TRANSFORMATION Rewrite each of the sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the given one It isn’t necessary to finish the work today You don’t need to finish the work today Sally finally managed to get a job Sally finally succeeded in getting a job “I advised you to take a holiday” The doctor said “You’d take a holiday,” the doctor said “I’m sorry that I broke the glass” said Peter Peter apologized for breaking/ having broken the glass I’ve warned you not to go near the dog I’ve warned you about going near the dog She didn’t say a word as she left the room She left the room without saying a word Speaking English fluently is not easy It is not easy to speak English fluently I would like you to help me to put the chair away Do you mind helping me to put the chair away? Reading scientific books is one of my interests I’m interested in reading scientific books 10 She and I have never been there before Neither she nor I have been there before 11 Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat? He asked He suggested that I should put my luggage under the seat 12 John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man John used to smoke cigarettes when he was a young man 13 She doesn’t usually stay up late She’s not used to staying up late 14 It was impossible to work in that condition Working in that condition was impossible 15 Speaking English fluently is not easy It is not easy to speak English fluently 16 Mr John would rather watch TV than go to the cinema Mr John prefers watching TV to going to the cinema 17 Why don’t you ask her yourself? I suggest that you should ask her yourself 18 “You can’t borrow my motorbike, Peter” Mary said Mary refused to lend Peter her motorbike 19 We had to spend three hours to open the door It took us three hours to open the door 20 “I’d take a taxi if I were you” said Peter Peter suggested that I should take a taxi 21 My sister has studied French for two years My sister began studying French two years ago 22 ‘Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?’ said John John suggested that Barry should put a better lock on the door 23 It is impossible to learn a foreign language in a week Learning a foreign language in a week is impossible 24 I wasn’t there at that time I denied being/ having been there at that time 25 It took us three hours to open the door We spent three hours opening the door 26 “How many students are there in your class ?” The man asked me how many students there were in my class 27 “You should go to the lecture” The teacher advised us to go to the lecture 28 Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.” Jack told Mary that he had studied English for five years 29 She said, “ Have you got a new car, Jack ?” She asked Jack if he (had) got a new car 30 He said to her, “ Give my regards to your parents.” He told her to give his regards to her parents 31 “Don’t talk to that man”, she said She told me not to talk to that man 32 “You’d better not lend them any more money.” said Alice Alice advised me not to land them any money 33 “You’d better not go out without a raincoat.”He said He advised me not to go out without a raincoat 34 The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!” The driver asked the passengers not to get off the bus while it was moving 35 “Why don’t you close the door, John ?”, Nam asked Nam asked John to close the door 36 He said to his wife, "Are you cooking in the kitchen now?” He asked his wife if she was cooking in the kitchen then 37 He said ,”I didn’t know what to do.” He said that he hadn’t known what to 38 I said to him, "How did you go to school yesterday?” I asked him how he had gone to school the day before 39 He said to the boy, "Put your briefcase on this table.” He asked the boy to put his briefcase on that table 40 The boy said to his friends, "Don’t make too much noise!” The boy told his friends not to make too much noise 41 “You’d better not lend him any more money, Paul,” said Tom Tom advised Paul not to lend him any more money 42 She said, “I didn’t know you.” She said that she hadn’t known me 43 The boy said, “I don’t know what I’ll do” The boy said that he didn’t know what he would 44 She asked him, “Have you read this book ?” She asked him if he had read that book 45 He asked, “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?” He asked me why I hadn’t come to school the day before 46 I heard Rosa sing this song many times Rosa was heard to sing this song many times 47 No one can answer all these questions well All these questions cannot be answered well 48 They have canceled all flights because of the bad weather All flights have been cancelled because of the bad weather 49 Someone accused Sean of selling secret information to our opponents Sean was accused of selling secret information to our opponents 50 They said he had left Paris secretly in his private car He was said to have left secretly in his private car 51 Many people said that they were guilty They were said to be guilty 52 It was said that he won the scholarship He was said to win the scholarship 53 It is reported that the prisoners escaped by means of a helicopter The prisoners are reported to have escaled by means of a helicopter 54 It is thought that the pilot was killed in the plane crash The pilot is thought to have been killed in the plane crash 55 It was expected that the strike would end after the negotiation The strike was expected to end after the negotiation 56 It is said that the driver was falling asleep at the time The driver is said to have been falling asleep at the time 57 It is understood that the President is staying on an island for holiday The President is understood to be staying on an island for holiday 58 It was believed that there was some connection between the murders There was believed to be some connection between the murders 59 It is known that the team has been supposed by millions of fans The team is known to have been supposed by millions of fans 60 How people learn languages? Howare languages learned? 61 They are going to ask you some difficult questions at the interview You are going to be asked some difficult questions at the interview 62 Some people saw him go on holiday with a very young girl He was seen to go oin holiday with a very young girl 63 Today is not Sunday We have to get up early If today were Sunday, we wouldn’t have to get up early 64 My younger sister is not old enough That’s why she can’t go to school by herself If my youger sister were old enough, she could go to school by herself 65 I didn’t know how to the exercise because I was absent from class yesterday Had I not been absent from class yesterday, I would have known how to the exercise 66 Tom failed the exam because he didn’t study hard enough If Tom had studied hard enough, he wouldn’t have failed the exam 67 She didn’t come because she didn’t know you were here Had she known you were here, she would have come 68 We lost our way.We didn’t arrive on time Unless we had lost our way, we would have arrived on time 69 We couldn’t save his life because we didn’t find him earlier Had we had found him earlier, we could have saved his life 70 You must go now or you will be late for school If you go now, you won’t be late for school 71 They didn’t have a map So they got lost If they had had a map, the wouldn’t have got lost 72 Nam won’t be successful unless he works If Nam doesn’t work, he won’t be sucessful 73 He will die if we don’t send him for a doctor Unless we send him for a doctor, he will die 74 You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa If you don’t get a visa, you can’t visit the United States 75 We don’t go on holiday because we don’t have enough money If we had enough money, we would go on holiday 76 Stop talking or the teacher will punish you If you don’t stop talking, the teacher will punish you 77 She speaks very fast, so we can’t hear her well If she didn’t speak very fast, we could hear her well 78 A building was destroyed in the fire It has been rebuilt The building which was destroyed in the fire has been rebuilt 79 This book is very interesting It is about all kinds of schools in England This book, which is about all kinds of schools in England, is very interesting 80 I was waiting for a man He didn’t turn up The man whom I was waiting for didn’t turn up 81 We don’t know the factory Tom works there We don’t know the factory where Tom works 82 We visited the church last Sunday It was beautiful The church which we visited last Sunday was beautiful 83 I’m looking after some children They are terribly spoilt The children whom I’m looking after are terribly spoilt 84 I don’t like the flat My grandparents are living in that flat I don’t like the flat where my grandparents are living 85 My uncle is very interested in science You met him at the meeting last Sunday My uncle, whom you met at the meeting last Sunday, is very interested in science 86 The hotel was very comfortable I stayed there for two weeks The hotel where I stayed for two weeks was very comfortable 87 The car belongs to his girlfriend Tom is driving it The car which Tom is driving belongs to his girlfriend 88 The student is our classmate You’ve just talked to his parents The student whose parents you’ve just talked to is our classmate 89 My mother works in an office building It is the highest one in this city The office building where my mother works is the highest one in this city 90 The painting is worth half a million pounds It was stolen last Sunday The painting which was stolen last Sunday is worth half a million pounds 91 The subject was interesting Dr Gold spoke about it The subject about which Dr Gold spoke about was interesting 92 The woman is my neighbour You talked to her daughter at the meeting last week The woman whose daughter you talked to at the meeting last week is my neighbour 93 She is the most beautiful girl I have ever known I’ve never known such a beautiful girl 94 No one in the class is taller than Dave Dave is the tallest (student) in the class 95 Mum doesn’t speak English as well as Dad Dad speaks English better than Mum 96 Peter does not drive so carefully as Tom Tom drives more carefully than Peter does 97 No restaurant in the city is better than that one That restaurant is the best one in the city 98 This watch is worse than that one That watch is better than/ isn’t so/ as bad as this one 99 My sister writes more carefully than she did My sister didn’t write so/ as carefully as she does 100 This story is more interesting than any other story that I have ever read This is the most interesting story that I have ever read 101 The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours Yesterday we did such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours 102 Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.” Jack told Mary he had studied Englihs for five years 103 Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it If they don’t leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it 104 The workers repaired the bridge last week The bridge was repaired by the workers last week 105 No one could open the door of the house The door of the house couldn’t be opened 106 The city where we were born is very small The city in which we were born is very small 107 She has studied French for five years She began studying French five years ago 108 They left very early in the morning They didn’t want anybody to see them.(so that) They left very early in the morning so that nobody could see them 109 He collects old coins He is likes it He is fond of collecting old coins 110 She said, “Have you got a new car, Jack ?” She asked Jack if he had got a new car 111 He said to her, “Give my regards to your parents.” He told her to give his regards to her parents 112 I didn’t understand the lesson because I didn’t go to school yesterday If I had gobe to school yesterday, I would have understood the lesson