Olympic 2018 | SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Linda was very nervous, which made her look like a bashful girl. (CAME)

Such was her nervousness that Linda came across as a bashful girl.

As soon as the funds ran out, they had to abandon the scheme. (PETERED)

The instant the funds petered out, they had to abandon the scheme.

Your encouragement helped to make things less grievous after such a heavy loss. (CUSHION)

It was your encouragement that helped to cushion the blow after such a heavy loss.

Tina was crazy about stamps, so she spends lots of money on them every month. (SPLASHED)

Had it not been for her craze for stamps, Tina wouldn't have splashed out on them every month.

We didn't learn he still managed to live with very little money as a waiter until later. (EKED)

Not until later did we learn that he eked out on a miserable living.

The government recommends a balance of reward and punishment when dealing with young offenders. (STICK)

The government favors a carrot and stick approach to young offenders.

Let's all work together, and we'll finish the job very quickly. (NEXT)

We'll have this job done in the next to no time if we cooperate.

He decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back to the shop. (Rather...)

Rather than take the thing back to the shop, he decided to repair it himself.

If I were him, I would return home no later than 11 o'clock. (It is advised that...)

It is advised that he return home by 11 o'clock at the latest.

It was a rash of Jimmy to react so aggressively that his wife felt heartbroken. (IMPULSE)

Had Jimmy not reacted so aggressively on impulse, his wife wouldn't have felt heartbroken.

The whole affair has been a set of misfortunes from the beginning. (CHAPTER)

From start to finish, the affair has been a chapter of accidents.

You were so pessimistic about what happened. (VIEWED)

You should not have viewed what happened in negative light.

Nobody is sure if the scheme will be allowed to go ahead. (GREEN)

It is still in the balance whether the scheme will be given the greenlight or not.

I'm afraid our problems are just beginning. (ICEBERG)

These problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg.

He sounds as if he's spent all his life abroad. (He gives...)

He gives an impression that he has spent all his life abroad.

My salary is half what I would be in the job I was offered in January (if)

If I had taken the job I was offered in January, I would be on twice the salary I am now.

She cannot make her mind up about whether to stay up or sleep. (She was torn...)

She was torn between staying up & turning in.

Seeing that Tuan was determined to get the job, I knew he is serious about his future. (In light...)

In light of his determination to get the job, I knew he means business when it comes to his future.

If you want, you can leave. (LIBERTY)

You are at liberty to leave as you wish.

The young lady was angry that no one confessed to having broken her vase. (BREAST)

The young lady was beside herself with anger that no one made a clean breast of it and owned up to having broken the vase.

Going to and fro with all the cases is what I can't stand about holidays. (TOING)

It's all toing and froing with all the cases that I can't stand about holidays.

* The committee had a long discussion but they could not make up their mind. (REACH)

Lengthy as their discussion was, the committee couldn't reach a conclusion.

Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications. (The more...)

The more qualifications you are able to amass, the more success you will have in the academic field.

Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early. (But for...)

But for his father's early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family business

He contributed significantly to the success of the project. (IMPORT)

His contribution was of great import to the success of the project.

He was terribly upset by the news. (BLOW)