Transformation of Sentences 1 new
Truong Van Anh
Sai Gon University
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1. It isn’t necessary to paint the door today.
 You don’t _________________
2. Mary finally managed to finish her needlework.
 Mary finally succeeded _________________
3. That’s the last time I give you money.
 I certainly _________________
4. “I advised you to take this medicine”, the doctor said.
 “You’d _________________
5. If you don’t stop working, you will be ill.
 Unless _________________
6. The doctor told him that he drank too much alcohol.
 “You _________________”

7. Those carpets are beautiful. (How + Adj + S + V)
 How _________________
8. It was a boring film. (What + N + [S + V])
 What _________________
9. What’s the weight of your cat? (N > Adj)
 How _________________
10. How tall is the tree?
 What
11. They arrived too late to have the party.
 We didn’t ______________________
12. “I’m sorry that I broke the vase”, said Thomas.
 Thomas apologized ___________________
13. She was drowning, but Jack saved her.
 If Jack ______________________
14. Doris is the cleverest student in the class.
 Nobody ______________________
15. He has never read such a romantic story before.
 This is ______________________
16. They can’t afford to buy the house.
 The house ______________________

17. Her parents made her study hard for the exams.
 She was _________________
18. She started cooking for the party three hours ago.
 She have _________________
19. The baby has never behaved so violently before.
 The baby is behaving _________________
20. They couldn’t get nearer because of the soldier.
 The soldier _________________
21. Someone repaired his clock yesterday.
 He ___________________
22. He must see the director tomorrow morning.
 He’s ___________________
23. They’ve warned us not to go near the dog.
 They’ve warned us about ______________
24. We can meet her if she arrives before seven.
 So ___________________
25. There was never any answer when he rang.
 Every ___________________
26. He knows more about it than she does.
 She doesn’t ___________________

27. Though she had a good salary, she was unhappy in her job.
 Despite _______________
28. I prefer football to tennis.
 I’d rather _______________
29. The pond still needs dredging.
 The pond hasn’t _______________
30. Bobby felt sick, because he ate five cream cakes.
 If Bobby _______________
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