SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Part 1
Directions: Rewrite the following sentences without changing the
original meaning.
1. Few women can keep a secret.
2. Everybody was present.
3. Honestly, I don’t mind where we go for our summer holiday.
4. Everybody believes in his honesty.
5. She was obedient and gentle.
6. The number of cars increased.
7. He will not study hard unless he is compelled.
8. They drove so carefully that they had never got any accident.
9. Financial difficulty made us delay our project.
10. Financial difficulty made us delay our project.
11. You must do exactly what the teacher tells you.
12. Not less than thirteen guests are invited there.
13. Only a brave man can face such a situation.
14. How carefully James is driving through the bridge!
15. Hoi An is one of the oldest towns in Vietnam.
16. An aeroplane flies faster than a bird.
17. Platinum is as heavy as gold.
18. Lead is the heaviest of all metals.
19. Wordsworth was the greatest English poet.
20. I have ever seen such a beautiful painting.
21. If you work more, you can earn more.
22. We have not arranged a date for the wedding yet.
23. It is estimated that most people now have access to the Internet.
24. A small church stands on the top of the hill.
25. The balloon went up into the air.
26. What a delightful party it was! (Exclamation to Affirmative)
27. I haven’t returned to my hometown for 10 years. (Simple to Complex)
28. No other dancer is as graceful as she is in the play. (Superlative)
29. Very few book series of all time are as popular as the Harry Potter.
(Superlative)
30. Baseball was the most popular indoor sport in the 1900s. (Equaltive)
31. I don’t think I have ever had such a bad haircut. (Superlative)
32. People expect that house prices will rise sharply.
33. A large, impressive status of the famous general stood on the corner.
(Inversion)
34. I will never allow such practices to take place again. (Inversion)
35. The bus driver cannot be blame for the accident in any way. (Inversion)
36. He discovered that he had injured his knee when he tried to run.
(Inversion)
37. As soon as the sun rose, they left for the journey. (Inversion)
38. My mother rarely allows going home late.
39. He was so lonely that he got stressed. (Inversion)
40. Germs are too small to be seen with naked eyes. (Simple to Complex)
41. You could cry like a baby. You can clean your room like an adult.
(Simple to Compound)
42. Rabbits make good pets. They don’t make too much noise.
(Simple to Compound)
43. Sharon hates to listen to rap music. She will not tolerate heavy metal.
(Simple to Compound)
44. Pollution affects the quality of our lives. It is obvious.
(Simple to Complex)
45. Does intelligent life exist on other planets? It is a hotly debated topic
among scientists.
 (Simple to Complex)
46. Aunt Mary sent the orphanage a box of old toys. Most of them were still in
a very good condition.
(Simple to Complex)
47. His attitudes towards other people really annoys me.
(Simple to Complex)
48. Those students do not submit their papers. They will fail the exam.
(Simple to Complex)
49. We cannot completely avoid stress in our lives. We need to find ways to
cope with it.
(Simple to Complex)
50. A computer which is programmed properly can work accurately.
(Complex to Complex)