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John couldn’t hardly understand what the teacher said9. We can only get into the house if someone has a key 8.[r]

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Sentence transformation 1B

1 It isn’t necessary to finish the work today

You don’t

2 Sally finally managed to get a job

Sally finally succeeded

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

1 We arrived too late to see the first film

6 We can’t afford to buy the car.

Sentence transformation 3B 1.Somebody

repaired her car yesterday

She

2 You must see the manager tomorrow morning

You’ve

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

I’ve warned you about

4 She can meet him if he arrives before eleven

9 The garden still needs digging

The garden hasn’t

10 Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes

If Susan

Sentence transformation 4B

1 She couldn’t afford to buy the car

9 Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.

Apples are not

10 You can’t visitMoscowunless you get a visa

3 In countries likeBritainthe weather changes all the time.

In countries likeBritain, the weather is

4 You do not have to pay for secondary education inBritain

9 The garden still needs digging

The garden hasn’t

10 Have you had a cheaper carpet than this?

4 By the time we arrive the other guests will have already started dinner

The other guests will start

5 I would like the school holidays to be longer

9 The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children That was

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

Does your aunt ?

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

Much

5 Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date

If you had told me

6 Please don’t say things like that

I wish

8 It would have been a superb weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather

But

9 Dogs can swim better than cats can

Cats can not

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

3 “Keep away from this area” said the security guard, when approached the fence.The security guard told

4 I’ve never met such a famous person before

9 He couldn’t afford to buy the car.

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

The girl that

3 This mountain is high, we can’t climb it

This mountain is too

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

Are you tall ?

5 A donkey is less beautiful than a horse

A donkey is not

6 She doesn’t usually stay up late

She’s not used

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

3 She wanted to know if he had studied French

She asked him “ ”

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

8 I haven’t been toBristolfor three years

The last time

9 No one has signed this cheque

This cheque

10 Tim will be eighteen next week

8 The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

Yesterday we did such

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

The man asked me

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

She has

11 You should take science appreciation courses at school

The lady- researcher advised us

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

I do not

6 They will catch all the prisoners again tonight

All the prisoners

7 Joanne doesn’t like to read her stories

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

Joan eats very little because

2 She rarely met such a beautiful film star

6 Gravity makes balls thrown into the air fall back down

If there weren’t gravity

7 Because Faraday’s father was very poor, he couldn’t send Faraday to school

Faraday’s father was too

8 It is such a boring book that nobody likes it

The book

9 They were so strong that they could lift the rock

They were such

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

My brother

Sentence transformation 18B

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

If

2 On arrival at the shop, the goods are inspected carefully

When the goods

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

Laurence last

4 Peter said he didn’t feel well

Peter said, “I ”

5 John is fat because she eats so many chips

10 Mackenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty.

By the age of twenty

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

She had hardly

8 People say that he has been all over the world

1 I have no advice to offer you

I have no advice that

2 As the war ended, soldiers returned home

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

They were speaking

10 We spent five hours getting toLondon

It took

Sentence transformation 23B

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

The news that

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

8 They were building a new shopping center when we came

A new shopping center

9 Are they going to demolish these old houses?

Are these old houses

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

The coffee

Sentence transformation 24B

1 Weather conditions influence most crops

Most crops

2 You must not smoke in here.

Smoking is

3 We had to spend three hours to open the door

It

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

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

8 May I borrow your pen?

Would you mind ?

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

6 John only understood very little of what the teacher said

John could hardly

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

We can only get

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

4 There was never any answer when we rang.

8 John only understood a little of what the teacher said

John could hardly

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

9 It’s time to prepare lunch

It’s time for

10 Please come by seven o’clock.

You are requested

1 I can remember an equally mysterious incident I can remember an incident just

2 He was a fool to say that

8 I’m going to the theater tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to it

I’m really looking

9 My brother and I both went to that school

I went to that school, and

10 I wasn’t there at that time

I denied

Sentence transformation 32B

1 The policeman accused him for stealing that bicycle

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

The meal began

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

I am

8 He is not here now

I wish

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

She doesn’t know

10 Has anyone told you about it yet?

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

Andrews suggested that

5 His second attempt on the world record was successful

1 John Speck failed to find the source of the riverNile

John Speck did not succeed

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

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

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

It’s not my fault if

7 Barbara plays squash better than Mike

10 The train journey fromLondontoBristoltakes two hours

It is a two-hour train journey from .Sentence transformation 36B

1 The lecturer didn’t prepare his speech carefully, so he did it very badly

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

Bill doubted if

7 The post man was bitten by our dog

Our dog

8 We couldn’t drive because of the fog

The fog prevented

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

6 Ronald denied stealing Mrs Clark’s handbag

Ronald said that

7 Susan likes staying in hotels but she prefers camping

Susan doesn’t

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

The fridge was too

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

Although

Sentence transformation 40B

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

If

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

Eric told his girl friend that

3 ‘I must see the manager!’ he cried

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

6 They believe that the wanted man was living inLondon

The wanted man

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

2 How nice that Jay could come with you!

6 The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes

The fox tried in

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

His briefcase was so full

8 People say that he beats his wife

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

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

The sea is not

10 Robert says he will never visitManchesteragain

Robert says this

Bob refused

4 She is a good guitarist

She can

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

Swearing at the referee earned

6 Though my house was cheaper thanNorman’s, it is bigger and more attractive.Norman’s house may

7 Someone must meet him at the railway station

6 They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight

All the prisoners

7 Mary rang hours and hours ago

The enquiry

Sentence transformation 48B

1 “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack” the doctor said to the patient.The doctor warned the patient

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

This reporter whose

3 They stretched the rope from one side of the crevasse to the other in order to haul (pull) theirequipment across

10 The engine failed because a part had been badly fitted

The engine failure

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

The team leader criticized

4 I only made that terrible mistake because I was thinking

If I

5 When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall

The police caught

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

1 You don’t have to finish the work today

2 Sally finally succeeded in getting the job

3 I certainly will never go to that restaurant

4 “You’d better take a holiday” - the doctor said

5 Unless you rest yourself, you really will be ill

6 “You work too hard” - the doctor said to him

7 How beautiful those pictures are

8 What an interesting film!

9 How heavy is your suitcase?

10 What is the height of Peter?

Sentences transformation 2B

1 We didn’t arrive early enough to see the first film

2 Peter apologized for breaking the glass

3 If he hadn’t saved me, I would have been downing

4 Nobody is cleverer than Sally in the class

5 This is the most romantic story I have ever read

6 The car is too expensive for me to buy

7 He was made to study hard for the exams

8 We have been cooking for the party for four hours

9 He is behaving more violently than ever before

10 The police prevented us from getting nearer

Sentences transformation 3B

1 She had her car repaired yesterday

2 You’ve got to see the manager tomorrow morning

3 I’ve warned you about going near the dog

4 So long as he arrives before eleven, she can meet him

5 Every time I rang, there was not any answer

6 I don’t know as much about it as she does

7 In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job

8 He’d rather play golf than tennis

9 The garden hasn’t been dug yet

10 If Susan hadn’t eaten four cream cakes, she wouldn’t’ t have felt sick

11 Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes

Sentences transformation 4B

1 The car is too expensive for her to buy

2 She left the room without saying a word 3 The owner of the house isthought to be abroad

4 You didn’t forget to post the letter, did you?

5 It is not easy to speak English

6 I wish I had finished my homework last night

7 “How do you like my new dress, John?”, she asked

8 There is a train leaving ay 8 o’clock every morning

9 It can’t be denied that she has a beautiful voice

10 Do you mind helping me to put the chair away?

Sentences transformation 5B

1 I’m interested in reading scientific books

2 If he doesn’t phone her immediately, he won’t get any information

3 We are going to have the car repaired by the garage next week

4 It was such the wonderful news that she decided to have a celebration

5 It isn’t easy to leave here after such a long time

6 He takes every Sundays to work in the garden

7 Two extra people came although we had expected only 16

8 Jerry makes two thousand dollars a month as an accountant

9 We need to think about it for a week

10 The people who owes newspapers are usually very rich

Sentences transformation 6B

1 Neither she nor I have been there before

2 The weather was so good that we went swimming

3 It is too far for me to see

4 It is the first time I have been to the ballet

5 You can’t believe that John always speaks the truth

6 He suggested I should put my luggage under the seat

7 It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there

8 Facing a lot of people always makes me nervous

9 Apples are not as expensive as oranges

10 If you don’t get a visa, you can’t visit Moscow

Sentences transformation 7B

1 John used to smoke cigarettes when he was a young man

2 He asked me to hand my books to him when I had finished

3 In countries likeBritain, the weather is very changeable

4 Secondary education is free inBritain

5 His heart was so weak that he couldn’t walk very far 6 If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any information

7 When did they buy the house?

8 The broken vase couldn’t be repaired by him

9 The garden hasn’t been dug yet

10 Is this the cheapest carpet have you had?

Sentence transformation 8B

1 Now I do not go climbing as much as I used to when I was younger

2 There used to be dreadful dogs inEngland

3 We haven’t decorated the room for years

4 The other guests will start dinner before we arrive

5 I wish the school holidays were longer

6 John is too young to join the club

7 It is very necessary for him to be to blame for his mistakes

8 It was obligatory for him to pass his intermediate level English examination

9 It was their request that the mother came and lived with them to take care of their children

10 Isabel deny lending Robert her pen

11 You were wrong to lie to him

Sentence transformation 9B

1 There’s nothing I would not do for you

2 Yogurt is supposed to do good for you

3 Does your aunt have to be met at the station?

4 Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish

5 If you had told me in advance, I could have avoided that date

6 I wish you didn’t say things like that

7 I wish you had told us about this

8 But for the weather, it would have been a superb weekend

9 Cats can not swim as well as cats can

10 It’s three months since she went to the hairdresser

11 David’s room has a spare bed

Sentence transformation 10B

1 These shoes are too small for me to get my feet into

2 I’m looking forward to meeting again soon

3 The security guard told me to keep away from this area

4 It is the first time I met such a famous person