SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 3 (80 questions-4 pages) without answers Mã A427832

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Name: ………………………………………… Class: …………

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 3

Exercise 1:

1. Mr. Bill managed to repair the garage roof only because his neighbor helped him. (without)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Nobody is infallible. (mistakes)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The last Olympic Games were held in Seoul. (took)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. He talked about nothing except the weather (sole)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. In the end, I felt I had been right to leave the club. (regrets)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. It is stupid of you to refuse Richard’s offer of a loan. (idiot)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. The company has decided to replace this model. (intention)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. In the next few years we’ll probably hear a lot more about environmental pollution (likely)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 2:

1. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.  As long as ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.  No sooner ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The protest has been so vociferous that the committee has had to reconsider.  There has been ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. You think that fat people are always jolly but you are wrong.  Contrary ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.  The less ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.  The patient made ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. There isn’t a pair of thermal socks left in the shop, Madam.  We are completely………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. Their chances of success are small.  It is not …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Exercise 3:

1. Their problems are all self-inflicted. (making)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. The travel agent was able to offer a 50% reduction on holidays to the Costa Brava. (half)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. If you take that job, you’ll have to get up at 6 am every morning. (mean)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. The only thing they could do was to look for a new flat. (alternative)

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 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. His last letter to me was written three years ago. (heard)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. If only one could rely on what she says. (pity)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. An open fire can’t be compared to central heating. (comparison)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. I remember very few things about my childhood. (scarcely)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 4:

1. The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike.  The rail workers have no ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking.  Mrs. Scott prides………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us.  If it hadn’t ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. It wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.  It came ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.  There’s no point ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing.  Not until ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements.  Much …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.  The accident ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. Exercise 5:

1. Some people say that Tsiolkovsky invented the space rocket. (credited)  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I daren’t turn on the TV because the baby might wake up. (fear)  …