SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Sentence transformations. 1. He has decided to make a tour of England.( decide to V = make a decision to V)  He has made ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.  Though ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Because the weather was bad, the plane couldn’t take off. (Because + the + N + be + adj,….  Because of the + adj + N,……)  Because of __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. They had no intention of travelling around the world. (have intention of V-ing=intend to V)  They didn’t intend __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. He said to me, “I don’t want you to make such a silly mistake again”  He told ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. She said, “I didn’t know you.”  She said _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. The boy said, “I don’t know what I’ll do”  The boy said ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. She asked him, “Have you read this book ?”  She asked him ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. He asked, “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?”  He asked ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. The teacher said to me, “You have to learn the lesson by heart.”  The teacher told ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Somebody has taken away some of my books.(passive voice)  Some of my books __________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. They can’t make tea with cold water. .(passive voice)  Tea ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. He has made much progress in his study. .(passive voice)  Much progress ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. They will hold the meeting before May Day. .(passive voice)  The meeting ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. People spend a lot of money on advertising every year. .(passive voice)  A lot of money ______________________________________________ 16. The store was opened in 1932 by John. .(passive voice)  John _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17. The teacher asked me whether I had any books.  “Do __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. “I like films, books and music” Mike replied.  Mike said that _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 19. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps. (It take-s + O+ tg + to V= S + spend-t+ tg + V-ing)  Jane spent ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life.  That was such ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 21. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage.(passive  active)  They _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.  He ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before.(never before+aux+S+V)  Never before ________________________________________________________________________________________________ They cancelled the flight because it was foggy. (Because + the + N + be + adj,..  Because of the + adj + N,..)  Because of __________________________________________________________________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 24. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late.  Because of __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.  I wish ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 26. “You’d better put your money in the bank”, I told Jane.  I advise ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 27. He prefers golf to tennis.(prefer+N+to+N=rather+N+than+N)  He’d rather __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 28. It is necessary to master English.( .( V_ing…+ is+adj=It is adj+to V))  Mastering ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 29. He spent two hours writing the essay. (It take-s + O+ tg + to V= S + spend-t+ tg + V-ing)  It took _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 30. He is too young to ride a motorbike.  He isn’t ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 31. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.  The bag was too ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 32. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible. (expect to V = look forward to V-ing)  He is looking forward ______________________________________________________________________________________ 33. Her mother said, “Try to learn your lesson carefully, Lan”. -> Lan’s mother told ___________________________________ 34. Mary doesn’t have a modern calculator . - Mary wishes _______________________________________ 35. He never does his homework.(never + aux+ S+V) - Never _____________________________________________ 36. The children like to walk in the rain.(like to V=enjoy V-ing) - The children enjoy ____________________________________ 37. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough. - The sea was too _______________________________________ 38. Who does this bicycle belong to? (Who + do/does +this/that/these/those N+belong to?=Whose + N+is/are+ this/that/these/those) - Whose _______________________________________________? 39. We learned this after a long time. .(take +O+tg+to V) - It took _________________________________________________ 40. I’ll lend you the book, but you must promise to return it next week. - If _____________________________________________________ 41. The car is too expensive for him to buy. - He isn’t _________________________________________________ 42. Would you close the door, please?(Would you V=Would you mind +V-ing) - Would you mind __________________________________________? 43. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.(allow+O+to V=let+O+V) - They didn’t let _____________________________________________ 44. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground. (force + O + to V= make + O + V) - The thief made _____________________________________________ 45. He has studied English for six years. (have/has +Vp2…for…./since….= began to V……ago/ in……) - He began ___________________________________________________ 46. They have considered me as their great friend.  I ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 47. She looked after her old mother at home.  Her old mother _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 48. They are growing trees round their school to make a fence..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span>  Trees ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 49. We have to pay attention to lessons. Lessons _______________________________________________________.

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