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TRANSFORMATION
For each of the sentence below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence
1. You wouldn’t find any more affectionate animal anywhere in the world.
Nowhere in the world would u find any more affectionate animal
2. It is fairly unlikely that he will be convicted of the offence.
There is a likelihood ..................................
3. You won’t find out if they are open if you don’t phone them.
Without..phoning them, you won’t find out if they are open..............................
4. The rain brought about the cancellation of the tennis match.
 The tennis match .was cancelled by the rain................
5. The reason why he applied for a job abroad was to earn more money.
 With a..view to earning more money, he applied for a job abroad...................
6. The fog is heavier than usual tonight.
There .....................
7. The fete will take place on Sunday, come rain or shine.
Whether......................
8. Thanks to her uncle’s legacy of 15,000 dollars she was able to buy the house she wanted
Had her ..uncle not left his legacy of 15 000 dollars, she would not have been able to buy the
house she wanted.............................
9. Batigol is the footballer I admire most of all.
There is .no football I admire as much as Batigol........................
10. The man’s life was of great poverty.
Throughout .....................
11. Tien Giang is a far less hilly province than Lamdong.
Lam Dong has ......................
12.There isn’t a pair of jeans left in the shop, Miss!
We are completely .................
13. A house in this district will cost you at least 100,000 dollars.
You won’t be able to buy a house in this district if you don’t have at least 100000 dollars
14. She doesn’t know why they are attracted to spending all day on the beach.
 She can’t see senses
15. I will only be satisfied if the manager apologizes fully.
Nothing short
16. Tony’s very charming but I wouldn’t trust him.
Charming as Tom is, I wouldnot trust him
17. I thought about what had happened all those years before.
I cast
18. I almost gave up at one point.
I came very.......................
19. He said that he had won as a result of good luck. (success)
He attributed
20. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
Enormous efforts have been made in order to find a cure for this disease by scientists
21. They will not announce the decision formally.
No formal announcement of the decision will they make
22. They believe that the robbers got into the bank through the roof.
The robbers are believed to have gotten into the bank through the roof
23. Karajan was the first person to recognise her extra-ordinary musical gift.
It was Karajan who firstly recognized her extra-ordinary musical gift
24. Thanks to Laura’s support I was able to finish the project.
Had it not been for Laura’s support, I wouldn’t have been able to finish the project
25. It was his over-confidence that led to his defeat in the Wimbledon final.
If he hadn’t been over-confident,
26. They have been living in Germany for 5 years now.
It
27. I am determined to refuse his offer. I have no intention of accept his offer
28. “ Why don’t you buy a new coat?” – Mary said to her husband.
Mary suggested her husband buy a new coat
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29. Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
But for his father’s early retirement, Richard wouldn’t have taken over the family business
30. Mrs Wilson says she’s sorry she didn’t attend the meeting yesterday morning.
Mrs Wilson sends her apologies
31. We have been trying to sell our house for well over six months.
Our house
32. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
Refusal to give a breath sample to the police would cause you to be arrested
33. Philip’s inability to make decisions dates from his accident.
Ever
34. The permit expires at the end of this month.
The permit is not
35. As far as I know, There’s no reason for James to be so unhappy.
To the best of my knowledge, there’s no reason for James to be so unhappy
36. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
The house had the roof blown off by the hurricane
37. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye
38. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
The operation left
39. The alarm went off just as they came out of the building.
 Scarcely had they come out of the building when the alarm went off_________________
40. The only way you can become a good football player is by training hard every day.
 Only by training hard every day can you become a good football player_______________
41. I'd prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing things about me.
 I'd rather he hadn’t said all those embarrassing things about me.____________
42. I shall never lend Robert any money, no matter what happens.
 Under no circumstance shall I lend Robert any money _______________
43. It seems that no one predicted the correct result. -> no one.
44. Mr. Wilson says he's sorry he didn't attend the meeting yesterday morning.
 Mr. Wilson sends _____
45. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
 The heavy rain ________
46. Provided your handwriting is legible, the examiner will accept your answer.
 So long as the examiner can ___________
47. Although Christopher was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.
- Despite his ……………………(
48. What a surprise to see you here! - Fancy …………………………
49. The house collapsed because of faulty building work.
- It was ……………………….
50. In the end, I felt I had been right to leave the club.
(REGRETS)
51. He is different from his brother in almost all aspects. (BEARS)
52. Do all the washing, please! Let
53. I regret not going to the airport to say good bye to him.
I wish ____________________
54. Mick thought that we were married. Mick was under ____________
55 As long as he could see, Kevin really didn't mind where he sat in the stadium. (difference)
. → As long as he could see ,
56 Somebody should have told us that the date had been changed. (informed)
. → We should
57 Jane's family persuaded her to enter the competition. (talked)
. → Jane was.
58 We never imagined that Julian might be planning to resign from his job. (occurred)
. → It never ______