SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (SET 47)

1. I don’t think the television’s likely to blow up at any minute. (LIKELIHOOD) => _________________________________________________.

THERE IS LITTLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TELEVISION WILL BLOW UP AT ANY TIME.

2. This car only cost me five hundred pounds. (PICKED) => _________________________________________________.

I PICKED THIS CAR UP FOR ONLY FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS.

3. Someone paid five thousands pounds for the painting. (WENT) => _________________________________________________.

THE PAINTING WENT FOR FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS.

4. We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year. (EVEN) => _________________________________________________.

WE HAVE BROKEN EVEN THIS YEAR.

5. In 1967 programs began to be transmitted in colours. (ADVENT) => _________________________________________________.

1967 SAW THE ADVENT OF THE TRANSMISSION OF PROGRAMS IN COLOR.

6. I find Harold’s behavior quite incomprehensible. (LOSS) => _________________________________________________.

I FIND MYSELF AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND / COMPREHEND HAROLD'S BEHAVIOR.

7. The severity of the punishment bore no relation to the seriousness of the crime. (PROPORTION) => _________________________________________________.

THE PUNISHMENT WAS OUT OF PROPORTION TO THE CRIME.

8. I’m afraid our problems are just beginning. (ICEBERG) => _________________________________________________.

THESE PROBLEMS OF OURS ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

9. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football. (SHOULDERS) => _________________________________________________.

IN THE AREA, THAILAND IS HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE ALL OTHER COUNTRIES IN FOOTBALL.

10. Thomas was not given details of the company’s new project. (DARK) => _________________________________________________.

THOMAS WAS KEPT IN THE DARK ABOUT THE COMPANY'S NEW PROJECTS.

11. I was too scared to tell him what I really thought. (LACKED) => _________________________________________________.

I LACKED THE COURAGE TO TELL HIM WHAT I REALLY THOUGHT.

12. The police ended the fighting between the two gangs by arresting the leaders. (STOP) => _________________________________________________.

THE POLICE PUT A STOP TO THE FIGHTING BETWEEN THE TWO GANGS BY ARRESTING THE LEADERS.

13. Travelling alone is not just a matter of taking a good guidebook with you. (MORE) => _________________________________________________.

THERE IS MORE TO TRAVELLING ALONE THAN TAKING A GOOD GUIDE BOOK WITH YOU.

14. The way he took everything she did for granted really annoyed her. (BACK) => _________________________________________________.

THE WAY HE TOOK EVERYTHING SHE DID FOR GRANTED REALLY PUT HER BACK UP.

15. She was so anxious while the results were read out. (BREATH) => _________________________________________________.

SHE HELD HER BREATH WHILE THE RESULTS WERE READ OUT.

16. The house shouldn’t be left unlocked for any reason. (ACCOUNT) => _________________________________________________.

ON NO ACCOUNT / NOT ON ANY ACCOUNT SHOULD THE HOUSE BE LEFT UNLOCKED.

17. A huge investment has been put into the field of solar-electricity. (INVEST) => _________________________________________________.

THEY INVEST A BIG FUND / SUM OF MONEY INTO THE FIELD OF SOLAR-ELECTRICITY.

18. Alice was not a confident person, and that was why she was so shy. (DUE) => _________________________________________________.

ALICE'S SHYNESS WAS DUE TO HER LACK OF CONFIDENCE.

19. When I started work, I was so inexperienced that I couldn’t send a fax. (CLUE) => _________________________________________________.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY CLUE ABOUT HOW TO SEND A FAX WHEN I STARTED WORK.

20. What you have been saying is quite irrelevant. (BESIDE) => _________________________________________________.

WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN SAYING IS BESIDE THE POINT.

21. Please stop criticizing everybody! (DOWN) => _________________________________________________.

PLEASE STOP RUNNING EVERYBODY DOWN.

22. We don’t expect that the missing climbers have survived. (HOLD) => _________________________________________________.

WE DON'T HOLD OUT MUCH HOPE FOR THE MISSING CLIMBERS.

23. Helen’s report is rather unclear in places. (LACKING) => _________________________________________________.

HELEN'S REPORT SEEMS TO BE LACKING IN CLARITY IN PLACES.

24. Everybody in the audience stood to applaud the actor’s performance. (STANDING) => _________________________________________________.

THE ACTOR WAS GIVEN A STANDING OVATION FOR HIS PERFORMANCE.

25. Taxpayers had to pay the cost of the privatization plan. (FOOT) => _________________________________________________.

TAXPAYERS HAD TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THE PRIVATIZATION PLAN.