Sentence Transformations Flashcards
(96 cards)
The thieves hit me many times and injured me after they robbed my house.
(up)
The thieves _________________ after they robbed my house.
The thieves beat me up after they robbed my house.
I love photographing famous landmarks.
(photos)
I love __________________ famous landmarks.
I love taking photos of famous landmarks.
I don’t like people telling mean jokes about me.
(fun)
I hate it when ________________________ me.
I hate it when people make fun of me.
My father always irons his clothes while he watches football.
(the)
My father always ______________________ watching football.
My father always does the ironing while watching football.
Germany won. Brazil lost. The score was 7-1.
(Brazil)
Germany ____________ 7-1.
Germany beat Brazil 7-1.
Real events were the inspiration for this story
(on)
This story _______________ real events.
This story is/was based on real events.
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.
“I’ll watch your house when you’re away”, promised Franny.
(eye)
Franny promised _____________________ his house while he was away.
Franny promised to keep an eye on his house while he was away.
The youngest person in our group is 21. The oldest is 30.
(from)
Our ages ___________ to 30.
Our ages range from 21 to 30.
We couldn’t agree on a price.
(an)
We couldn’t _______________ about the price.
We couldn’t reach an agreement about the price.
It is inevitable that scientists will think of a better way of communicating in the future.
(up)
Scientists are bound ________________ a better way of communicating in the future.
Scientists are bound to come up with a better way of communicating in the future.
I won’t tolerate people smoking in my house.
(up)
I won’t _______________ people smoking in my house.
I won’t put up with people smoking in my house.
I missed two classes so I’ll have to work harder to get to the same level as everyone else.
(up)
I missed two classes so I’ll have to work harder in order ________________ everyone else.
I missed two classes so I’ll have to work harder in order to catch up to/with everyone else.
The meeting took an hour and 35 minutes.
(well)
The meeting took ___________ hour.
The meeting took well over an hour.
People often say LeBron James is the best basketball player in the world.
(to)
LeBron James is often __________________ best basketball player in the world.
LeBron James is often referred to as the best basketball player in the world.
This weekend I’ve organised for friends to come to my house.
(round)
This weekend I _________________ .
This weekend I am having friends round.
The amount of water here now is much smaller than a year ago.
(far)
There ____________________ here now than a year ago.
There is far less water here now than a year ago.
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 became interested in surfing while on holiday in Bali.
(into)
I _____________________ while on holiday in Bali.
I got into surfing while on holiday in Bali.
I think he is boring.
(find)
I _____________.
I find him boring.
I like going to a cafe and having a coffee with my friends.
(out)
I like _____________ a coffee with my friends.
I like going out for a coffee with my friends.
