TRANSFORMATION SENTENCES 1

I’m more interested in the pay than in the job itself.

I’m not so…

I’m not so interested in the job itself as I am in the pay.

If you were going to get that job, you’d have heard
by now.

You can’t…

You can’t be going to get that job or you would have

heard by now.
The organizers were disappointed by the small number
of people attending the conference.

Much to the…

Much to the disappointment of the organizers, only

a small number of people attended the conference.
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if that company went
bankrupt.

It would come…

It would come as no surprise to me if that company went

bankrupt.
The fuchsias were the only plants to survive the hard
winter.

Apart…

Apart from the fuchsias, none of the plants survived

the hard winter.
Reports say that the invading army left the city early
this morning.

The invading army…

The invading army is reported to have left the city

early this morning.
She looks as if she’s been sitting in the sun all day.

She gives…

She gives the impression of someone who’s been

sitting in the sun all day.
As Rod grew older he became less dependent on his family.

The older…

The older Rod grew, the less dependent on his family

he became.
‘ Don’t disobey me or I’ll stop your pocket money,’ said
Jane’s father.

Jane’s father threatened…

Jane’s father threatened to stop her pocket money if

she disobeyed him.
How often do your indoor plants need watering?

How often is…

How often is it necessary to water your indoor plants?

The boy went down with chicken pox almost as soon as
he’d recovered from measles.

No sooner…

No sooner had the boy recovered from measles than

he went down with chicken pox.
It was only because she got a bad cough that she
gave up smoking.

But for…

But for the fact that she got a bad cough, she wouldn’t
have given up smoking.