SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION OLYMPIC 4
1. You must concentrate on your work more. You must apply
2. If you weren’t born in this country, you can’t vote in the election. Not having
3. It wasn’t clear to us at the time how serious the problem was. Little
4. The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press. Nobody
5. I don’t really want to go out tonight. I’d rather
6. When the goods arrive at the shop, they are inspected carefully. On arrival
7. You don’t need to finish this evening. It isn’t necessary
8. You’ll be ill if you continue to smoke. Unless
9. You’d better not touch that switch. If
10. Janet has made the necessary arrangements. The necessary arrangements
11. “What time does the manager come back?” the customer asked. The customer
12. It took us three hours to paint the door. We
13. It’s a good idea to take the train. You’d better
14. Six years ago we started writing to each other. we
15. She acted brilliantly in the school play. She gave
16. She just had time to put up her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents. No sooner
17. They were married in the summer of 1999. Their
18. John is fat because he eats so many chip. If
19. He only paid a few hundred dollars for the motorbike. The motorbike
20. Customs officers are stopping more travellers than usual this week.
An increasing number of travellers
21. You can eat as much as you like for USD 5 at the new lunch bar. There is
22. Provided your handwriting is legible the examiner will accept your answer. As long as the examiner
23. The men continued to feel unsafe until they crossed the border. Not until
24. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money. Were
25. We have no seats left for the concert on December 14th. All the seats
26. The students’ riotous behaviour should have been severely punished. The students deserved
27. My income does not enable me to meet all my financial commitments. I can’t
28. I am not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test. It came
29. It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was cancelled. Nobody is to
30. “Please don’t drive so fast” Ann begged her boyfriend. Ann pleaded
31. Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of $10,000 he was able to buy the house he wanted. Had his aunt
32. She is proud of being such a good pianist. She prides
33. She admitted that she had taken the necklace. She admitted to
34. The headmaster said some very reassuring things. What
35. Do you have a good relationship with your boss? Are you
36. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it. Most students are
37. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party. I really wish
38. She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will. Her uncle didn’t leave
39. The only thing they didn’t steal was the television. They stole everything
40. It seems that no one predicted the correct result. No one