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FURTHER PRACTICE 1 - KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION

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  • She has a good relationship with her assistant. WELL She ... with her assistant.
    gets on well
  • My parents said I could go to the graduation party. PERMISSION My parents ... go to the graduation party.
    gave me (their) permission to
  • They are too young to stay out late. ENOUGH They .... to stay out late.
    are not old enough
  • It's the nicest gift I've ever been given. SUCH I've ... nice gift.
    never been given such a
  • The professor said that his assistant had given away the secret formula. ACCUSED The professor .... away the secret formula
    accused his assistant of giving
  • I don't want to lend him any money. RATHER I ... him any money.
    would rather not lend him
  • You don't seem to realise the risk involved. AWARE You don't seem to .... the risk involved.
    be aware of
  • He'll probably win the race. LIKELY He .... the race.
    is likely to win
  • His doctor advised him to reduce the amount of caffeine he consumed. DOWN He was advised ... the amount of caffeine he consumed.
    to cut down on
  • Her employer won't tolerate her tardiness any longer. PUT Her employer won't ... her tardiness any longer.
    put up with
  • They are blaming the weather for the delay. IS The weather ... for the delay.
    is being blamed
  • The company relocated to France six years ago. SINCE It ... the company relocated to France.
    has been / is six years since
  • How long have you been studying French? DID When ..... French?
    did you start studying
  • I haven't seen my sister since she left for university. LAST The .... my sister was before she left for university.
    last time I saw
  • I'm certain they didn't plan this. HAVE They .... this.
    can't have planned
  • Tom last called me about a month ago. HEARD I ......... Tom for about a month.
    haven't heard from
  • Car workers have refused to work for two days. STRIKE Car workers ... for two days.
    have been on strike
  • Perhaps they went the wrong way and got lost. MAY They ... the wrong way and got lost.
    may have gone
  • I don't feel like working today. PREFER I'd .... today.
    prefer not to work ... / prefer that I didn't
  • Karen failed to persuade the landlord to change the locks. SUCCEED Karen ... the landlord to change the locks.
    did not succeed in persuading
  • He felt happy after getting his exam results. MOOD He was ... after getting his exam results.
    in a good mood
  • You should remove this old settee. RID You should ... this old settee.
    get rid of
  • They say a multinational company owns this mine. SAID The mine .... by a multinational company.
    is said to be owned