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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 ……….
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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 …………...
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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 ……….
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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 ………
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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……….
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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 ………
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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.
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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.
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17. “ Police attacked” Says student leader.
18. A student leader………
19. Storm grows over long hair in school.
20. Parents and pupils are………....
Sentence transformation 19.c
1. She admitted that she took the necklace. She admitted to ………..
2. The headmaster said some reassuming things. What ………
3. Do you have a good relationship with your boss ?. Are ……….
4. Most students can work hard when they feel like it. Most students are capable………….
5. I’m really sorry. I didn’t invite her to the party. I really wish……….
6. She didn’t inherit any thing under her uncle’s will. Her uncle didn’t……….
7. The only thing I didn’t steal was the television. They stole………
8. It seems that no-one predicted the correct result. No-one………...
9. They had been lost in the mountain for three days, but they looked strong and healthy.
Even……….
10. I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes. However………...
Sentence transformation 20.c
1. “ You should have waited for us”, The team leader said to John. The team leader criticized ……...
2. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter. He might ………..
3. The last time it rained here was six years ago. It ………..
4. The film star wore dark glasses so that no-one would recognize him. The film star avoided………
5. I am amazed by the mistakes he makes. What………
6. We weren’t surprised by his success. It came ………
7. “ That’s a lovely new dress, Jim,” said his mother. Jim’s mother complimented………..
8. We couldn’t find George any where. George was ……….
9. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home. Only……….
10. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week. An increased ……….
Sentence transformation 21.c
1. “ You’d better not lend them any more money, Tom,” said John. John advised Tom……..
2. You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry. Unless………..
3. Mark is too young to get married. Mark is not……….
4. That factory is producing more and more pollution. More and more pollution ………….
5. He couldn’t escape from prison because it was very secure. The prison………..
6. Without his help, we would all have died. If it ………...
7. He forgot about the gun until he got home. Not until………...
8. May I borrow your pen? Would you mind ………..?
9. “ I’d take a taxi if I were you,” said Peter. Peter suggested ……….
10. My boyfriend is very short tempered. My boyfriend loses………...
Sentence transformation 22.c
1. House prices have risen dramatically this year. There has ………
2. This affair does not concern you. This affair is no……….
3. You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18th <sub>. The final date………..</sub>
4. Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him. Despite
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7. It was only when left home that I realized how much my father meant to me. Not until…………
8. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended. Had it not……….
9. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out. No matter………
10.If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home. Get………..
Sentence transformation 23.c
1. Although he was not guilty. They executed him. In spite of ………..
2. I certainly don’t intend to reply to that rude letter from Edward. I have ……….
3. “ It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob. Bob denied ……….
4. Mary told the police about the burglary. Mary reported………..
5. We may not be able to give the concert. The concert………..
6. They had hardly left home when it started to rain. No sooner………
7. You can use my car, but have to keep it carefully. Provided……….
8. You are both funny and witty. Not only ………
9. He behaved shamefully towards his wife. He treated ………
10. The chances are a hundred against you. It’s most……….
Sentence transformation 24.c
1. The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike. The rail workers have no…………
2. Mrs. Scot is very proud of her cooking. Mrs. Scot prides……….
3. It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us. If it hadn’t ………
4. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job. It came………
5. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed. There’s no point …....
6. “ Please don’t drive so fast!” Ann begged her boyfriend. Ann pleaded………...
7. Despite his hard study at school, he failed the exam. Even though………
8. She is proud of being a good student. She prides………
9. My protests were ignored. Nobody………...
10. I’m sure you took my suitcase by mistake. I’m sure he didn’t………
Sentence transformation 25.c
1. Perhaps Brian went home early. Brian ………
2. My father finds maps hard to follow. My father has ………...
3. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week. An increased…….
4. I dislike people criticize me unfairly. I object………..
5. I thought I might run out of cash, so I took my cheque -book with me. I took my ……..
6. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer. Only after……….
7. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery. He received a ….
8. You can eat as much as you like for $. 5 at the new lunch- bar. There is no …………...
9. She wore a hearing- aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well. She
wasn’t so………..
10. You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones is ………….
Sentence transformation 26.c
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7. people who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticize foreign customs. Nobody who………
8. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation. The operation left ……….
9. It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was canceled. Nobody……….
10.I never intended to go to the meeting. I had no………
Sentence transformation 27.c
1. He never suspected that she was a witch. At no time………..
2. Are they likely to pass Proficiency? Is there ………..?
3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress. She never………..
4. Nobody is more anxious to help you than your mother. Your mother……….
5. The farm laborer went to bed and at once felt asleep. The moment………
6. The last time it rained here was a fortnight ago. It ……….
7. The noise next door did not stop until midnight. It was not ………
8. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired. The car was too……….
9. He never has enough money. He is always………..
10. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you. Yogurt is supposed to do ……….
Sentence transformation 28.c
1. We couldn’t answer those two questions. Those two………
2. We had never been so happy before. We were……….
3. Do you have to bring the heavy suitcase with you? Is it really ………..?
4. They say Mr. Baker painted this picture. Mr. Baker……….
5. His resemblance to his father is remarkable. . He looks ………
6. If you want to see Professor Smith, Wednesday afternoon is a good time to find him in his
office. Professor Smith is ………
7. Unless we leave now or we’ll miss our ride home. We won’t miss………
8. The computers will be available anytime but one o’clock. The computer will not ………
9. I’d love to go with you, but I’m beat ( tired/ exhausted). I will not ………
10. Bruce didn’t want to tell me the truth, but I found it anyway. Although ………
Sentence transformation 29.c
1. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money. I have no ………..
2. Their changes of success are small. It is not ………
3. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error. The accident is ……….
4. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended. Had it not……..
5. Under no circumstances should you phone the police. The last ……….
6. Although the play had a good notices, not many people went to see it. Despite………..
7. My father speaks a little English. My father speaks hardly……….
8. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car. He denied……….
9. I’m sorry now that I asked her to stay. Now I wish………...
10.They couldn’t trace who had supplied the information in the first place. The source………….
Sentence transformation 30.c
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9. Jenny doesn’t play tennis as well as she used to. Jenny used ………
10. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open. The door was too……….
Sentence transformation 31.c
1. The only way to eliminate the world terrorism is by united opposition. Only by………..
2. If she hadn’t insisted kissing everyone goodbye, she would have caught the train. If it
hadn’t ………..
3. The fisherman’s life was one of great poverty. Throughout………..
4. Someone has suggested abolishing income tax. It……….
5. I do not enjoy cooking for five hungry children. Cooking………
6. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door. Try……….
7. The critics were very impressed by her performance. Her performance made………….
8. When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problems. It’s high time
something………
9. I didn’t realized who he was until later. Only later ………..
10. The value of sterling has fallen considerable in the past week. There has ………
Sentence transformation 32.c
1. She had just had time to put up her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents. No sooner………..
2. “ Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” The officer asked the frightened
witness. The officer wanted to know……….
3. The president visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill. So
many ………
4. A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1960s. The destruction………
5. He hadn’t been back to his home town for over 20 years now. It is ………
6. Traveling by plane is much more expensive than traveling by train. Traveling by train….
7. I would love to be rich and famous. If only……….
8. It took a long time for them to decide to get married. They ………..
9. “ Is it, or is it true that you have been misappropriating company funds?” The manager asked
the accountant. The manager wanted………
10. If you want to save your eyesight, you must operate immediately. Only by………
Sentence transformation 33.c
1. It seems to me that I met you in Cardiff in 1991. I seem……….
2. I had just arrived home when she came. No sooner ………
3. Though she is intelligent, she is not the one we are looking for. Intelligent though………
4. The open-door policy has brought about a lot of radical changes. Thanks to……….
5. We could not contact him because he gave us the wrong number. If he ………
6. People have talked much but done little about it. Much………..
7. The way she walks is really queenly. There is some thing ……….
8. I gave myself no concern about whether he will come to power or not. It makes no
difference………..
9. Because time is constrained , I am not going deep into the analysis of this dimension. Due
to………
10. I am sure she was very beautiful when she was young. She must………..
Sentence transformation 34.c
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5. I’d like to make a phone call. I wonder……….
6. It is a six hour drive from London to Edinburgh. It takes……….
7. Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop. All the switches………..
8. It is ages since Alan visited his parents. Alan………..
9. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected. The patient………..
10. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time. The less………
Sentence transformation 35.c
1. They ought to mend the roof. The roof of the house ………
2. They didn’t follow the map, so they got lost. If ………..
3. Someone is painting our house. We ………
4. The old man had few friends. The old man didn’t ……….
5. He’s likely to stay in the Grand Hotel. He’ll………..
6. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week. There has ………....
7. It won’t make any difference if it rains because we’ll still go. We’ll still go ………
8. We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children. So as ………
9. I would do any thing for you. There’s ………
10. Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date. If you had told me……….
Sentence transformation 36.c
1. We only send you books after receiving the money. Only after the money………
2. You pay $ 20 a month for a period of a year. You pay in twelve successive……….
3. He’ll set down. Then his performance will improve. Once………
4. The students’ riotous behavior should have been severely punished. The student deserved ………
5. There are more people out of work in this country than ever before. Never……….
6. I can’t stand such a kind of behavior, and Jim can’t either. Neither………
7. If he pays , he can fly. He who………
8. It is absolutely necessary for me to update my knowledge. I find it………
9. If I earn more, my wife will spend more. The more………..
10.Could you pass me the salt, please? Would you mind ………?
Sentence transformation 37.c
1. It seems that he doesn’t see what you mean. He doesn’t seem………
2. The way he talk is very interesting. There is something………..
3. I have never been to Liverpool in my life. Never in my life ………
4. Diana was killed in a accident in Paris in 1997. It is in 1997 that……….
5. We’ve recorded great achievement in socio- economic development over the last decade of
renovation. Great achievement……….
6. To master English is by no mean easy. It is ………
7. It was reported that the inflation rate in Vietnam reached 3.8% in 1997. The inflation rate
in Vietnam……….
8. I don’t think I should apply for this job. I’d rather………
9. It seems to me that he did Ph. D in the US in 1979. He seems to ………
10. I had just completed my report when he came for it. No sooner………..
Sentence transformation 38.c
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5. It wasn’t necessary for you to go to much trouble on my behalf. You needn’t……….
6. It seems that no one predicted the correct result. No one ……….
7. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it. Most students are capable……...
8. These new machines have put an end to queuing. Before these………
9. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back. Hardly ……….
10. What particularly impressed me was her excellent command of English. I ……….
Sentence transformation 39.c
1. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you. If ………
2. When I picked up my pen, I found that the nib had broken. On………..
3. There is no danger that you will fall from the verandah. There is no danger of …………
4. He is a man of extremely honesty. He is an ……….
5. If it had helped. I should not have been able to find my way. Without………..
6. When the weather is cold I wear a jersey. In ………
7. The news that he would be going to University pleased him very much. The news of ….
8. I do physical training because I want to keep fit. I do physical training in ……….
9. The sea was so cold that we couldn’t swim. The sea was too ……….
10. He felt ill to get up. He did not ………
Sentence transformation 40.c
1. I will marry her and I don’t care how old she is. No matter………..
2. To go to school is never too late. It is ………..
3. If you don’t study harder, you will surely fail the next exam. Unless………..
4. The people who are in group one will have to move to room 106 on the ground floor. Those
who……….
5. I met him for the first time in 1985. I haven’t ………
6. I didn’t meet him because I miss the bus. Is I had caught……….
7. I wish I had one million dollars. In only I ………
8. I’d rather not say anything about it. I’d prefer……….
9. Besides her room mate, Janis has a lot of friends. In addition to ………..
10. Kipling himself was the first English writer to whom the Nobel Prize was awarded. It is
………
Sentence transformation 41.c
1. Do you know who this coat belong to? ( whose)
Do you know……….is?
2. Jo’s training accident meant she couldn’t take part in the race. ( prevented)
Jo’s training accident………...part in the race.
3. Cyclists are not allowed to ride on the station platform. ( must)
Bicycles …………on the station platform.
4. To Alan’s amazement, the passport office was closed when he arrived. ( find)
Alan………..the passport was closed when he arrived
5. It isn’t necessary to book tickets for a show in advance. ( need)
You ……….tickets for a show in advance.
6. The top shelf was so high that the children couldn’t reach it. ( high)
The top shelf ………the children to reach.
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8. “ Do you remember what you have to do?” The teacher asked the students. ( what)
The teacher asked the students if ……….to do.
9. It’s unusual for Carol to get angry with her staff. ( hardly)
Carol ………temper with her staff.
10. There’s no ice-cream left. ( run) We ………..ice- cream.
Sentence transformation 42.c
1. Don’t you regret not learning to swim? ( Wish)
Don’t you ………...swim?
2. Working outdoors is much nicer than working in an office. ( nice)
Working in an office ………..
3. Maria will be ready any minute, and then we must leave. ( soon)
We must leave ………ready.
4. The last time I saw him was when I lived in London. ( since)
I ……….I lived in London.
5. Why don’t you phone me later to discuss this ? ( give)
Why don’t you ………..later to discuss this?
6. I was on the point of leaving the office. ( about)
I was just ……….office.
7. I am fed up with his behavior. ( enough)
I ………his behavior.
8. Our senior manager is dealing with this matter, Sir. ( being)
The matter………...our senior manager, Sir.
9. You don’t normally go into town by car. ( used)
I ………..into town by car.
10. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me. ( thankful)
I’d like to say ……….am for everything you have done for me.
Sentence transformation 43.c
1. People claim that he is the best tennis player of our time. ( said)
He ……….best tennis player of our time.
2. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic. ( avoid)
They left early in order………...in the traffic.
3. Why didn’t they tell me about the change earlier? ( should)
I ………..about the change earlier.
4. Nobody play this piece of music as beautifully as she does. ( more)
She plays this piece of music………..else.
5. If I don’t leave now, I’ll miss the train. ( Unless)
I’ll ………leave now.
6. Would you like to go for a coffee in 10 minutes? ( about)
How about ……….a coffee in 10 minutes?
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8. Thanks for reminding me about this meeting- otherwise I would have missed it ( not)
If you ………about the meeting, I would have missed it.
9. I don’t normally go into town by car. ( used)
I ………..into town by car.
10. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. ( ought)
You ………..more carefully before you decided.
Sentence transformation 44.c
1. We won’t get to the airport in less than 30 minute. ( least)
It will ………30 minutes to get to the airport.
2. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost. ( even)
I got lost ………..the area well.
3. I tried to talk to Jack about the problem but he was too busy. ( word)
I tried to ……….about the problem but he was too busy.
4. “ I don’t mind which film we see,” I said. ( matter)
I said that ………me which film we saw.
5. If you don’t take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long. ( look)
Unless………, those shoes won’t last for long.
6. You’ve already lied me once today. ( lie)
This is not the first ……….me today.
7. Did you enjoy the party? ( good) Did you ………at the party?
8. Whenever I hear this song, I remember the time hen I was in Paris. ( reminds)
Whenever I hear this song, ……….the time when I was in Paris.
9. I can’t describe people as well as you can. ( better)
You’re……….I am.
10. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. ( ought)
You ………more carefully before you decided.
Sentence transformation 45.c
1. I haven’t decided yet whether to move or not. ( mind)
I haven’t ……….whether to move or not.
2. It is increasingly difficult for me to read without my glasses. ( finding)
I am ………to read without my glasses.
3. I will continue speaking only if you don’t interrupt me any more. ( stop)
I will continue speaking only ……….me.
4. Can you tell me what she looks like? ( describe)
Can ………..me?
5. They have been telling him that he should apply for his job. ( encouraging)
They have been ………..for this job.
6. I didn’t agree with this idea. ( favor)
I ………for this idea.
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8. You’re tired because you stayed up late last night. ( if)
You wouldn’t be tired ………..bed earlier last night.
9. The number of tourists visiting this area rose last year. ( rise)
Last year ………..the number of tourists visiting this area.
10. I hadn’t made a speech before, so I was very nervous. ( used)
Because I ………speeches, I was very nervous.
Sentence transformation 46.c
1. I strongly advise you to tell her you’re sorry. ( apologize)
I think you’d ……….her.
2. It is likely that my friends haven’t received my letter yet. ( unlikely)
My friends ……….my letter yet.
3. He seemed to be worried about something. ( impression)
I ………...was worrying him.
4. I’ve never seen anyone play so skillfully before. ( much)
I’ve never seen anyone play ………before.
5. What caused him to change his mind? ( reason)
What was ……….of mind?
6. When should we collect the books we ordered last week? ( supposed)
When ………..up the books we ordered last week?
7. He had a very traditional upbringing, didn’t he? ( traditionally)
He ………, wasn’t he?
8. I go out very little these days. ( hardly)
I ………..days.
9. My parents always telling me what to do when I was small. ( being)
I ……….to do when I was small.
10. She seemed quite unhappy when I saw her last week. ( look)
When I saw her last week ……….. at all.
Sentence transformation 47.c
1. Angus rarely takes a holiday. ( rare)
It ………..take a holiday.
2. We lost the game because of my mistake. ( fault)
It was ……….win the game.
3. Are you planning to do any thing on Sunday? ( Plans)
Do ……….Sunday?
4. Tim looks nothing like his father. ( take)
Tim ………his father at all.
5. The film I saw last week was better than this one. ( good)
This film ……….the one I saw last week.
6. I regret giving Dennis my phone number. ( Dennis)
I wish ……….my phone number.
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8. I didn’t have enough time to visit the town properly. ( too)
The time we had ………..the town properly.
9. Although I warned her not to climb that tree, they did. ( warning)
In spite of ……….tree.
10. There aren’t many people who have read this novel to the end, but John is one of them. (few)
John is ………who have read this novel to the end.
Sentence transformation 48.c
1. The person who encouraged me the most at school was my French teacher. ( encouragement)
The person who ………..at school was my French teacher.
2. I found this film quite disappointing. ( let)
I felt quite ………film.
3. The play was so boring that we left in the interval. ( so)
We were ………that we left in the interval.
4. ‘ Mark, could you write up the report immediately?’ Peter said. ( wanted)
Peter told Mark ……….write up the report immediately.
5. Please don’t go there now. ( rather)
I ………go there now.
6. I probably forgot to mention that the deadline is Tuesday. ( may)
I ……….that the deadline is Tuesday.
7. I last heard this song ten years ago. ( been)
It ……….I last heard this song.
8. Please don’t stop your work. ( carry)
Please ………..your work.
9. Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier? ( should)
I ………..about these changes earlier.
10. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does. ( more)
He plays this piece of music………..else.
Sentence transformation 49.c
1. No one has explained why our flight is delayed. ( reason)
No one has ………..the delay to our flight.
2. I felt this film quite disappointing . ( let)
I felt quite ………..this film.
3. The play was so boring that we left in the interval. ( so)
We were ………that we left in the interval.
4. ‘ Mark, could you write up the report immediately?’ Peter said. ( wanted)
Peter told Mark ………write up the report immediately.
5. Please don’t go there now. ( rather)
I ………..go there now.
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7. I last heard this song ten years ago. ( been)
It ………I last heard this song.
8. Please don’t stop your work. ( carry)
Please ………your work.
9. Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier. ( should)
I ………..these changes earlier.
10. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does. ( more)
He plays this piece of music ……….else.
Sentence transformation 50.c
1. No one has explained why our flight is delayed. ( reason)
No one has ………the delay to our flight.
2. I’d rather you didn’t phone me at work. ( prefer)
I’d ……….me at work.
3. When Mary wanted a new car. She had to save for a year. ( Mary)
It ………..save up to buy a new car.
4. They are letting David out of hospital next week. ( released)
David ………..hospital next week.
5. Dane was supposed to write to his parents last week. ( ought)
Dane ………to his parents last week.
6. His writing is so small I can hardly read it. ( such)
He ………I can hardly read it.
7. Some body has to pick the visitors up from the airport. ( up)
The visitors ………..from the airport.
8. I wish I hadn’t told him what we were planning to do this evening. ( regret)
I ………..for this evening.
9. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early. ( surprise)
T ……….the party early.
10. All the witnesses said the accident was my fault ( blame)
All the witnesses said that ………the accident.
Dear Mrs Brown,
1.I/write/tell/how much I enjoy/few hours I spend/ you and your family yesterday evening.
2. I be/England since/beginning/October and this be/first invitation to dinner/ English family.
3. I/ find/ conversation most interesting and I be glad/ practise/English.
4. I also like/congretulate you/excellent cooking.
5. I be very greatful/all/helpful information you give me/courses /English.
6. I hope/ find/ suitable school/next few days.
7. You give/best wishes/husband and children?
8. Thank you again/extremely pleasant evening.
9. I look forward/see you next month.
Yours sincerely,
Maria
Dear Bill,
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2. As you can see/this notepaper I be still/Madrid.
3. I arrive/Monday 4th<sub>/expect/return/London/Thurday 7</sub>th<sub> july.</sub>
4. Things not go according/plan/I have/stay several more day.
5. I meet Mr Martinez/Tuesday 5th<sub> july/visit his factory/inspect/new products.</sub>
6. Despite/difficulties I enjoy visit/Prado museum/eat/ excellent restaurants here.
7. I phone you/ I be back/ London.
Yours,
Bob.
Dear Christopher and Rowena,
1. As you see/address above/we move house.
2. We move/month ago/James be/holiday.
3. When we last meet/ we tell you/we plan/ we move.
4. At/time we not know exactly when,/where we go to.
5. Our new house be near/you live old one, so we hope/see you more often.
6. This house be brand new,/have/larger garden.
7. If you like/come round, just give/ring/we arrange something.
8. We have/party/september30th<sub> but/we like/see you earlier/ that if you can manage it.</sub>
Best wishes,
Rosemary
Dear Barbara,
It/be/month/since/I/write/you.
2. And we/not meet /or see/each other/three months.
3. Now here/be/suggestions/I/be/very happy/make.
4. You/come/stay here/me/ weekend/after next?
5. I/love/have you/ Friday evening/Monday morning/
6. I/have/lot of/news/give you/many questions/ask.
7. Please write back/ me/soon/possible.
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