Name: ……………………………………………..… Course and teacher: ………………………………………………….

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION- DECEMBER FINAL BOARD 2020

1. We haven’t arranged a date for the wedding yet.

A date for the wedding hasn’t been arranged yet……………………………………………………………………….…………………
2. They will have given him the news by now.
He will have received the news by now………………………………………………..……
3. I haven’t been on holiday for three years
The last time I went on holiday was three years ago…………………………………………………………
4. This project will take me six months to write.
In six months’ time I will have finished this project…………………………………………………………..
5. Julia left earlier so we couldn’t talk to her.
When we got there, Julia had already left……………………………………………………
6. The weather seems to be improving this afternoon. ( SIGNS)
The weather is showing sings of improving…………………………………………….this afternoon.
7. Clara could only afford that car because of the loan you gave her. (LENT)
Had you not lent Clara the money, she wouldn’t have………………………………………… been able to afford that
car.
8. James said the reason for his poor exam performance was his illness. (BLAMED)
James blamed his poor exam performance on……..……his illness.
9. It is possible Claire phoned while we were out. (MAY)
Claire may have phoned……………………………………………. while we were out.
10. What used to be my workplace is now a Thai restaurant. (TURNED)
My old workplace has been turned into …………………………………………. a Thai restaurant.
11. If your sister didn’t work so hard, your family would starve. (FOR)
Were it not for your sister’s work,……………………………………………… your family would starve.
12. Margaret told her daughter never to touch the vase.
“Under no circumstances is………………..……………….. this vase to be touched,” Margaret told her daughter.
13. If we could choose, we’d prefer to go to Paris. (RATHER)
We would rather go to…………………………………………………………Paris if given a choice.
14. The airline never said anything about having overbooked the plane. (TIME)
At no time did the airline……………………………………….. tell us they had overbooked the plane.