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Sentence transformation 1.c
1. Though the doctor warned him, he kept on smoking.
2.  In spite of ………
3. She preferred to stay at home rather than go to the play.
4.  She preferred staying …
5. He doesn’t smoke, and his brother doesn’t smoke, either.
6.  Neither ………………
7. She came to London to study English.
8.  She came ……………..so that. ………..
9. Because she behaves badly everyone hates her.
10.  Because of ……………………
11. “ Shall we post it, Sir?”, he said.
12.  He asked …………………………………….
13. “ When it stops snowing we must start digging ourselves out”, I said.
14.  I said that…
15. He found that it was impossible to study at home.
16.  He found …………………….
17. It was more expensive than I thought.
18.  I ………………………………………….
19. I bought a book for James.
20.  I bought ……………………………………………..

Sentence transformation 2.c
1. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
2.  It …………………………………..
3. Your decision to get married before finishing your degree surprised us.
4.  We were……..
5. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired.
6.  The car was too………………
7. He never had enough money.
8.  He is always …………………………………….

9. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you.
10.  Yogurt is supposed to ………………..
11. “ You stole my best cassette, Amanda!”, said William.
12.  William accused …….
13. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail.
14.  The rough sea ……………..
15. Please check the damage before signing the delivery note.
16.  Don’t …………….
17. Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor ground.
18.  It is …………………………
19. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts.
20.  In case …………………………………………………………………………….

Sentence transformation 3.c
1. He is said to have been in the French foreign legion.
2.  People …………………….
3. During his child hood the family lived in Corn wall.
4.  His family ……………….
5. He is thought to be the best player.
6.  It is ………………………………………….
7. He seemed to be living in the area.
8.  It seemed …………………………………..
9. “ Where is the station car- park?”, said Mrs. Smith.
10.  Mrs. Smith asked …………
11. That was a silly thing to say.
12.  What ……………………………………………..
13. They traveled across India, and then flew on to Korea.
14.  After………………….
15. She cut the apple into quarters and gave each child a piece.
16.  The apple …………

17. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs seven miles before breakfast.
18.  Although…..
19. There are two large restaurants in the art gallery.
20.  The art gallery……………….
Sentence transformation 4.c
1. The police started looking for him two months ago.
2.  For two months now the ….
3. How old do you think this house is?
4.  When do you think ……………………….?
5. This holiday is so expensive. I don’t think I can go.
6.  It is such……………………
7. He spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said.
8.  He spoke too………
9. I’m grateful that you looked after my mother so well.
10.  Thank you ……………….
11. “ Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, Thought the manager.
12.  The manager wondered…
13. “ you’d better not lend him any more money, Alice”, said John.
14.  John advised Alice……..
15. I started work for the company a year ago.
16.  I’ve been……………………………
17. Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes.
18.  If Susan ………………….
19. My needs to be cleaned before the interview.
20.  I must…………………………..
Sentence transformation 5.c
1. As I get older, I want to travel less.
2.  The older……………………………………………
3. A house in that strict will cost at least $. 100, 000.
4.  You won’t be able to ………………

5. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.
6.  Alan’s illness …………...
7. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.
8.  I was ……………………
9. It was his incompetence which led to their capture. If ……………………………………...
10. Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room.
11.  As……………..
12. I’d love to be in a secluded beach in Mexico.
13.  I wish…………………………………….
14. I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet.
15.  If…………………………….
16. I’d love to live in Paris for a year.
17.  If only……………………………………………….
18. Does he know enough French to work as a translator?
19.  Is he……………………………?

Sentence transformation 6.c
1. This furniture is so old that it’s not worth keeping.
2.  This is ………………………………
3. Handicapped people find shopping in a supermarket difficult.
4.  It’s……………………….
5. Why don’t you meet to discuss the pay offer?
6.  I suggest…………………………………..
7. Without the treatment, the patient would have died.
8.  If he ………………………………..
9. Although he didn’t speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam.
10.  In spite…………
11. In spite of all our warning, he left cap without taking rifle.
12.  Although…………………...
13. No one has lived in that house for years.

14.  That……………………………………………
15. It’s a pity that you wrote that letter.
16.  I’d ………………………………………………….
17. We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not.
18.  Regardless………….
19. The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions.
20.  My sole purpose……
Sentence transformation 7.c
1. “ Less noise!” The teacher told the boys.
2.  The teacher shouted……………………………
3. In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed.
4.  If should ………………
5. You should take two tablets every four hours.
6.  Two tablets should ……………………….
7. It’s extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
8.  We find……………………
9. They’ve been living here for six years now.
10.  They moved ………………………………..
11. Mrs. Taylor does not like living in such a small house.
12.  Mrs. Taylor wishes …………….
13. Mr. Mill lost his job because he was late everyday.
14.  If Mr. Taylor……………………….
15. James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract.
16.  James didn’t ……………………
17. I can’t go to the cinema because I do not have a car.
18.  The reason………………………..
19. “ You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve got a pain in your back, Anna”, Henry said.
20.  Henry suggested …………………………………………………………………………….
Sentence transformation 8.c
1. Because there was much dust in his mine, he was ill.

2. –Because of ………………………..
3. This lecture bores me to tears.
4.  I am ……………………………………………………
5. I expect that he will get there by lunchtime.
6.  I expect him……………………………..
7. The last time I was in London was in 1972.
8.  I …………………………………………
9. If I had known she was sick, I would have visited her.
10.  Had ………………………….
11. There is always trouble when he comes to visit us.
12.  Whenever…………………………
13. Is this the only way to reach the city center.
14.  Isn’t there………………………………..
15. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
16.  At no time………………………
17. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
18.  Never in ……………………………………
19. Is it essential to meet your Aunt at the station ?
20.  Does your Aunt ……………………..?
Sentence transformation 9.c
1. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy.
2.  Galileo is regarded ……….
3. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
4.  It…………………………………………….
5. The doctor advised me to rest.
6.  The doctor suggested ……………………………………
7. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
8.  There has ………………
9. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
10.  They had ……………………….

11. That dress has only the slightest mark on it.
12.  I can barely ……………………………….
13. He insisted on a full apology.
14.  Nothing but………………………………………………
15. He remembered, and so did she.
16.  He didn’t ……………………………………………..
17. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.
18.  The moment ………
19. My younger sister kept on telling us about the show.
20.  We ……………………………

Sentence transformation 10.c
1. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
2.  Not until ……………………….
3. That rumor about the politician and construction contract is absolutely false.
4.  There is …
5. One runner was too exhausted to complete the lap of the race.
6.  One runner was so ……..
7. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.
8.  I’ve …………………..
9. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.
10.  We …………………………….
11. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the prime Minister.
12.  Had it not ……
13. It’s quite pointless to explain.
14.  There is no……………………………………………..
15. How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money.
16.  Other…………………….
17. We had to wait two hours for Donald.
18.  Donald kept …………………………………..

19. It would not have been possible to solve that puzzle, even for a genius.
20.  That puzzle…….

Sentence transformation 11.c
1. The students regretted that they had missed the lecture.
2.  The students regretted not ……
3. If you miss the program you can’t really judge.
4.  Unless …………………………………
5. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.
6.  It is …………………………….
7. She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard.
8.  However…………………….
9. It was more of an argument than a discussion.
10.  It was not so ……………………………..
11. “ You damaged my bicycle, John”, said Margaret.
12.  Margaret accused …………………….
13. It is one hundred years since the birth of D.H. Lawrence, the famous novelist.
14.  D.H. Lawrence ...
15. John Speck failed to find the source of the Nile river.
16.  John Speck didn’t succeeded …………….
17. Maria didn’t apply for the job in the library and she regrets it now.
18.  Maria wishes ……………….
19. Helen wanted to know the name of Shirley’s hairdresser’s.
20.  “ Where………., Shirley”, Helen said
Sentence transformation 12.c
1. Would you give this to the teacher, please?
2.  I hope……………………………………….
3. One day it’s possible that robots will do all our housework.
4.  All our housework ………..
5. The University of Cambridge is going to award Professor John an honorary doctorate, I believe.

6.  Professor John is ………………….......................................................................
7. The government is going to cut its grants to postgraduate research students, apparently.
8.  Government grants ………
9. Don’t you agree that research biologists have carried out some amazing experiments recently. 
Some amazing experiments ……………………………………………………
10. I had better get back to work.
11.  It’s……………………………………………………….
12. My father speaks very little French.
13.  My father speaks hardly …………………………..
14. The critics were very impressed by her performance.
15.  Her performance made ……………
16. I expected that he would get there by lunchtime.
17.  I expected …………………………….
18. It’s time for you to do your homework.
19.  It’s time you…………………………………….
Sentence transformation 13.c
1. This is the best essay I’ve ever written.
2.  Never …………………………………………
3. I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course.
4.  It took it ……
5. I am terribly sorry, I thought you were a friend of Anna’s.
6.  I took …………………….
7. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.
8.  Busy………
9. I would prefer you to do computer science.
10.  I’d rather………………………………….
11. He didn’t get a visa until last Monday.
12.  It was ………………………………………..
13. They continued to say that I was to blame.
14.  They persisted …………………………….

15. Vietnamese coffee is considered to be the one of the best in the world.
16.  Vietnamese coffee…….
17. If you ask me well in advance, I’ll be willing to work over time.
18.  Provided you……………….
19. “ I never used bad language”, she said.
20.  She denied ……………………………………………..
Sentence transformation 14.c
1. “ What time does the manager come back?”, The customer asked.
2.  The customer wanted …….
3. You’d better not touch that switch.
4.  If I ………………………………………………..
5. He said “ We must have a party to celebrate this”.
6.  He said that ………………………
7. “ Must you go soon?” I said.
8.  I …………………………………………………………
9. As a student, he had known great poverty.
10.  When …………………………………………….
11. “ Why don’t you apply for the job, Anna?” said Sue.
12.  Sue suggested…………………………
13. Remind me water the plants.
14.  Don’t ………………………………………………………….
15. If it doesn’t rain soon, million pounds’ worth of crops will be lost.
16.  Unless………………….
17. I didn’t realize who he was until later.
18.  Only later…………………………………………….
19. If you want my advice, you would forget about buying a new house.
20.  If ……………………..
Sentence transformation 15.c
1. She asked him to repeat what he had said.
2.  Please………………………………………

3. The switch was too high for him to reach.
4.  He was not tall……………………………...
5. It’s not worth living to make her change her mind.
6.  There’s …………………………...
7. I get to work in twenty minute.
8.  It ……………………………………………………….
9. It’s necessary that this work be finished by Monday.
10.  This work………………………..
11. It’s a pity. I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.
12.  As if ……………………………………..
13. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it.
14.  The bread isn’t ……………………………….
15. Who does this bag belong to?
16.  Whose……………………………………………………?
17. “ Never borrow money from friends”, my father said.
18.  My father told me………………
19. The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light.
20.  If the train driver…….
Sentence transformation 16.c
1. Paul said he was going to visit China the following year.
2.  “ I’m………………………..”
3. The porter told us the train had left five minute earlier.
4.  I’m sorry buy…………………
5. She couldn’t afford the Persian cat.
6.  The Persian cat…………………………………….
7. The cheetah is the fastest animals in the world.
8.  No animals runs……………………….
9. You must not smoke in here.  Smoking………………………………………………….
10. “ Would you like to come around for a drink?”, he said.
11.  He ……………………………

12. “Don’t swim out too far, boys”, I said.
13.  I warned ……………………………………….
14. “ Go on, apply for the job”, said Jack.
15.  Jack ……………………………………………...
16. He asked all persons not traveling to go ashore.
17.  Will……………………………………?
18. “ If the flood gets worse we must leave house”, He said.
19.  He said that…………………..

Sentence transformation 17.c
1. Somebody repaired her refrigerator last month.
2.  She ……………………………………
3. He would prefer you to tell him a story.
4.  He’d rather…………………………………….
5. The post man was bitten by our dog.
6.  Our dog…………………………………………..
7. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
8.  The fog prevented………………………………
9. He failed to win the race.
10.  He didn’t ……………………………………………………
11. I really realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
12.  Only when………
13. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.
14.  There were far…………
15. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
16.  On………….
17. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
18.  You ………………………
19. People don’t say things like that.
20.  I wish……………………………………………….

Sentence transformation 18.c
1. The doctor advised me to rest.
2.  The doctor suggested ……………………………………..
3. They had to wait for 12 hours before their flight left.
4.  Only after a ………………………..
5. Their teacher is making them study hard.
6.  They are………………………………………...
7. They were just as good as we had expected.
8.  They certainly lived …………………………
9. Even though I admired his courage, I think he is foolish.
10.  Much ………………………….
11. Cane head is cleared in court.
12.  A headmaster………………………………………………
13. Gunman kills 3 people in Bank Drama.
14.  A man …………………………………………..
15. Riddle of missing heiress solved.
16.  The police……………………………………………..
17. “ Police attacked” Says student leader.
18.  A student leader…………………………………
19. Storm grows over long hair in school.
20.  Parents and pupils are…………………………....