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Developing writing skills – Sentence transformation

WRITING 1

Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the given

sentence, using the word given in capital letters at the end. Do not change the word given.

01. He still hasn't recovered from losing his job last year. (BEING

 He still hasn't got !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! last year.

0". #hildren and older $eo$le are m%ch more $rone to infection than yo%ng ad%lts. (&I# #hildren and older $eo$le !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! easily than yo%ng

ad%lts.0. )o% m%st try to acce$t that yo% *ill never be famo%s+ (,E-/

)o% m%st !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fact that yo% *ill never be famo%s.

0. No one really e$ected 2ohn to do so *ell in his eams. (,3EN

Everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did so *ell in his eams.

04. /%san thin5s that the colors are m%ch too bright. (63-3s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the colors are m%ch too bright.

07. /t%dents m%st not enter the eam late8 *hatever the reason might be. (#I-#9/,3N#E/

9nder !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! late.

0:. ;o yo% thin5 yo%r father *as offended by *hat I said< (E=#E&,I>N;o yo% thin5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! comments<

0?. ,his $art of the b%ilding can only be accessed by a%thori@ed staff. (-E/,-I#,E;

3ccess to !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a%thori@ed staff.

0A. ,his man%al is too diffic%lt for me. (#>N#E-NE;3s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!8 this man%al is too diffic%lt for me.

10. /%san co%ldn't get to the date beca%se of the heavy rain. (&-EEN,E;

,he heavy rain !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! getting to the date.

11. /ally gets on *ell *ith her fatherCinCla*. (,E-/

/ally is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! her fatherCinCla*.

1". I didn't reali@e *hat she *o%ld s%ffer in the first $lace. (;I;

Dittle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *o%ld s%ffer in the first $lace.1. ,he $%$ils are living tem$orarily in a hotel. (BEING6or!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!8 the $%$ils are living in a hotel.

1. It loo5s as if he's forgotten abo%t the meeting again. (,>

He seems !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! abo%t the meeting again.

14. 9nfort%nately8 she's not l%c5y these days. (>9,

9nfort%nately8 she's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! these days.

17. 2ohn is not acc%stomed to slee$ing after meals. (H3BI,2ohn is not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! after meals.

1:. ,he service at the hotel *asn't as good as I e$ected. (#>E,he service at the hotel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my e$ectations.

1?. /he has ta5en it %$on herself to ta5e care of her mother. (#>I,,E;/he has !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! care of her mother.

1A. ere 3nn not so bea%tif%l a girl8 2ohn *o%ldn't be marrying her. (BE39,)

B%t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!8 2ohn *o%ldn't be marrying her.

"0. I *as s%r$rised to find o%t that artin hadn't married 2ane. (/9-&-I/EIt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! me that artin hadn't married 2ane.

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001. over being made red%ndant

00". $ic5 %$ infections m%ch more

00. come to terms *ith the

00. *as ta5en by s%r$rise *hen 2ohn004. far as /%san is concerned

007. no circ%mstances may st%dents enter the eam

00:. yo%r father too5 ece$tion to my00?. this $art of the b%ilding is restricted to

00A. as far as I am concerned

010. $revented /%san from011. on good terms *ith

01". did she realise *hat she

01. the time being01. to have forgotten

014. o%t of l%c5 

017. in the habit of slee$ing

01:. did not come %$ to

01?. committed herself to ta5ing01A. for 3nnFs bea%ty

0"0. came as a s%r$rise to

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