LESSON 6: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1)

1. We couldn’t have managed without/but for my father’s money.

=> If it hadn’t been for my father’s money,we could not have managed
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2. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
=> Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back
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3. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.
=> The English owed the introduction of pototoes and tobacco to walter raleigh
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4. “If my members agree to that I’ll be very surprised,” said the union delegate.
=> The union delegate would be very surprise if his member agreed to that
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5. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
=> Despite strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time
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6. I am sorry I missed Professor Baker’s lecture.
=> I am sorry not to have attended professor banker’s lecture
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7. We may not be able to give the concert.
=> The concert may have to be cancelled
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8. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
=> It came as no surprise to me that harry had failed his driving test
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9. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
=> Not until he came into light the light did I recognized him
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10. That rumour about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false.
=> There is a grain of truth in that rumor_ about the politician
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11. One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of the race.
=> One runner was so exhausted that he cound not complete the last lap of the race
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12. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.
=> I’ve never known such a more warm hearted person than my mother
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13. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do. (make sb V)
=> We were never _made to do anything we didn’t want to do
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14. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.
=> Had it not been for the death of the prime minister, the bill would have been passed
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15. It is quite pointless to complain.
=> There’s no point in complaining__________________________________________________
16. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.
=> Only after _a new pay offere did the workers call off the strike
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17. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.
=> He received a six month sentence in prison for his part in the robbery
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18. You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar.
=> There's no limit on how much you eat for $5 at the new luch bar
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19. She wore a hearing-aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well.
=> She wasn’t _so deaf of hearing that she could not hear the phone ring perfectly well
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20. You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs. Jones.
=> Mrs. Jone is the most generous person thay you will ever met
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