Sentence transformation 11B

1. Someone stole my purse from my handbag.

 My purse.................................................................................
2. She asked John to repeat what he has said.
 Please......................................................................................
3. It is a pity you didn’t tell us about this.
 I wish.......................................................................................
4. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad.
 It was such...............................................................................
5. “Keep away from this area” said the security guard when we approached the fence.
 The security guard told...........................................................
6. He could repair the broken vase.
 The..........................................................................................
7. He is sorry now that he didn’t invite us to the party.
 He wishes................................................................................
8. Although he had a good salary. He was unhappy in his job.
 Despite....................................................................................
9. He couldn’t afford to buy the car.
 He wasn’t................................................................................
10. Couldn’t you have got a bus to the station?
 Wasn’t it..................................................................................?

Sentence transformation 12B

1. Jane is a brilliant swimmer. She presented Britain in the Olympic Games.
 Jane, a......................................................................................
2. The girl living next-door to me is getting married next year.
 The girl that.............................................................................
3. This mountain is high; we can’t climb it.
 This mountain is too................................................................
4. Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?
 Are you tall.............................................................................?
5. A donkey is less beautiful than a horse.
 A donkey is not.......................................................................
6. She doesn’t usually stay up late.
 She’s not used.........................................................................
7. I f I were you, I’d look for another job.
 I suggested..............................................................................
8. He lost his money simply he wasn’t careful.
 If .............................................................................................
9. They last visited me five years ago.
 They haven’t ..........................................................................
10. All his suits were made in Paris.
 He ...........................................................................................

Sentence transformation 13B

1. I saw him come out of the house.
 He ...........................................................................................
2. I haven’t had much money; I can’t buy any new clothes.
 If only......................................................................................
3. She was believed to have taken part in revolutionary activities.
 It..............................................................................................
4. In a few countries, the whole population only enjoys a reasonable standard of living.
 Only.........................................................................................
5. We went out in spite of the rain.
 Although ................................................................................
6. Mr. John would rather watch TV than go to the cinema.
 Mr. John prefers......................................................................
7. It was impossible to work in that condition.
 Working .................................................................................
8. Frank is very good at tennis.
 Frank plays..............................................................................
9. I’m sorry. I couldn’t help him
 I wish.......................................................................................
10. Speaking English fluently is not easy.
 It is .........................................................................................

Sentence transformation 14B

1. This is too hard a question for her to answer.
 The question ...........................................................................
2. Since she was not certain of the way, she asked the policeman.
 Not...........................................................................................
3. She wanted to know if he had studied French.
 She asked him “......................................................................”
4. I’m sorry that I didn’t study French last year.
 I wish ......................................................................................
5. The children will go swimming if it is sunny.
 Unless .....................................................................................
6. “Bring your swimming things in case it is rainy.
 He told ....................................................................................
7. There’s no need for you to talk so loudly.
 You don’t................................................................................
8. I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.
 The last time ...........................................................................
9. No one has signed this cheque.
 This cheque.............................................................................
10. Tim will be eighteen next week.
 It’s Tim’s.................................................................................