Sentence Transformation Flashcards
This weekend I’ve organised for friends to come to my house.
(round)
This weekend I _________________ .
This weekend I am having friends round.
People say he appears nice when they first meet him.
(across)
He __________________ nice.
He comes across as nice.
I bought my mother flowers because I forgot her birthday.
(make)
I bought my mother flowers to ____________________ her birthday.
I bought my mother flowers to make up for forgetting her birthday.
She always like terrible men.
(taste)
She has _______________ men.
She has terrible taste in men.
I think he is boring.
(find)
I _____________.
I find him boring.
Last weekend I didn’t go out at all.
(in)
I _____________ on the weekend.
I stayed in on the weekend.
If I eat too much sugar, later I have nightmares.
(tend)
I __________________ eating too much sugar.
I tend to have nightmares after eating too much sugar.
I like the flavour of this soup.
(soup)
This _______________ good.
This soup tastes good.
How much money we have will decide our holiday destination this year.
(on)
This year, our holiday destination will ___________________ money we have.
This year, our holiday destination will depend on how much money we have.
Most people aren’t familiar with this artist.
(of)
Most people have _______________ this artist.
Most people have not heard of this artist.
When I was young, I would watch television every Saturday morning.
(to)
When I was young, I __________________ every Saturday morning.
When I was young, I used to watch television every Saturday morning.
Melbourne’s weather was strange for me when I moved here, but now I’ve been here so long that it seems normal.
(used)
Now, _____________ the weather in Melbourne.
Now, I am used to the weather in Melbourne.
People say that I look like my mother.
(alike)
People say my mother ______________.
People say my mother and I look alike.
I am a good footballer.
(playing)
I am ______________ football.
I am good/great at playing football.
My sister wanted to pay for lunch, and didn’t let me do it even when I asked many times.
(on)
My sister ___________________ for lunch.
My sister insisted on paying for lunch.
My mother thinks it’s bad when people spit in the street.
(approve)
My mother _______________ people spitting in the street.
My mother doesn’t approve of people spitting in the street.
He had a really good time at the party.
(himself)
He ___________________ at the party.
He really enjoyed himself at the party.
