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Sentence transformation 1.c 1. Though the doctor warned him, he kept on smoking.  In spite of ……… 2. She preferred to stay at home rather than go to the play.  She preferred staying … 3. He doesn’t smoke, and his brother doesn’t smoke, either.  Neither ……………… 4. She came to London to study English.  She came …………… so that. ……… 5. Because she behaves badly everyone hates her.  Because of …………………… 6. “ Shall we post it, Sir?”, he said.  He asked ……………………………………. 7. “ When it stops snowing we must start digging ourselves out”, I said.  I said that… 8. He found that it was impossible to study at home.  He found ……………………. 9. It was more expensive than I thought.  I …………………………………………. 10. I bought a book for James.  I bought …………………………………………… Sentence transformation 2.c 1. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.  It ………………………………… 2. Your decision to get married before finishing your degree surprised us.  We were…… 3. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired.  The car was too……………… 4. He never had enough money.  He is always ……………………………………. 5. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you.  Yogurt is supposed to ……………… 6. “ You stole my best cassette, Amanda!”, said William.  William accused ……. 7. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail.  The rough sea …………… 8. Please check the damage before signing the delivery note.  Don’t ……………. 9. Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor ground.  It is ………………………… 10. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts.  In case ……………………………………………………………………………. Sentence transformation 3.c 1. He is said to have been in the French foreign legion.  People ……………………. 2. During his child hood the family lived in Corn wall.  His family ………………. 3. He is thought to be the best player.  It is …………………………………………. 4. He seemed to be living in the area.  It seemed ………………………………… 5. “ Where is the station car- park?”, said Mrs. Smith.  Mrs. Smith asked ………… 6. That was a silly thing to say.  What …………………………………………… 7. They traveled across India, and then flew on to Korea.  After…………………. 8. She cut the apple into quarters and gave each child a piece.  The apple ………… 9. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs seven miles before breakfast.  Although… 10. There are two large restaurants in the art gallery.  The art gallery………………. Sentence transformation 4.c 1. The police started looking for him two months ago.  For two months now the …. 2. How old do you think this house is?  When do you think ……………………….? 3. This holiday is so expensive. I don’t think I can go.  It is such…………………… 4. He spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said.  He spoke too……… 5. I’m grateful that you looked after my mother so well.  Thank you ………………. 6. “ Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, Thought the manager.  The manager wondered… 7. “ you’d better not lend him any more money, Alice”, said John.  John advised Alice…… 8. I started work for the company a year ago.  I’ve been…………………………… 9. Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes.  If Susan …………………. 10. My needs to be cleaned before the interview.  I must………………………… 1 Sentence transformation 5.c 1. As I get older, I want to travel less.  The older…………………………………………… 2. A house in that strict will cost at least $. 100, 000.  You won’t be able to ……………… 3. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.  Alan’s illness ………… . 4. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.  I was …………………… 5. It was his incompetence which led to their capture. If …………………………………… . 6. Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room.  As…………… 7. I’d love to be in a secluded beach in Mexico.  I wish……………………………………. 8. I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet.  If……………………………. 9. I’d love to live in Paris for a year.  If only………………………………………………. 10. Does he know enough French to work as a translator?  Is he……………………………? Sentence transformation 6.c 1. This furniture is so old that it’s not worth keeping.  This is ……………………………… 2. Handicapped people find shopping in a supermarket difficult.  It’s………………………. 3. Why don’t you meet to discuss the pay offer?  I suggest………………………………… 4. Without the treatment, the patient would have died.  If he ……………………………… 5. Although he didn’t speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam.  In spite………… 6. In spite of all our warning, he left cap without taking rifle.  Although………………… . 7. No one has lived in that house for years.  That…………………………………………… 8. It’s a pity that you wrote that letter.  I’d …………………………………………………. 9. We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not.  Regardless…………. 10. The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions.  My sole purpose…… Sentence transformation 7.c 1. “ Less noise!” The teacher told the boys.  The teacher shouted…………………………… 2. In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed.  If should ……………… 3. You should take two tablets every four hours.  Two tablets should ………………………. 4. It’s extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.  We find…………………… 5. They’ve been living here for six years now.  They moved ……………………………… 6. Mrs. Taylor does not like living in such a small house.  Mrs. Taylor wishes ……………. 7. Mr. Mill lost his job because he was late everyday.  If Mr. Taylor………………………. 8. James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract.  James didn’t …………………… 9. I can’t go to the cinema because I do not have a car.  The reason……………………… 10. “ You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve got a pain in your back, Anna”, Henry said.  Henry suggested ……………………………………………………………………………. Sentence transformation 8.c 1. Because there was much dust in his mine, he was ill. –Because of ……………………… 2. This lecture bores me to tears.  I am …………………………………………………… 3. I expect that he will get there by lunchtime.  I expect him…………………………… 4. The last time I was in London was in 1972.  I ………………………………………… 5. If I had known she was sick, I would have visited her.  Had …………………………. 6. There is always trouble when he comes to visit us.  Whenever………………………… 7. Is this the only way to reach the city center.  Isn’t there……………………………… 2 8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.  At no time……………………… 9. I have never seen such a mess in my life.  Never in …………………………………… 10. Is it essential to meet your Aunt at the station ?  Does your Aunt …………………… ? Sentence transformation 9.c 1. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy.  Galileo is regarded ………. 2. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.  It……………………………………………. 3. The doctor advised me to rest.  The doctor suggested …………………………………… 4. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.  There has ……………… 5. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.  They had ………………………. 6. That dress has only the slightest mark on it.  I can barely ………………………………. 7. He insisted on a full apology.  Nothing but……………………………………………… 8. He remembered, and so did she.  He didn’t …………………………………………… 9. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.  The moment ……… 10. My younger sister kept on telling us about the show.  We …………………………… Sentence transformation 10.c 1. I only recognized him when he came into the light.  Not until ………………………. 2. That rumor about the politician and construction contract is absolutely false.  There is … 3. One runner was too exhausted to complete the lap of the race.  One runner was so …… 4. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.  I’ve ………………… 5. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.  We ……………………………. 6. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the prime Minister.  Had it not …… 7. It’s quite pointless to explain.  There is no…………………………………………… 8. How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money.  Other……………………. 9. We had to wait two hours for Donald.  Donald kept ………………………………… 10. It would not have been possible to solve that puzzle, even for a genius.  That puzzle……. Sentence transformation 11.c 1. The students regretted that they had missed the lecture.  The students regretted not …… 2. If you miss the program you can’t really judge.  Unless ………………………………… 3. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.  It is ……………………………. 4. She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard.  However……………………. 5. It was more of an argument than a discussion.  It was not so …………………………… 6. “ You damaged my bicycle, John”, said Margaret.  Margaret accused ……………………. 7. It is one hundred years since the birth of D.H. Lawrence, the famous novelist.  D.H. Lawrence . 8. John Speck failed to find the source of the Nile river.  John Speck didn’t succeeded ……………. 9. Maria didn’t apply for the job in the library and she regrets it now.  Maria wishes ………………. 10. Helen wanted to know the name of Shirley’s hairdresser’s.  “ Where………., Shirley”, Helen said Sentence transformation 12.c 1. Would you give this to the teacher, please?  I hope………………………………………. 2. One day it’s possible that robots will do all our housework.  All our housework ……… 3. The University of Cambridge is going to award Professor John an honorary doctorate, I believe.  Professor John is ………………… . 4. The government is going to cut its grants to postgraduate research students, apparently.  Government grants ……… 5. Don’t you agree that research biologists have carried out some amazing experiments recently.  Some amazing experiments …………………………………………………… 6. I had better get back to work.  It’s………………………………………………………. 3 7. My father speaks very little French.  My father speaks hardly ………………………… 8. The critics were very impressed by her performance.  Her performance made …………… 9. I expected that he would get there by lunchtime.  I expected ……………………………. 10. It’s time for you to do your homework.  It’s time you……………………………………. Sentence transformation 13.c 1. This is the best essay I’ve ever written.  Never ………………………………………… 2. I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course.  It took it …… 3. I am terribly sorry, I thought you were a friend of Anna’s.  I took ……………………. 4. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.  Busy……… 5. I would prefer you to do computer science.  I’d rather…………………………………. 6. He didn’t get a visa until last Monday.  It was ……………………………………… 7. They continued to say that I was to blame.  They persisted ……………………………. 8. Vietnamese coffee is considered to be the one of the best in the world.  Vietnamese coffee……. 9. If you ask me well in advance, I’ll be willing to work over time.  Provided you………………. 10. “ I never used bad language”, she said.  She denied …………………………………………… Sentence transformation 14.c 1. “ What time does the manager come back?”, The customer asked.  The customer wanted ……. 2. You’d better not touch that switch.  If I ……………………………………………… 3. He said “ We must have a party to celebrate this”.  He said that ……………………… 4. “ Must you go soon?” I said.  I ………………………………………………………… 5. As a student, he had known great poverty.  When ……………………………………………. 6. “ Why don’t you apply for the job, Anna?” said Sue.  Sue suggested………………………… 7. Remind me water the plants.  Don’t …………………………………………………………. 8. If it doesn’t rain soon, million pounds’ worth of crops will be lost.  Unless…………………. 9. I didn’t realize who he was until later.  Only later……………………………………………. 10. If you want my advice, you would forget about buying a new house.  If …………………… Sentence transformation 15.c 1. She asked him to repeat what he had said.  Please……………………………………… 2. The switch was too high for him to reach.  He was not tall…………………………… . 3. It’s not worth living to make her change her mind.  There’s ………………………… . 4. I get to work in twenty minute.  It ………………………………………………………. 5. It’s necessary that this work be finished by Monday.  This work……………………… 6. It’s a pity. I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.  As if …………………………………… 7. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it.  The bread isn’t ………………………………. 8. Who does this bag belong to?  Whose……………………………………………………? 9. “ Never borrow money from friends”, my father said.  My father told me……………… 10. The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light.  If the train driver……. Sentence transformation 16.c 1. Paul said he was going to visit China the following year.  “ I’m……………………… ” 2. The porter told us the train had left five minute earlier.  I’m sorry buy………………… 3. She couldn’t afford the Persian cat.  The Persian cat……………………………………. 4. The cheetah is the fastest animals in the world.  No animals runs………………………. 5. You must not smoke in here.  Smoking…………………………………………………. 6. “ Would you like to come around for a drink?”, he said.  He …………………………… 4 7. “Don’t swim out too far, boys”, I said.  I warned ………………………………………. 8. “ Go on, apply for the job”, said Jack.  Jack …………………………………………… . 9. He asked all persons not traveling to go ashore.  Will……………………………………? 10. “ If the flood gets worse we must leave house”, He said.  He said that………………… Sentence transformation 17.c 1. Somebody repaired her refrigerator last month.  She …………………………………… 2. He would prefer you to tell him a story.  He’d rather……………………………………. 3. The post man was bitten by our dog.  Our dog………………………………………… 4. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.  The fog prevented……………………………… 5. He failed to win the race.  He didn’t …………………………………………………… 6. I really realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.  Only when……… 7. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.  There were far………… 8. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.  On…………. 9. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.  You ……………………… 10. People don’t say things like that.  I wish………………………………………………. Sentence transformation 18.c 1. The doctor advised me to rest.  The doctor suggested …………………………………… 2. They had to wait for 12 hours before their flight left.  Only after a ……………………… 3. Their teacher is making them study hard.  They are……………………………………… . 4. They were just as good as we had expected.  They certainly lived ………………………… 5. Even though I admired his courage, I think he is foolish.  Much …………………………. 6. Cane head is cleared in court.  A headmaster……………………………………………… 7. Gunman kills 3 people in Bank Drama.  A man ………………………………………… 8. Riddle of missing heiress solved.  The police…………………………………………… 9. “ Police attacked” Says student leader.  A student leader………………………………… 10. Storm grows over long hair in school.  Parents and pupils are………………………… Sentence transformation 19.c 1. She admitted that she took the necklace.  She admitted to ……………………………… 2. The headmaster said some reassuming things.  What …………………………………… 3. Do you have a good relationship with your boss ?.  Are …………………………………. 4. Most students can work hard when they feel like it.  Most students are capable…………. 5. I’m really sorry. I didn’t invite her to the party.  I really wish……………………………. 6. She didn’t inherit any thing under her uncle’s will.  Her uncle didn’t……………………. 7. The only thing I didn’t steal was the television.  They stole……………………………… 8. It seems that no-one predicted the correct result.  No-one……………………………… . 9. They had been lost in the mountain for three days, but they looked strong and healthy.  Even…………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes.  However……………………………… . Sentence transformation 20.c 1. “ You should have waited for us”, The team leader said to John.  The team leader criticized …… . 2. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.  He might ……………………………………………… 5 3. The last time it rained here was six years ago.  It ………………………………………………… 4. The film star wore dark glasses so that no-one would recognize him.  The film star avoided……… 5. I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.  What……………………………………………………… 6. We weren’t surprised by his success.  It came ……………………………………………………… 7. “ That’s a lovely new dress, Jim,” said his mother.  Jim’s mother complimented………………… 8. We couldn’t find George any where.  George was …………………………………………………. 9. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.  Only………………………………………. 10. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week.  An increased ………………. Sentence transformation 21.c 1. “ You’d better not lend them any more money, Tom,” said John.  John advised Tom…… 2. You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.  Unless…………………………… 3. Mark is too young to get married.  Mark is not……………………………………………. 4. That factory is producing more and more pollution.  More and more pollution …………. 5. He couldn’t escape from prison because it was very secure.  The prison………………… 6. Without his help, we would all have died.  If it ………………………………………… . 7. He forgot about the gun until he got home.  Not until…………………………………… . 8. May I borrow your pen?  Would you mind ……………………………………………… ? 9. “ I’d take a taxi if I were you,” said Peter.  Peter suggested ………………………………. 10. My boyfriend is very short tempered.  My boyfriend loses……………………………… . Sentence transformation 22.c 1. House prices have risen dramatically this year.  There has ………………………………… 2. This affair does not concern you.  This affair is no…………………………………………. 3. You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18 th .  The final date………………… 4. Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.  Despite his……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. What a surprise to see you here!  Fancy……………………………………………………. 6. I don’t intend to apologize to either of them.  I have ……………………………………… 7. It was only when left home that I realized how much my father meant to me.  Not until………… 8. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.  Had it not………. 9. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.  No matter…………………………… 10. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home.  Get…………………………………… Sentence transformation 23.c 1. Although he was not guilty. They executed him.  In spite of …………………………… 2. I certainly don’t intend to reply to that rude letter from Edward.  I have …………………. 3. “ It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob.  Bob denied ……………………. 4. Mary told the police about the burglary.  Mary reported………………………………… 5. We may not be able to give the concert.  The concert…………………………………… 6. They had hardly left home when it started to rain.  No sooner…………………………… 7. You can use my car, but have to keep it carefully.  Provided……………………………. 8. You are both funny and witty.  Not only ………………………………………………… 9. He behaved shamefully towards his wife.  He treated …………………………………… 10. The chances are a hundred against you.  It’s most………………………………………. Sentence transformation 24.c 1. The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike.  The rail workers have no………… 2. Mrs. Scot is very proud of her cooking.  Mrs. Scot prides………………………………. 6 3. It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us.  If it hadn’t ………………………… 4. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.  It came………………… 5. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.  There’s no point … 6. “ Please don’t drive so fast!” Ann begged her boyfriend. Ann pleaded…………………… . 7. Despite his hard study at school, he failed the exam.  Even though……………………… 8. She is proud of being a good student.  She prides………………………………………… 9. My protests were ignored.  Nobody…………………………………………………… . 10. I’m sure you took my suitcase by mistake.  I’m sure he didn’t…………………………… Sentence transformation 25.c 1. Perhaps Brian went home early.  Brian ………………………………………………… 2. My father finds maps hard to follow.  My father has ………………………………… . 3. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week.  An increased……. 4. I dislike people criticize me unfairly.  I object………………………………………… 5. I thought I might run out of cash, so I took my cheque -book with me.  I took my …… 6. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.  Only after………………. 7. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.  He received a …. 8. You can eat as much as you like for $. 5 at the new lunch- bar.  There is no ………… . 9. She wore a hearing- aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well.  She wasn’t so………………………………………………………………………………… 10. You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs. Jones.  Mrs. Jones is …………. Sentence transformation 26.c 1. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.  I was……………………. 2. It was his incompetence which led to their capture.  If ………………………………… . 3. I’m certainly not going to give you any money.  I have no………………………………. 4. He’ll set down. Then his performance will improve.  Once ……………………………… 5. Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports.  Despite her…… 6. The instructions say you just add boiling water to the soup powder.  The soup powder…. 7. people who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticize foreign customs.  Nobody who……… 8. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.  The operation left ………. 9. It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was canceled.  Nobody………………………………………. 10. I never intended to go to the meeting.  I had no…………………………………………………… Sentence transformation 27.c 1. He never suspected that she was a witch.  At no time…………………………………… 2. Are they likely to pass Proficiency?  Is there …………………………………………… ? 3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.  She never………………………… 4. Nobody is more anxious to help you than your mother.  Your mother……………………. 5. The farm laborer went to bed and at once felt asleep.  The moment……………………… 6. The last time it rained here was a fortnight ago.  It ………………………………………. 7. The noise next door did not stop until midnight.  It was not ……………………………… 8. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired.  The car was too………………………. 9. He never has enough money.  He is always……………………………………………… 10. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you. Yogurt is supposed to do ………………………. Sentence transformation 28.c 7 1. We couldn’t answer those two questions.  Those two……………………………………… 2. We had never been so happy before.  We were……………………………………………. 3. Do you have to bring the heavy suitcase with you?  Is it really ………………………… ? 4. They say Mr. Baker painted this picture.  Mr. Baker………………………………………. 5. His resemblance to his father is remarkable. . He looks ………………………………… 6. If you want to see Professor Smith, Wednesday afternoon is a good time to find him in his office.  Professor Smith is ………………………………………………………………… 7. Unless we leave now or we’ll miss our ride home.  We won’t miss……………………… 8. The computers will be available anytime but one o’clock.  The computer will not ……… 9. I’d love to go with you, but I’m beat ( tired/ exhausted).  I will not ……………………… 10. Bruce didn’t want to tell me the truth, but I found it anyway.  Although ………………… Sentence transformation 29.c 1. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money.  I have no ……………………… 2. Their changes of success are small.  It is not …………………………………………… 3. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.  The accident is ……………. 4. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.  Had it not…… 5. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.  The last ………………………………. 6. Although the play had a good notices, not many people went to see it.  Despite……………… 7. My father speaks a little English.  My father speaks hardly……………………………………. 8. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.  He denied………………………………………. 9. I’m sorry now that I asked her to stay.  Now I wish………………………………………… . 10. They couldn’t trace who had supplied the information in the first place.  The source…………. Sentence transformation 30.c 1. It looks like rain to me.  I ……………………………………………………………………… . 2. This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted.  I have ………………………………………… 3. The people who were there didn’t notice anything unusual.  No one…………………………… 4. She left the university two years ago.  It is …………………………………………………… 5. The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road.  The gate is closed so that……… 6. John could not find the right house.  John was ………………………………………………… 7. The doctor should have signed my insurance form.  My insurance form ……………………… 8. Michel laughed when I told him the joke.  The joke…………………………………………… 9. Jenny doesn’t play tennis as well as she used to.  Jenny used ………………………………… 10. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open.  The door was too………………. Sentence transformation 31.c 1. The only way to eliminate the world terrorism is by united opposition.  Only by……… 2. If she hadn’t insisted kissing everyone goodbye, she would have caught the train.  If it hadn’t ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The fisherman’s life was one of great poverty.  Throughout…………………………… 4. Someone has suggested abolishing income tax.  It………………………………………. 5. I do not enjoy cooking for five hungry children.  Cooking……………………………… 6. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door.  Try………………………………. 7. The critics were very impressed by her performance.  Her performance made…………. 8. When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problems.  It’s high time something……………………………………………………………………………… 9. I didn’t realized who he was until later.  Only later …………………………………… 10. The value of sterling has fallen considerable in the past week.  There has ……………… 8 Sentence transformation 32.c 1. She had just had time to put up her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents.  No sooner……… 2. “ Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” The officer asked the frightened witness.  The officer wanted to know………………………………………. 3. The president visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill.  So many ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4. A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1960s.  The destruction…………… 5. He hadn’t been back to his home town for over 20 years now.  It is ……………………… 6. Traveling by plane is much more expensive than traveling by train.  Traveling by train…. 7. I would love to be rich and famous.  If only………………………………………………. 8. It took a long time for them to decide to get married.  They …………………………… 9. “ Is it, or is it true that you have been misappropriating company funds?” The manager asked the accountant.  The manager wanted……………………………………………………… 10. If you want to save your eyesight, you must operate immediately.  Only by……………… Sentence transformation 33.c 1. It seems to me that I met you in Cardiff in 1991.  I seem…………………………………. 2. I had just arrived home when she came.  No sooner ……………………………………… 3. Though she is intelligent, she is not the one we are looking for.  Intelligent though……… 4. The open-door policy has brought about a lot of radical changes.  Thanks to……………. 5. We could not contact him because he gave us the wrong number.  If he ………………… 6. People have talked much but done little about it.  Much………………………………… 7. The way she walks is really queenly.  There is some thing ………………………………. 8. I gave myself no concern about whether he will come to power or not.  It makes no difference…………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Because time is constrained , I am not going deep into the analysis of this dimension.  Due to……………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. I am sure she was very beautiful when she was young.  She must……………………… Sentence transformation 34.c 1. People can sometimes be disappointed when they know each other well.  It can………… 2. I’m sure she didn’t do it on purpose.  She can’t……………………………………………. 3. Smoking is not allowed in the ward.  Would you ……………………………………… ? 4. What time do we have to get up in the morning?  Could you …………………………… ? 5. I’d like to make a phone call.  I wonder……………………………………………………. 6. It is a six hour drive from London to Edinburgh.  It takes…………………………………. 7. Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop.  All the switches…………………… 8. It is ages since Alan visited his parents.  Alan…………………………………………… 9. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.  The patient………………………… 10. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.  The less……………………………… Sentence transformation 35.c 1. They ought to mend the roof.  The roof of the house …………………………………… 2. They didn’t follow the map, so they got lost.  If ………………………………………… 3. Someone is painting our house.  We ……………………………………………………… 4. The old man had few friends.  The old man didn’t ………………………………………. 5. He’s likely to stay in the Grand Hotel.  He’ll…………………………………………… 6. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.  There has …………… 7. It won’t make any difference if it rains because we’ll still go.  We’ll still go …………… 9 8. We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children.  So as ………………………… 9. I would do any thing for you.  There’s …………………………………………………… 10. Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.  If you had told me…………………. Sentence transformation 36.c 1. We only send you books after receiving the money.  Only after the money……………… 2. You pay $ 20 a month for a period of a year.  You pay in twelve successive……………. 3. He’ll set down. Then his performance will improve.  Once……………………………… 4. The students’ riotous behavior should have been severely punished.  The student deserved ……… 5. There are more people out of work in this country than ever before.  Never………………………. 6. I can’t stand such a kind of behavior, and Jim can’t either.  Neither……………………………… 7. If he pays , he can fly.  He who…………………………………………………………………… 8. It is absolutely necessary for me to update my knowledge.  I find it……………………………… 9. If I earn more, my wife will spend more.  The more…………………………………………… 10. Could you pass me the salt, please?  Would you mind …………………………………………? Sentence transformation 37.c 1. It seems that he doesn’t see what you mean.  He doesn’t seem…………………………… 2. The way he talk is very interesting.  There is something………………………………… 3. I have never been to Liverpool in my life.  Never in my life ……………………………… 4. Diana was killed in a accident in Paris in 1997.  It is in 1997 that…………………………. 5. We’ve recorded great achievement in socio- economic development over the last decade of renovation.  Great achievement……………………………………………………………. 6. To master English is by no mean easy.  It is ……………………………………………… 7. It was reported that the inflation rate in Vietnam reached 3.8% in 1997.  The inflation rate in Vietnam……………………………………………………………………………………. 8. I don’t think I should apply for this job.  I’d rather………………………………………… 9. It seems to me that he did Ph. D in the US in 1979.  He seems to ………………………… 10. I had just completed my report when he came for it.  No sooner………………………… Sentence transformation 38.c 1. “ I’m sorry I’m late” said Ben.  Ben apologized ………………………………………… 2. The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions.  My sole purpose……… 3. In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we all doomed.  If it should happen that if …. 4. The weathers much warmer than it was a few days ago.  A few days ago…………………. 5. It wasn’t necessary for you to go to much trouble on my behalf.  You needn’t……………. 6. It seems that no one predicted the correct result.  No one …………………………………. 7. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it.  Most students are capable…… . 8. These new machines have put an end to queuing.  Before these…………………………… 9. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.  Hardly ……………………. 10. What particularly impressed me was her excellent command of English.  I ………………. Sentence transformation 39.c 1. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.  If ……………………………… 2. When I picked up my pen, I found that the nib had broken.  On………………………… 3. There is no danger that you will fall from the verandah.  There is no danger of ………… 4. He is a man of extremely honesty.  He is an ……………………………………………. 5. If it had helped. I should not have been able to find my way.  Without………………… 6. When the weather is cold I wear a jersey.  In …………………………………………… 7. The news that he would be going to University pleased him very much.  The news of …. 10