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1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.

The car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

You don’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. His parents made him study hard for the exams.

2. Sally finally managed to get a job.

He was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sally finally succeeded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. We started cooking for the party four hours ago.

3. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.

We have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I certainly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. He has never behaved so violent before.

4. “I advised you to take a holiday” The doctor said.

He is behaving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“You’d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. We couldn’t get nearer because of the police.



5. If you don’t rest your self you really will be ill.

The police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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6. The doctor told him that he worked too hard.

1. Somebody repaired her car yesterday.

You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Those pictures are beautiful.

2. You must see the manager tomorrow morning.

How . . . . . . . . …………………………………………

You’ve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. It was an interesting film.

3. I’ve warned you not to go near the dog.

What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


I’ve warned you about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. What’s the weight of your suitcase?

4. She can meet him if he arrives before eleven.

How. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

So . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. How tall is Peter?

5. There was never any answer when I rang.

What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Every . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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6. She knows more about it than I do.

1. We arrived too late to see the first film.

I don’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

We didn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his


2. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass” said Peter.

job.

Peter apologized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In spite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. I was downing, but he saved me.

8. He prefers golf to tennis.

If he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He’d rather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Sally is the cleverest student in the class.

9. The garden still needs digging.

Nobody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The garden hasn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. I have never read such a romantic story before.

10. Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes.

This is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


If Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. We can’t afford to buy the car.

Sentence transformation 4B


1. She couldn’t afford to buy the car.

It isn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The car. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. I always see him working in the garden on Sundays.

2. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.

He takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

She left. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. 18 people came although we had expected only 16.

3. They think the owner of the house is abroad.

Two extra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


8. Jerry’s salary as an accountant is two thousand dollars a

4. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?

month.

You didn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jerry makes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Speaking English fluently is not easy.

9. We need a week to think about it.

It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

We need. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.

10. The owners of newspapers are usually very rich.

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. She asked John how he liked her new dress.

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“How . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. She and I have never been there before.

8. A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning.

Neither. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

There is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. It was such a good weather that we went swimming.

9. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.

The weather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. I can’t see that far.

10. I would like you to help me to put the chair away.

It is too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Do you mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

4. I have never been to the ballet before.

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It is . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. Reading scientific books is one of my interests.

5. John doesn’t always speak the truth, I’m afraid.

I’m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

You can’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Unless he phones her immediately, he won’t get any

6. Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat? He

information.

asked.

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He suggested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.

7. The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.

We are going to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It is such . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


4. The news was wonderful that she decided to have a

8. I’m always nervous when I face a lot of people.

celebration.

Facing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.

5. It’s very difficult to leave here after such a long time.

Apples are not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


10. You can’t visitMoscowunless you get a visa.

There used to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If you . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. It is years since we decorated the room.

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We haven’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.


4. By the time we arrive the other guests will have already

John used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

started dinner.

2. “Hand your books to me when you have finished,

The other guests will start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

please. ”

5. I would like the school holidays to be longer.

He asked me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. In countries likeBritainthe weather changes all the time.

6. John is not old enough to join the club.

In countries likeBritain, the weather is. . . . . . . . . . .

John is too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. You do not have to pay for secondary education

7. He is to blame for his mistakes. This is very necessary.


inBritain.

It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secondary education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. He must pass his intermediate level English examination.

5. He had a weak heart which meant he couldn’t walk very

That was obligatory.

far.

It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

His heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. The mother came and lived with them to take care of

6. Unless he phones immediately he won’t get

their children. That was their- request.

information.

It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


10. Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert”.

7. How long is it since they bought the house?

Isabel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11. You lied to him, which was wrong.

8. He couldn’t repair the broken vase.

You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 9B

9. The garden still needs digging.

1. I wouldn’t do anything for you.

The garden hasn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

There’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. Have you had a cheaper carpet than this?

2. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you.


Is this . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

Yogurt is supposed to do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 8B

3. Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?

1. When I was younger I used to go climbing more than I

Does your aunt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

do now.

4. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.

Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Much . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Englandno longer had dreadful fogs.

5. Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.


If you had told me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

They . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


6. Please don’t say things like that.

10. He was accustomed to stay up late.

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He used to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. It would have been a superb weekend if it hadn’t been

Sentence transformation 11B

for the weather.

1. Someone stole my purse from my handbag.

But . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

My purse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. Dogs can swim better than cats can.

2. She asked John to repeat what he has said.

Cats can not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Please . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. She hasn’t been to the hair dresser for three months.


3. It is a pity you didn’t tell us about this.

It’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11. There’s a spare bed in David’s room.

4. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad.

David’s room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It was such . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 10B

5. “Keep away from this area” said the security guard

1. I can’t get my feet into these shoes.

when we approached the fence.

These shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The security guard told . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon.

6. He could repair the broken vase.


I’m looking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. “Keep away from this area” said the security guard,

7. He is sorry now that he didn’t invite us to the party.

when approached the fence.

He wishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The security guard told . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. Although he had a good salary. He was unhappy in his

4. I’ve never met such a famous person before.

job.

It’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Despite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. This pudding can be cooked in its tin.

9. He couldn’t afford to buy the car.

You don’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


He wasn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. They thought that he was waiting for a message.

10. Couldn’t you have got a bus to the station?

He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wasn’t it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

7. He couldn’t drive his car because he has no driving

Sentence transformation 12B

license.

1. Jane is a brilliant swimmer. She presentedBritainin the

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Olympic Games.

8. He found out the key which he lost a long time ago.

Jane,a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. The girl living next-door to me is getting married next


9. Nothing could be done to help him.

year.


The girl that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. It was impossible to work in that condition.

3. This mountain is high; we can’t climb it.

Working. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This mountain is too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. Frank is very good at tennis.

4. Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?

Frank plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Are you tall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

9. I’m sorry. I couldn’t help him

5. A donkey is less beautiful than a horse.

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .

A donkey is not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


10. Speaking English fluently is not easy.

6. She doesn’t usually stay up late.

It is . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

She’s not used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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7. I f I were you, I’d look for another job.

1. This is too hard a question for her to answer.

I suggested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. He lost his money simply he wasn’t careful.

2. Since she was not certain of the way, she asked the

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

policeman.

9. They last visited me five years ago.

Not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


They haven’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. She wanted to know if he had studied French.

10. All his suits were made inParis.

She asked him “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ”

He . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. I’m sorry that I didn’t study French last year.

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I wish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. I saw him come out of the house.

5. The children will go swimming if it is sunny.

He . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. I haven’t had much money; I can’t buy any new clothes.

6. “Bring your swimming things in case it is rainy.

If only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


He told. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. She was believed to have taken part in revolutionary

7. There’s no need for you to talk so loudly.

activities.

You don’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. I haven’t been toBristolfor three years.

4. In a few countries, the whole population only enjoys a

The last time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

reasonable standard of living.

9. No one has signed this cheque.

Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This cheque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. We went out in spite of the rain.

10. Tim will be eighteen next week.


Although. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It’s Tim’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Mr. John would rather watch TV than go to the cinema.

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Mr. John prefers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.


So . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. You can leave only when I tell you.

5. She may be innocent. I don’t know that.

Until . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I do not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. She prefers Italian food to French food.

6. They will catch all the prisoners again tonight.


She’d ………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All the prisoners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Sarah is better at Chemistry than Susan.

7. Joanne doesn’t like to read her stories.

Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joanne isn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. When’s John and Mary’s wedding?

8. No, please don’t tell him.

When are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I’d rather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Most people understand him when he speaks English.

9. Why don’t you ask her yourself?

He can make . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I suggest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Tom is sorry he didn’t watch the football match last


10. An up- to - date visa is necessary forAndorra.

night.

You’ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tom wishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 17B

8. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we

1. Joan eats very little so as not to put on weight.

couldn’t finish it in two hours.

Joan eats very little because . . . . . . . . . . .

Yesterday we did such . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. She rarely met such a beautiful film star.

9. “How many students are there in your class?”

Rarely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The man asked me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Though he was poor, he wasn’t always unhappy.


10. She is listening to the radio. She turned it off at seven-

Despite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

thirty.

4. She can’t ask intelligent questions. She can’t profit from

She has . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

listening to her colleagues.

11. You should take science appreciation courses at school.

She can neither . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The lady- researcher advised us . . . . . .. . . . . . . .

5. She spoke English very carefully. He spoke very clearly.

Sentence transformation 16B

He not only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. You have to pay taxes or go to prison.

6. Gravity makes balls thrown into the air fall back down.

Falling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


If there weren’t gravity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. The work completely failed and everyone was surprised. 7. Because Faraday’s father was very poor, he couldn’t
To everybody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

send Faraday to school.

3. The poor farmer was tired but he kept working.

Faraday’s father was too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In spite of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. It is such a boring book that nobody likes it.

4. This is the sad news you have brought.

The book . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


9. They were so strong that they could lift the rock.

Had ……………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

They were such . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. The temperature didn’t fall below zero last night, so the

10. I can’t play tennis as well as my brother does.


crops weren’t damaged.

My brother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 18B

4. Though I am poor, I’ll not serve a villain.

1. Jim didn’t lend me any money, so I was unable to buy a

Poor as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

car.

5. Although I pay him much, this man is never satisfied.

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

However. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. On arrival at the shop, the goods are inspected carefully. 6. The mangoes are so cheap that they can not be good.
When the goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Since. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Laurence hasn’t seen her sister since she left forJapan.

7. You must speak slowly or he will not be able to


Laurence last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

understand you.

4. Peter said he didn’t feel well.

Unless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peter said, “I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ”

8. John always spoke to his lawyer before signing the

5. John is fat because she eats so many chips.

contract.

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

John didn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. John is fat because she eats so many chips.

9. Jane is the tallest girl in her class.

If . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nobody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Collecting dolls from foreign countries is one of Jane’s


10. My suit needs cleaning before I go to the party.

interests.

I need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jane is. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 20B

8. George doesn’t nearly as energetic as he used to be.

1. Did they build the garage at the same as the house?

George used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

9. If he doesn’t change his ways, he will end up in prisons.

2. The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to

Unless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the press.

10. He didn’t do his homework, so he got bad marks today.

Nobody who . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


If he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have a

Sentence transformation 19B

picnic.

1. The ship was not surrendered until it was half burnt.

We were. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Before …………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Joan will stay on at school unless she finds a job before

2. The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn’t take

September.

the right precaution.

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


5. I don’t really want to go out tonight.

9. I have to write letters, but I hate it.


I’d rather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I hate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight.

10. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.

It wasn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding.

Sentence transformation 22B

The last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. I have no advice to offer you.

8. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year.

I have no advice that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Why . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. As the war ended, soldiers returned home.

9. He is such a slowly speaker that his students get very


The war . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

bored.

3. It is said that he died by his own hand.

He speaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. Mackenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was

4. Do as I tell that or you’ll regret about it.

twenty.

Unless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

By the age of twenty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. We must do our homework well or the master will get

Sentence transformation 21B

angry with us.

1. She asked John how he liked her new dress.

Unless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


“How . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” She told him.

2. A train leaves at eight every morning.

She reminded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

There is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.

3. He stole some money and was arrested for it.

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. The police have just released John.

4. She met Mike when she went toSpainfor her holiday last

John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

year.

9. I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too

She wouldn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


softly.

5. Someone should do the job tomorrow.

They were speaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. We spent five hours getting toLondon.

6. I’ve never met a more dependent person than Roger.

It took . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roger is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 23B

7. Somebody opened the door just after she rang the bell.

1. The news of her son’s death was a great shock to her.

She had hardly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The news that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. People say that he has been all over the world.

2. “You can’t borrow my motorbike, Peter” Mary said.


He is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mary refused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


3. He had written the problem on the blackboard. He

traffic problem?

solved it.

It’s high time something . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hardly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. May I borrow your pen?

4. He studied English. He also studied French.

Would you mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

Not only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. “I’d take a taxi if I were you” said Peter.

5. We live far from our house. We miss it very much.

Peter suggested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


10. It is said that he escaped to a neutral country.

6. You may be strong, but you can’t lift this heavy box.

He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

No matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 25B

7. Jane weighs as much as her sister.

1. My sister has studied French for two years.

Jane is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

My sister began . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. They were building a new shopping center when we

2. Mr. Dean was one of the customers of Mr. Brown’s bank.

came.

His house was for sale.

A new shopping center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mr. Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


9. Are they going to demolish these old houses?

3. Mr. Smith’s company is busier in December than in other

Are these old houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

months.

10. It was such bad coffee that he couldn’t drink it.

December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

The coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Mary didn’t work hard enough. She failed in her exams.

Sentence transformation 24B

If Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. Weather conditions influence most crops.

5. The train was delayed for twenty minutes because of

Most crops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the bad weather.

2. You must not smoke in here.


Because . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Smoking is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. John only understood very little of what the teacher

3. We had to spend three hours to open the door.

said.

It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

John could hardly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. It was not until mid-night that I finished the homework.

7. Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house.

I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

We can only get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Is this the only way to reach the city center?

8. I’m sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here’s the key.

Isn’t there . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

You can’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


6. He remembered, and so did she.

9. He prefers golf to tennis.

He didn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He’d rather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. When the council going to do something about the city’s 10. He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Molly to his party.


He wishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sentence transformation 26B

4. There was never any answer when we rang.
Every . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. I was sorry I didn’t know how to do it.

5. ‘Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?’

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

said John.

2. Spare the rod and spoil the child.

John suggested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


If a child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. You can visit theUnited Statesunless you get a visa.

3. He didn’t need to be reminded about it.

If you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It wasn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.

4. These shoes will have to be repaired.

Traveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

They will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. John only understood a little of what the teacher said.

5. I love music although I can’t play any musical

John could hardly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

instrument.

9. Unless he phone immediately he won’t get any

Despite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


information.

6. “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?”

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He wanted to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” Thought the

7. Rich family tends to send their children to private

office manager.

schools.

The office manager wondered . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .

Children of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 28B

8. He had no sooner got home than it began to rain.

1. He built a house that is the finest in the village.

No sooner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He ………. . and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


9. The children are taken home by bus. Their parents work

2. As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking.

late.

No sooner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. He left college after he had taken his degree.

10. He laughs. Perhaps he has done the exam successfully.

He hadn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He laughs as if. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. It is better to wear out than rush out.

Sentence transformation 27B

To rush out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. It was so late that nothing could be done.

5. Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It was too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


If you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

2. ‘I don’t think John will come,’ Said Bill.

6. No other town inIndiais as large asCalcutta.

Bill doubted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Calcuttais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.

7. Who taught you grammar last year?

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?


8. Promises should be kept.

The firemen managed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 30B

9. It’s time to prepare lunch.

1. The children should be working now.


It’s time for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It is time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. Please come by seven o’clock.

2. They made him wait for two hours.

You are requested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 29B

3. The police made the boat turn back.

1. Peter is a careless driver. If he doesn’t take more care,

The boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

he will have an accident.

4. I’d rather you smoked in here.

Unless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Would . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. The little boy crossed the street although the traffic was


5. If I had known all the facts, I would not have rung the

heavy.

police.

In spite of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

As I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. We couldn’t answer the question because it was very

6. We shall notify the police about this matter.

hard.

The police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern

4. He could not drive it. He could not sell it. He could not

astronomy.

even give it away.

Galileo is regarded as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


He could neither . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. The value ofSterlinghad fallen considerably in the past

5. He should always abbey his parents.

week.

Never . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

There has . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.

9. That dress has only the slightest mark on it.

I apologize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I can barely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of

10. I have never seen such a mess in my life.

the car.

It is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In spite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


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8. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.

1. I can remember an equally mysterious incident

It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I can remember an incident just . . . . . . . . .

9. She likedParisa little andRomeless.

2. He was a fool to say that.

She thoughtRome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. After fighting the fire for 12 hours the firemen

3. I haven’t been to a cricket match for years.

succeeded in putting it out.

It’s . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


4. It wasn’t necessary for you to go to so much trouble on


The film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

my behalf.

8. Robert and Catherine have been married for four years.

You needn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It is four years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Because there was a late frost, much of the crop was

9. Elizabeth got a bad cough because she started smoking

spoiled.

cigarettes.

A frost, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. I lent my car to that man.

10. ‘Can I have a new bicycle?’ said Anna to her mother.

That’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.

Anna asked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


He does a lot of work in the evening.

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He works very. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. The first course of the meal was a wonderful fish soup.

8. I’m going to the theater tomorrow, and I’m really looking The meal began . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
forward to it.

2. I had met Brian before but had never really talked to

I’m really looking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

him.

9. My brother and I both went to that school.

Although . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

I went to that school, and. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. I am sure it wasn’t Hilary’s fault.

10. I wasn’t there at that time.

It can’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I denied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


4. Unfortunately, Mr. Baker didn’t tell me until it was too

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late.

1. The policeman accused him for stealing that bicycle.

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ”

5. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to go out this

2. He will be better if he takes that medicine.

evening.

Unless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I’d rather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Mosquitoes cause malaria and this is well-known.

6. It is impossible to learn a foreign language in a week.

That . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


4. Life is short; yet we still waste a lot of time.

7. I like detective stories.

Though . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. If you want to keep fit, you must play sports.

8. He is not here now.

Unless you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .

6. Mr. Hill teaches his students to understand different

9. “Where has he been?” She doesn’t know that.

English accents.

She doesn’t know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mr. Hill’s students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. Has anyone told you about it yet?

7. It was such a boring film that we left before the end.


Have you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


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It is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. It took us three hours to open the door.

5. Sally’s parents gave her a micro-computer for her

We spent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

birthday.

2. His mother wouldn’t allow him to go out.

Sally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Don’t blame me if the tin- opener’s broken.

3. He’ll never forget waiting for his friends to go to school.

It’s not my fault if . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He’ll always remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


7. Barbara plays squash better than Mike.

4. ‘Let’s go for a walk in the park’, said Andrews.

Mike doesn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Andrews suggested that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. Whose suitcase is this?

5. His second attempt on the world record was successful.

Who does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

He broke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. Although he had a bad cold. William still went to work.

6. He said ‘I wish I knew the answer’.

In spite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He said that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. The train journey fromLondontoBristoltakes two hours.

7. He wished he hadn’t spent so much money.

It is a two-hour train journey from. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


He was sorry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

....................

8. He said ‘good luck’

Sentence transformation 36B

He wished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. The lecturer didn’t prepare his speech carefully, so he

9. I applied for the job but was turned down.

did it very badly.

My . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. ‘Please don’t drive so fast’ Ann begged her boy friend.

2. The gardener didn’t water those plants yesterday, so

Ann pleaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

they died.

Sentence transformation 35B


If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. John Speck failed to find the source of the riverNile.

3. It was such dry bread that my grand father couldn’t cut

John Speck did not succeed . . . . . . . . . .

it.

2. Maria didn’t apply for the job in the library and regrets it

The bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

now.

4. My sister can’t cook as well as my mother does.

Maria wishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

My mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Although he did not speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle

5. Although the weather was bad, the schoolchildren

inAmsterdam.

managed to come to class on time.


In spite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In spite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarket

6. ‘I don’t think John will come’ said Bill.

difficult.

Bill doubted if. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


7. The post man was bitten by our dog.

Sentence transformation 38B

Our dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. Because his secretary was out to lunch. Mr.

8. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.

Andersonanswered Bill’s call.

The fog prevented . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of


2. Security guard made the boys go outside.

the car.

The boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In spite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Ali has studied not only in theUSbut also inEurope.

10. There is no better teacher in this school than Miss

Ali has . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .

Jones.

4. It was not his wife but his sister who called.

Miss Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

His sister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 37B

5. We were no more surprised than Jane.

1. I don’t want Sally to be angry with you. I suggest that

We were . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


you apologize her.

6. But for his help, I would have gone bankrupt.

You’d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. You might fall if you’re not careful.

7. Tim found that his friends had arrived when he reached

Be careful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the station.

3. Mrs. Edward is the owner of the car.

After . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

That car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

8. I expect that he will get there by lunchtime.

4. The station clock showed half past ten.

I expect him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

According . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


9. In spite of my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

5. Henry found a wallet with no name in it.

Although . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The wallet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. As he has behaved badly, he must be punished.

6. Ronald denied stealing Mrs. Clark’s handbag.

Because of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ronald said that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sentence transformation 39B

7. Susan likes staying in hotels but she prefers camping.

1. The house seemed to have been unoccupied for several

Susan doesn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years.

8. The fridge was so heavy that we couldn’t move it.

It looked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


The fridge was too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. The police was informed of the identify of the

9. ‘John, please don’t tell anyone about my new dress.

murdered man.

Mary asked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The identify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. Sally speaks English quite fluently.

3. The fisherman’s life was one of great poverty.

Sally’s English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Throughout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


4. The keepers feed the lion at 3 p. m everyday.

8. I’m sure it wasn’t Mrs. Elton you saw because she’s

The lion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

inBristol.


5. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.

It can’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .

If we . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. How long have Catherine and Henry been engaged?

6. I would prefer you to deliver the so far on Friday.

When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I would rather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. In spite of his age, Mr. Benton runs seven miles before

7. Without the sun, there would be no kinds of energy.

breakfast.

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Although . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. In spite of the bad weather, the pilot will bring the plane

Sentence transformation 41B

down safely.


1. I’ll help you if you promise to try harder.

Though . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. Fossil fuel will be more expensive if the scientists don’t

2. “You are cheating?” said Carol to June.

get energy from the sun and wind.

Carol accused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. She got that house in 1973.

10. She decided to accept the job despite the slow salary.

She has . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .

Although . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. They believe that he is mad.

Sentence transformation 40B

He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


1. He didn’t study hard; he failed in his examinations.

5. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm.

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

We are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .

2. ‘I don’t love you any more’, said Eric to his girl friend.

6. “I think you should go by train” he told us.

Eric told his girl friend that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .

He advised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. ‘I must see the manager!’ he cried.

7. She can’t have any children because of her age.

He insisted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

She is too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Arthur said he was sorry he had hurt her feelings.

8. It’s not necessary to shout.

Arthur apologized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. I had better get back to work.

9. It was such a dull play that he fell asleep.

It’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .

6. He is said to have been in the French foreign Legion.

10. “Where is the nearest tube?” she said.

People. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

She enquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. ‘How old is your little boy?’ said the nurse to Mrs.

Sentence transformation 42B

Bindley.

1. Not a single person volunteered to help.

The nurse asked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

There were. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



2. Your situation is not unlike that of many other residents.

Betty allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Many others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.

3. Richard said that they had never had so much snow in

The fox tried in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

this area before.

7. His briefcase was too full for the zip fastener to close

There was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

properly.

4. Not once has our neighbor invited us into his home.

His briefcase was so full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Our neighbor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. People say that he beats his wife.

5. Never have I been so sick.


It is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. He appears to be running away from your fierce dog.

6. They believe that the wanted man was living inLondon.

It looks as if . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The wanted man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he

7. ‘How many stars are there in the sky?’

returned from his walk.

No one knows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

No sooner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .

8. We can’t see most of the stars. We don’t use a giant

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telescope.

1. If you missed the program you couldn’t really


Unless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

understand their intention.

9. The boy said to his sister ‘Have you ever read a book on

Unless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

space lights’

2. I haven’t been able to see them for over a year.

The boy asked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?”

3. Some one has suggested abolishing income tax.

The travel agent asked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4. There was no precedent for the king’s resignation.

1. What a beautiful home you have!


Never . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

You have. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the

2. How nice that Jay could come with you!

film.

It is . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He was too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Tom doesn’t know whether his mother will allow his

6. This is his first visit toEngland.

sister to come to the US to study.

He is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tom’s sister. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. I think it may rain.

4. Linda sold her uncle’s house after his death.

It looks as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .


Linda’s uncle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. He will come because he wants to be sure of meeting

5. Betty let Karen keep the kitten.

you.


He will come so . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. “It certainly wasn’t me who took your car” said Bob.

9. in the rain gives him pleasure.

Bob refused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He enjoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. She is a good guitarist.

10. Most of a child’s life spent in playing.

She can . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A child spends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the


Sentence transformation 45B

referee.

1. He failed to win the race.

Swearing at the referee earned . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..

He didn’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Though my house was cheaper thanNorman’s, it is

2. No body can deny that she has a beautiful voice.

bigger and more attractive.

It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Norman’s house may . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. The rent is $ 60 per week.

7. Someone must meet him at the railway station.

The flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. He borrowed the money from the bank.


8. I often get up early.

The bank . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I am used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. It is not expensive.

9. Getting a good job doesn’t interest him.

It doesn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Their teacher is making them prepare carefully for the

Sentence transformation 47B

exam.

1. Do you think Sally will be able to come to us for

They are . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Christmas?

7. I would do any thing for you.

Is there any . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


There is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. How about something to eat before the show?

8. He was late because his car broke.

Shall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ?

The reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Unless you start at once, you’ll be late.

9. I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold.

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The sea is not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. I have never seen a dirtier- looking dog.

10. Robert says he will never visitManchesteragain.

This is . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robert says this . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of

Sentence transformation 46B


the car.

1. Mary told the police about the burglary.

In spite . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mary reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight.

2. I never intended to go to the wedding.

All the prisoners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I never had . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Mary rang hours and hours ago.


It is hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. The engine failed because a part had been badly fitted.

8. You may get hungry on the train, so take some

The engine failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

sandwiches.

Sentence transformation 49B


In case you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. I’m having a number of troubles now because I lost my

9. They understand more than we do.

passport last week.

We don’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If I . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. The prime Minister is going to open the enquiry.

2. She had hardly begun to speak before people started

The enquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

interrupting her.

Sentence transformation 48B

Hardly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart

3. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to

attack” the doctor said to the patient.


John.

The doctor warned the patient . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .

The team leader criticized . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. I know this reporter’s background well and he’s 100%

4. I only made that terrible mistake because I was thinking.

honest.

If I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This reporter whose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. When the police caught him, he was climbing over the

3. They stretched the rope from one side of the crevasse to garden wall.
the other in order to haul (pull) their equipment across.

The police caught . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning.

4. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used Getting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
to.


7. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.

The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

He might . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. We’ve been thinking the matter over and have and have

8. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this

finally come to a decision.

year.

We’ve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Why isn’t this TV working?

9. We regret to inform you that your application has not

What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

been successful.

7. I’ve never tasted pleasant before.

Much to . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


This . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. If there is an emergency, ring this number.
In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. I never miss out on a cup of coffee when I visit her flat.
She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


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8. He’d rather play golf than tennis

Sentences transformation 1B

9. The garden hasn’t been dug yet

1. You don’t have to finish the work today

10. If Susan hadn’t eaten four cream cakes, she wouldn’t’ t

2. Sally finally succeeded in getting the job

have felt sick

3. I certainly will never go to that restaurant

11. Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes.

4. “You’d better take a holiday” - the doctor said


Sentences transformation 4B

5. Unless you rest yourself, you really will be ill

1. The car is too expensive for her to buy

6. “You work too hard” - the doctor said to him

2. She left the room without saying a word

7. How beautiful those pictures are

3. The owner of the house is thought to be abroad

8. What an interesting film!

4. You didn’t forget to post the letter, did you?

9. How heavy is your suitcase?

5. It is not easy to speak English

10. What is the height of Peter?

6. I wish I had finished my homework last night

Sentences transformation 2B

7. “How do you like my new dress, John?”, she asked


1. We didn’t arrive early enough to see the first film

8. There is a train leaving ay 8 o’clock every morning

2. Peter apologized for breaking the glass

9. It can’t be denied that she has a beautiful voice

3. If he hadn’t saved me, I would have been downing

10. Do you mind helping me to put the chair away?

4. Nobody is cleverer than Sally in the class

Sentences transformation 5B

5. This is the most romantic story I have ever read

1. I’m interested in reading scientific books

6. The car is too expensive for me to buy

2. If he doesn’t phone her immediately, he won’t get any

7. He was made to study hard for the exams

information

8. We have been cooking for the party for four hours


3. We are going to have the car repaired by the garage next

9. He is behaving more violently than ever before

week

10. The police prevented us from getting nearer

4. It was such the wonderful news that she decided to

Sentences transformation 3B

have a celebration

1. She had her car repaired yesterday

5. It isn’t easy to leave here after such a long time

2. You’ve got to see the manager tomorrow morning

6. He takes every Sundays to work in the garden

3. I’ve warned you about going near the dog

7. Two extra people came although we had expected only

4. So long as he arrives before eleven, she can meet him

16.


5. Every time I rang, there was not any answer.

8. Jerry makes two thousand dollars a month as an

6. I don’t know as much about it as she does

accountant

7. In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his

9. We need to think about it for a week

job

10. The people who owes newspapers are usually very rich


Sentences transformation 6B

5. I wish the school holidays were longer

1. Neither she nor I have been there before

6. John is too young to join the club

2. The weather was so good that we went swimming

7. It is very necessary for him to be to blame for his

3. It is too far for me to see


mistakes.

4. It is the first time I have been to the ballet

8. It was obligatory for him to pass his intermediate level

5. You can’t believe that John always speaks the truth

English examination

6. He suggested I should put my luggage under the seat

9. It was their request that the mother came and lived with

7. It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat

them to take care of their children

there

10. Isabel deny lending Robert her pen

8. Facing a lot of people always makes me nervous

11. You were wrong to lie to him

9. Apples are not as expensive as oranges

Sentence transformation 9B


10. If you don’t get a visa, you can’t visit Moscow

1. There’s nothing I would not do for you

Sentences transformation 7B

2. Yogurt is supposed to do good for you

1. John used to smoke cigarettes when he was a young

3. Does your aunt have to be met at the station?

man

4. Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish

2. He asked me to hand my books to him when I had

5. If you had told me in advance, I could have avoided that

finished.

date

3. In countries likeBritain, the weather is very changeable

6. I wish you didn’t say things like that

4. Secondary education is free inBritain


7. I wish you had told us about this

5. His heart was so weak that he couldn’t walk very far

8. But for the weather, it would have been a superb

6. If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any

weekend

information

9. Cats can not swim as well as cats can.

7. When did they buy the house?

10. It’s three months since she went to the hairdresser

8. The broken vase couldn’t be repaired by him

11. David’s room has a spare bed.

9. The garden hasn’t been dug yet

Sentence transformation 10B

10. Is this the cheapest carpet have you had?

1. These shoes are too small for me to get my feet into


Sentence transformation 8B

2. I’m looking forward to meeting again soon

1. Now I do not go climbing as much as I used to when I

3. The security guard told me to keep away from this area

was younger

4. It is the first time I met such a famous person

2. There used to be dreadful dogs inEngland

5. You don’t have to put this pudding out of its tin to cook

3. We haven’t decorated the room for years

it.

4. The other guests will start dinner before we arrive.

6. He was thought to have been waiting for a message


7. If he had driving license, he could drive his car

3. It was believed that she took part in revolutionary


8. The key which he lost a long tine ago was found out by

activities

him

4. Only a reasonable standard of living is enjoyed by the

9. They could not do anything to help him

whole population is a few countries

10. He used to stay up late

5. Although it rained, we went out

Sentence transformation 11B

6. Mr. John prefers watching TV to going to the cinema

1. My purse was stolen from my handbag

7. Working in that condition was impossible

2. “Please repeat what you have said”, she told John

8. Frank plays tennis very well

3. I wish you had told us about this


9. I wish I could help him

4. It was such the bad weather that we couldn’t go out

10. It is not easy to speak English fluently

5. The security guard told me to keep away from this area

Sentence transformation 14B

6. The broken vase couldn’t be repaired

1. The question is too hard for her to answer

7. He wishes he had invited us to the party

2. Not being certain of the way, she asked the policeman

8. Despite having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job

3. She asked him “Have you studied French?”

9. He wasn’t rich enough to buy the car

4. I wish I had studied French last year

10. Wasn’t it possible to get a bus to the station?

5. Unless it isn’t sunny, the children will go swimming


Sentence transformation 12B

6. He told me to bring my swimming things in case it was

1. Jane, who is a brilliant swimmer, presentedBritainin the

sunny

Olympic games

7. You don’t have to talk so loudly

2. The girl that lives next-door to me is getting married

8. The last time I went toBristolwas three years ago

next year

9. This cheque hasn’t been signed

3. This mountain is too high for us to climb.

10. It’s Tim eighteenth birthday next week

4. Are you tall enough to reach that picture?

Sentence transformation 15B

5. A donkey is not as beautiful as a horse


1. So great was her grief that she almost fainted

6. She’s not used to staying up late

2. Until I tell you can’t you leave

7. I suggested you should look for another job

3. She’d rather eat Italian food than French food

8. If he had been careful, he would not have lost his money 4. Susan is not as good at Chemistry as Sarah
9. They haven’t visited me for five years

5. When are John and Mary married?

10. He had all his suits made in Paris

6. He can make people understand when he speaks English

Sentence transformation 13B

7. Tom wishes he had watched the football match last

1. He was seen to come out of the house by me

night

2. If only I had much money to buy some new clothes

8. Yesterday we did such a difficult test that we couldn’t



finish it in 2 hours

10. My brother plays tennis better than I do

9. The man asked me how many students there were in my Sentence transformation 18B
class

1. If Jim had lent me some money, I would have been able

10. She has been listening to the radio before seven-thirty

to buy a car

11. The lady-researcher advised us to take science

2. When arriving at the shop, the goods are inspected

appreciation courses at school

carefully

Sentence transformation 16B

3. Laurence last saw her sister when she left forJapan

1. Falling to pay taxes, you may go to prison

4. Peter said, “I don’t not fell well”


2. To everybody’s surprise, the work completely failed

5. If John did not eat so many chips, he would not be fat

3. In spite of being tired, the poor farmer kept working

6. If John did not eat so many chips, he would not be fat

4. What the sad news you have brought

7. Jane is interested in collecting stamps

5. I do not know whether she is innocent or not

8. George used to be more energetic

6. All the prisoners will be caught again tonight

9. Unless he changes his way, he will end up in prisons

7. Joanne isn’t interested in reading stories

10. If he had done his homework, he would not have got

8. I’d rather you didn’t tell him

bad marks today

9. I suggest you should ask her yourself.


Sentence transformation 19B

10. You’ll need to get an up-to-date visa forAndorra

1. Before the ship was half burnt, it had not been

Sentence transformation 17B

surrendered

1. Joan eats very little because she doesn’t want to put on

2. Had the weather forecast been accurate, we would have

weight

taken the right precaution

2. Rarely did she meet such a beautiful film star

3. If the temperature had fallen below zero last night, the

3. Despite being poor, he wasn’t always unhappy

crops would have been damaged

4. She can’t neither ask intelligent questions nor profit

4. Poor as I am, I’ll not serve a villain


from listening to her colleagues

5. However much I pay this man, he is never satisfied

5. He not only spoke English very carefully but also very

6. Since the mangoes are cheap, they can not be good

clearly

7. Unless you speak slowly, he will not able to understand

6. If there weren’t gravity, balls thrown into the air would

you

fall back down

8. John didn’t sign the contract without speaking to his

7. Faraday’s father was too poor to send him to school

lawyer

8. The book is so boring that nobody likes it

9. Nobody in Jane’s class is taller than her

9. They were such strong people that they could lift the


10. I need to clean my suit before I go to the party

rock

Sentence transformation 20B


1. Was the garage built at the same as the house?

5. Unless you do our homework well, the master will get

2. Nobody who was at the meeting will say to the press

angry with us

3. We were impossible to have a picnic because of the

6. She reminded him to phone the office

heavy rain

7. I wish I had time to listen to you

4. If she doesn’t find a job before September, Joan will stay 8. John has just been released by the police
on at school

9. They were speaking too softly for us to hear

5. I’d rather not go out tonight


10. It took us five hours to get toLondon

6. It wasn’t until she was eight that Shirley began to read

Sentence transformation 23B

7. The last time Lucy worn that dress was at Barbara’s

1. The news that her son died was a great shock to her

wedding

2. Mary refused to lend Peter her motorbike

8. Why don’t we go abroad for our holiday this year?

3. Hardly had he written the problem on the blackboard

9. He speaks so slowly that his students get very bored

when he solved it

10. By the age of twenty, Mackenzie had written four best-

4. Not only did he study English but also French

sellers

5. The farther we live from our house, the more we miss it


Sentence transformation 21B

6. No matter strong you are, you can’t lift this heavy box

1. “How do you like my new dress?” - She asked John

7. Jane is as heavy as her sister

2. There is a train leaving at eight every morning

8. A new shopping center was being built when we came

3. He was arrested for stealing some money

9. Are these old houses going to be demolished?

4. She wouldn’t have met Mike if she hadn’t gone

10. The coffee was so bad that he couldn’t drink it

toSpainfor her holiday last year

Sentence transformation 24B

5. The job should be done tomorrow

1. Most crops are influenced by weather conditions

6. Roger is the most dependent person I have ever met


2. Smoking is not allowed in here

7. She has hardly rung the bell when somebody opened

3. It took us three hours to open the door

the door

4. I didn’t finish my homework until mid-night

8. He is said to have been all over the world

5. Isn’t there another way to reach the city center?

9. I hate having to write letters

6. He didn’t forget, and neither did she

10. I wish I had finished my homework last night

7. It’s high time something was done about the city’s traffic

Sentence transformation 22B

problem by the council

1. I have no advice that is offered to you

8. Would you mind lending me your pen?


2. The war ended and soldiers returned home

9. Peter suggested I should take a taxi

3. He is said to have died by his own hand

10. He is said to have escaped to a neutral country

4. Unless you do as I tell that, you’ll regret about it

Sentence transformation 25B


1. My sister began studying English two years ago

5. John suggested Barry should put a better lock on the

2. Mr. Dean, whose house was for sale, was one of the

door

customers of Mr. Brown’s bank.

6. If you do not get a visa, you can visit the United

3. December is the busiest month of Mr. Smith’s company

7. Traveling by air always makes me nervous


4. If Mary had worked hard, she would not have failed in

8. John could hardly understand what the teacher said

her exams

9. If he does not phone immediately, he won’t get any

5. Because the weather was bad, the train was delayed for

information

twenty minutes

10. The office manager wondered why he had not got a

6. John couldn’t hardly understand what the teacher said

computer before

7. We can only get into the house if someone has a key

Sentence transformation 28B

8. You can’t have locked the front door. Here’s the key

1. He built a house and that is the finest in the village

9. He’d rather play golf than tennis


2. No sooner had the teacher come in than they stopped

10. He wishes he had invited Molly to his party

talking

Sentence transformation 26B

3. He hadn’t left college before he took his degree

1. I wish I had known how to do it

4. To rush out is not as good as to wear out

2. If a child is spared punishment, he will be spoilt

5. If the child is spared punishment, he will be spoilt

3. It wasn’t necessary to remind him about it.

6. Calcuttais the largest town inIndia

4. They will have these shoes repaired

7. By whom were you taught grammar?

5. Despite the fact that I can’t play any instrument, I love

8. One should keep promise


music

9. It’s time for lunch to be prepared

6. He wanted to know how long it had been since Bob left

Sentence transformation 29B

this city

1. Unless Peter takes more care, he will have an accident

7. Children of rich family tend to be sent to private school

2. In spite of the heavy traffic, the little boy crossed the

8. No sooner had he got home than it began to rain

street

9. The children whose parents work late are taken home

3. The question couldn’t be answered by us because it was

by bus

very hard

10. He laughs as if he had done the exam successfully


4. He could neither drive, sell nor give it away

Sentence transformation 27B

5. Never shouldn’t him abbey his parents

1. It was too late to do anything

6. I apologize for being rude to you yesterday

2. Bill doubted if John would come

7. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the

3. I wish I had finished my homework last night

car

4. Every time we rang, there was not any answer

8. It can’t be denied that she has a beautiful voice


9. She thoughtRomewas worse thanParis

5. Unless you don’t want to keep fit, you must play sports

10. The firemen managed to put it out after fighting the

6. Mr. Hill’s students are taught to understand different


fire for 12 hours

English accents by him

Sentence transformation 30B

7. The film was so boring that we left before the end

1. It is time the children worked

8. It’s four years since Robert and Catherine are married

2. He was made to wait for two hours

9. IfElizabethhadn’t smoked cigarettes, she would not have

3. The boat was made to turn back by the police

got a bad cough

4. Would you please smoke in here?

10. Anna asked if she could have a new bicycle

5. As I didn’t know all the facts, I didn’t ring the police

Sentence transformation 33B

6. The police shall be notified about this matter by us


1. The meal began with a wonderful fish soup

7. Galileo is regarded as the father of modern astronomy

2. Although I had met Brian before, I had never really

8. There has been a considerable fall in the value of

talked to him

Sterlingin the past week

3. It can’t have been Hilary’s fault

9. I can barely see any mark on that dress

4. I wish Mr. Barker had told me until it was too late

10. It is the first time I have seen such a mess in my life

5. I’d rather you didn’t go out this evening

Sentence transformation 31B

6. Learning a foreign language in a week is impossible

1. I can remember an incident just as mysterious as this

7. I am fond of detective stories


2. It was fool of him to say that

8. I wish he were here now

3. It’s years since I went to a cricket

9. She doesn’t know where he has been.

4. You needn’t go to so much trouble on my behalf

10. Have you been told about it yet?

5. A frost, which is late, spoiled much of the crop

Sentence transformation 34B

6. That’s that man who I lent the car

1. We spent three hours opening the door

7. He works very hard in the evening

2. He would not be allowed to go out by his mother

8. I really looking forward to going to the theater

3. He’ll always remember waiting for his friends to go to

tomorrow


school

9. I went to that school, and my brother did, too

4. Andrews suggested that they should do for a walk in the

10. I denied being there at that time

park

Sentence transformation 32B

5. He broke the world record in his second attempt

1. “You stole that bicycle” - the policeman said to him

6. He said that he wished he knew the answer

2. Unless you don’t want to keep fit, you must play sports

7. He was sorry for spending so much money

3. That mosquitoes cause malaria is well-known

8. He wished me luck

4. Though life is short, we waste a lot of time

9. My application for the job was turned down



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