SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION KEY - 01

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION KEY – 01

1. We discussed the problem at length, but we couldn’t come up with a solution (to it).
2. My son has been pulling his socks up with an eye to applying for a scholarship.
3. Mimi knew without a shadow of doubt that her friend was pulling her leg.
4. In a nutshell, this rehabilitation scheme was at a standstill.
5. Failure to toe the line may lead to your dismissal.
6. The manufacturing process was held up by/because of/due to/owing to/ on account of/ as a
result of unforeseen problems.
7. Many species of wildlife are teetering on the brink/edge of extinction.
8. Would be so kind as to procure a copy of your new prospectus for us?
9. Why should anybody take pride in the fact that they went/were on the dole?
10. You’ve made a pig of yourself, so it stands to reason that you feel sick.
11. The new models are supposed to be in the vicinity of ten thousand dollars.
12. If I were you, I would not beat around/about the bush in the next report.
13. Many people refuse to turn over a new leaf because they always follow the path of least
resistance.
14. It’s odd that you and I should meet in the middle of Africa like this!
15. Many a domestic problem has been caused by redundancy.
16. Tommy would be a (very) nice guy if we wasn’t so full of himself.
17. In a flash, the thief did me over and took my purse away.
18. That new pop star is a flash in the pan, and her name will fade/sink/slide/slip into obscurity in
a couple of years.
19. Jane’s failure to get the job was down to her lack of experience.
20 Tim was so enamoured of Mary that he fell over himself to help her with anything.

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