SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1) He cycles to work in order to get some exercise.
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. He cycles to work so that he can get some exercise.
B. He cycles to work in order that he can get some exercise.
C. He cycles to work to get some exercise.
D. All are correct.
2) She won’t come unless you invite her.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A) She won’t come if you don’t invite her.
B. She won’t come even if you invite her.
C) She will come even if you don’t invite her. D. She won’t come though you don’t invite her.
3) George is a better mechanic than Arthur .
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above ?
A. Arthur is not better than George at being a mechanic
B. Arthur is not such a good mechanic as George
C. Arthur is not a better mechanic than George
D. Arthur is worse than George at being a mechanic
4) Learning to dance is quite expensive
Which of the following expresses the same idea ?
A)It is quite expensive to learn to dance
B)It is quite expensive learning to dance
C)It is quite expensive for learning to dance
D)It will be quite expensive if we learn to dance
5) “Please let me borrow your bike,” he said to her
In Reported Speech this sentence should read
A)He asked her if she could let him borrow her bike
B)He asked her to let him borrow her bike
C)He asked her whether she would let him borrow her bike
D) He asked her to borrow your bike
6) The room was so full that we couldn’t get in.

Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A) The room was too full for us to get in.
B) The room was too full so that we can’t get in.
C) The room was too full that we can’t get in.
D) The room was such full that we can’t get in.
7). I wish I had chosen English to study at school.
From this sentence we understand that
A) The speaker studied English and now regrets doing so.
B) The speaker is not studying English.
C)The speaker regrets not choosing English to study at school.
D) The speaker regrets having chosen English to study.
8) I’m sure she’s not at home – I’ve just phoned and there’s no reply.
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. She mustn’t have been at home – I’ve just phoned and there’s no reply.
B. She mustn’t be at home – I’ve just phoned and there’s no reply.
C. She’s not sure at home – I’ve just phoned and there’s no reply
D. She can’t be at home – I’ve just phoned and there’s no reply.
9) Leather gloves last longer than plastic ones.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A) Plastic gloves last shorter than leather ones. B) Plastic gloves last shorter than leather ones.C)
Plastic gloves don’t last as much as leather ones. D) Plastic gloves don’t last as long as leather
ones.


10) The south of England is drier than the north.
Which sentence expresses the some idea as the above?
A. There is not as much rain in the south of England as there is in the north.
B. There is much rain in the south of England but there is much rain in the north.
C. There is less rain in the south of England but there is more in the north.
D. There is not enough rain in the south of England as there is in the north.

11) The book interested me more than the film.
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. I thought the book was more interested than the film.
B. I thought the book was interested than the film.
C. I thought the book was as interesting as the film.
D. I thought the book was not as interesting as the film.
12) The teacher did not allow the class to leave before 4:30
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. The teacher made the class to stay until after 4:30
B. The teacher made the class not leave until after 43:0
C. The teacher made the class stay until after 4:30
D. The teacher made the class to leave after 4:30
13) The flat was so dirty that we could not stay there.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. The flat was too dirty to stay
B)The flat was too dirty for us to stay there
C) The flat was too dirty so that we couldn’t stay there
D)The flat was such dirty that we couldn’t stay there.
14) I have nothing in my pocket.
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. My pocket has nothing in it. B) My pocket doesn’t have anything.
C) My pocket is empty.
D) A and C are correct.
15) It is a long time since they met.
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. They didn’t meet for a long time.
B) They haven’t met for a long time
C)They haven’t met since a long time
D) They didn’t meet a long time ago.
16) We didn’t expect you, but we’re glad you’ve come.

Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. Although we didn’t expect you, we’re glad you’ve come
B. Although you’ve come, we’re gad we didn’t expect you
C. Although we’re glad, we didn’t expect you to come.
D. Although we’re glad we didn’t expect you, you have come.
17) “Where are you going?” he asked her.
In Reported Speech, this sentence should read
A)He asked her where you were going B)He asked her where she is going
C)He asked her where was she going
D)He asked her where she was going.
18) This flat is too small for my family
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. This flat is not rather big for my family. B)This flat is not very big for my family.
C)This flat is not big enough for my family.
D)This flat is not enough big for my
family.
19) Peter was too ill to get up.
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. Peter was very ill for getting up
B)Peter was not very well to get up


C)Peter was so ill that he couldn’t get up D)Peter was not strong enough for getting up
20) Jane is older than Mary.
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. Mary is not older than Jane.
B)Mary is not as old as Jane
C)Mary is not as older as Jane.
D)Mary is not the same old as Jane.
21) “Who should I report to on my first day at work,” he said to me

In Reported Speech this sentence should read
A. He asked me who he should report to on his first day at work.
B. He asked me who he should report on his first day at work.
C. He asked me to who he should report on his first day at work
D. He asked me who he should have reported to on his first day at work.
22) It’s such a long letter that I won’t read it to you .
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. The letter is so long that I won’t read it to you
B)The letter is too long for you to read
C)This is along letter so that I won’t read it to you
D)The letter is along one that is won’t read it to you
23) He lost his job three months ago
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)they are three months since he lost his job.
B)It is three months since he lost his job.
C)It is three months ago since he lost his job.
D)It has been three months since he has lost his job.
24) The search will have been given up by now .
( In Active Voice this sentence should read)
A)They will have given up the search by now
B)They will give up the search by now
C)It will have given up the search by now
D)They will have been given up the search by now
25) “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I told her.
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A)I told her to bring it back if it doesn’t fit
B) I told her to bring it back if it
didn’t fit
C)I told her that she should bring it back if it didn’t fit. D) I told her bring it back if it didn’t fit
26) Having put the child to bed, I phoned the doctor.

Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. After I put the child to bed, I phoned the doctor.
B. After I have put the child to bed, I phoned the doctor.
C. After I putting the child to bed, I phoned the doctor.
D. After I had put the child to bed, I phoned the doctor.
27) No one works harder than Barbara
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. Barbara works hardest of everyone
B)Barbara works as hardly as anyone does
C)Barbara works hard a anyone does
D)Barbara doesn’t work less harder than anyone does
28) He won’t do it unless you pay him in advance.
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. He’ll do it only after you pay him in advance
B. He’ll do it only if you pay him in advance


C. He won’t do it only if you don’t pay him in advance
D. He won’t do it only unless you pay him in advance
29) Come back when you’ve delivered the message.
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. Don’t come back until you have delivered the message.
B. Don’t come back when you haven’t delivered the message
C. Come back if you have delivered the message
D. Having delivered the message, you can come back
30) Remind her, or she’ll forget.
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A)Unless you don’t remind her, she’ll forget. B)Unless you remind her. She won’t forget.
C)If you remind her, she won’t forget.
D)If you don’t remind her, she’ll forget

31) This is a better suit than the grey one
Which sentence does NOT mean the same as above?
A)The grey suit is not such a good as this one B)The grey suit is not so good as this one
C)They grey suit is not equally good as this oneD)They grey suit is less good than this one
32) “Is it going to be a fine day?” I asked her
In Reported Speech this sentence should read
A)I asked her if it is going to be a fine day
B)I asked her if it was going to be a fine day
C)I asked her that if it was going to be a fine day
D)I asked her whether it’s going to be a fine day or not
33) They were forced to walk because the last bus had left.
Which sentence is NOT correct?
A)The last bus had left, so they were forced to walk
B)Since the last bus had left, they were forced to walk
C)The last bus having left, they were forced to walk
D)Having left the last bus, they were forced to walk
34) They went out in spite of the rain
Which sentence is NOT grammatically correct?
A)Despite the rain they went out
B)Although it was raining they went out
C)In spite of the fact that it was raining they went out
D)Although it rained they went
out.
35) She only phoned because she was worried.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. She wouldn’t phone if she weren’t worried
B. She wouldn’t have phoned if she weren’t worried.
C. She wouldn’t have phoned if she hadn’t been worried
D. She wouldn’t have phoned if she hadn’t worried
36) “I’ll pay him if I can,” she said

Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. She said that she would pay him if she could
B. She said that I would pay him if I could
C. She told that she would pay him if she could
D. She said that she would have paid him if she could have
37) The gate was so rusty that I could not open it.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. The gate was too rusty for me to be opened
B)The gate was too rusty for me to open it
C)The gate was too rusty for me to open


D)The gate was too rusty for it to be opened
38) Some of the people could not find a seat
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)There were not enough seats for all the people.
B)There were a few seats for some people
C)There were some people without a seat
D)There were only seats for some people
39) There’s a hole in your bag
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)Your bag has a hole
B)Your bag has a hole there
C)Your bag contains a hole D)Your bag has a hole in it
40) Having already eaten, he didn’t want any lunch.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. He didn’t want any lunch though he had already eaten
B. He didn’t want any lunch because he ate already eaten
C. He didn’t want any lunch after he had already eaten
D. He didn’t want any lunch after he had already eaten

41) It’s easy to talk to them
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)They are easy to talk to
B)They are easy when we talk to them
C)They are easy for talking to
D)They are easy to talk to us.
42) “Let’s remove the garbage from the backyard,” Tom said to us.
In Reported Speech this sentence should read
A. Tom said that let us remove the garbage from the backyard.
B. Tom suggested removing the garbage from the backyard
C. Tom said that we should remove the garbage from the backyard
D. Tom told us to remove the garbage from the backyard
43) She didn’t ring the bell but just walked in
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)She just walked in without the bell ringing B)She just walked in and she didn’t ring the bell
C)She just walked in, not ringing the bell
D)She just walked in without ringing the bell
44) It was so dark that we could not see
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. It was too dark for to see
B)It was too dark for us who couldn’t see anything
C)It was too dark to see us
D)It was too dark for seeing anything around us
45) “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked
In Reported Speech this sentence should read
A. The girl wanted to know if the bus station was far away.
B. The girl wanted to know if the bus station is far away
C. The girl wanted to know was the bus station far away
D. The girl wanted to know that whether the bus station was far way
46) If won’t rain tomorrow

Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A. There won’t be any rain tomorrow B)There won’t be raining tomorrow
C)There won’t be rains tomorrow
D)There won’t be no rain tomorrow
47) “Please don’t make such a mess in your room,” his mother said
In Reported Speech this sentence should read
A. His mother asked him not to make such a mess in his room
B. His mother asked him that he did not to make such a mess in his room
C. His mother asked him didn’t make such a mess in his room


D. His mother asked him please not to make such a mess in his room
48) It is not necessary for you to do the test.
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A) You needn’t do the test
B) You don’t need to do the test
C)You don’t have to do the test D)All are correct
49) “If I were you, I’d go and speak to the teacher about it,” he said to me
In Reported Speech this sentence should read
A. He told me that if he were me he would go and speak to the teacher about it
B. He advised me to go and speak to the teacher about it
C. He advised me that he would go and speak to the teacher about it
D)He told me than if he had been me he would have gone and spoken to the teacher about it
50) We couldn’t answer those two difficult questions
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. Those two questions was difficult enough for us not to be able to answer them.
B. Those two questions was too difficult for us to answer.
C. Those two questions was difficult so that we couldn’t answer them.
D. All are correct
51) “What are you going to do?” she asked.

Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)She asked us what we were going to do
B)She asked us that what we were going to do
C)She asked us what were we going to do
D) She asked us what you were going to do
52) “Can you explain why the English drive on the left?” the man said to me.
A. The man asked me that if I could explain why the English drove on the left.
B. The man said to me that whether I could explain why the English drove on the left.
C. The man asked me if I could explain why the English drove on the left.
D. The man asked me if I can explain why the English
53) He hasn’t smoked a cigarette for a week
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)It’s for a week that he hasn’t smoked a cigaretteB)It’s a week since he last smoked a cigarette
C)It’s a cigarette that he smoked a week ago
D)It’s a week ago that he smoked a cigarette
54) “Don’t leave the window open, Mary,” I said.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)I told Mary that she didn’t leave the window open B)I told Mary not to open the window
C)I told Mary that the window was left open
D)I told Mary not to leave the window open
55) The tea was so strong that we couldn’t drink it.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)The tea was too strong for us to drink B)The tea was such strong one that we couldn’t it
C)The tea was too strong for us to drink itD)The tea was very strong so we couldn’t drink it
56) No one is so willing as Arthur.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)Arthur is has a stronger will than anyone
B)Arthur is less unwilling than anyone
C)Arthur is more willing than anyone
D)Arthur is as willing as anyone else

57) The flats have four rooms each.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. There are four rooms each in the flats B)There are four rooms in each flat
C)There are four rooms in all flats
D)There are four rooms in every flat.
58) Smoking in the theatre is forbidden.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)The theatre is forbidden to smoke in
B)It is forbidden from smoking in the theatre
C)It is forbidden for people to smoke in the theatre.D)It is forbidden to smoke in the theatre


59) Jean is a better cook than Gwen is
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. Gwen is not so good a cook as Jean
B) Gwen is not such a good cook as Jean
C)Gwen is not so a good cook as Jean is D)All are correct
60) It’s easy to grow vegetables.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. Growing vegetables are easy
B)Vegetables grow easily
C)Vegetables are easy to grow
D)To grow vegetables are easy
61) “Don’t try to open it,” she said to us.
In reported speech this sentence should read
A)She told us not try to open it B)She told us not to try to open it
C)She told us do not try to open it D)She told us we didn’t try to open it
62) We didn’t expect you to wait.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)You didn’t need to wait

B)You needn’t wait
C)You needn’t have waited
D)You didn’t have to wait
63) “Is there anything I can do to help in the kitchen?” I said to my hosts
in reported speech this sentence should read
A. I asked my hosts that was there anything I could do to help in the kitchen.
B. I asked my hosts if there was anything I could do to help in the kitchen.
C. I asked my hosts whether there was anything I can do to help in the kitchen.
D. I asked my hosts to help in the kitchen.
64) They’re too expensive for us to by.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)They’re such expensive that we can’t buy.
B)They’re very expensive to buy
C)They’re so expensive that we can’t buy them
D)They’re rather expensive for us not to buy them
65) “Shall I wash the dishes for you?” I said to my hosts.
A. I offered to wash the dishes for my hosts
B. I asked my hosts whether I should wash the dishes for them
C. I suggested washing the dishes for my hosts
D. I advised my hosts to wash the dishes for nice
66) He doesn’t need more than a dollar
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A)A dollar isn’t more than he needs
B)A dollar is as much as he needs
C)A dollar is as many as he needs
D)A dollar is the money he needs
67) Sally can type faster than Jane.
Which of the following expresses the same idea as the above?
A)Jane can type less fast than Sally
B)Jane can type not as fast as Sally

C)Jane can not type as fast as Sally
D)Jane can type slower than Sally
68) Tom is still too young to join the police.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. A)Tom isn’t old enough for joining the police.
B) Tom isn’t enough old to join the police
C)Tom isn’t so old enough that he can’t join the police
D)Tom isn’t old enough to join the police
69) “When did the women’s movement start?” she said to me
In reported speech this sentence should read
A. She said to me when the women’s movement had started.


B. She asked me that when the women’s movement had started
C. She asked me when had the women’s movement started
D. She asked me when the women’s movement had started
70) People say that some American are superficially friendly
In passive voice this sentence should read
A. Some Americans are said to be superficially friendly
B. Some Americans are said that they are superficially friendly
C. People are said that some Americans are superficially friendly
D. Some Americans are said as being superficially friendly
71) “I often get up early in the morning.” means the same as
A. I am used to get up early in the morning
B. I used to get up early in the morning
C. I am used to getting up early in the morning
D. I used to getting up early in the morning
72) She never saves as much as I do
Which of the following expresses the same idea ?
A. I always save more than the money she saves

B. I always save as much as she does
C. I always save much than she does
D. I always save much than she does
73) Asking for help is a waste of time
Which of the following expresses the same idea ?
A. It is to ask for help that is a waste of time
B. It is a waste of time to ask for help
C. It is a waste of time when asking for help
D. It is a waste of time so not to ask for help
74) I whispered because I didn’t want anyone to hear our conversation
Which of the following expresses the same idea ?
A. I whispered so that I wouldn’t want anyone to hear our conversation
B. I whispered so that no one would hear our conversation
C. I whispered so that no one wouldn’t hear our conversation
D. I whispered so that I wanted no one to hear our conversation
75) Please arrive early because we want to be able to start our meeting early
Which of the following expresses the same idea ?
A. Please arrive early so that we can start our meeting early
B. Please arrive early so that we are able to start our meting early
C. Please arrive early so that we would be able to start our meting early
D. Please arrive early for us to be able to start our meting early
76) “Please don’t say things like that.”
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. I wish you hadn’t said things like that B)I wish you didn’t say things like that
C)I wish you wouldn’t say things like that D)I wish you were not saying things like that
77) There was no need for you to have left the house in such weather
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. You needn’t leave the house in such weather.
B)You needn’t have left the house in such weather.
C)You didn’t have to leave the house in such weather

D)You didn’t need to leave the house in such weather
78) “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked
In reported speech this sentence should read


A. Tom asked Jean that whether he could sit beside her.
B. Tom asked Jean it he could sit beside her.
C. Tom requested Jean if he could sit beside her.
D. Tom asked Jean if I could sit beside you.
79) I don’t watch TV as often as my sister does.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. My sister watches TV more often than I do
B. My sister watches TV more than I do.
C. My sister often watches TV more than I do
D. My sister watches TV more than I often do.
80) It was such a big meal that we couldn’t finish it.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. The meal was too very big for us to finish.
B. The meal was too big for us to finish it.
C. The meal was too big for us to finish.
D. The meal was such big that we couldn’t finish it.
81) Mary is prettier than Hazel
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. Hazel is not so pretty as Mary
B. Hazel is not as pretty as Mary
C. Hazel is not pretty as much as Mary
D. Both A and B are correct
82) I had expected the weather to be worse
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above ?
A. The weather was as good as I had expected

B. The weather was worse than I had expected
C. The weather was not as bad as I had expected
D. The weather was not worse than I had expected
83) I regret not going to the airport to say good-bye.
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. I wish I had gone to the airport to say good-bye
B. I wish I would gone to the airport to say good-bye
C. I wish I went to the airport to say good-bye
D. I wish I would have gone to the airport to say good-bye
84) They arrived very late because they had a flat tyre
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. If they hadn’t have a flat tyre, they shouldn’t have arrived so late
B. If they didn’t have a flat tyre, they wouldn’t have arrived so late
C. If they hadn’t had a flat tyre, they wouldn’t have arrive so late
D. If they hadn’t had a flat tyre, they wouldn’t have arrived so late
85) If he doesn’t apologize I will never invite him here again
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. Unless he apologize, then I will never invite him here again
B. Unless he apologize, or I will never invite him here again
C. Unless he apologize, otherwise I will never invite him here again
D. Unless he apologize, I will never invite him here again
86) I advise you not to say anything like that again
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. You’d better not say anything like that again
B. You’d not better say anything like that again


C. You’d better not to say anything like that again
D. You are advised not say anything like that again
87) She couldn’t get to work because of the heavy snow

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. The heavy snow forbid her to get to work
B. The heavy snow prevented her from getting to work
C. The heavy snow prevented her to get to work
D. The heavy snow banned her from getting to work
88) She prefers reading to watching TV.
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. She would rather read a book than watch TV
B. She had better read a book than watch TV.
C. She would rather to read a book than to watch TV
D. She would rather read a book to watching TV.
89) Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. Eventually he managed to successfully make her answer the question.
B. Eventually he successfully managed to make her answer the question.
C. Enventually he was successful in managing to make her answer the question
D. Eventually he managed to make her answer the question
90) She wants someone to make her a new dress
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A) She wants a new dress to be made for her
B)She wants a to have someone make a new dress
C)She wants a new dress to be made by someone
D)She wants to have a new dress made
91) We really ought to go home now
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. It’s time we’d better go home
B. It’s time we should go home
C. It’s time we went home
D. All are correct
92) “Did Mr. Brown send the parcels?” she asked.

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A. She asked if Mr. Brown has sent the parcels
B. She asked that had Mr. Brown sent the parcels?
C. She asked if Mr. Brown had sent the parcels.
D. She asked whether Mr. Browon did send the patcels
93) He was very kind to help us.
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A)It was very kind of him when he helped us B)It was very kind of him to help us
C)It was very kind of him for helping us
D)It was very kind of him because of helping us.
94) I was too tired to go to the dance.
Which of the following expresses the same idea?
A. So tired I was that I couldn’t go to the dance.
B. I was so tired that I couldn’t go to the dance
C. I was very tired so that I couldn’t go to the dance
D. I was such a tired person that I couldn’t go to the dance.
95) Interesting people are a pleasure to meet.
Which of the following expresses the same idea ?
A. It is pleasing to meet interesting people
B. It is a pleasure to meet interesting people


C. It is pleased to meet interesting people
D. It is pleasure to meet intersting people