ADVANCED KEY SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION MINI-TEST

1. It escapes me why anyone would want to live in such an inhospitable place.

BEYOND
It…………………………………………………………….why anyone would want t olive in….

2. The film puts you in the picture of 1920s American society.

INSIGHT
The film …………………………………………………………..1920s American society.

3. It was discovered that he had been cheating his wife and so they got divorced.
EMERGED
They got divorced because……………………………………………………..cheated his wife.

4. The right-wing politician revealed that he had benefitted from public funds.
ADMITTED
The right-wing politican ………………………………………………… from public funds.

5. I myself as a vegetarian prefer to drink oat milk rather than soy milk.
PREFERENCE
I myself………………………………………………………………………………soy milk.

6. Hellen had a job interview yesterday but she did not turn up.
APPEARANCE
Although Jane had a job interview yesterday, she…………………………………….

7. It is mistakenly believed that vitamin intake augments weight.

TO
Contrary…………………………………., , ……………………………..……….augment weight.

8. How likely is Kevin to win the competition?

CHANCES
What……………………………………………………………..the competition?

9. Very few people buy music on CD format nowadays.

 DEMAND
Music on CD format………………………………………………..nowadays.

10. Changing jobs did not mean a great effort to me.

ADAPTED
I…………………………………………………………my new job.

11. We we all absolutely gobsmacked when he said he was a billionaire.

CAME
It……………………………………..…………… when he said he was a billionaire.

12. It was such a wonderfully unexpeted evening that they will never forget.
SO
It was …………………………………………………………… that they Will never forget.

13. He is not a well-educated person.

WAY
She doesn’t …………………………………………………..of education.

14.I think he was ofended at your coments about his work.

EXCEPTION
I think…………………………………………….your comments about his work.
15. It’s very unlikely that Real Madrid will win the league this season.
CHANCE
There is very …………………………………………………the league this season.

16. The teacher was talking, but the students were not listening to her.
NOTICE
The students………………………………………………………………….the teacher said.

17. I was not tall enough to reach the light bulb, so I couldn’t replace it.
TO
Had…………………………………………., I ………………………..reach the lightbulb.

18. Suzanne’s father did not mind that she would marry Kelvin.
 OBJECTION
Suzanne’s father ……………………………………………………………..Kelvin.

19. I’ve been looking for my keys for hours, but I haven’t found them anywhere.
NOWHERE
My…………………………………………………………………found.

20. His manager persuaded him not to hand in his resignation.

OUT
His manager ……………………………………………………..in his resignation.

21. A traffic jam delayed me for two hours.

HELD
I……………………………………………….for two hours by a traffic jam.

22. After the scandal the managing director was forced to resign.
CHOICE
After the scandal the managing director……………………………………………….resign.
23. Adam is by nature a sucess-driven person.
NATURE
It is …………………………………………………………………a sucess-driven person.

24. Christine’s house urgently needs refurbishing.

TIME
It is high …………………………………………………………………….refurbished.

25. There must be a simple way to explain what happened.

BOUND
There is ………………………………………………………….for what happened.