ANSWER KEY TO SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 19

162. The sand of the beach was being slowly covered by oil.
163. Although we tried very hard, we failed.
164. We’d rather you didn’t wear those slippers in the office, Miss Blake.
165. The house had its roof blown off by the storm.
166. There’s no quicker way than this to get into the town centre.
167. The cause of the fire was known to only one person.
168. There is too little brandy in this punch-bowl.
169. In case it rains this afternoon, I’ll take a mackintosh.
170. He had a lol of dependants.
171. His absolute frankness, more than anything else, is what I admire about him.
172. Because of his moodiness, she doesn’t talk to him.
173. Despite his being 8 years older than her / Despite their 8-year difference in age, they were good friends.
174. Only when she is really hungry does she eat snacks between meals.
175. He’d sooner play basketball than watch it on TV.
176. Neither team was / were to blame for the cancellation of the football match.
177. It makes no difference whether we (will) start at 1 P.M or 2 P.M.
178. In addition to being responsible for air pollution, cars cause more serious accidents.
179. Because of my younger brother’s continual disturbance, I couldn’t do my work.
180. The more famous Elton became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid newspaper reporters.
181. They should make more efforts; otherwise, they will all fail the next exam.
182. I’d rather you didn’t give me an injection.
183. Provided that the weather is good, we will put out to sea.
184. No one seems to have predicted the correct result.
185. Were it not for the money, this job wouldn’t be worthwhile.
186. It’s high time you bought a new pair of shoes and got rid of those trainers.
187. No formal announcement of the decision will be made.
188. It wasn't until he was 40 that he passed his driving test.
189. What I found surprising was his lack of confidence.
190. The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic.
191. Does the application have to be typed?
192. If the TV didn’t pack up, we could watch the football now.
193. Five years have passed since I last saw her.
194. We had a local mechanic repair our car.
195. The drop in the number of school leavers is said to have been caused by the fall in the birth rale between 1964
and 1977.
196. Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy.
197. Without his neighbor’s help, Mr. Watson couldn’t have repaired the garage roof.
198. The older I get, the less I want to travel.
199. I have no intention of giving you any more money.
200. All the shops had their windows blown out in the gas explosion.
201. Whether you are rich or poor, happiness is elusive.
202. Little did wo realize/know all the lime how serious the problem was.
203. Do you count Michael as (being) one of your best friends/ Michael among your best friends?
204. His reaction came as a shock to all of us.
205. If you put yourself in my place/ position/ situation, you’d feel the same.
206. I whiled away the time by looking through some magazines.
207. Not a great deal/amount of damage was done/ caused to my car in/ by the collision.
208. What conclusions have you drawn from this experience?
209. He let it be known that he disapproved of the behavior of some of his supporters.
210. Not until he came into the light did I recognize him.
211. It’s impossible for a child to sit still for 15 minutes.
212. He had all his suits made in Paris.
213. Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.
214. Anyone found trespassing on this land will be prosecuted (by the authorities).
215. If only your sister could come as well
216. However hard she works she never seems to succeed
217. This is the first time(that) his authority has been challenged
218. Only when their second son was born did Lan and Hung decide to move to a bigger house
219. I’d rather go out for a meal than stay at home