Reading and Use of English part 4 (game 7) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 16 Public

Sentence Transformations for First Certificate (B2)

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Being an airline employee, my girlfriend sometimes gets cheap flights. ( WORKS ) My girlfriend, ___________ employee, sometimes gets cheap flights.

who works as an airline

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He used a penknife to open the box. ( OPENED ) He ________ a penknife.

opened the box with

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I don't like Jim because he’s so mean. ( WHY ) Jim's meanness ________ I don't like him.

is the reason why

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Mike’s father started the company that Mike now runs. ( SET ) The company that Mike now runs _________ his father.

was set up by

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The number of car-owners has risen over the past five years. ( RISE ) Over the past five years, there ________ in the number of car-owners.

has been a rise

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´Don't worry Mum, I can look after myself now I´m sixteen,’ said Peter. ( CARE ) Peter assured his mother that he could ________ now he was sixteen

take care of himself_

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Naomi said that she would never talk to anyone else about the matter. ( DISCUSS ) Naomi promised never ________ anyone else.

to discuss the matter with

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This is the best hotel We ever stayed in,’ my colleague said. ( NEVER ) `I´ve __________ hotel than this,’ my colleague said.

never stayed in a better

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There were very few people at the concert last night. ( CAME ) Hardly _________ the concert last night.

anyone / anybody came to

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‘lf I were you Jane, I'd take an umbrella and a raincoat!´ said Annabel. ( ADVISED ) Annabel _________ an umbrella and a raincoat.

advised Jane to take

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Nobody apart from my mother thought I Would win the race. ( PERSON ) My mother _________ thought I would win the race.

was the only person who

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Thomas would have gone to the meeting it he had not been so tired. ( TIRED ) Thomas was ________ to the meeting.

too tired to go

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The switchboard operator connected me to the manager. ( PUT ) The switchboard operator _________ the manager.

put me through to

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The food was so hot that we didn't really enjoy it. ( TOO ) The food was __________ really enjoy it.

too hot for us to

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The waitress spoke so quickly that we had difficulty understanding her. ( ENOUGH ) The waitress didn‘t speak _________ understand her easily.

slowly enough for us to

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We didn’t get a table at the restaurant because it was too full. ( SO ) The restaurant _________ we couldn't get a table.

was so full that

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