C1 1 TRANSFORMATIONAL SENTENCES

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I don't intend to stop trying for a career in the police force. NO I have ________ up on trying for a career in the police force	I have NO INTENTION OF GIVING up for a career in the police force TO HAVE NO INTENTION OF ING GIVE UP
David praised her exceptionally good choice of venue for the party CONGRATULATED Dav_________ a good venue for the party	David CONGRATULATED HER FOR CHOOSING a good venue for the party CONGRATULATE SOMEBODY FOR SOMETHING ING
It seems that the thieves escaped in a stolen car APPEAR It______ away in a stolen car	It would appear that the thieves escaped in a stolen car IT SEEMS = IT WOULD APPEAR GET AWAY
He said that he was sorry that he had missed the meeting APOLOGISED He _____ up at the meeting	He APOLOGISED FOR NOT TURNING/SHOWING up at the meeting APOLOGISE FOR ING TURN UP
I don't care if she doesn't write to me DIFFERENCE It makes no ____ in touch or not	It makes NO DIFFERENCE TO ME IF SHE KEEPS in touch of not MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO SOMEBODY KEEP IN TOUCH
Paul tends to play his music loudly when he is not feeling very happy HABIT Paul is _________ his music loudly when he is not feeling very happy	Paul is IN THE HABIT OF PLAYING his music loudly when he is not feeling very happy IN THE HABIT OF ING
They could easily win the game CHANCE They ____________ the game	They HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING the game HAVE ( NO / A GOOD / LITTLE ) CHANCE OF ING
Of course I did not agree to lend them the money SAYING It ______ not agree to lend them the money	It GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT I DID not agree to lend them the money IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING
I can barely cook a meal for myself, so I certainly couldn't cook for eight people ALONE I would struggle _________ for eight people	I would struggle TO COOK FOR MYSELF LET ALONE for eight people LET ALONE
Her boyfriend impressed her parents on their first meeting MADE Her boyfriend _________ her parents when they first met	Her boyfriend MADE A GOOD IMPRESSION ON her parents when they first met TO MAKE A (GOOD/BAD) IMPRESSION ON
Thomas didn't feel like going to the party MOOD Thomas was __________ to the party	Thomas was NOT IN THE MOOD to the party TO BE IN THE MOOD TO ....
They didn't trust each other at all COMPLETE There _______________between them	There WAS COMPLETE DISTRUST between them VERB: NOT TRUST TO NOUN: DISTRUST
The ferry timetable can alter depending on the weather SUBJECT The ferry timetable ________ depending on the weather	The ferry timetable CAN BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE depending on the weather TO BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE +ING
I hope his story will help us to understand what happened SHED Hopefully when he tells us his story it will ___________ what happened	Hopefully when he tells us his story it will SHED (SOME) LIGHT ON what happened TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON
They concluded that there was nothing more they could do to save the business CAME They _______________ the business was beyond help	They CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT the business was beyond help TO COME TO A CONCLUSION
It is unlikely that Jim will get the promotion CHANCE There is ________________ promoted	There is LITTLE CHANCE OF JIM GETTING promoted LITTLE/NO/GREAT CHANCE OF SOMEBODY + ING CHANGE: TO GET THE PROMOTION to GETTING PROMOTED
Graham phoned his wife as soon as he arrived in Brazil LOST Graham ________________wife on his arrival in Brazil	Graham LOST NO TIME IN PHONING THIS wife on his arrival in Brazil TO LOSE NO TIME IN +ING
The goverment is so powerful that it can control people's lives POWER Such is _________ that it can control people's lives	Such is THE POWER OF THE GOVERMENT that it can control people's lives CHANGE: POWERFUL (adj) to POWER (noun)
You should never leave the baby alone under any circunstances IS Under ______ be left alone	Under NO CIRCUNSTANCES IS THE BABY TO be left alone UNDER NO CIRCUNSTANCES IS (SOMETHING/SOMEBODY) TO BE ____ Under no circunstances should you leave
In the end we did all the housework on Sunday UP We _________ all the housework on Sunday	We ENDED UP DOING all the housework on Sunday TO END UP +ING
Bob often mistrusts people when he first meets them TENDENCY Bob _________________ people when he first meets them	Bob HAS THE TENDENCY TO MISTRUST people when he first meets them TO HAVE THE TENDENCY TO
If I am being honest. I have to say that the play wasn't as good as I'd expected SHORT The play _________ to be honest with you	The play FELL SHORT OF EXPECTATION to be honest with you TO FALL SHORT OF EXPECTATION
Alan is a much better pianist then Jerry NOWHERE Jenny is _______ the piano as Alan as	Jenny is NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD PLAYING the piano as Alan as NOWHERE NEAR AS (ADJ +ACTION) AS
Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the fight from escalating STRIKE He _______ at all upset	He DIDN'T STRIKE ME AS BEING at all upset TO STRIKE SOMEBODY AS BEING (adj)
I don't care which days you work next week CONSEQUENCE It _________ me which days you work next week	It IS NO CONSEQUENCE FOR me which days you work next week TO BE NO CONSEQUENCE FOR SOMEBODY
One day she is going to lose her temper with her MATTER It is ______she loses her temper with him	It is A MATTER OF TIME she loses her temper with him TO BE A MATTER OF TIME
Did anything about his behaviour seem strange to you? STRIKE Did anything about his bahaviour ______strange?	Did anything about his bahaviour STRIKE YOU AS BEING strange? TO STRIKE SOMEBODY BEING (adj)
She takes photographs as a hobby rather than as a job. MUCH Taking photographs _______ a job as a hobby for her	Taking photographs IS NOT AS MUCH AS job as a hobby for her IS NOT AS MUCH A _____AS A _____
Ben needs to clean his car HIGH It's _______his car	It's HIGH TIME BEN CLEANED his car It is high time -to go come - he went to bed
I didn't turn the TV on because I didn't want to wake the baby up FEAR I didn't turn the TV on _____the baby	I didn't turn the TV on FOR FEAR OF WAKING UP the baby FOR FEAR OF +ING
I'm not surprised he looks tired if he only had three hours' sleep last night GIVEN It's not surprising that he looks so tired ______ slept for three hours last night	It's not surprising that he looks so tired GIVEN THAT HE HAD ONLY slept for three hours last night GIVEN THAT
You will need to practise every day if you want to be a professional musician. DO Only by ______ you stand a chance of becoming a professional musician	Only by PRACTISING EVERY DAY DO you stand a chance of becoming a professional musician ONLY BY +ING ------ AUXILIARY + SUJETO TO STAND A CHANCE OF +ING
After what you have been through, it's only right that they help you out LEAST The ________ help you after all you have been through	The LEAST THEY CAN DO IS help you after all you have been through THE LEAST SOMEBODY CAN DO IS
The accident resulted in the serious injury of many of the passengers LEFT The accident _________ injured	The accident LEFT MANY PASSANGERS SERIOUSLY injured RESULTED IN: LEFT CHANGE: serious - seriously
John is unlikely to get the job that he applied for PROSPECT There ___________ the job that he applied for	There IS LITTLE PROSPECT OF JOHN GETTING the job that he applied for TO BE LITTLE PROSPECT OF SOMEBODY +ING
Icy road conditions are thought to have caused the accident BROUGHT The accident seems to ______ the icy road conditions	The accident seems to HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BY the icy road conditions TO BE BROUGHT BY
I don't intend to reply to his rude letter NO I have _______ to his rude behaviour	I have NO INTENTIONS OF REPLYING to his rude behaviour TO HAVE NO INTENTION OF +ING
Andrew has been thinking about it all day, but he has not made a decision yet MIND It's _______all day, but he hasn't made a decision yet	It's BEEN ON ANDREW'S MIND all day, but he hasn't made a decision yet TO BE ON SOMEBODY'S MIND
I didn't find it hard to anwer their questions DIFFICULTY I __________ their questions	I HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN ANSWERING their questions TO HAVE NO DIFFICULTY IN +ING
I wish he would stop critising my work FAULT I wish he would stop _________ my work	I wish he would stop FINDING FAULT WITH my work I WISH HE WOULD STOP +ING TO FIND FAULT WITH
It doesn't make a difference to me what you decide to do MATTER Your ___________ to me	Your DECISION DOESN'T MATTER to me IT DOESN'T MATTER
You definitely will not win the lottery CHANCE You have got ________ the lottery	You have got NO CHANCE OF WINNING the lottery TO HAVE (LITTLE/NO/A GREAT) CHANCE OF +ING
It's impossible to say who will win the match TELLING There is ________ who will win the match	There is NO WAY OF TELLING who will win the match THERE IS NO A WAY OF TELLING THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING
More than fifty guests came to the party SHOWED More than fifty guests ________ the party	More than fifty guests SHOWED UP AT the party TO SHOW UP
I'd help you, but I have very little free time on my hands HARDLY I'd help you, but I _______free time on my hands	I'd help you, but I HARDLY HAVE ANY free time on my hands TO HARDLY HAVE
He is still planning on attending as fas as I know KNOWLEDGE To _______, he is still planing on attending	To THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEGDE, he is still planning on attending TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE
It's no use trying to convince her to go POINT There is _______ to convince her to go	There is NO POINT IN TRYING to convince her to go TO BE NO POINT IN +ING
I can't promise that you will get the job GUARANTEE There _________ will get the job	There IS NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU will get the job
They say this company is one of the most reliable in the country REPUTED This company ________ of the most reliable in the country	This company IS REPUTED TO BE ONE of the most reliable in the country PASSIVE IMPERSONAL
We were all surprised when she announced that she was engaged to be married ANNOUNCEMENT The ________ all by surprise	The ANNOUNCEMENT OF HER ENGAGEMENT TOOK US all by surprise CHANGE: verb ANNOUNCED TO noun ANNOUNCEMENT TO TAKE BY SURPRISE
Finding the survivors is our number one priority UTMOST It is of the ______ the survivors	It is of the UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT WE FIND the survivors TO BE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT
Whatever happens, I will never trust him again EVER Under ________ trust him again	Under NO CIRCUNSTANCES WILL I EVER trust him again CHANGE: NEVER TO (NEGATION+EVER) UNDER NO CIRCUNSTANCES + INVERSION
George had to try for months before he finally got a job DID Only after _______ George finally get a job	Only after TRYING FOR MONTHS DID George finally get a job ONLY AFTER + ING ---INVERSION
Tom didn't feel like dancing that night MOOD Tom ________ dancing that night	Tom WASN'T IN THE MOOD FOR dancing that night TO BE IN THE MOOD FOR
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