Key Word Transformations 1 Flashcards
None of the phones were left when we got to the shop.
time
By the time we got to the shop, all the phones had been sold.
I didn’t know it was Carl until he took off his hat.
when
Only when he took off his hat did I recognise Carl.
Don’t waste your time asking Bryan to come with us.
worth
It’s not worth asking Bryan to come with us.
Perhaps John heard the story from Pippa.
have
Pippa might have told John the story
Until they fire me as manager here, I’ll run the company my way.
(long)
As long as I am the boss, I’ll run the company my way.
The school’s management are investigating allegations of teacher brutality.
(into)
Allegations of teacher brutality are being looked into by the school’s management.
It’s not possible that you saw Mary last night, she was with us!
(have)
You can not have seen Mary last night, she was with us!
The beach was fun even though it was too cold.
fact
Despite the fact that it was too cold, the beach was fun.
Many delegates stole pens from the conference room.
were
A lot of pens were stolen from the conference room by delegates.
Immediately after Bess arrived home, the phone rang.
sooner
No sooner had Bess arrived home than the phone rang.
If his expensive divorce hadn’t happened, Bill would still be a rich man.
(for)
If it had not been for his expensive divorce, Bill would still be a rich man.
“You won’t get lost along the country lanes if you always have the map open.”
(long)
He told them they wouldn’t get lost as long as they had the map open.
My brother has great ideas all the time.
comes
My brother always comes up with great ideas-
If that passing woman hadn’t arrived, we would have been completely lost.
(for)
Had it not been for that passing woman we would have got completely lost.
If I lose this job, nobody will let me forget it.
live
I’ll never live it down if I lose this job.
They’ll have to cancel the show if the audience doesn’t increase.
(mean)
A continued low audience for the show will mean its cancellation.
A phone call was the first we heard about them withdrawing from the concert.
(pulling)
The first we heard about them pulling out of the concert was a phone call.
We need to run or the train will leave before we get there.
time
Unless we run, the train will have left by the time we get there.
“You really must stay for dessert,” Kate’s brother said to him.
(staying)
Kate’s brother insisted on him staying for dessert.
“A massage would do you a lot of good,” Jake told Amy.
from
“You would really benefit from a massage,” Jake told Amy.
Even if it’s very far, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.
(may)
Far though it may be, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.
The town’s population surrendered as soon as the enemy arrived.
(than)
No sooner had the enemy arrived than the town’s population surrendered.
This building stands a very good chance of being closed as unsafe by the council.
(highly)
It’s highly likely that this building will be closed by council due to being unsafe.
Another student stole Carol’s watch from the classroom.
had
Carol had her watch stolen by another student from the classroom.
I’m just about to give up this diet because it’s not working at all.
(point)
I’m on the point of giving this diet up because it’s not working at all.
