SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 6

COMBINATIONS 3
1. As soon as she saw my flatmate, my mother decided she didn’t like him. (DISLIKE)
→ My mother my flatmate.
2. Could you have a quick look at my essay before I give it in? (CAST)
→ Could you before I hand it in?
3. My father has been healthier since he moved to the country. (IMPROVED)
→ My since he moved to the country.
4. The public reacted angrily to the minister’s remarks. (DREW)
→ The from public.
5. The company has changed a lot since the new management took over. (UNDERGONE)
→ The company since the new management took over.
6. Frances is unlikely to be promoted. (PROSPECT)
→ There’s promoted.
7. The minister’s actions do not conform at all to his pre-election promises. (CONTRAST)
→ The minister’s actions his pre-election promises.
8. “That meal would have satisfied a king!” he exclaimed. (FIT)
→ ”That ” he exclaimed.
9. No matter what he does, people don’t seem eager to work on the project. (GENERATE)
→ He doesn’t seem the project.
10. There are hardly any people in the center of the city in August. (VIRTUALLY)
→ The center in August.
11. The war has caused emigration to increase. (RESULTED)
→ The war emigration.
12. The board had a secret meeting in order to discuss changes in company policy. (DOORS)
→ The board company policy.
13. She will probably come before the end of next month. (LIKELIHOOD)
→ In of next month.
14. It is usual for young children to ask a lot of questions. (APT)
→ Young questions.
15. I won’t stay overnight; I don’t want to put you to any trouble. (IMPOSE)
→ I won’t stay overnight; you.
16. The manager is investigating your complaint. (LOOKED)
→ Your manager.
17. She often exaggerates how much she earns. (TENDENCY)
→ She how much she earns.
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18. Anne has decided to buy fewer clothes from now on. (CUT)
→ Anne has decided from now on.
19. Mary always ignored her parents’ advice. (NOTICE)
→ Mary her parents’ advice.
20. I was just about to ring him when he called. (POINT)
→ I was he called.
21. Her mother smiled with delight when Sarah gave her the flowers. (LIT)
→ Sarah’s when she gave her the flowers.
22. His sudden outburst was not consistent with his character. (KEEPING)
→ His sudden his character.
23. Nothing would induce him to leave the house without locking the door. (CIRCUMSTANCES)
→ Under without locking the door.
24. Since he retired, his main pastime has been gardening. (SPENT)
→ Since he retired, gardening.
25. Marie has the annoying habit of losing her keys. (FOREVER)
→ Marie keys.
26. The board of directors will not meet again until the end of the year. (HELD)
→ A meeting of the board of directors the end of the year.
27. A new arrangement over working conditions has been made between the management and
the Union. (STRUCK)
→ The management over working conditions.
28. Everyone was in a deep sleep when the fire started. (SOUND)
→ Everyone broke out.
29. She doesn’t know whether she should marry him. (MINDS)
→ She him.
30. She sued the newspaper as the article they’d written about her had damaged her reputation.
(INJURIOUS)
→ She sued the newspaper her reputation.
31. Seeing the damage to his car, Jerry became furious. (BESIDE)
→ Jerry he saw the damage to his car.
32. He was dismissed for neglecting his work. (LED)
→ His dismissal.
33. She looks exactly like her mother. They could be taken for twins. (EXACT)
→ She’s her mother.
34. His illness was serious but he managed to recover from it. (OF)
→ In he managed to get over it.
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35. They promised me they would come. (WORD)

→ They come.
36. The occasional cream cake won’t do you any harm. (NOW)
→A won’t do you any harm.
37. He resented the way she spoke to him. (EXCEPTION)
→ He she spoke to him.
38. There is a bus to the station every half hour on Saturdays. (INTERVALS)
→ There is a bus to the station on Saturdays.
39. We found her manner rather off-putting. (BY)
→ We her manner.
40. No matter how much he was criticized, his confidence was not affected. (AMOUNT)
→ No his confidence.
41. Jane goes abroad a lot in the course of her job. (INVOLVES)
→ Jane’s abroad.
42. How will the changes affect the company? (IMPLICATIONS)
→ What the company?
43. They have no idea why Lena resigned. (MYSTERY)
→ It’s Lena resigned.
44. They should have given us more time to finish the work. (INSUFFICIENT)
→ We to finish the work.
45. The concert was cancelled because of the strike. (IN)
→ The strike cancelled.
46. I happened to see James as he walked past the door. (CAUGHT)
→I he walked past the door.
47. He made an attempt to solve the equation, but I couldn’t do it. (GO)
→ He but he couldn’t do it.
48. You could let someone else use your old clothes. (RECYCLE)
→ Why old clothes?
49. Severe weather conditions have had a serious effect on traffic. (AFFECTED)
→ Traffic conditions.
50. She decided to start her own business because she wanted to be independent. (WITH)
→ She decided to start independent.