SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (SET 49)

1. Any correspondence from the Canberra office must be dealt with before other matters. (PRIORITY) => _________________________________________________.

ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE CANBERRA OFFICE MUST TAKE PRIORITY / BE GIVEN PRIORITY OVER OTHER MATTERS.

2. I advise you not to believe what you read in the papers about me. (RELIANCE) => _________________________________________________.

I ADVISE YOU NOT TO PLACE ANY RELIANCE ON WHAT YOU READ IN THE PAPERS ABOUT ME.

3. “I don’t mind where the money goes as long as the people are the real beneficiaries”. (MATTER) => _________________________________________________.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THE MONEY GOES AS LONG AS THE PEOPLE ARE REAL BENEFICIARIES.

4. Critics are hoping the new director can bring some positive changes into the French film industry. (BREATH) => _________________________________________________.

CRITICS ARE HOPING THE NEW DIRECTOR CAN BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO THE FRENCH FILM INDUSTRY.

5. The terrorists attack on the Capital Trade Center was very much like the 11-9 attack on the WTO building. (CARBON) => _________________________________________________.

THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL TRADE CENTRE WAS A CARBON COPY OF THE 11-9 ATTACK ON THE WTO BUILDING.

6. It is very difficult to give the exact value of a table like this, but it’s probably worth about $5000. (FIGURE) => _________________________________________________.

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT A FIGURE / GIVE AN EXACT FIGURE ON A TABLE LIKE THIS, BUT IT'S PROBABLY WORTH ABOUT $5000.

7. Five boys on a motorbike at the speed of 60mph is very likely to end up in hospital. (RECIPE) => _________________________________________________.

FIVE BOYS ON A MOTORBIKE AT THE SPEED OF 60MPH IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.

8. Detectives had stopped working on the Hornsey murders case three years previously. (BOOK) => _________________________________________________.

DETECTIVES HAD CLOSED THE BOOK ON THE HORNSEY MURDER CASE THREE YEARS PREVIOUSLY.

9. He is very good at cooking spaghetti. (DAB) => _________________________________________________.

HE IS A DAB HAND AT COOKING SPAGHETTI.

10. We all want to make him realize that he is not as important as he thinks. (SIZE) => _________________________________________________.

WE ALL WANT TO CUT HIM DOWN TO SIZE.

11. He really disappointed me when breaking the promise to help me out. (TEETH) => _________________________________________________.

HE REALLY KICKED ME IN THE TEETH WHEN BREAKING THE PROMISE TO HELP ME OUT.

12. He died, having nothing of his own. (NAME) => _________________________________________________.

HE DIED WITH NOTHING TO HIS NAME / HAVING NOTHING TO HIS NAME / WITHOUT ANYTHING TO HIS NAME.

13. Have a look at this picture. It may help you to remember something. (JOG) => _________________________________________________.

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE. IT MAY HELP TO JOG YOUR MEMORY.

14. Motorists are jamming the streets as they slow down to see the wall paintings. (HOLD UPS) => _________________________________________________.

MOTORISTS ARE CAUSING HOLD UPS AS THEY SLOW DOWN TO SEE THE WALL PAINTINGS.

15. He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME) => _________________________________________________.

HE IS MAKING QUITE A NAME FOR HIMSELF AS AN INTERVIEWER.

16. Social scientists find it hard to accept that the fall in the birth rate is responsible for the old age of our society. (RESISTANCE) => _________________________________________________.

THERE IS RESISTANCE AMONG SOCIAL SCIENTISTS TO THE IDEA THAT THE FALL IN THE BIRTH RATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OLD AGE OF OUR SOCIETY.

17. Every possible effort was made by the orphanage to find the boy’s parents. (STONE) => _________________________________________________.

THE ORPHANAGE LEFT NO STONE UNTURNED IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO FIND THE BOY'S PARENTS.

18. The minister gave no precise figures about the casualties. (GO INTO) => _________________________________________________.

THE MINISTER DIDN'T GO INTO DETAILS ABOUT THE CASUALTIES.

19. The new musical has delighted theatre audiences throughout the country. (STORM) => _________________________________________________.

THE NEW MUSICAL HAS TAKEN THEATRE AUDIENCES BY STORM.

20. They’ve been arguing about the motorway extension for years. (BONE) => _________________________________________________.

THE PROPOSED MOTORWAY EXTENSION HAS BEEN A BONE OF CONTENTION FOR YEARS.

21. My father doesn’t approve of my borrowing so much money from a person like John. (VIEW) => _________________________________________________.

MY FATHER TAKES A DIM VIEW OF MY BORROWING SO MUCH MONEY FROM A PERSON LIKE JOHN.

23. You look as if something unpleasant has happened to you. (WARS) => _________________________________________________.

YOU LOOK AS IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE WARS.

24. It’s brilliant film. – I laughed uncontrollably all through the way. (HEAD) => _________________________________________________.

IT'S A BRILLIANT FILM - I LAUGHED MY HEAD OFF ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

25. She finds grammar exercises extremely boring. (STIFF) => _________________________________________________.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES BORE ME STIFF.