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C1 Sentence Transformation (training)

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  • The linguistics lecture last night RESULTED IN/TURNED OUT to be disappointing. (choose and explain)
    turned out (vs resulted in disappointment)
  • They offered Margot THE OPPORTUNITY/ THE POSSIBILITY to work in Rome. (choose and explain)
    the opportunity to work/ of working
  • I wouldn't recommend GOING/TO GO to that conference.
    going (NEVER followed by a TO infinitive)
  • I would like to publish AN APOLOGY LETTER/ A LETTER OF APOLOGY in the next issue of our magazine.
    a letter of apology (set phrase)
  • You DID BETTER/ HAD BETTER study hard for your final exams.
    HAD BETTER (='d better)
  • She took pride in CLEANINDG AND DECORATE/ CLEANING AND DECORATING her new flat.
    cleaning and decorating (both verbs must be in the same form)
  • No one knows for sure WHERE DID HE FIND/ WHERE HE FOUND the information.
    where he found (indirect speech)
  • She's late again: She MUST MISS/ MUST HAVE MISSED the bus.
    must have missed (refers to the past)
  • I hope that you had no difficulty TO FIND/ (IN) FINDING your way here. (choose and explain)
    in finding (have difficulty (in) doing sth/ find it difficult TO do sth)
  • The jury finds it hard to COME TO/ BRING TO a decision.
    come to a decision (=decide)
  • I'll LEAVE YOU/LET you the details of my trip when I set off. (choose and explain)
    leave
  • I hope that you had no difficulty TO FIND/ (IN) FINDING your way here. (choose and explain)
    in finding (have difficulty (in) doing sth/ find it difficult TO do sth)
  • Thanks for keeping me IN THE PICTURE/ IN THE POST about the situation.
    keep someone in the picture (=keep someone posted)
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