400 TRANSFORMATION SENTENCES

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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION PRACTICE LEVEL B Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it : 1. Tom is sorry that he didn’t watch the football match last night. - Tom wishes ____________________________________________________ 2. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours. - Yesterday we did ________________________________________________ 3. “How many students are there in your class?” - The man asked me _______________________________________________ 4. “You should go to the lecture” - The teacher advised us ____________________________________________ 5. You must hurry or we’ll miss the train. - Unless we ______________________________________________________ 6. It’s not difficult to make bread. - Bread is _______________________________________________________ 7. Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.” - Jack told_______________________________________________________ 8. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it. - If_____________________________________________________________ 9. The workers repaired the bridge last week. - If_____________________________________________________________ 10. No one could open the door of the house. - The door _______________________________________________________ 11. The city where we were born is very small. - The city in ______________________________________________________ 12. She has studied French for five years. - She began______________________________________________________ 13. They left very early in the morning. They didn’t want anybody to see them. (so that) -_______________________________________________________________ 14. He collects old coins. He likes it. - He is fond______________________________________________________ 15. She said, “ Have you got a new car, Jack ?” - She asked_______________________________________________________ 16. He said to her, “ Give my regards to your parents.” - He told_________________________________________________________ 1 17. “Don’t talk to that man”, she said. - She told me not to talk to that man____________________________________ 18. I didn’t understand the lesson because I didn’t go to school yesterday. - If_____________________________________________________________ 19. Jane can’t go to your party because you don’t invite her. - If_____________________________________________________________ 20. They haven’t finished their homework yet. - Their homework _________________________________________________ 21. Jim was absent because he was ill. - Because of Jim’s illness, he was absent________________________________ 22. We were late for the play because of the long line at the ticket-window. - Because there ___________________________________________________ 23. I couldn’t see anything because it was so dark. - Because of______________________________________________________ 24. Because the weather is warm and damp, rice grows very well here. - Because of______________________________________________________ 25. Jane never says a hard word to Tom because of her love for him. - Because Jane_____________________________________________________ 26. Nobody could solve this mathematical problem. → This _________________________________________________________ 27. They believe that he will pass the final exam. → He __________________________________________________________ 28. She was too old to carry that heavy case. → She was so ____________________________________________________ 29. He seldom keeps his promise. → Seldom_______________________________________________________ 30. I have never travelled by plane in my life. → Never have I travelled by_________________________________________ 31. Jack is not old enough to see horror films. → Jack is too ____________________________________________________ 32. You will catch cold if you don’t keep your feet dry. → Unless _______________________________________________________ 33. People saw him leave the office yesterday. → He __________________________________________________________ 34. She came late because of the rain. → Because it _____________________________________________________ 35. “You’d better not lend them any more money.” said Alice. → Alice advised __________________________________________________ 2 36. She decided to help him with some money. → She made _____________________________________________________ 37. We have to notice the teacher’s explanation. → We have to pay ________________________________________________ 38. This flower is very beautiful. → What_________________________________________________________ 39. He spent 2 hours doing the mathematical exercises. → It took _______________________________________________________ 40. They have to change the date of the meeting again. → The date ______________________________________________________ 41. It was so late that nothing could be done. → It was too _____________________________________________________ 42. I didn’t go out because it rained. → If ___________________________________________________________ 43. I have fewer books than she has. → She has _______________________________________________________ 44. Mary visited us three days ago. → Mary paid _____________________________________________________ 45. The plumber repaired the leak this morning. → They had _____________________________________________________ 46. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German. → Despite_______________________________________________________ 47. I found a place to live but it was difficult. → I had difficulty_________________________________________________ 48. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down. → They had _____________________________________________________ 49. He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises. → But if ________________________________________________________ 50. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop. → All the switches ________________________________________________ 51. “You’d better not go out without a raincoat.”He said. → He advised____________________________________________________ 52. You will miss the train if you don’t hurry. → Unless you____________________________________________________ 53. That factory is producing more and more pollution. → More and more pollution _________________________________________ 54. My brother is not tall. I am not tall. → Neither _______________________________________________________ 55. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. 3 → In spite _______________________________________________________ 56. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!” → The driver asked the passengers ____________________________________ 57. He repaired the bicycle in two hours. → It took _______________________________________________________ 58. I have never heard him shout at his children. → He __________________________________________________________ 59. The enemy used to attack this place. → This place _____________________________________________________ 60. Doing exercises before going to school is important. → It is __________________________________________________________ 61. Rice won’t grow if there isn’t enough rain. → Unless _______________________________________________________ 62. “Why don’t you close the door, John?”, Nam asked. → Nam asked ____________________________________________________ 63. We have been doing our work since 8 o’clock. → Our work _____________________________________________________ 64. They didn’t leave the house early. They were so late for the play. → If ___________________________________________________________ 65. She won’t stay with us. → I wish ________________________________________________________ 66. Keep quiet or I’ll scream. - Unless _________________________________________________________ 67. I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday. - I wish _________________________________________________________ 68. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information. - If _____________________________________________________________ 69. We got lost because we didn’t have a map. - If _____________________________________________________________ 70. We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice. - If _____________________________________________________________ 71. The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars. - It was _________________________________________________________ 72. It was such long homework that I couldn’t finish it. - The homework __________________________________________________ 73. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match. - I haven’t _______________________________________________________ 74. The last time I saw Dick was in 1995. - I haven’t _______________________________________________________ 4 75. We had lunch and then went for a walk by the river. - After we _______________________________________________________ 76. He said to his wife,”Are you cooking in the kitchen now?” - He ____________________________________________________________ 77. He said ,”I didn’t know what to do.” - He ____________________________________________________________ 78. I said to him,”How did you go to school yesterday?” - I _____________________________________________________________ 79. He said to the boy,”Put your briefcase on this table.” - He ____________________________________________________________ 80. The boy said to his friends,”Don’t make too much noise!” - The boy _______________________________________________________ 81. I started work for this company a year ago. - I‘ve been _______________________________________________________ 82. “You’d better not lend him any more money, Paul,” said Tom. - Tom advised Paul ________________________________________________ 83. Tom is not as tall as his brother. - Tom’s brother ___________________________________________________ 84. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. - In spite of ______________________________________________________ 85. His father is taller than his mother. - His mother _____________________________________________________ 86. Will you please open the door ? → Would you mind opening_________________________________________ 87. Although it was raining heavily, they still came to the party. → Despite _______________________________________________________ 88. She seldom went to the movies last year. → Seldom _______________________________________________________ 89. He has decided to make a tour of England. → He has made ___________________________________________________ 90. He often swims with his friends. → He often has ___________________________________________________ 91. She sometimes walks with her pet dog. → She sometimes has ______________________________________________ 92. They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain. → Though _______________________________________________________ 93. Because the weather was bad,the plane couldn’t take off. → Because of ____________________________________________________ 94. They had no intention of travelling around the world. 5 → They didn’t intend ______________________________________________ 95. He said to me, “I don’t want you to make such a silly mistake again” → He told _______________________________________________________ 96. She said, “I didn’t know you.” → She said ______________________________________________________ 97. The boy said, “I don’t know what I’ll do” → The boy said ___________________________________________________ 98. She asked him, “Have you read this book ?” → She asked him _________________________________________________ 99. He asked, “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?” → He asked _____________________________________________________ 100. The teacher said to me, “You have to learn the lesson by heart.” → The teacher told ________________________________________________ 101. Somebody has taken away some of my books. → Some of my books ______________________________________________ 102. They can’t make tea with cold water. → Tea __________________________________________________________ 103. He has made much progress in his study. → Much progress _________________________________________________ 104. They will hold the meeting before May Day. → The meeting ___________________________________________________ 105. People spend a lot of money on advertising every year. → A lot of money ______________________________________________ 106. The store was opened in 1932 by John. → John _________________________________________________________ 107. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance. → If ___________________________________________________________ 108. The teacher asked me whether I had any books. → “Do _________________________________________________________ 109. “I like films, books and music” Mike replied. → Mike said that __________________________________________________ 110. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps. → Jane spent _____________________________________________________ 111. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life. → That was such __________________________________________________ 112. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage. → They _________________________________________________________ 6 113. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car. → He __________________________________________________________ 114. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it. → He was very proud of ____________________________________________ 115. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before. → Never before __________________________________________________ 116. They cancelled the flight because it was foggy. → Because of ____________________________________________________ 117. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late. → Because of ____________________________________________________ 118. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. → I wish ________________________________________________________ 119. You’d better put your money in the bank. → I advise _______________________________________________________ 120. He prefers golf to tennis. → He’d rather play golf than play tennis________________________________ 121. It is necessary to master English. → Mastering _____________________________________________________ 122. He spent two hours writing the essay. → It took _______________________________________________________ 123. He is too young to ride a motorbike. → He isn’t ______________________________________________________ 124. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs. → The bag was too ________________________________________________ 125. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible. → He is looking forward ____________________________________________ 126. Her mother said, “Try to learn your lesson carefully, Lan”. -> Lan’s mother told ___________________________________ 127. Mary doesn’t have a modern calculator . - Mary wishes _______________________________________ 128. He never does his homework. - Never _____________________________________________ 129. He studied English at school. He succeeded in it. - He succeeded in _____________________________________ 130. The children like to walk in the rain. - The children enjoy ____________________________________ 131. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough. - The sea was too _______________________________________ 132. Who does this bicycle belong to? 7 - Whose _______________________________________________? 133. We learned this after a long time. - It took _________________________________________________ 134. I’ll lend you the book, but you must promise to return it next week. - If _____________________________________________________ 135. The car is too expensive for him to buy. - He isn’t _________________________________________________ 136. Would you close the door, please? - Would you mind __________________________________________? 137. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here. - They didn’t let _____________________________________________ 138. My teacher advised buying that book. - My teacher advised us _______________________________________ 139. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground. - The thief made _____________________________________________ 140. He has studied English for six years. - He began ___________________________________________________ 141. They have considered me as their great friend. → I ____________________________________________________________ 142. She looked after her old mother at home. → Her old mother _________________________________________________ 143. They are growing trees round their school to make a fence. → Trees ________________________________________________________ 144. We have to pay attention to lessons. → Lessons ______________________________________________________ 145. “How many stars are there in the sky?” asked he. → He asked _____________________________________________________ 146. Because of the absence of atmosphere on the moon, the sky is black just as in space. → Because ______________________________________________________ 147. I advise you to put your money in the bank. → You’d ________________________________________________________ 148. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William!” his mother said. → William’s mother _______________________________________________ 149. Robert can’t cook so well as Jane can. → Jane _________________________________________________________ 150. You ‘d better apologize to Sally. → I advise _______________________________________________________ 8 151. She worked hard. She wanted to become a good teacher of English.( so that ) →______________________________________________________________ 152. The sportsmen take first place at the Olympic Games. They receive gold medals. → The sportsmen wh- ______________________________________________ 153. Mr.Miller lost his job because he was late every day. → If ___________________________________________________________ 154. They travelled across India, and then flew to Japan. → After _________________________________________________________ 155. They asked him about the countries. He visited them last month. → They asked ____________________________________________________ 156. He gave me a book for my birthday. → I ____________________________________________________________ 157. Your house is bigger than mine. → My house _____________________________________________________ 158. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it. → The question was too ____________________________________________ 159. He did his homework,then he went to bed. → After _________________________________________________________ 160. Jane doesn’t speak English as well as Betty. → Betty ________________________________________________________ 161. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary. - Without ________________________________________________________ 162. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful. - Only by________________________________________________________ 163. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided. - The fact that_____________________________________________________ 164. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV. - Neither_________________________________________________________ 165. He was ill. He went to school. - In spite of_______________________________________________________ 166. Think carefully. Answer my question. - Before _________________________________________________________ 167. I can’t cook as well as my mother does. - My mother _____________________________________________________ 168. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out. - If _____________________________________________________________ 169. She cooked better than you did. 9 - You ___________________________________________________________ 170. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house. - We can only ____________________________________________________ 171. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers. - Because _______________________________________________________ 172. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.” - She said _______________________________________________________ 173. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high. - Because of _____________________________________________________ 174. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money. - If _____________________________________________________________ 175. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it. - The question was too______________________________________________ 176. My father said I could use his car. → My father allowed ______________________________________________ 177. Scientists began to carry out researches on AIDS in 1980. → Researches on AIDS_____________________________________________ 178. That girl is very beautiful. → How_________________________________________________________ 179. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996. → I haven’t______________________________________________________ 180. It took him only ten minutes to get there. → He spent______________________________________________________ 181. I didn’t meet him yesterday so I couldn’t tell him about that. → If____________________________________________________________ 182. Could you turn the radio down please? → Would you mind _______________________________________________ 183. The man was very tired , so he didn’t answer my question. → The man was too________________________________________________ 184. Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy. → It was such____________________________________________________ 185. You’d better apologize to Sally. → I advise_______________________________________________________ 186. All the teachers love him because his behaviour is good. - Because of _____________________________________________________ 187. He gave up his job because he was ill. - Because of _____________________________________________________ 188. Because of the darkness, he couldn’t read the letter. - Because it ______________________________________________________ 10 . SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION PRACTICE LEVEL B Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence