B1+ SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

I advice you to put your money in the bank. -> You’d

better put your money in the bank.

Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. -> Apple are not

as expensive as oranges.

They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. -> The streets

haven’t been cleaned this week.

I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. -> I wish

I hadn’t missed your birthday party.

Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. -> In spite of

having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

“Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked. -> He suggested

putting my luggage under the seat.

He couldn’t afford to buy the car. -> The car

was too expensive for him to buy.

I’m always nervous when I travel by air. -> Traveling

by air always makes me nervous.

The mechanic serviced my car last week. -> I

had my car serviced last week.

The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough. -> The sea was too

rough for the children to go swimming.

We didn’t go on holiday because we did not have enough money. -> If we

had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday.

They think the owner of the house is abroad. -> The owner

of the house is thought to be abroad.

My French friend finds driving on the left difficult. -> My French friend isn’t

used to driving on the left.

She knows a lot more about it than I do. -> I don’t know

as much about it as she does.

She started working as a secretary five years ago. -> She has

been working as a secretary for five years.

“Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet”? asked Peter. -> Peter asked if

he could borrow Janet’s typewriter.

You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa. -> If you

don’t have a visa, you can’t visit the USA.

It is essential that Professor Van Helsing is met at the airport. -> Professor Van Helsing

must be met at the airport.

It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away. -> The meat was

so rotten that it had to be thrown away.

“How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist. -> The journalist wanted to know

how many survivors there were.

It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday. -> You

don’t have to finish by Saturday.

The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house. -> Plans

for an extension to the house have been drawn by the architect.

I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. -> This is the first

time I have eaten this kind of food.

Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. -> Despite his ...

Despite his broken legs, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded

“Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barbara”? said John. -> John suggested ...

that Barbara (should) put a better lock on the door