Sentence Transformation Flashcards
(44 cards)
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.
I needed milk, but I didn’t think of it when I was at the supermarket.
(forgot)
I ___________________ milk at the supermarket.
I forgot to buy milk at the supermarket.
This year I will make an effort to run a marathon, but I don’t know if I’ll be successful.
(try)
This year I’ll _____________ a marathon.
This year I’ll try to run/finish/complete a marathon.
My sister took care of my children.
(after)
My children _______________ my sister.
My children were looked after by my sister.
I don’t know if I turned off the oven.
(remember)
I ________________ the oven.
I don’t remember turning off the oven.
OR
I can’t remember turning off the oven.
Eating in this country is strange because we have big lunches in my country and that is normal for me.
(eating)
Eating here is strange because I _______________ big lunches.
Eating here is strange because I am used to eating big lunches.
“You stole the clothes”, she said to me.
(of)
She __________________ the clothes.
She accused me of stealing the clothes.
“You didn’t lend me your book.”, he said to me.
(denied)
He ____________________ book.
He denied borrowing my book.
