Sentence Transformations

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1. "Sebastian is the one who stole the video-recorder," said Bernard.

(Bernard accused...)

Bernard accused Sebastian of stealing the video-

recorder.

2. Smoking is bad for you.

(It...)

It is bad for you to smoke.

3. It's a five minute drive.

(It takes...)

It takes five minutes to get there.

4. Oliver doesn't expect to get the job.

(Oliver would be surprised...)

Oliver would be surprised if he got the job.

5. How long is it since I last saw you?

(When...)
 When did I last see you?

6. I have never visited this museum before.

(This is...)

This is the first time I have visited this museum.

7. We worked hard so that we would finish quickly.

(We worked hard in order to...)

We worked hard in order to finish quickly.

8. I advise you to buy it.

(If...)

If I were you, I'd buy it.

9. I don't think it's possible you saw Alice in the street yesterday because
she went to work abroad last month.
(You can't...)
(You can't...)

You can't have seen Alice in the street yesterday

because she went to work abroad last month.

10.This is the first time I've ever been here.

(I've...)

I've never been here before.

11. He plays tennis as well as he plays football.
(Not only...)

Not only does he play tennis but he plays football

too.

12.In Wales we saw Edward II's birthplace.

(In Wales we saw the castle...)

In Wales we saw the castle where Edward II was

born.

13.London is bigger than Oxford.

(Oxford isn't...)

Oxford isn't as big as London.

14.London is bigger than Oxford.

(Oxford is...)

Oxford is smaller than London.

15.Although the weather was bad, we had a good time.

(Despite...)

Despite the bad weather, we had a good time.

16.They repaired my car at the garage in town.

(I...)
 I had my car repaired at the garage in town.

17.There are more boys than girls here.

(There aren't...)

There aren't as many girls as boys here.

18.He's too old to get the job.

(He isn't...)

He isn't young enough to get the job.

19.I would prefer you to deliver the table on Saturday.

(I would rather...)

I would rather you delivered the table on Saturday.

20.I was silly to say that.

(I should...)

I should not have said that.

21.His parents were against him studying music.

(His parents tried to stop him...)

His parents tried to stop him studying music.

22.Both Mary and Peter prefer jazz to classical music.
(Neither...)

Neither Mary nor Peter prefers classical music to

jazz.

23.I was silly to say that.

(I regret...)

I regret saying that.

24.They didn't want to be late for the meeting so they left in plenty of time.
(So as...)

So as not to be late for the meting, they left in

plenty of time.

25.I advise you to buy it.

I suggest...)

I suggest that you buy it.

26.The train is full of people.

(There...)

There are a lot of people on the train.

27."I'll be there at nine" she said to me.

(She told me...)
 She told me that she would be there at nine.

28.She sings so well that everyone buys her records.

(She is...)

She is such a good singer that everyone buys her

records.

29.As soon as she arrived home the telephone rang.

(No sooner...)

No sooner had she arrived home than the

telephone rang.

30.John doesn't have as much money as the other students.

(The other students...)

The other students have more money than John.

31.I cannot understand very easily what he says.

(It is...)

It is difficult to understand what he says.

32.Whose fault was it?

(Who...)

Who was at fault?

33.These shoes still need repairing.
(These shoes haven't...)

These shoes haven't been repaired yet.

34.I'm sure it was Tom who cleared everything up.

(Tom must...)

Tom must have cleared everything up.

35.I was silly to say that.

(I wish...)

I wish I had not said that.

36.It would be a good idea to buy a dictionary.

(You'd better...)

You'd better buy a dictionary.

37.Ann stayed away from work because she was ill.

(If she...)

If she hadn't been ill, Ann wouldn't have stayed

away from work.

38.That film is fantastic.

(What...)
 What a fantastic film.

39.It took three hours to find a room for the night.

(We spent...)

We spent three hours looking for a room.

40.This is the last time I will speak to you.

(I...)

I will not speak to you again.

41.We really must leave the party now if we are going to catch the bus.
(It's time we...)

It's time we left the party if we are going to catch

the bus.

42.I cannnot undertsnad very easily what he says.

(He is...)

He is difficult to understand.

43.The TV company is making a film about China.

(A film...)

A film about China is being made by the TV

company.
44.It isn't necessary for you to work until 6 pm.
(You...)

You need not work until 6 pm.

45.I've never had an omelette as good as this.

(This...)

This is the best omelette I have ever had.

46.He was the fastest runner.

(No one...)

No one ran as fast as him.

47.We don't live in Athens any more.

(We used...)

We used to live in Athens.

48.Mary will only come to the party if Peter is invited.

(Unless...)

Unless Peter is invited to the party, Mary will not

come.

49."I'm sorry I lost your book, Geraldine," said Michael.

(Michael apologised...)
 Michael apologised to Geraldine for losing her
book.

50.I haven't had so much fun for a long time.

(It's a long time...)

It's a long time since I had so much fun.

51.This is the first time I've been here.

(I haven't...)

I haven't been here before.

52.Would you like to join our local drama group?

(Are you interested...)

Are you interested in joining our local drama

group?

53.I'm sure it was Tom who cleared everything up.

(It must...)

It must have been Tom who cleared everything up.

54.I prefer staying in to going out.

(I'd rather...)

I'd rather stay in than go out.