1. Mr. Smith often spends fifteen minutes leading the buffalo to the field. It often takes ____________________________________________________________ 2. Lucy always walks to school. Lucy always goes ________________________________________________________ 3. I found it a bit difficult to get into work this morning. Getting _________________________________________________________________ 4. Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday. They __________________________________________________________________ 5. I started to play the piano when I was six. I have __________________________________________________________________ 6. I’m in England for the first time in my life. This ___________________________________________________________________ 7. The children are too young to see horror films. The children aren’t _______________________________________________________ 8. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough. The sea was too __________________________________________________________ 9. My father said I could use his car. My father allowed ________________________________________________________ 10. Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat? He suggested ____________________________________________________________
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 1. Mr. Smith often spends fifteen minutes leading the buffalo to the field. It often takes ____________________________________________________________ 2. Lucy always walks to school. Lucy always goes ________________________________________________________ 3. I found it a bit difficult to get into work this morning. Getting _________________________________________________________________ 4. Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday. They __________________________________________________________________ 5. I started to play the piano when I was six. I have __________________________________________________________________ 6. I’m in England for the first time in my life. This ___________________________________________________________________ 7. The children are too young to see horror films. The children aren’t _______________________________________________________ 8. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough. The sea was too __________________________________________________________ 9. My father said I could use his car. My father allowed ________________________________________________________ 10. Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat? He suggested ____________________________________________________________ 11. I’ll finish the work tonight if you like. Would you like __________________________________________________________ 12. The teacher didn’t allow the class to leave before 4:30. The teacher made ________________________________________________________ 13. We haven’t seen him for over twenty years. It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 14. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. The fog ________________________________________________________________ 15. It is the most interesting novel I’ve ever read. I have __________________________________________________________________ 16. Although she is very old, she does morning exercise every day. In spite of ______________________________________________________________ 17. We haven’t seen each other since 1981. It was in 1981 that ________________________________________________________ 18. I came to London ten years ago. I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 19. They haven’t seen their uncle for ten years. It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 20. Steve started learning the violin a month ago. Steve __________________________________________________________________ 21. I'm sorry now that I asked her to stay. Now I wish _________________________________________________________________ 22. The last time Nancy came here was in 1986. Nancy hasn’t ____________________________________________________________ 23. It’s a long time since our last conversation. We ____________________________________________________________________ 24. “I think you should go by train.” He told us. He advised ______________________________________________________________ 1 Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 25. Julia cleaned the house. Then she went shopping. After __________________________________________________________________ 26. Jim was travelling in Paris. He met his old friends there. While __________________________________________________________________ 27. First Jane checked all the prices. Then she bought a new car. Jane bought _____________________________________________________________ 28. Jack went to Vietnam in 2002. He returned home in 2005. Jack ___________________________________________________________________ 29. They finished work and then left the office. They __________________________________________________________________ 30. We started learning English about 5 years ago. We’ve _________________________________________________________________ 31. How much do you pay for this computer? How much does __________________________________________________________ 32. The last time Joe heard from his family was in June. Joe hasn’t ______________________________________________________________ 33. How long have you been living in this new house? When __________________________________________________________________ 34. This is my third visit to London. I have __________________________________________________________________ 35. Jack wants to drive to work, but he doesn’t have a car. If Jack _________________________________________________________________ 36. We were late because of the heavy traffic. If it ____________________________________________________________________ 37. Why don’t you ask your teacher for advice? If I were ________________________________________________________________ 38. I’ll never see you again if you don’t tell the truth. Unless _________________________________________________________________ 39. This is James. He helped me solve that problem. James is ________________________________________________________________ 40. The tea is so hot that I can’t drink it. The tea is _______________________________________________________________ 41. Mexico City is more densely populated than Tokyo. Tokyo is not ____________________________________________________________ 42. Sydney is larger than any other city in Australia. Sydney is _______________________________________________________________ 43. Would you mind not smoking in here? I’d rather _______________________________________________________________ 44. The book really interests me. I ______________________________________________________________________ 45. They didn’t go fishing because it was too cold. If _____________________________________________________________________ 46. When did you start learning English? How long _______________________________________________________________ 47. I’m sorry I was so rude to you yesterday. I apologize ______________________________________________________________ 48. People say she is an honest and reliable person. It is ___________________________________________________________________ 49. It took me two hours to do my homework. I ______________________________________________________________________ 50. He left school and then joined the army. 2 Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 After he ________________________________________________________________ 51. They share a lot of hobbies and interests. (common) _______________________________________________________________________ 52. Your hair is much too long, dear. (needs) _______________________________________________________________________ 53. Their car is Italian. It’s big and red. They have ______________________________________________________________ 54. No one has ever answered these questions. These questions __________________________________________________________ 55. I'm sorry I didn’t go to university yesterday. I regret_____ ____________________________________________________________ 56. I’ve arranged to meet Mr. Thomas tomorrow evening. I’m ____________________________________________________________________ 57. He was in the habit of getting up very late. He used ________________________________________________________________ 58. He is talking to the girl with long hair. The girl whom ___________________________________________________________ 59. “You’d better go to see the doctor immediately.” She advised _____________________________________________________________ 60. They want to buy a bigger house but they don’t have enough money. If they _________________________________________________________________ 61. She is exhausted today because she didn’t get any sleep last night. She wouldn’t ____________________________________________________________ 62. The fire destroyed the forest completely. The forest ______________________________________________________________ 63. I didn’t go to school on time this morning because the bus was late. If the bus _______________________________________________________________ 64. You can’t visit the USA unless you get a visa. If _____________________________________________________________________ 65. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter. Peter asked if ____________________________________________________________ 66. They kept his passport so that he couldn’t leave the country. They prevented __________________________________________________________ 67. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult. My French friend ________________________________________________________ 68. He forgot about the gun until he got home Not until_______________________________________________________________ 69. The children couldn’t go swimming because of the rough sea. The sea was too __________________________________________________________ 70. I’m always nervous when I travel by car. Travelling ______________________________________________________________ 71. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. In spite of ______________________________________________________________ 72. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. The streets ______________________________________________________________ 73. It’s said that he died by his own hand. He is___________________________________________________________________ 74. I advised you to put your money in the bank. You’d _________________________________________________________________ 75. The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there. It was such ______________________________________________________________ 3 Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 76. He looks really like his father in many ways. He takes_______ ________________________________________________________ 77. While I was driving, I realized that the car wasn’t working properly. (wrong) ______________________________________________________________________ 78. “You damaged my bicycle, John!” said Margaret. Margaret accused ________________________________________________________ 79. Without this treatment, the patient would have died. If the __________________________________________________________________ 80. He couldn’t repair the broken vase. The ___________________________________________________________________ 81. I’ve never met such a famous person before. It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 82. It was so late that nothing could be done. It was too _______________________________________________________________ 83. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week. We ____________________________________________________________________ 84. It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone. You should ______________________________________________________________ 85. The train couldn’t run because of the snow. The snow _______________________________________________________________ 86. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home. Not until ________________________________________________________________ 87. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it. The furniture ____________________________________________________________ 88. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help. Had it _________________________________________________________________ 89. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. In spite of ______________________________________________________________ 90. What you do with the money is of no interest to me. I don’t _________________________________________________________________ 91. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it. The water was not ________________________________________________________ 92. Somebody repaired her car yesterday. She ____________________________________________________________________ 93. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight. All the prisoners _________________________________________________________ 94. I started to work for the company a year ago. I have __________________________________________________________________ 95. Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes. If Susan ________________________________________________________________ 96. Although he didn’t speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam. In spite of ______________________________________________________________ 97. How long have Catherine and Henry been engaged? When __________________________________________________________________ 98. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 7 miles before breakfast. Although _______________________________________________________________ 99. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it. The bread isn’t __________________________________________________________ 100. The zoo keeper feed lions at 3 p.m every day. The lions _______________________________________________________________ 4 Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 101. We got lost because we didn’t have a map. If _____________________________________________________________________ 102. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it. It was __________________________________________________________________ 103. I last saw him when I was a student. I haven’t _______________________________________________________________ 104. It’s a six–hour drive from London to Edinburgh. It takes _________________________________________________________________ 105. I feel uncomfortable to be in a room where everybody is shouting. I can’t _________________________________________________________________ 106. The Picasso painting was so expensive that nobody could buy it. So_____________________________________________________________________ 107. The police made the youth empty his pocket. The youth ______________________________________________________________ 108. Lawrence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan. Lawrence last ___________________________________________________________ 109. John is fat because he eats so many chips. If _____________________________________________________________________ 110. If Joe doesn’t change his way, he will end up in prison. Unless _________________________________________________________________ 111. Having a vacation abroad is interesting. It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 112. You really should be going home now. (TIME) It____________ _________________________________________________________ 113. The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize. (BEEN) James___ _______________________________________________________________ 114. I regret not paying much attention to the lecture. I wish______ ____________________________________________________________ 115. I seldom went shopping although I lived in a big city. Seldom _________________________________________________________________ 116. After twenty-five years of hard work, he made a decision to retire. After he_________________________________________________________________ 117. Someone has suggested abolishing income tax. It______________________________________________________________________ 118. I never intended to go to the meeting. I never _________________________________________________________________ 119. English and French are spoken in Canada. People _________________________________________________________________ 120. We'd prefer you not to smoke. We’d rather ___________________________________________________________________ 121. I can’t cook as well as my mother can My mother ______________________________________________________________ 122. He wrote the letter in two hours. It _____________________________________________________________________ 123.It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it. The tea _________________________________________________________________ 124. Because she behaves well, everybody loves her. Because of ______________________________________________________________ 125. Don't pay attention to what she says. (notice) _______________________________________________________________________ 5 Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 126. I never thought of going by train. (occurred) The _________________________________________________________________ 127. She didn’t take your advice, so she failed in the exam. If _____________________________________________________________________ 128. The boy wasn’t allowed to have any friends, so he became an introvert. Deprived of_____________________________________________________________ 129. The cake was so bad that I couldn’t eat it. It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 130. He decided that it wasn’t worth continuing the course. (POINT) He decided that __________________________________________________________ 131. My father is always willing to help my mother with her housework. (HAND) My father _______________________________________________________________ 132. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport. By the time _____________________________________________________________ 133. I don’t live in a big city, so I can’t go to the cinema very often. If _____________________________________________________________________ 134. She never seems to succeed even though she works hard. In spite of ______________________________________________________________ 135. Jeanie is the tallest girl in her class. No one _________________________________________________________________ 136. You didn’t plan things at the start, so we are in this mess now. If _____________________________________________________________________ 137. My father bought a car with a sun roof. The car ________________________________________________________________ 138. It’s said that English people are quiet and reserved. English people ___________________________________________________________ 139. Fiona had to get on the plane though she was afraid of flying. Despite ________________________________________________________________ 140. Foxes can use their noses to find their dinners because they have a keen sense of smell. Because of ______________________________________________________________ 141. He was very old, but he walked ten miles every day. Despite ________________________________________________________________ 142. Jenny ran fast but she didn’t win the race. Despite ________________________________________________________________ 143. He is too young to appreciate such a film. He’s not ________________________________________________________________ 144. If you run a lot, you will get fitter. The more _______________________________________________________________ 145. That’s the best meal I’ve ever eaten I’ve ___________________________________________________________________ 146. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number” said Paula to Susan. Paula apologised _________________________________________________________ 147. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you. If _____________________________________________________________________ 148. People say that prevention is better than cure. Prevention ______________________________________________________________ 149. She likes people to call her real name. She likes ______________________________________________________________ 150. Nobody has invited her to the party. She ____________________________________________________________________ 151. Getting to know a person is always time- consuming. 6 Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 It takes _________________________________________________________________ 152. To find a house in this country is difficult. It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 153. Tom and Jane have been married for 5 years. It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 154. This room is too small for 5 people to live in. This room ______________________________________________________________ 155. They made me study hard when I was at school. I ______________________________________________________________________ 156. “Please don’t leave me on my own.” Martin begged us _________________________________________________________ 157. Parking is not permitted here You aren’t ______________________________________________________________ 158. I haven’t seen my cousin for 2 years. It’s 2 years since _________________________________________________________ 159. I haven’t seen that film before. It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 160. Despite her dislike for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm. Although _______________________________________________________________ 161. Mary had cooked dinner before we got to her house. By the time we __________________________________________________________ 162. It started to rain at 2 o’clock and it is still raining. It _____________________________________________________________________ 163. They made her hand over her passport. She ____________________________________________________________________ 164.I spent 3 hours doing these difficult exercises. It ______________________________________________________________________ 165. My brother and I went to that school. I went to _______________________________________________________________ 166. I often get up early in the morning. I ______________________________________________________________________ 167. Getting a good job doesn’t interest him. He ____________________________________________________________________ 168. The garden is too small to play football in. The garden _____________________________________________________________ 169. I was late for class yesterday because I missed the buss. If_____________________________________________________________________ 170. We haven’t been to the movies for a year. It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 171. It is difficult for children to work quietly. Children are _____________________________________________________________ 172. Lock the door carefully before going to bed. The door _______________________________________________________________ 173. People used to think that he was selfish. He ____________________________________________________________________ 174. The day was so cold that we stayed indoor. It _____________________________________________________________________ 175. I’ve never read a more romantic story before. It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 176. She likes to travel around the world but she doesn’t have a lot of money. She wishes ______________________________________________________________ 7 Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 177. I haven’t met her for 3 months. I ______________________________________________________________________ 178. She usually wore a uniform when she was a student. She ____________________________________________________________________ 179. There are some famous parks in this city. This city ________________________________________________________________ 180. I don’t have time to help you do this work. I wish I ________________________________________________________________ 181. The film is more interesting than the one I last saw. The film I last saw was ____________________________________________________ 182. John is interested in football. (KEEN) _______________________________________________________________________ 183. We spent a whole day looking for these old pictures. It took _________________________________________________________________ 184. Learning a foreign language is interesting. It _____________________________________________________________________ 185. Although Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party. In spite of ______________________________________________________________ 186. They will build a new market near my house. A new market ___________________________________________________________ 187. I haven’t visited my parents for three months. I ______________________________________________________________________ 188.It’s very convenient to wear jeans at work. Wearing jeans ___________________________________________________________ 189. I haven’t seen her at this club before. This is _________________________________________________________________ 190. How much is this book? What does ______________________________________________________________ 191. People built this cathedral nearly 200 years ago. This cathedral ___________________________________________________________ 192. Take my advice and don’t drink so much whisky. If I ____________________________________________________________________ 193. I last went there when I was a child. I have __________________________________________________________________ 194. Hurry or you will late for the train. If you __________________________________________________________________ 194. “Did you go out with your brother last night?” John said to me. John asked me ___________________________________________________________ 196. She last wrote to me 3 months ago. She hasn’t ______________________________________________________________ 197. It is very useful to speak English fluently. Speaking English ________________________________________________________ 198. “I’ll complete the work only if you pay me 10$ extra” said Tom. “Unless ________________________________________________________________ 199. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house. Plans __________________________________________________________________ 200. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money. If _____________________________________________________________________ 201. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information. If _____________________________________________________________________ 202.The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor. 8 Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 Unless _________________________________________________________________ 203. The weather was so cold that children could not swim in it. The weather was not ______________________________________________________ 204. “You’d better not lend him anymore money, Elizabeth” said John. John advised Elizabeth ____________________________________________________ 205. I started to work for the company a year ago. I ______________________________________________________________________ 206. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail. The rough sea ___________________________________________________________ 207.This furniture is so old that it’s not worth keeping. It is ___________________________________________________________________ 208. “Where is the station car park?” Mrs. Smith asked. Mrs. Smith asked ________________________________________________________ 209. Miss Taylor doesn’t like living in such a small house. Miss Taylor wishes _______________________________________________________ 210. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train. If _____________________________________________________________________ 211. The fire has destroyed many houses. Many houses ___________________________________________________________ 212. I have studied English for 3 years. I began _________________________________________________________________ 213. They are building a new school in that village. A new school ____________________________________________________________ 214. Unless you water those flowers regularly, they will wither. If you __________________________________________________________________ 215. The driver said: “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”. The driver asked the passengers _____________________________________________ 216. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money. The bank manager ________________________________________________________ 217. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barn” said John. John suggested __________________________________________________________ 218. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. This is the ______________________________________________________________ -------------------------- THE END -------------------------- 9 Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 ... immediately, he won’t get any information If _ 202.The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 Unless ... haven’t eaten this kind of food before This is the THE END Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 ... keeper feed lions at p.m every day The lions _ Sentence Transformation – Revision for 2015 101 We got lost because we didn’t have a map If