SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION *100
Finish each of the open sentences so that it means the same as the given sentences before it:
1. The theatre has two cafés.
 There......................................................................................................
2. Theatre tickets are more expensive than last year.
 Last year................................................................................................
3. Alison said that the booking office telephone was always engaged.
 Alison said : ".....................................................................................".
4. Peter said : "Why don't you go to the booking office yourself ? "
 Peter said : "How about................................................................?".
5. Many theatres accept credit cards.
 At many theatres you can................................................................
6. You can't smoke in public places.
 Smoking................................................................................................
7. Last month my sister borrowed a novel from me.
 Last month I lent...................................................................................
8. She hasn't read a novel by Joan Brady before.
 This is the first novel..........................................................................
9. The novel has 250 pages.
 There...................................................................................................
10. This novel is longer than Joan Brady's other books.
 Joan Brady's other books are...........................................................
11. How much does the shelf cost ?
 What is...............................................................................................
12. Yesterday it snowed a lot.
 Yesterday there..................................................................................
13. Last year it wasn't as cold as this year.
 This year it's.......................................................................................
14. What about having a skiing holiday this year ?
 Shall we................................................................................................
15. Who do these skis belong to ?

 Each......................................................................................................
30. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.
 The average........................................................................................
31. My father finds maps difficult to follow.
 My father has....................................................................................
32. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.
 The film star avoided......................................................................
33. I was amazed by the mistakes he made.
 What....................................................................................................
34. We weren't surprised by his success.
 It came................................................................................................
35. "That's a lovely new dress, Jane", said her mother.
 Jane's mother complimented........................................................
36. We couldn't relax until all the guests had gone home.
 Only.......................................................................................................
37. We couldn't find George anywhere.
 George was..........................................................................................
38. She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.
 She is a................................................................................................
39. No one has challenged his authority before.
 This is the first time........................................................................
40. "If Brian doesn't train harder, I won't select him for the team," said the manager.
 The manager threatened................................................................
41 The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
 The house............................................................................................
42. In few other books is this problem explained so well.
 There aren't........................................................................................
43. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
 I object.................................................................................................
44. Robert is sorry now that he didn't accept the job.


 It is ......................................................................................................
60. He will die if nobody brings him to hospital.
 Unless...................................................................................................
61. I have collected stamps for 5 years.
 I began.................................................................................................
62. He not only spent all his money; he even borrowed some from me.
 Not only...............................................................................................
63. They are building a school near our house.
 A school..............................................................................................
64. I am sorry that I didn't go to the party last Sunday.
 I wish that..........................................................................................
65. She didn't take your advice, so she failed in the exam.
 If...........................................................................................................
66. We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and we always remember it.
 We always remember......................................................................
67. The fire has destroyed almost all the houses in the neighbourhood.
 Almost all the houses......................................................................
68. Unless you water those flowers regularly, they will wither.
 If you....................................................................................................
69. The cake was so hard that I could not eat it.
 It was...................................................................................................
70. Without a passport she couldn't have left the country.
 If............................................................................................................
71. The driver said, "Don't get off the bus while it's moving !"
 The driver asked the passengers.................................................
72. Robert opened the drawer and took out a knife.
 Opening...............................................................................................
73. Mr. Brown is going to retire by the end of this year. It was decided.
 The fact that.......................................................................................

89. The National Theatre has very comfortable seats.
 The seats..............................................................................................
90. The seats near the stage are more expensive than those at the back.

 The seats at the back.......................................................................
91. Theatre seats can be booked by telephone.
 You........................................................................................................
92. Theatre programmes usually have lots of information.
 There....................................................................................................
93. Refreshments are sold in the intervals.
 You.....................................................................................................
94. There is a choice of more than thirty theatres in London.
 You.....................................................................................................
95. The teacher asked Tom whether he had any hobbies.
 "Do.........................................................................................................
96. I like swimming best of all sports.
 My............................................................................................
97. "I like tennis, swimming and football, "Tom replied.
 Tom said that.......................................................................
98. He has also been collecting stamps for five years.
 He also started.....................................................................
99. He has over 3,000 stamps in his collection.
 There ....................................................................................
100. He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps.
 Sorting ………………………………………………………………………
ANSWER KEY
1. There are two cafés in the theatre.
2. Last year theatre tickets were cheaper than now.
3. Alison said, "The booking office telephone is always engaged."
4. Peter said, "How about going to the booking office yourself?"

35. Jane's mother complimented her on her lovely new dress.
36. Only when all the guests had gone-home could we relax.
37. George was nowhere to be found.

38. She is a more sympathetic listener than anyone else I known.
39. This is the first time his authority has been challenged.
40. The manager threatened not to select Brian for the team if he didn't train harder.
41. The house had its roof blown off by the hurricane.
42. There aren't many other books which explain this problem so well.
43. I object to being unfairly criticized.
44. Robert now wishes he had accepted the job.
45. If he had hurried, he wouldn’t have missed / would have caught the train.
46. 'Please wake me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, Peter."
47. We are going to have our car repaired by the garage the garage repair our car next week.
48. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
or In spite of his leg being broken, he managed to get out of the car.
49. My mother cooks better than do (me).
50. If you don't water these plants every day, they will die.
51. Many houses have been destroyed by the fire.
52. I wish she would visit me again.
53. It took him two hours to write the letter.
54. The tea was so hot that I couldn't drink it.
or The tea was too hot for me to drink.
55. Smiling happily, the mother took the baby in her arms.
56. Because of her good behaviour, everybody loves her.
57. Neither my sister nor I am very tall.
58. Great progress has been made in our economy in the last few years.
59. It is the manager, not his assistant, that I want to see.
60. Unless somebody (/someone) brings him to hospital, he will die.
61. I began to collect (/ collecting) stamps 5 years ago.

90. The seats, at the back are cheaper than those near the stage.
91. You can book theatre seats by telephone.
92. There is lots of information about theatre programmes.
93. You can buy refreshments in the intervals.
94. You can choose one out of more than thirty theatres in London.
95. "Do you have any hobbies, Tom ?" asked the teacher.