SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (BDHSG12 COLLECTION)

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as

possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (p71)
1. The accident victim was having increasing difficulty in breathing. (difficult)
→ The accident victim was difficult to breath.
2. She wasn’t speaking seriously (tongue)
→ She
was ..............................................................................................................................
3. Defeat is inevitable if you play him at chess (bound)
→ You
are ..............................................................................................................................
4. Chalk and cheese aren’t at all a like (comparison)
→ There
is ..............................................................................................................................
5. We suddenly decided to go away for the weekend (spur)
→ We
decided ............................................................................................................................
..
6. You're far more practical than I am. (nowhere)
→ I’m going nowhere
7. I was there when he admitted the truth. (presence)
→ He admitted the truth in my presence.
8. He is unlikely to carry out the plan (practice)
→ It is impossible for him to put the plan into practice.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it (p73)
1. People say that the president wanted to be a film star
  The president.......................................................................................................
2. In the unlikely event of a fire, please do not use the lift

Should .........................................................................................................................
..…
3. It’s impossible for them to have found him in that jungle ( found)
He ...........................................................................................................................
…
4. I am very much looking forward to seeing my great grandson for the first time

What...........................................................................................................................
…
5. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately
 Only
by ...........................................................................................................................…
6. It was his own fault that he lost his job. He was late for work every morning
 If ...........................................................................................................................
…
7. Attendances at the exhibition have been down this year.
 The
exhibition .....................................................................................................................
......…
8. I’m more interested in the people than the job
 It’s not
the ...........................................................................................................................…
9. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights. ( defence )
  The
excuse ..........................................................................................................................
.…
10. Although Johnny Brax drives carefully on public roads, he is a terror on the race
track (but )
 Johnny Brax
is ...........................................................................................................................…
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it ( p83)
1. Ann is proud of her ability to speak five languages fluently. (prides)
 Ann
2. Please pour yourself a drink while i'm getting ready(YOURSELF).
 Help
3. You shouldn't feel that what happened was your fault(FOR)
 You shouldn’t
4. She doesn't want to be involved in the scandal caused by her husband's
remark(DISTANCE).
 She wants
5. Raising the standard of living the poor is all he spends time on ( HIMSELF).
 He has
6. It would be easy to make a film adaption of Danielle Steel latest novel (LENDS).
 Danielle Steel’s latest novel
7. He reluctantly accepted that he would have to spend the evening on his own
( RESIGNED)
 He
8. You need not make a final decision now about whether ot not to support the
proposal (COMMIT)
 You don’t
9. Were the children good while the baby-sitter was here? THEMSELVES
 Did the children
10. She knew she couldn’t cope with the temptation to eat the bar of chocolate .
TRUST
 She couldn’t
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it . ( p84)
1. “You have done really well to pass your driving test so quickly”
She congratulated
2. This is the first time that I have been an eclipse of the sun
Never
3. No situation is more depressing than being unemployed
Being
4. I admit he’s clever, but I don’t think he’ll solve this problem
However clever he is, I don’t think he’ll solve this problem.
5. The thinking is that he has been targeted to succeed the president
He is…
6. The house collapsed because of faulty building work. ( CAUSED )
 It was the faulty building work that caused the house to collapse.
7. Many people died because of the lack of medical facilities . ( CAUSED )
 It was the lack of medical facilities that cause many people to death.
8. He managed to complete the sculpture although his eyesight was failing.
( completing )
 Despite his eyesight f