Key Word Transformations 2

Question 1

The moment I shouted he ran away.

sooner

Answer 1

No sooner had I shouted than he ran away.

Question 2

I’m sure that it was the sound of the rain that disturbed me.

(must)

Answer 2

It must have been the sound of the rain that disturbed me.

Question 3

I managed to finish all the homework before the deadline.

succeeded

Answer 3

I succeeded in finishing all the homework before the deadline.

Question 4

I took the only course open to me and changed my job.

did

Answer 4

What I did was change my job, which was the only course open to me.

Question 5

They don’t allow people who arrive late at the opera house in until the interval.

(are)

Answer 5

People who arrive late at the opera house are not allowed in until the interval.

Question 6

My application for the job was turned down because I didn’t have the right qualifications.

(grounds)

Answer 6

My application for the job was turned down on the grounds that I didn’t have the right qualifications.

Question 7

It’s impossible that you saw John last night - he’s in the USA!

(have)

Answer 7

John’s in the USA, so you can’t have seen him last night!

Question 8

I am confident that he will be successful in his career.

chances

Answer 8

I am confident of (about) his chances of success in his career.

Question 9

If you feel stressed, breathing slowly should calm you down.

(make)

Answer 9

Breathing slowly should make you feel calmer if you feel stressed.

Question 10

I am really bad at remembering people’s names when I meet them.

(memory)

Answer 10

I have a really bad memory for people’s names when I meet them.

Question 11

He lost his job because he was inefficient.

grounds

Answer 11

He lost his job on the grounds of his inefficiency.

Question 12

I’m sorry that I didn’t help him.

regret

Answer 12

I regret not helping him.

Question 13

I couldn’t go away for the weekend because I didn’t have enough money.

(prevented)

Answer 13

I was prevented from going away for the weekend by lack of money.

Question 14

Jane was advised to work harder by her Maths teacher.

recommended

Answer 14

The Maths teacher recommended that Jane should study harder.

Question 15

This was Peter’s biggest challenge to date.

faced

Answer 15

Peter had never faced such a bigger (big) challenge before.

Question 16

I wish I had tried harder when I was at school.

regret

Answer 16

I really regret not trying harder when I was at school.

Question 17

I wish people wouldn’t talk during the performance – it makes me really uptight.

(nerves)

Answer 17

It really gets on my nerves when people talk during a performance.

Question 18

He is so ambitious - he’s determined that he’ll be successful in the company.

(mark)

Answer 18

He is determined to make his mark in the company.

Question 19

Can you suggest a way of turning dreams into reality for ambitious people?

(true)

Answer 19

Can you suggest how to make dreams come true for ambitious people?

Question 20

I don’t want to take part in the project.

rather

Answer 20

I would rather not take part in the project.

Question 21

I don’t have any free time, so I can’t come to the theatre with you.

(would)

Answer 21

If I had some free time, I would come to the theatre with you.

Question 22

This milk is bad - it smells terrible!

off

Answer 22

This milk has gone off, it smells terrible!

Question 23

What the archaeologists discovered when they opened the tomb was amazing.

(made)

Answer 23

The discovery which the archaeologists made when they opened the tomb was amazing.

Question 24

People are more interested in history than you might expect.

(less)

Answer 24

You would (might) expect people to be less interested in history.

Question 25

For me, imagining what life must have been like then is just not possible .

(quite)

Answer 25

I find it quite impossible to imagine what life must have been like then.