English Grammar Exercises: Sentence Transformation | Apuntes de Inglés

1. Despite winning the race, he wasn’t very pleased. EVEN

a. He wasn’t very pleased, even though he won the race.

2. His ﬁrst novel was better than this one. GOOD

a. This novel is not as good as the ﬁrst one he wrote

3. I’m sorry, could you wait for a moment, please? MIND

a. I’m sorry, would you mind waiting for a moment, please?

4. We’re so late now that we deﬁnitely won’t get to the party on time. CHANCE

a. We’re so late that we have no chance of getting to the party on time.

5. The food she eats aects her health badly. EFFECT

a. The food she eats has a bad eect on her health

6. The only thing I did at the weekend was housework APART

a. I did nothing apart from housework at the weekend.

7. He didn’t buy a present for her, he gave her some money. INSTEAD

a. He gave her some money instead of buying her a present.

8. A temporary manager is running the shop at the moment. RUN

a. The shop is being run by a temporary manager at the moment.

9. How long is your journey from home to work? TAKE

a. How long does it take you to get from home to work?

10. When I rang the box oce, the tickets had all been sold. LEFT

a. There were no tickets left when I rang the box oce.

11. If public opinion doesn’t change suddenly, he’ll win the next election. SUDDEN

a. Unless there is a sudden change in public opinion, he’ll win the next

election.

12. This is the happiest that Paula has ever been. HAPPIER

a. Paula has not been as happier as she is now.

13. Her behaviour tends to be bad when she is under pressure. TENDENCY

a. She has a tendency to behave badly when she is under pressure.

14. My brother earns half of what I earn. TWICE

a. I earn twice as much money as my brother.

15. I got angry because of the assistant’s attitude. MADE

a. The assistant’s attitude made me lose my temper.

16. He plays so skilfully that nobody can beat him.

a. He plays with so much skill that nobody can beat him.

17. They were late because they got stuck in trac. RESULT

a. They were late as a result of getting stuck in trac.

18. Yesterday I met one of my friends by chance in the supermarket. RAN

a. Yesterday I ran into a friend of mine in the supermarket.

19. It says here that we should we reply to this invitation. SUPPOSED

a. It says here that we are supposed to reply to this invitation.

20. I haven’t got my wallet – it must be at home. LEFT

a. I haven’t got my wallet - I may have left it at home

21. Is it likely that this invention will become popular with the public? CATCH

a. Is the invention likely to catch on with the public?

22. There are a minimum of seven classes a week during the course. LEAST

a. The course consists of at least seven classes a week.

23. My sister can’t drive so she hasn’t got her own car. KNOW

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Despite winning the race, he wasn’t very pleased. EVEN a. He wasn’t very pleased, even though he won the race.
His first novel was better than this one. GOOD a. This novel is not as good as the first one he wrote
I’m sorry, could you wait for a moment, please? MIND a. I’m sorry, would you mind waiting for a moment, please?
We’re so late now that we definitely won’t get to the party on time. CHANCE a. We’re so late that we have no chance of getting to the party on time.
The food she eats aȨects her health badly. EFFECT a. The food she eats has a bad eȨect on her health
The only thing I did at the weekend was housework APART a. I did nothing apart from housework at the weekend.
He didn’t buy a present for her, he gave her some money. INSTEAD a. He gave her some money instead of buying her a present.
A temporary manager is running the shop at the moment. RUN a. The shop is being run by a temporary manager at the moment.
How long is your journey from home to work? TAKE a. How long does it take you to get from home to work?
When I rang the box oȩce, the tickets had all been sold. LEFT a. There were no tickets left when I rang the box oȩce.
If public opinion doesn’t change suddenly, he’ll win the next election. SUDDEN a. Unless there is a sudden change in public opinion, he’ll win the next election.
This is the happiest that Paula has ever been. HAPPIER a. Paula has not been as happier as she is now.
Her behaviour tends to be bad when she is under pressure. TENDENCY a. She has a tendency to behave badly when she is under pressure.
My brother earns half of what I earn. TWICE a. I earn twice as much money as my brother.
I got angry because of the assistant’s attitude. MADE a. The assistant’s attitude made me lose my temper.
He plays so skilfully that nobody can beat him. a. He plays with so much skill that nobody can beat him.
They were late because they got stuck in traȩc. RESULT a. They were late as a result of getting stuck in traȩc.
Yesterday I met one of my friends by chance in the supermarket. RAN a. Yesterday I ran into a friend of mine in the supermarket.
It says here that we should we reply to this invitation. SUPPOSED a. It says here that we are supposed to reply to this invitation.
I haven’t got my wallet – it must be at home. LEFT a. I haven’t got my wallet - I may have left it at home
Is it likely that this invention will become popular with the public? CATCH a. Is the invention likely to catch on with the public?
There are a minimum of seven classes a week during the course. LEAST a. The course consists of at least seven classes a week.
My sister can’t drive so she hasn’t got her own car. KNOW

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a. My sister doesn’t know how to drive so she hasn’t got her own cat.

I wrote down his email address on a piece of paper. NOTE a. I made a note of his email address on a piece of paper.
If you ask me, they should do something to lower the price of petrol. CONCERNED a. As far as I’m concerned, they should do something to lower the price of petrol.
I must say that I have never found football interesting. INTEREST a. I must say that I have never had any interest in football.
I only did the teaching course because I wanted to teach abroad. ORDER a. I only did the teaching course in order to teach abroad.
My teacher recommended that I should buy an advanced dictionary. IDEA a. My teacher said that it would be a good idea to buy an advanced dictionary.
I had a terrible headache and found it diȩcult to continue with my work. GET a. I found it diȩcult to get on with my work as I had a terrible headache.
Provided you pay me back before the weekend, I’ll lend you the money. YOU a. As long as you pay me back before the weekend, I’ll lend you money.
Even though the weather was bad, we had a great holiday. SPITE a. In spite of the bad weather, we had a great holiday.
I invented an excuse because I didn’t want to go to Sue’s party. CAME a. I came up with an excuse for not going yo Sue’s party.
It was three years since I had seen Mark. FOR a. I haven’t seen Mark for three years.
I didn’t know there was a problem so I couldn’t help. KNOWN a. Had i known about the problem, I could have helped.
I think it would be better to have a quiet evening at home this Saturday. SOONER a. I would sooner have a quiet evening at home his Saturday.
Sam probably decided to work late this evening. MUST a. Sam must have decided to work late this evening. Tom last called me about a month ago. HEARD a. I haven’t heard from Tom for about a month. Karen failed to persuade that landlord to change the locks. SUCCEED D Karen didn’t succeed in persuading the landlord to change the locks. I haven’t seen my sister since she left for university. LAST D The last time I saw my sister was before she left for university. The professor said that his assistant had given away the secret formula. ACCUSED D The professor accused his assistant of given away the secret formula. How long have you been studying French? DID D When did you start studying French? They are too young to stay out late. ENOUGH D They aren’t old enough to stay out late. Car workers have refused to work for two days. STRIKE D Car workers have been on strike for two days. You don’t seem to realise the risk involved. AWARE mmmmmm NAAA Mmmmmm

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You can borrow my book, but you must promise to return it by Monday. LONG a. You can borrow my book as long as you promise to return it by Monday.
Peter went to the library and didn’t go to the cinema. INSTEAD a. Peter went to the library instead of going to the cinema.
The bad weather conditions caused many coaches to be delayed. RESULT a. Many coaches were delayed as a result of the bad weather conditions.
There was no fuel left in the car. RUN a. The car had run out of fuel.
Philip was the only one who managed to find the solution to the problem. UP a. Only philip came up with a solution to the problem.
I got the job because I knew the manager. WOULD a. If I had not known the manager, I would never have got the job.
It was wrong of you to insult him. HAVE a. You shouldn’t have insulted him.
He becomes angry whenever people call him by his nickname. TEMPER a. He lose his temper whenever people call him by his nickname.
The teacher advised him to study harder. WERE a. “If I were you I would study harder”, said the teacher.
I only managed to see the driver for a second. GLIMPSE a. I only could catch a glimpse of the driver.
You mustn’t smoke in this area. ALLOWED a. You aren’t allowed to smoke in this area.
The coȨee machine has stopped working again. ORDER a. The coȨee machine is out of order again.
Less than 100 people came to the concert yesterday. TURNED a. Less than 100 people turned up for the concert yesterday.
It’s a shame that we missed our flight. MISSED a. I wish we have not missed our flight.
He said he was sorry he had yelled at his sister. YELLING a. He apologized for yelling at his sister.
She will probably be late for the meeting. UNLIKELY a. She is unlikely to be on time for the meeting.
They’re launching a new product next week. IS a. A new product is being launched next week.
Marcella left home very early because she wanted to be sure of catching the train. ORDER a. Marcella left home very early in order not to miss the train.
You must show your student card as you enter the library, REQUIRED a. You are required to show student card as you enter the library.
On arriving at an airport, I usually go straight to the check-in desk. SOON a. I usually go straight ti the check-in desk as soon as I got to an airport.
Patrick hadn’t heard from his uncle in Australia for over five years. MORE a. It was more than five years since Patrick had heard from his unce in Australia.
On business trips, I prefer driving home to staying in a hotel overnight. RATHER a. On business trips, I’d not drive home thar in a hotel overnight.

Jack found it diȩcult to control his skis on the steep slope. UNDER a. Jack found it diȩcult to keep his skis under on the steep slope.
The say that fashion model was discovered by her agent while working at a restaurant. SAID a. The fashion model is said to have being discovered by her agent while working at a restaurant.
Such success has not been achieved by many players in the world of ice hockey. FEW a. Only a few have achieved such success in the world of ice hockey.
My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours. DIFFERENCE a. There aren’t any diȨerences between my views on this subject and yours.
Sara knew that her brother had leave by 8 o’clock. NECESSARY a. Sara knew that it would be necessary for her bother to leave by 5 o’clock.
“What’s the height of the mountain?” Lee asked his father. a. Lee asked his father how high the mountain was.
The secretary said that they had run out of paper for the photocopier. LEFT a. The secretary said that there wasn’t any paper left for the photocopier.
I wished I’d done more to help. HAVING a. I regretted not having done more to help.
They will be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour. SALE a. Tickets for the concert will be on sale during the lunch hour.
We played tennis despite the cold weather. EVEN a. We played tennis even though the weather was cold.
The manager had the respect of everyone in the oȩce. UP a. Everyone i the oȩce looked up to the manager.
I regret not contacting Brian when I was in Dublin TOUCH a. I wish that I have got in touch with Brian when I was in Dublin. 101 .In my opinion, these two kinds music are completely diȨerent from each other. COMPARISON a. In my opinion, there is no comparison between these two kinds of music.
I don’t know why Sarah left the party so suddenly. MADE a. I don’t know what made Sarah leave the party suddenly.
Could you look after my cat while I’m away on holiday? CARE a. Would you mind taking care of my cat while I’m away on holiday?
We discussed the problem but nobody had a solution. CAME a. We discussed the problem but nobody came up with the solution.
Claire was not allowed to stay out late when she lived at home with her parents. LET a. Claire’s parents didn’t let her stay out late when she lived at home.
I arrived late because I missed the 10 : 30 train. TURNED a. If I’d caught the 10 : 30 train, I would have turned up on time. 107 .Floods meant rescue workers could not get through to the village. PREVENTED a. Rescue workers were prevented from getting through to the village by floods

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