Sentence transformation 8

Lots more people have been shopping online this year.

-> There has been a sharp

increase in the number of people shopping online.

No matter how much he was criticized, his confidence was not affected

-> No

amount of criticism affected his confidence

Provided your handwriting is legible the examiner will accept your answer.

-> So

long as the examiner can read your handwriting, examiner/he/she will accept

He was so tired he fell asleep before the end of the film.

-> He was too

tired to stay awake until the end of the film

The storm was too severe, so all the large trees in this area were uprooted.

-> Such was

the severity of the storm that all the large trees in this area were uprooted

The realization of what she had done led him to believe she had traditional values. (SCHOOL)

-> Not until

he realized what she had done did he believe that she was of old school

Be proud of what you have done to survive on the salary you earn. (HEAD)

-> Pride

yourself on what you have done to keep your head above water

Jay promises to love Anna for all of his life. (GRAVE)

-> Jay makes

a promise to love Anna from (the) cradle to (the) grave

Minh hasn't been in Greece for a long time. (MOONS)

-> Minh

last went to Greece many moons ago

On my way home I was approached by a stranger who asked me the way. (UP)

-> When .......................... and asked me the way.

I was on my way home, a stranger came up to me

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of old school

traditional and old-fashioned

from (the) cradle to (the) grave

for all of people’s life

Mia went to Hai Phong on Monday to see her mother.

-> To see her mother

was why Mia went to Hai Phong on Monday

Proving that Tommy had not been guilty of such an offence was his responsibility.

-> It was up ..........................of such an offence

to him to prove that he had not been guilty

Greek literature is no exception to the rule that poetry develops before literary prose.(conform)

-> The development of poetry and prose in Greece ...................... literary prose

conforms to the rule that poetry precedes the development of

Even though they spent much time explaining to me, I couldn't make head nor tail of what they are saying

-> Patiently

as they explained to me, I couldn't make head nor tail of what they are saying

I stopped subscribing to the magazine three months later.

-> Not until ............................ my subscription to the magazine

three months did I cancel

Minh's class rarely spends a week at school with nothing to memorize. (HEART)

-> Hardly

a week at school goes by without something for Minh's class to learn by heart.

Luzzy faced up to the hard truth moment the results of the test showed that she had no talent for English. (EARTH)

-> No sooner

had the results of the test showed that Luzzy had no talented for English than she came back down to earth

The rent takes a large bite out of my salary every month. (EATS)

-> Paying the rent really

eats into my salary every month.

The food is not to my liking but I like vibe there. (HOME)

-> ..................... but I like the vibe there.

The food is nothing to write home about

It was no use attributing a false belief to your colleague because she didn't say wrong. (HEIGHT)

-> It was ....................

the height of stupidity to attribute a false belief to your colleague because she didn't say wrong

come back down to earth

return to reality after a period of daydreaming or excitement.

eat into

to use or take away a large part of something valuable, such as money or time

hardly a day/week/month etc goes by without/when

=used to say that something happens almost every day, week etc)

eat into

damage something by eroding or corroding it.

nothing to write home about

not exciting or special:

"I think the whole idea's ridiculous," Vicky said.

-> Vicky dismissed

the whole idea as being ridiculous

Viruses are organisms that are much smaller than bacteria and about which very little is known.

-> Not much ........... than bacteria

is known about viruses, which are much smaller organisms than

For the reasons of hygiene, it's forbidden for the customers to try on the earrings in the jewellery department

-> Because it is not ............ try on the earrings.

hygienic, customers in the jewellery department are not allowed to

I am afraid of water. That is why I never swim in the sea.

-> The reason

why I never swim in the sea is that I am afraid of water.

Marry and Jack have been rumored to be getting married.

-> There

have been rumours/ rumors that Marry and Jack are getting married

Johnathan's family never let their children participate in any activities unless it is under the supervision of an adult. (WATCHED)

-> The only activities in ............... a grown-up

which Jonathan's family allow their children to participate/ take part in are those watched out by

Everybody knows that what he has said is worth thinking about. (FOOD)

-> It is common

knowledge that what he has said is food for thought.

She was in two minds whether to stay with her nasty husband or leave him, take care of her children all alone. (DEVIL)

-> She was caught between the ............. take care of her children all alone

devil and the deep (blue) sea whether to stay with her nasty husband or leave him

Olena pretended to have been busy all day. (GO)

-> Olena acted

as if she had been on the go all day.

My dad began to think clearly after he drank a glass of lemon juice. (SENSES) -> Only when

my dad drank a glass of lemon juice did he come to his senses.

common knowledge

something known by most people

food for thought

something worth thinking seriously about

on the go

very active or busy

When the police asked for more information about the burglary, my cousin appeared quite upset.

-> On ....... seemed quite upset

being asked for more information about the burglar, my cousin

Timmy started to wish, less than two weeks before he took them, that he had done more work for his finals. (FORTNIGHT)

-> It was under ............ having studied sufficiently

a fortnight before his finals/ final exams when Timmy began to regret not

Impressed as my family was by the new Japanese lifestyle restaurant, we found it rather expensive.

-> My family was ....... rather expensive

were (very) impressed by the new Japanese lifestyle restaurant, but found it

Invitations were sent out as soon as the date of the conference was chosen.

-> Barely

had the date of conference been chosen when invitations were sent out

You were not here yesterday, so you don't understand what the teacher is saying at the moment.

-> Had ........... what the teacher is saying at the moment

you gone to class yesterday, you would understand

Vietnamese cooks have put much effort into cooking something new and different. (TRADITION)

-> Vietnamese cooks have gone

great lengths to break with tradition

Millen is always paying too much attention to details that he may spoil the whole project. (TREES)

-> Millen .......... and may spoil the whole project

doesn't see the wood for the trees

Last week, because my son was running fast, he had an accident. (HASTE)

-> On the grounds that

my son was running in haste, he had an accident last week

Having live in HCMC for 5 years, he was so tired of the rat race that he sometimes looked back on beautiful moments. (TOOK)

-> Having live in HCMC for 5 years, he was so tired

of the rat race that she sometimes took a walk down memory lane

We had a flight to London last week, unfortunately, it arrived late. (DOWN)

-> Unluckily,

when we had a flight to London last week, it touched down late

in haste

quickly or hurrying too much, often with a bad result:

touch down

the aircraft lands

take a trip/walk down memory lane

to remember happy times in the past

go to great/ any lengths

to try very hard to achieve something

#to be willing to do something that is extreme= go so far as to do something

break with tradition

a decision not to continue doing something that you or the people in your society or group have done for a long time:

fortnight

a period of two weeks

The practice of this kind of ritual used to be common among these tribes.

-> No .....

longer is this kind of ritual practiced among these tribes

Albert is a complete hypocrite in public he condemns and lectures other people on the environment, yet he drives around a city in a huge car.

-> So ....... around a city in a huge car.

great is Albert's hypocrisy that in public he condemns and lectures other on the environment, while he drives

My family had to go home early from our holiday in Da Nang because of the outbreak of COVID-19.

-> My family had to cut

our holiday in Da Nang short because of the outbreak of COVID-19

During the time Henry studied in HCMC, the person he liked most of all was his literature teacher. (AFFECTION)

-> There's no-one ......... his literature teacher

else (that) Henry had as much affection for as

My 20-year-old son would prefer to staying at home and playing video games rather than going outside with his friends.

-> My 20-year-old son would just

as soon stay at home and play video games as go outside with his friends

I am a bill and account collector so that I have to stand up all day which is very painful to my feet. (MURDER)

-> I am a bill and account collector so that it is

mandatory for me to stand up all day, which is murder on my feet

According to the report of the weather in Australia, this year there has been much less rain than in the previous year. (NEAR)

-> According to the report of the weather in Australia, it hasn't .......

rained nowhere near as much this year as in the previous year

The students in this university often gather at the canteen and gossip about unimportant things. (SHOOT)

-> It is quite ......

common for the students in this university to gather at the canteen and shoot the breeze

My son is my parents' only grandchild so they think very highly of him. (WORLD)

-> My parents have only one grandchild who is my son, so of .....

course they think the world of him

My wining the first prize and a full scholarship surprises my family very much. (AWAY)

-> My family was ....................... a full scholarship

blown away by my winning the first prize and

affection

feel affection for

have an affection for

win someone’s affections

murder on

to be painful or harmful for something

Standing up all day is _____my feet

shoot the breeze

chew the fat

think the world of someone/ something

have a very high regard for

would (just) as soon as

you would prefer to do it rather than something else that is possible

My brother ____ stay at home and play video games ____ go outside with his friends

I cooked two cakes; they are not done yet. (WHICH)

-> I cooked ................

two cakes, neither of which are done

In my bakery, fifty cakes are our machines' limit, then they stop working.

-> Before our machines give ...................

out, they can't make (any) more than fifty cakes

"I was just getting into the shower when the phone rang" my mother said to me

-> My mother told ...............

me she was just getting into the shower when the phone rang

I don't see the point of re-decorating this living room. (MAKE)

-> Re-decorating ..................

this living room doesn't make sense to me

Due to his girlfriend's lack of thoughtfulness, he left her after having dated for a year. (UNTHOUGHTFUL)

-> The fact ....................... after having dated for a year

that his girlfriend is (often) unthoughtful made him leave her

Arguing with the head teacher has considerably reduced my friend's chance of becoming the best student. (DECREASED)

-> The likelihood ...................... with the head teacher

of my friend's becoming the best student has (significantly) decreased because of his argument

My mom passed away when my sister was six so every time she heard her name, she started crying. (DISSOLVED)

-> My mom passed away when my sister was six ....................

so every time she heard her name, she dissolved into tears

On August, 2020, the explosion in Lebanon wreaked havoc on Beirut. (CUT)

-> The explosion in Lebanon .................. on August, 2020

cut a swathe through Beirut

My friends invited me to go to Italy with them, but I don't have enough money. (MADE)

-> I'm ............................. afford to go to Italy with my friends

not made of money so (that) I can't (possibly)

My nephews came to stay with me for a week and they ate all the food in my house. (HOME)

-> My nephews came to stay with me for a week and ................

ate me out of my house and home

give out

machine/ part of your body stops working

complain

to make a piece of information public, especially information that is not true:

make no sense to

not see the point of

eat someone out of house and home

to eat a lot of the food someone has in their house

cut a swathe through

to destroy a large part of something or kill many of a group of people