ Can I borrow tour typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
Peter asked………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..............................................................
97. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.
My French friend isn’t………………………………………..………………………………………………………………............................................
98. The mechanic serviced my car last week.
I had………………………………………..………………………………………………………………........................................................................
99. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
If we………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….......................................................................
100. I advice you to put money in the bank.
You’ better………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….............................................................
101. In spite of his good money, he was unhappy in his job.
Although he………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..........................................................
102. He couldn’t afford to buy the car.
The car ………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..................................................................

103. You should have your haircut.
Your hair………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….................................................................
104. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.
If he………………………………………..………………………………………………………………........................................................................
105. The garden still needs digging.
The garden hasn’t………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..................................................