1000 Sentence Transformation #1

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You won’t find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. Brown

→ Nowhere

Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. Brown.

I wrote this book because i want to help students with their writing

(VIEW)

I wrote this book ==in view of helping== the students with their writing

It rained torrentially all day yesterday, which really depressed me (GOT)

It rained torrentially all day which really ==got me down==

Strangers are not to be let in (ACCOUNT)

==On no account== should strangers be let in

Send me a postcard as soon as you arrive

Send me a postcard the minute that you arrive

If you ask me well in advance, I’ll be willing to work over time

==Provided== you asked me well in advance, I’ll be willing to work over time

They continued to say that i was to blame

They ==persisted in saying== that I was to blame

I am terribly sorry; I thought you were a friend of Anna’s

I ==mistook you for== a friend of Anna, I am really sorry

I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course

I ==took it for granted== that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course

(UPKEEP) It’s becoming extremely expensive to maintain the museum

The upkeep of the museum is becoming extrememly expensive

I admitted it was my fault for burning the toast (BLAME)

I admitted that i ==was to blame== for burning the toast

What finally ended the dispute was the fact that the union agreed to go to arbitration (AGREEMENT)

What finally ended the dispute was the union’s agreement on going to the arbitration

We couldn’t find the cat

The cat was nowhere to be found

There weren’t nearly as many people there are as I had expected

There were far fewer people than I had expected

How do you think the present negotiations will turn out ? (OUTCOME)

What do you think the outcome of this present negotiations will turn out?

I was mystified by the whole thing (baffling)

I found the whole thing baffling.

She apologized for having to go so early and left (APOLOGIES)

She made apologies for having to go so early and left

I was told the film would be very good (LED)

I was led to believe that the film would be very good

I think the whole idea’s ridiculou,” he said

He dismissed the whole idea as being ridiculous

We had planned to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning

We were planning to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning

Something told me to say exactly what I thought, but I dind’t (SORELY)

I was ==sorely tempted== to say exactly what I thought, but it didn’t

Gerald never had enough to live on until he married that rich businesswoman (SHORT)

Gerald was ==short of money== until he married that rich businesswoman

The president arranged for me to use his chauffeur-driven car whenever I liked

The president ==put/placed== his chauffeur -driven car ==at my disposal==

My cat has lost its appetite (OFF)

My cat has ==gone off l==iking his food

The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car (GETAWAY)

The bank robbers ==made their getaway== in a stolen car

You’re under no obligation to accept their offer

==You can please about whether you accept their offer or not==

The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect

But for his ==command== of local dialect, we could have gone to prison

The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic

The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic

People don’t want to buy cars with large engines anymore (CALL)

There ==isn’t much call== for car with large engines

Twenty years ago this regiion produced twice as much coal as it does now.

Coal production in this region has ==halved== in twenty years ago

The project received unanimous approval of the comittee (FAVOUR)

The committee was /were ==in favour of== the project

Scientiests say forests are being destroyed by air pollution (BLAME)

Scientists blame air pollution for the destruction of forests

His reactions are quite unpredictable (KNOWS)

Nobody knows how he may react

Jenny didn’t feel like going to the party (MOOD)

Jenny was not ==in the mood for== going to the party

It is said that he has been to prison several times (REPUTED)

He was r==eputed to have been t==o prison

(DISAPPROVAL ) Local residents said they were against the new traffic scheme

Local residents ==expressed their disapproval== of the new traffic scheme

“If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team,” said the manager

The manager threatened not to select Brian if he did not train harder

There aren’t many other books which explain this problem so well

==In few== = no other books can explain this problem so well

Verry littl money was raised by the charity appeal (RESPONSE)

There was very little response to the charity appeal

Ours is the only company allowed to import these chemicals (MONOPOLY)

Our company ==have a monopoly of== importing these chemicals

The coach’s tactucs were directly responsible for the team’s defeat (CONSEQUENCES)

The team’s defeat was the direct consequence of the coach’s tactics

The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident (PROMPT)

The ==prompt action== of the policeman averted an accident

“Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said

She flatly refused to sleep in that haunted house

The Committee said they liked the first proposal best (PREFERENCE)

They Committe ==expressed a preference== for the first proposal

I really must answer all these letters (GET DOWN)

I really must ==get down to== answering all these letters

In a nutshell, the man’s idiot (BLUNTLY)

To ==put it bluntly,== the man’s idiot

We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful

==Much to our regre==t, we have to __________________

He knows really everything there is to know about whales

There’s ==hardly anything== that he doensn’t know about whales

They’ve always been allowed to do what they want (FREEDOM)

They’ve always been ==allowed freedom== to do what they want.

A house in that district will cost you at least 100,000$

You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for less than 100,000 $

He talked about nothing except the weather (SOLE)

His sole subject/ topic of conversation was the weather.

It is stupid of you to refuse Richard’s offer of a loan (IDIOT)

You are an idiot to refuse Richard's offer of a loan

The company has decided to replace this model (INTENTION)

The company has the intention of replacing this model

Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill

No sooner had the new editor was appointed to the post than she fell ill

My boss works better when he’s pressed for time

The less time my boss has, the better he works

Their problems are all self-inflicted (MAKING)

Their problems are all of their making

The travel agent was able to offer a 50% reduction on holdiays to the Costa Brava (HALF)

The travel agent was able to offer half price holidays to the Costa Brava

If you takie that job, you’ll have to get up at 6 a.m every morning (MEAN)

Taking that job will mean that you have to get up at 6 a.m every morning

The only thing they could do was to look for a new flat (ALTERNATIVE)

They had no alternative but to look for a new flat

Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking

Mrs. Scott ==prides herself on== her cooking

Some people say that Tsiolkovsky invented the space rocket (CREDITED)

T is ==credited== with the invention of the space rocket

Some people will do anything to lose weights (LENGTHS)

Some people will ==go to great/any lengths== to lose weight

Several members of the comittee said they were worried about the chairman’s proposals (CONCERN)

Several members of the committee ==expressed their concern== about the chairman’s proposals

The river Volta overflowed last year (BURST)

The river Volta ==burst its bank==

Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him

Despite his ==superior strength,== Jimmy’s attacker soon overpowered him

What a surprise to see you here

==Fancy seeing you here==

John ==inflated== the tyres of his bicycle (BLEW)

John blew up the tyres of his bicycle

Before we came here he worked for mr. Smith

Before he came here, his previous boss/ emploer was Mr. Smith

He speaks German extremely well (COMMAND)

He has a excellent ==command of German==

His criticisms are quite ==unfair== (JUSTIFICATION)

==There is no justification== for his criticisms

I can’t understand why they are reluctant to sign the contract (BAFFLED)

I am baffled by their reluctance to sign the contract

I always find chess problems lite that quite impossible (DEFEAT)

Chess problems like that defeat me

I can’t afford a new dress, that old blue one will have to do (MAKE)

I can’t afford a new dress, I will have to make do with that old blue

You can’t possibly expect me to have supper ready by 8 o’clock (QUESTION)

There is no question of supper being ready by 8 o’clock

It is my opinion that there is no advantage in further discussion (SEE)

As far as I can see, there is no advantage in further discussion

Please excuse Jane’s poor typing, she’s only been learning for a month (ALLOWANCES)

Please make allowances for Jane’s poor typing, she’s only been learning for a month

You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar

There is no limit to how much you yeat at the new lunch-bar

She wore a hearing aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well

She wasn’t so deaf/ hard of hearing that she couldn’t hear the phone ring perfectly well

This contract is not binding until we both sign it (BOUND)

Neither of us is bound by this contract until we both sign it

The Yeti has rarely been seen at this altitude

There have been very few sights of the Yeti at this altitude

It’s not certain that Jones will get the job

It is ==open to doubt/ question== wheter Jones will get the job or not