Share B2 - Rewrite Sentences
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Someone stole the old lady's handbag -> The old lady was .......
robbed of her hand bag
A true story forms the basis of Mary's new novel. -> Mary's new novel ...
is based on a true story.
If you have completed your test, you can go home. -> Get ...
your test completed (finished) and you can go home.
Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission. -> Without ...
absolute secrecy this mission would have failed.
Something must be done to solve this problem. -> Urgent ...
action is essential (necessary) to solve this problem.
The job received over a hundred applications. (APPLIED)
Over a hundred of people applied for the job.
Alan prides himself on his punctuality. (TAKES)
Alan takes pride in his punctuality.
Many people attended this year's festival. (TURNOUT)
This year's festival attracted a record turnout.
He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME)
He is making quite a name for himself as an interviewer.
The whole team was in a happy mood. (SPIRITS)
The whole team was in good spirits.
Half the afternoon was spent on clay-modelling. -> Clay-modelling ...
took up half the afternoon.
I heard her use those words many times. -> Many's ...
the time (that) I heard her use those words.
It was more an argument than a discussion. -> It was not so ...
much discussion as argument.
They only reimbursed us because we took legal advice. -> We wouldn't ....
have been reumbursed if we hadn't taken legal advice.
Your silly question distracted me. -> You drove ...
me to distraction with your silly question.
From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. (TERMS)
In terms of education, his childhood years had been well spent.
