SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (30/4) de chinh thuc 14-19 Flashcards
What Dan told me was more of an order than a piece of advice. -WhatDan told me was not…..
so much a piece of advice as an order.
Redundancy has caused a lot of domestic problems.-Many a
problem has been caused by redundancy.
The film didn’t come up to my expectations. -The film fell
short of y expectation
Screaming fans surrounded the star as soon as he arrived at the stage door.-On
his arrival at the stage door, he was surrounded by screaming fans.
Should they strike the consultant off, she will never work again.-IF she be
stuck if, the consultant will never work again.
It’s bad you spend your past years doing trivial things (errands) -You shouldn’t
have spent your past years running errands.
We regret not having been able to come to Uncle Tom’s funeral. (respects) - We would like
to have been able to come to pay our last respects to Uncle Tom when he died.
You’ve eaten so much that it’s logical you feel sick. (stands)
You’ve eaten so much that it stand to reason you feel sick.
I suspected him when he started being so helpful. (rat)-!
The handling of the matter has been heavily criticized by the press (scorn)-The press
“There;s no point in writing it all in long hand if you can use a typewriter, isn’t there?”-She dissuaded
If the weather is fine, we may go camping at the weekend.-Weather
Sally distrust modern technology strongly- Sally has
When faced with a fierce opponent, even the most skilled swordsmen must be careful. -In the..has to be careful
Do you think we can stew this kind of meat (lend)
The group, considered to be one of the funniest in Canada, performed so well that its audiences laughed a lot at last night’s concert. (rolling)-As
We can’t possibly imagine how we are going to afford a new car. (remotest)
He may be inexperienced but he makes up for it by being enthusiastic (lacks)-What
There don’t seem to be many talented athletes at the moment. (paucity)-We seem to be suffering
Normally, the money is released within about three months. (course)-In
The president is the statesmen I admired most of all. -There is no
It was more of a business arrangement than a marriage.-It was not
He was about to give away my secret, but I caught his attention just in time. (eye)-Had I not………out my secret
Having three children to look after every day had taken its toll on Elle (Grind) -Elle was worn…….
Mary is unlikely to get the job that she has applied for. (prospect)-There….the job that she has applied for
Don’t say anything negative about her singing because she’s very sensitive and might be offended by your remarks. (offence)
It looks nice, but it doesn’t taste as good (earth) - Nice
I ho
I hope his story will help us to understand what happened (shed)-Hopefully when he tells us his story, it will—what happened
She finally admitted that she had stolen the money (owned) - She
The children who are underage are not allowed to go into the Horace Club. (bounds) - The Horace Club
I won; change my mind about that problem whatever happens.- Come
I must have offended her because she’s not being friendly towards me. (shoulder)-I
Initially, I think you develop the plot very convincingly(unfolds)-
Bad publicity badly affected sales figures. (detrimental)-Bad publicity had
I’m sure Rachel will become a famous model one day.- I think it’s only
Once we had made sure there was no reason to be afraid, we went ahead (fear)-Having satisfied
She was concentrating so hard on her work that she didn;t notice when I came in. (took)-She was so wrapped…….
I didn;t want to give up while some hope of success remained (defeat)-I was loath
Laura’s tendency to interrupt every conversation makes me furious! (bend)-It
This property ha been totally neglected and is in need of complete renovation (disrepair) -Having fallen
Frankly speaking, I do not think that nature and nurture are equally significant. (subscribe)- To put….significance
In the area, Thailand used to be much better than all the countries in football. (head) - In the area, Thailand doesn’t—-longer
He hid the truth about the matter because he didn’t want to lose his high position. (carpet)-For fear that
He indicated very clearly that he would do anything to obtain the contract (lengths) - He gave
I didn’t dare to tell the truth because my father was there (guts) - Had it
It was not until 5 years had elapsed that the whole truth about the murder came out.-Not for
She was surprised when he suddenly asked hẻr to marry him. (took)
After the expedition, I realized that she was not a efficient researcher. (shakes)-It dawned….a researcher.
He seems to find the way Mimi behaves more a source of amusement than embarrassment. -Far from—–amused by it.
The accused may imagine a plan of killing the witness (away)- The accused may conceive——-
He realised how much eh cared for her only when she had been away for a long time.-Her prolonged (home)
So that he would be able to leave the room quickly, Kathy stood by the door. (positioned)-Kathy
This essay shows a slight improvement on the last (marginally)-This essay is
If they discover your role in the incident, you will go to prison (light)-If your role in the incident—-
No one could stand in for Bob when the proposal was drafted (instrumental)-Bob
My boss says I can use his car whenever I want to, so long as I’m careful. (disposal)
If she hadn;t interfered, there would have been no problem. (smoothly)-Without her
She didn;t understand the situation and so made a terrible mistake.
Karen’s bad mood is totally unconnected with the matter in hand (bearing) -The matter
