Date: ____________

Name:______________________
Class: ______________________

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 4

Rewrite the following sentences, keeping their meaning unchanged, beginning with the words given.
1. You must never mention this to him
Under no circumstances must you never mention this to him.
2. His condition improved so rapidly that he went home four days after the operation.
There was such a rapid improvement in his condition he went home four days after the operation.
3. It wasn’t my fault that she lost the money.
Through no fault of mine that she lost the money.
4. The chances are that the whole thing will have been forgotten by next term.
In all probability the whole thing will have been forgotten by next term
5. It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
You oughtn’t to have scared your little brother like that.
6. I remained neutral during their disagreement because I liked both of them.
I didn’t take sides during their disagreement because I like both of them.
7. To pass the time, I looked through some magazines.
I whiled away the time looking through some magazines
8. Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh.
The very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh
9. Because I believed his lies, he got a lot of money from me.
He conned me out of a lot of money from me because I believed his lies
10. The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way.
The boy dances attendance on his father.
11. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
I object to people criticizing me unfairly.
12. The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.
No official decision has been made by the fund-raisers
13. It was an impressive building but it wasn’t to my taste.
Impressive as the building was, it wasn't to my taste
14. The idea no longer interests her.
She has gone off the idea
15. We were late because it rained so heavily.
But for the heavy rain we wouldn't have been late

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16. You should have read the instructions.
You are supposed to have read the instructions
17. Whatever you say, I’ll never change my mind.
For all you say, I'll never change my mind
18. He appears to have been waiting for a long time.
It seems as if he has been waiting for a long time
19. You may be qualified if you don’t obey the regulations.
Failure to obey the regulations may cause your disqualification
20. The direct aim of the statement is to make the public aware of the present situation.
The statement boils down to making the public aware of the present situation.
21. It’s not our concern what they do after lessons.
It’s of little concern to us what they do after lessons.
22. He was so disgusted at the way she behaved that he refused to speak to her.
Such was disgusted her behavior that he refused to speak to her
23. All the passengers of the jumbo jet were killed in the crash
None of the passengers of the jumbo jet survived the cash.
24. The trip is so amazing that we will never forget it.
It is too amazing a trip for us to forget.
25. The gun going off was the signal for everyone to panic.
As soon as the gun went off everyone started to panic.
26. In a nutshell, Joseph’s not up to the job.
The long and the short of it is that Joseph's not up to the job.
27. The thought of what might happen next fills me with horror.
I dread to think what might happen next.
28. What alienated the workforce was that management never consulted them.
It was the fact that management never consulted them that alienated the workforce.
29. We’ll let you know as soon as we have received the information.
The instant we've received the information, we'll let you know
30. As part of its restructuring program, the company is laying off some employees.
Some employees laid off as part of the company’s restructuring program.