ANSWER KEYS TO SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 2

1: The Mountain Rescue Team doesn’t hold out much hope for the missing climbers.
2: There is no connection between vitamin intake and intelligence.
3: It crossed his mind that he might have misunderstood her.
4: His wife is pushing him to get a better job.
5: The operation left Simon feeling weaker than he (had) expected.
6: Assembling the furniture is a child’s play.
7: I resent the way that she looks down her nose at me.
8: They stand no chance of winning the match.
9: Many species of wildlife are on the verge of extinction.
10: You’ll just have to take pot luck.
11. Not since a thousand years ago has there been an environmental catastrophe of such
proportion.
12. We had no difficulty (in) doing the test.
13. But for Jim’s greater speed, John would have won the gold medal.
14. It was such an interesting film that I had seen it many times.
15. He shouldn’t have been so savagely criticized for his efforts to find a solution.
16. You should keep the weather eye on/open for the task before you decide.
17. People always pin the blame on fate whenever something untoward in their life happens.
18. Anna still attended university (come) rain or shine.
19. I’m under the impression that my parents take everything I do in their stride.
20. When Mary starts talking, no one else can get a word in edgeways.
21. Such was his enthusiasm that he apparently ignored any warning signs.
22. The difficult question that I’m trying to puzzle out has not been answered yet.
23. Only when Alice and Charles had the second child did they decide to move to a bigger
house.
24. My brother would rather drive than be driven.
25. Charming as / though Tony is / may be, I wouldn’t trust him.
26. am accustomed to driving on the left in England.
27. pay attention to the spoken instructions.
28. on the point of leaving the
29. She is keen on travelling abroad.
30. been in/ had any contact with Paul for
31. Dave’s salary was lowered to keep from losing his job.
32. The students deserved severe punishment for their rebellious behaviours.
33. I cancelled my/the subscription to that magazine nine months ago.
34. Nothing but an unforeseen problem can stop the scheme now.
35. It makes no difference which chemical you put into the mixture first.
36.There is no question of me/my paying for the tickets.
37. He’s so garrulous that we are not able/can’t get a word in edgeway/edgewise.
38. Have you decided to go in for the poster competition?
39. Tony’s habit of taking risk is not compatible with his image as a family man.
40. The authorities had decided there would be/hah decided on a crackdown on dissidents.
41.Under no circumstances should this door be locked when the building is open to the
public.
42.Not until he finishes his composition did he go to bed.
43.He shouldn’t have been savagely criticized for his efforts to find a solution to the
problem.
44.We were on the point of leaving the house when the telephone rang.
45.He easily flies off the handle.
46.Her early success has gone to her head.
47.Julie always lends an ear to my complaints about work.
48.The authorities have made (some) improvements to/in the public transport system here
recently.
49.You should make allowances for his bad manner, he’s only a child.
50.Hal made an unexpected discovery when he cleared out the attic.
51. It wasn’t until sometime later that I realized the full implicatons of what had happened.
52. The judge said that had it not been for her age he would have sent the woman to jail.
53. Not since a thousand year ago has there been an environment catastrophe of such
proportions.
54. It came as no surprised to us that he was/ had been successful.
55. He has a bee in his bonnet about the dishonesty of lawyers.
56. I must have offended her because she is giving me a cold shoulder.
57. You need to see the colour of his money before you sell him the car.
58. He made threats of violence against the officers.
59. The students deserved severe punishment for their rebellious behaviours.
60. There’s no one available at such short notice to take her class.
61. I’m really looking forward to going on holiday
62. Rosa had great difficulty in persuading her boss to give her a pay rise
63.The stadium used to be always full on the day of the cupfinal.
64. She prides herself on her ability to communicate in English effectively
65. Mary came up with the best solution.
66. Were you to change your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class.
67. No sooner had I got downstairs than the phone stopped ringing.
68. Waiting for buses gets on my nervous.
69. The house looks better now that it has been repainted.
70. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out the car.
71. We’ve come up against a rather nasty problem.
72. My purpose in calling this meeting is to present the latest sales figures.
73. Mrs. Wilson sends her apologies for not having attended /attending the meeting
yesterday morning.
74. Further information can be obtained by sending a self-addressed envelope to the above
address.
75. I cancelled my subscription to that magazine nine months ago.
76. He makes sure (that) he distances himself from policies he disagrees with.
77. The Rainbow Disco is out of bounds to students at the school.
78. She was speaking with her tongue in her cheek.
79. We decided on the spur of the moment to go far away at the weekend.
80. Danielle Steel’s latest novel lends itself to being made into a film.
81 Were you to change your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class.
82. However hard Adeles tries, she doesn't get anywhere/gets nowhere.
83. The boss is thought to be considering raising wages.
84. I'd rather you didn't smoke.
85. Nothing but the complete / whole story would satisfy Tim.
86. There is no point in asking the manager for the day off.
87. She was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off her.
88. My father is feeling (a bit) under the weather these days.
89. Don’t come to/draw a conclusion that this job is easy.
90. His choice was always in step with what his wife decided.
91. Returning from the battle, they didn't have two pennies / halfpennies / beans to rub
together.
92. He's a taxi driver, so he knows the city like the back of his hand.
93. Jack was banned from playing in the next two matches.
94. Mary used to be under the impression that she would become a famous actress in
Hollywood
95. I tried to have a word with Jack about the problem but he was too busy.
96. Now I do not go climbing as much as I used to when I was younger.
97. There used to be dreadful dogs in England.
98. We haven’t decorated the room for years.
99. The other guests will start dinner before we arrive.
100. I wish the school holidays were longer.