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English Sentence Transformation Exercises: Grammar and Fluency Practice, Schemi e mappe concettuali di Linguistica Inglese

Università degli Studi di Napoli L'Orientale (UNIOR)Linguistica Inglese

Exercises focused on transforming English sentences while preserving meaning. It covers grammar and idioms, offering practice in rephrasing using different words. Designed to enhance grammar understanding and written fluency, it's valuable for English learners, especially those preparing for exams testing sentence transformation. Examples and solutions aid comprehension. A practical tool for mastering transformation techniques and improving language proficiency. Suitable for intermediate to advanced learners refining grammar and expressing ideas differently. It covers grammatical structures and idiomatic expressions, providing practice and skill development.

Tipologia: Schemi e mappe concettuali

2023/2024

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Sentence Transformation
- Even though it had started to rain, we decided to continue our tennis match
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- We decided to go on with our tennis match, despite the rain.
- You are not ever allowed in this laboratory TIME
- At no time are you permitted to be here
- Luke regretted speaking so rudely MORE
- Luke wished he had spoken more politely
- If we could choose, we would prefer to go to Paris RATHER
- We would rather go to Paris if given the choice
- The airline never anything about having overbooked the plane TIME
- At no time did the airline tell us they had overbooked the plane
- If you left the bank at 3pm, it’s possible you saw the thief HAVE
- You may have seen the thief if you were in the bank
- We had no problems at all during our holiday PLAN
- Everything went on plane during our holiday
- Don’t you think the cost of insurance is getting very costly these days? COST
- Don’t you think insurance the cost of insurance is getting higher?
- What used to be my workplace is now a Thai Restaurant TURNED
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Sentence Transformation

  • Even though it had started to rain, we decided to continue our tennis match WITH
  • We decided to go on with our tennis match, despite the rain.
  • You are not ever allowed in this laboratory TIME
  • At no time are you permitted to be here
  • Luke regretted speaking so rudely MORE
  • Luke wished he had spoken more politely
  • If we could choose, we would prefer to go to Paris RATHER
  • We would rather go to Paris if given the choice
  • The airline never anything about having overbooked the plane TIME
  • At no time did the airline tell us they had overbooked the plane
  • If you left the bank at 3pm, it’s possible you saw the thief HAVE
  • You may have seen the thief if you were in the bank
  • We had no problems at all during our holiday PLAN
  • Everything went on plane during our holiday
  • Don’t you think the cost of insurance is getting very costly these days? COST
  • Don’t you think insurance the cost of insurance is getting higher?
  • What used to be my workplace is now a Thai Restaurant TURNED
  • My old workplace has been turned into a Thai restaurant
  • I don’t mind at all if you film my wedding speech OBJECTION
  • I have no objection to you filming my wedding speech.
  • Someone has broken into Tom’s house HAD
  • Tom had his house broken into
  • “I’ll be there by six!” SAID
  • He said he would be there by six
  • You must try to accept that you will never run your own company TERMS
  • You must come to terms with the fact that you will never run your own company
  • Sara told Emma not to rely on her help during the exam COUNT
  • Sara told Emma not to count on her help during the exam
  • Kevin’s temper is the only thing that caused this conflict WERE
  • Were it not for Kevin’s temper, this conflict would not have happened
  • He did not get the joke until someone explained it ONLY
  • Only after someone explained the joke to him did he get it
  • I want you to understand that it’s important ACROSS
  • I want to get across to you that it’s important
  • We weren’t able to go in the tip ‘cause we did not have enough money HAD
  • There is a very little chance of Sarah getting the job
  • When he heard the bad news, Luke started crying BROKE
  • He broke down crying when he heard the bad news
  • Even though it’s expensive, I am going to buy it MAY
  • Expensive as it may be, I am going to buy it
  • The students did not realize how difficult the task was until they started ONLY
  • Only after starting the task , did the students realize how difficult it was.
  • As soon as the lights went off, they started the fireworks THAN
  • No sooner had the lights gone off than they started the fireworks.
  • Luke understood that her friend was not telling the truth FIGURED
  • Luke figured out that her friend wasn’t telling the truth
  • My brother now earns for less than he did when he was younger NEARLY
  • My brother does not earn nearly as much now as he did when he was younger
  • They are demolishing the old bus station and replacing it with a new one PULLED
  • The old bus station is being pulled down and replaced with a new one
  • Anna got the job even though she didn’t have much experience in public relations SPITE
  • Anna got the job in spite of her lack of experience
  • The letter said we did not have to reply OBBLIGATION
  • We were under no obbligation to reply to the letter
  • They’ll blame the failure of the experiment on the lack of research DOWN
  • The failure of the experiment will be put down to research
  • If I hadn’t had your help, I would have failed FOR
  • Had it not been for your help, I would have failed
  • Could you tell me where you were last night? ACCOUNT
  • Could you give me an account your whereabouts last night?
  • The journalist pretended that she was a parent of one of the children FALSE
  • The journalist gave the false impression that she was a parent of one of the children
  • You have to use logic and thinking in equal measure in this job STRIKE
  • You have to strike a balance between logic and thinking in this job
  • What time do the inspectors arrive tomorrow? DUE
  • What time are the inspectors due to arrive tomorrow?
  • They will decide very soon whether to close the Paris Office POINT
  • They are on the point of deciding whether to close the Paris Office
  • Actually there won’t be a general election for a while VERGE
  • Actually we are on the verge of not having a general election
  • They made me wait for over 20 minutes on the phone! KEPT
  • I was kept waiting for over 20 minutes on the phone!
  • They have been building the new stadium for much longer than they originally estimated UNDER
  • the new stadium has been under construction for much longer than they originally estimated
  • Do you know why they made Craig stay behind after the lesson? TO
  • Do you know why they got Craig to stay behind after the lesson?
  • Call Luke and ask him to send the reports up to my office HAVE
  • Call Luke and have him send the reports up to my office
  • No one except jake has ever beaten me at a game of chess. ONLY
  • Jake is the only one ever to beat me at a game of chess.
  • It’s time we began to sort through these cupboards START
  • It’s time we made a start at sorting through these cupboards
  • Julie asked for a second’s thinking time before she aswered. JUST
  • “Could you just give me a second to think before I answer?” asked Julie
  • Sorry Alan but right now I am rather busy IN
  • Sorry Alan but at this moment in time I am rather busy
  • They painted the wall very well MADE
  • They made a good job of painting the wall
  • Reports say that police have arrested a number of people since the robbery REPORTED
  • There have been reported a number of arrests since the robbery
  • I just need to finish this work and then I’ll call you WAY
  • I just need to get this work out of the way and then I’ll call you
  • It’s possible that Greg didn’t go to Oslo after all NOT
  • Greg may not have gone to Oslo after all
  • It’s quite likely that Sasha was lying about what Doug said. WELL
  • Sasha might well have been lying about what Doug said
  • I’d love to travel the world if I didn’t have to pay off my mortgage HAVING
  • Were if not for having to pay off my mortgage I’d love to travel the world
  • She doesn’t want to be given a main part in the school play. RATHER
  • She would rather not be given a main part in the school play
  • We didn’t get to meet the Minister and that was a great shame ONLY
  • If only we had got to meet the Minister!
  • Why don’t they stop making so much noise? WISH
  • I wish they had stop making so much noise
  • What a shame I didn’t see his face when you told him the news COULD
  • I wish I could have seen his face when you told him the news
  • Ten years ago, people would have complained at seeing this film SEEN
  • Had seen this film ten years ago , they would have complained
  • The only reason I haven’t moved to Rome yet is the cost FOR
  • Had it not been for the cost, I would already have moved to Rome
  • What do you think was the reason for the failure? DOWN
  • What do you put the failure down to?
  • If the council stopped wasting money, more people might approve of them TO
  • Were the council to stop wasting money, more people might approve of them.
  • If the English team can work together, they should win. SO
  • The English team should win, so long as they can work together
  • There is a good chance that Ed will be picked for the team BEING
  • Ed’s chances of being picked for the team are good.
  • Don’t you think they should bring out a new version of Matchplayer? ABOUT
  • Don’t you think it’s about time they brought out a new version?
  • I only knew about the meeting because Laura rang me. IF
  • I wouldn’t have known about the meeting if Laura hadn’t rung me
  • It was a mistake not to write the telephone number down. POINT
  • I should have made a point of writing down the telephone number
  • This holiday is within our price range, provided we don’t go to the expensive restaurants in the tourist centre. AFFORD
  • We can afford this holiday as long as we avoid the expensive restaurants in the tourist centre.
  • Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister Anne NEARLY
  • Anne is not nearly as adventurous as his brother Derek
  • Bigger cities have higher crime rates THE
  • The bigger the city, the higher the crime rate
  • Their first album was considerably more successful than their second. NEAR
  • Their second album was nowhere near as successful as their first.
  • Daniel didn’t get the job because he was considerably less experienced than Hannah DEAL
  • Hannah got the job because she had a great deal more experience than Daniel
  • The plan is that I will give a presentation DUE
  • I am due to give a presentation
  • She is not much interested in outdoor sports GO
  • She does not really go in for outdoor sports
  • He is not the one who knows the secret LET
  • He hasn’t been let in on the secret
  • Betty really started her career as a model DID
  • Betty did start her career as a model
  • She had never been so happy before THAN
  • She was happier than ever before
  • Bonnie persuaded Kyla not to go out tonight TALKED
  • Bonnie talked Kyla out of going tonight
  • I did not believe in the explanation he gave WAS
  • The explanation he gave was beyond my belief
  • You can completely understand people looking for ways of overcoming loneliness QUITE
  • It is quite understandable that people look for ways of overcoming loneliness
  • It’s about seven years now since Laura started to learn Russian LEARNING
  • Laura has been learning russian for about seven years
  • We often went to the seaside with our grandparents as children WOULD
  • Our grandparents, would often take us to the seaside
  • Being with the older children soon stopped being frightening when I went to secondary school
  • USED
  • Secondary school was frightening, but I soon got used to being with the older children
  • I am disappointed with the Fisher’s new album when I compare it to their previous one COMPARISON
  • I think the Fisher’s new album is disappointing in comparison with their previous one
  • Apparently they are planning on rerouting the traffic to reduce congestion. DRAWN
  • Plans are being drawn up to reroute the traffic
  • Parents predict chaos in schools unless the strike is called off RESULT
  • Parents claim will result in chaos if the teacher’s strike goes ahead
  • The police are warning people to check for forged notes which are currently in circulation LOOKOUT
  • Police are warning people to be on the lookout for forged notes which are currently in circulation
  • It’s possible that they got the wrong idea and thought the party was next week. REACHED
  • THEY might have reached the wrong conclusion and thought the party was next week.
  • The medicine should start working soon BENEFITS
  • You should feel the benefits soon.
  • I can’t understand why anyone would want to commit suicide, can you? OWN
  • I can’t understand why anyone would want to take their own life, can you?
  • I had to clear the spare room before I could start decorating CLEARED
  • Only when I HAD CLEARED THE SPARE ROOM i could start decorating
  • The phone rang as soon as I put it down HAD
  • Hardly had I put the telephone down when it rang again
  • The Watson moved to London and very soon afer they decided to get divorced HAD
  • No sooner had the Watson moved to London than they decided to get divorced.
  • I had no idea the manager wanted to see me to fire me REALISE
  • Little did I realise that the manager wanted to see me to fire me
  • I Was told about the website by Luke WHO
  • It was Luke who told me about the website
  • Buying a plane ticket at the last minute isn’t often possible TO
  • Rarely is it possible to buy a plane ticket at the last minute
  • Why do you think you are allowed to criticise me like that? GIVES
  • What do you think it gives you the right to criticise me like that?
  • There is not that much difference between irony and sarcasm LINE
  • There is a fine line between irony and sarcasm
  • I sincerely promise you that I am telling the truth BOTTOM
  • I promise you from the bottom of my heart that I am telling the truth
  • Our detectives are determined to find out exactly what happened in this case BOTTOM
  • Our detectives are determined to get to the bottom of this case
  • As far as I know, no one’s talking about you behind your back BEST
  • To the best of my knowledge, no one’s talking about you behind your back
  • I’ m afraid your grandmother got worse during the night TURN
  • I’ m afraid your grandmother took a turn for the worse during the night
  • After working for six hours, I finally managed to finish the report IN
  • I finally succceding in finishing the report after working for six hours
  • Tim resolved that he would stay out of trouble when he left prison TO
  • On being released from prison, Tim resolved not to get into trouble again
  • Are you sorry that you invited Liam to join us? REGRET
  • Do you regret inviting Liam to join us?
  • The arrangement is that you staying with Mr and Mr Andrews FOR
  • We have arrenged for you to stay with Mr and Mr Andrews
  • What was your inspiration for creating such a fantastic character in your new novel? TO
  • What inspired you to create such a fantastic character in your new novel?
  • Do you want to go the cinema this evening? LIKE
  • Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?
  • I can spend more time with my grandchildren when I retire FREE
  • Retirement will free me to spend more time with my grandchildren
  • He told us that getting a later plane was our only option BUT
  • “You have no option but to get a later plane”, he said
  • As the plane finally stoppend on the runaway, it was surrounded by fire engines REST
  • As the plane finally came to a rest on the runaway, it was surrounded by fire engines