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KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION

1. Anne’s ambition is to open her own restaurant by the time she is thirty
will Anne hopes she will have opened her own restaurant by the time she is thirty

2. He moved to Portugal ten years ago this month


been By the end this month he will have been living in Portugal for ten years

3. Despite being short of money, she decided to buy new dress


even She decided to buy new dress, even though she was short of money

4. You can go to the party provided that you are home by midnight
long She can go to the party as long as she is home by midnight

5. We couldn’t hear what he was saying because he spoke too quietly


so He spoke so quietly that we couldn’t hear what he was saying

6. He drank the whole botlle of water himself


all He drank all of the water himself

7. I think that Luke borrowed that CD, or maybe Joe did


either I think that either Luke or Joe borrowed that CD

8. Emily didn’t learn to swim until she was twenty


when Emily has twenty, when she learned to swim

9. Many experts say that electronic books will be used much more in the future
predicting Experts are predicting that more and more people will use electronic books in the future

10. In the future, the internet will provide for needs of more users that ever before
cater In the future, the internet will cater for more users than ever before

11. They will have to think of a way to solve the problem soon
come They will have to come up with a way to solve the problem soon

12. The number of people working at the company has been cut in half since February
halved The number of people working at the company has been halved since February

13. To many people, this means that a new type of computer game is coming
arrival To many people this means arrival of a new type of computer game

14. Electronic publishing is an industry that is growing very fast at the moment
booming Electronic publishing is a booming industry at the present time

15. Would you like to replace your newspaper with a computer screen?
exchange Would you like to exchange your newspaper for a computer screen?

16. Do you think Frank is going to come tonight?


up Do you think Frank is going to turn up tonight?

17. Disney Studios produce a fantastic animated film every couple of years
out Every couple of years Disney Studios turn out a fantastic animated film

18. Chloe was completely fooled by the practical joke they played on her
taken Chloe was completely taken in by the practical joke they played on her
19. We enjoyed the film evem though it got poor reviews
spite We enjoyed the film in spite of poor reviews

20. Jim has known how to drive last August


driving By next August, Jim will have been driving for one year

21. Sally was the only one, who didn’t enjoy the film
apart Everyone enjoyed the film apart from Sally

22. I would prefer it if nobody answered my phone for me


want I don’t want anybody to answer my phone for me

23. She forgot everything I told her


anything She didn’t remember anything I told her

24. I didn’t know anyone at the conference


nobody There was nobody I knew at the conference

25. Mark asked me the price of a fax machine


much Mark asked me how much it cost to buy a fax machine

26. The operator asked him if he wanted any more information


else The operator asked him if there was anything else he wanted to ask

27. I’m sure Steve didn’t mean to upset you


intention I’m sure Steve have no intention to upset you

28. Everyone thinks Ann will get a promotion soon


expected Ann is expected to get a promotion soon

29. He has a good relationship with his parents


gets He gets on well with his parents

30. They have never seen this film before


ever It’s the first time they have ever seen this film

31. Would he like another jug of water?


get Can I get you another jug of water?

32. Kelly works as a TV extra, but she’s never been in a film


of In spite of the fact that she has been a TV extra, Kelly has never been in a film

33. Once they had all arrived, he began the French lesson
until He waited

34. She couldn’t remember anything about the exam


had She had forgotten everything about the exam

35. Both students were unhappy with the results


was Neither of the students was happy with the results

36. They didn’t give out any information on the situation


given No information was given out on the situation

37. More people went to the live concert last year


as Not as many people went to the live concert this year

38. I would rather they didn’t allow students into the computer room
want I don’t want students to be allowed into the computer room

39. Apparently, each room has a video wall


all Apparently, all rooms have a video wall

40. Although he’s very busy, he replies to all his letters in person
letter Despite being very busy, he replies every single letter he receives in person

41. They gave very little money to each child


sum A small sum of money was given to each child

42. He didn’t get the job because they thought he was unprofessional
enough They didn’t think he was professional enough to get the job

43. There wasn’t any rain at all last week


drop There was no a drop of rain last week

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