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Sentence Transformation

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    Practice on rewriting sentences keeping the meaning
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  • Rewrite. Use the word in capitals. Use between 3 and 6 words. This manual is too difficult for me. CONCERNED (As far ____________ , this manual is too difficult for me.)
    As far AS I AM CONCERNED , this manual is too difficult for me.
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  • Rewrite. Use the word in capitals. Use between 3 and 6 words. Susan couldn't get to the date because of the heavy rain. PREVENTED (The heavy rain .............. getting to the date.)
    The heavy rain PREVENTED SUSAN FROM getting to the date.
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  • Rewrite. Use the word in capitals. Use between 3 and 6 words.Sally gets on well with her father-in-law. TERMS (Sally is ........her father-in-law.)
    Sally is ON GOOD TERMS WITH/ON SPEAKING TERMS WITH her father-in-law.
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  • Rewrite. Use the word in capitals. Use between 3 and 6 words. I didn't realise that she would suffer in the first place. DID (Little ...... would suffer in the first place.)
    Little DID I REALISE WHAT SHE would suffer in the first place.
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  • The pupils are living temporarily in a hotel. BEING (For ..........., the pupils are living in a hotel.)
    For .THE TIME BEING, the pupils are living in a hotel.
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  • It looks as if he's forgotten about the meeting again. TO (He seems ........ about the meeting again.)
    He seems TO HAVE FORGOTTEN about the meeting again.
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  • The service at the hotel wasn't as good as I expected. COME (The service at the hotel ...... my expectations.)
    The service at the hotel DIDN'T COME UP TO/DID NOT COME UP TO my expectations
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  • She has taken it upon herself to take care of her mother. COMMITTED (She has...... care of her mother.)
    She has COMMITTED HERSELF TO TAKING care of her mother.
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  • Were Donna not so beautiful, Mark wouldn't be marrying her. BEAUTY (But ...... , Mark wouldn't be marrying her.)
    (But FOR ANN'S BEAUTY , Mark wouldn't be marrying her.)
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  • I was surprised to find out that Chris hadn't married Lucy. SURPRISE (It ..... me that Chris hadn't married Lucy.)
    It CAME AS A SURPRISE TO me that Chris hadn't married Lucy.
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  • The deaths of almost seventy people were caused by the tornado. RESULTED (The tornado .......... almost seventy people.)
    The tornado RESULTED IN THE DEATHS OF almost seventy people.
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  • I wish I'd had the chance to visit Moscow', Teresa said. NOT (Teresa regretted ...... the chance to visit Moscow.)
    Teresa regretted NOT HAVING HAD/THAT SHE HAD NOT HAD the chance to visit Moscow
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  • I am not responsible for this project any longer. UNDER (No ........... my control.)
    No LONGER ARE THE SALES UNDER my control.
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  • EVerybody came to the party apart from Benny. EXCEPTION (With ...... Benny, everybody came to the party.)
    With THE EXCEPTION OF Benny, everybody came to the party.
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  • It was only when I stopped the car that I realised something was wrong. DID (Only .......... I realise that something was wrong.)
    Only WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR DID/AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR DID I realise that something was wrong.
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  • It's very kind of you to help me with these bags APPRECIATE(I really ............ me with these bags.)
    I really APPRECIATE YOUR HELPING me with these bags.
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