sentence transformation

1. This liver condition is common among those who drink a lot. (COMMON)

This liver condition is common among heavy drinkers.

2. "I think the whole idea is ridiculous," he said. (DISMISS)

He dismissed the whole idea as being ridiculous.

3. He threatened the officers with violence. (THREAT)

He made threats of violence against the officers.

4. It shouldn't have surprised me that my children didn't like the new, cheaper ice-cream. (HAVE)

I might have known my children would not like the new, cheaper ice-cream.

5. Her lateness made the boss angry. (BANANAS)

It was because she went bananas that the boss went bananas.

6. She wore headphones in order not to disturb anyone. (LEST)

She wore headphones lest she disturb anyone.

7. She is not good at arranging flower. (FLAIR)

She doesn't have much at a flair for arranging flowers.

8. Bill changed his way when he came out of prison. (LEAF)

Bill has turned over a new leaf when he came out of prison.

9. You must not, I repeat not, open this box until Christmas day. (TO)

Under no circumstances is this box to be opened until Christmas day.

10. Her early success has made her conceited. (HEAD)

Her early success has gone to her head.

11. If you changed your mind, you'd be welcome to join our staff. (WERE)

Were you to change your mind, you'd be welcome to take you on staff.

12. Sorry, you can't do whatever you want. (PICK)

Sorry, you are not in the position to pick and choose.

13. This vase seems too big for this small table. (PROPORTION)

This vase looks out of proportion for this small table.

14. A lot of awards on his walls point to his great success. (TESTIMONY)

The numerous awards on his wall bear testimony to his great success.

15. Concerns about jobs and public safety are more important than other issues. (SEAT)

Other issues have to take a back seat to concerns about jobs and public safety.

16. Your license may be suspended if you refuse to take the breathalyzer. (AND)

Refusal to take the breathalyzer may lead to your license being suspended.

17. Venezuelan mourners queued for hours to attend the funeral of the country's late leader, Hugo Chávez. (TRIBUTE)

Venezuelan mourners lined up for hours to pay tribute to their late leader.

18. A lot of good men have been destroyed by drink. (MANY)

Many a good man has been destroyed by drinks.

19. She was embarrassed when she realized that everyone was listening to her singing. (MUCH)

Much to her embarrassment, she realized that everyone was listening to her singing.

20. Nobody knows what caused the collapse of the building. (UNKNOWN)

It's unknown what caused the collapse of the building.

21. We aren't willing to support the strike, we don't approve of it. (FAR)

Far from being willing to support the strike, we don't approve of it.

22. His mood began to improve as soon as he drank a glass of wine. (SCARCELY)

Scarcely had he drunk a glass of wine when his mood began to improve.

23. Were Mike not so affluent a man, Ann wouldn't be dating him. (BUT)

But for his being an affluent man, Ann wouldn't be dating him.

24. Apart from a few minor mistakes, you did a good job on the whole. (BRING / BY AND LARGE)

By and large you did a good job apart from a few minor mistakes.

25. I expected the book to be far better because it had been written by such a good novelist. (SHORT)

The book fell short of my expectation although it was written by such a good novelist.

26. She was concentrating so hard on her work that she didn't notice when I came in. (WRAPPED)

She was so wrapped up in her work that she didn't notice when I came in.

27. Diane finds that creating things stops her from thinking about her work. (MIND)

Diane finds that being creative takes her mind off her work.

28. The manager praised one particular player. (SINGLED)

One particular player was singled out for praise by the manager.

29. He is said to be a good pianist. (REPUTATION)

He has a reputation for being a good pianist.

30. I have a little confidence that he will be able to do the job. (DOUBTS)

I have serious doubts about his ability to do the job.

31. I agreed to do the work because I understood that I would be paid for it. (UNDERSTANDING)

My understanding when I agreed to do the work was that I would be paid for it.

32. I left without saying goodbye since I didn't want to disturb her. (RATHER)

Rather than disturbing her I left without saying goodbye for it.

33. Those of us at the back couldn't hear most of the play. (INAUDIBLE)

Most of the play was inaudible to those of us in the back.

34. Sean did all the illustrations for the book but no one acknowledged his work. (CREDIT)

Sean wasn't given any credit for doing all the illustrations.

35. Having finished your studies, you must decide what to do next. (FUTURE)

We must decide upon your future now that you've finished your studies.

36. We didn't phone you in case we woke you up. (SO)

We didn't phone you so as not to wake you up.

37. Only Martha survived in the crash. (SOLE)

Martha was the sole survivor of the crash.

38. The police had to let the suspect go because new evidence was produced. (LIGHT)

New evidence was brought to light, so the police had to let the suspect go.

39. Don't let her relaxed manner deceive you; she is an extremely shrewd woman. (TAKEN)

Don't be taken in, she is an extremely shrewd woman.

40. Every possible effort was made by the orphanage to find the boy's parents. (STONE)

The orphanage left no stone unturned in its effort to find the boy's parents.

41. I feel that I don't fit in with the people in the office. (FISH)

I feel like a fish out of water in the new office.

42. The two children began to argue fiercely about who had damaged the bicycle. (BROKE)

A fierce argument broke out between the two children about who had damaged the bicycle.

43. Despite all their efforts, they could not get the old car to start. (MATTER)

No matter how hard they tried, they could not get the old car to start.

44. It is important to be well prepared for an interview because if you make a mistake, you may not get the job. (COST)

A mistake in an interview may cost you a job if you are ill-prepared.

45. "Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house." She said. (REFUSED)

She flatly refused to sleep in that haunted house.

46. The news that the Prime minister had resigned came as a great shock to everyone. (ABACK)

Everyone was taken aback when they heard that the Prime minister had resigned.

47. A computer breakdown was blamed for the delayed dispatch of the brochures. (REASON)

A computer breakdown was given as a reason for the delay in dispatching the brochures.

48. It would be much better for you to ask someone who really knows about the law. (BETTER)

You'd be better off asking someone who really knows about the law.

49. When I made my suggestion, he laughed. (RECEPTION)

He greeted my suggestion with a laugh.

50. She didn't know about it until her family had reported her missing. (UNBEKNOWN)

Unbeknown to her, her family had reported her missing.

51. Why is it so funny that I want to learn the saxophone? (FUNNY)

What's so funny about my wanting to learn saxophone?

52. Considering how young he is, he has achieved a lot. (MIND)

If you bear his young age in mind, he has achieved a lot.

53. Jane enjoys looking after young children very much. (KICK)

Jane gets a kick out of looking after young children.

54. By the beginning of the next century, we will have used up all fossil fuels. (OUT)

By the beginning of the next century, all fossil fuels will have run out.

55. She gets bored quickly at parties because there is so much trivial conversation. (SMALL)

Too much small talk is the reason why she gets bored quickly at parties.

56. Your excuses are beginning to sound unconvincing to me. (THIN)

Your excuses are wearing thin as far as I'm concerned.

57. You can rely on Kate to always say exactly what she thinks. (COUNT)

You can count on Kate to always speak her mind.

58. Can the conflict be only solved by force? (THAN)

Isn't there any other way of solving the conflict other than by force?

59. We hadn't been told about the removal until last Friday. (NOT)

It was not until last Friday that we were told about the removal.

60. The inspector showed us four potential health hazards. (FOUR)

The inspector drew our attention to four potential health hazards.

61. He would do almost anything to win the girl's hand. (LENGTHS)

He would go to any lengths to win the girl's hand.

62. I think these tools may prove useful. (COME)

I think these tools may come in handy.

63. Since their father's death, they had serious financial problems. (STRAITS)

Since their father's death, they had been in dire straits.

64. Jane is very likely to be promoted. (STANDS)

Jane stands a good chance of being promoted.

65. I advises you to stop smoking cigarettes. (SHOES)

If I were in your shoes, I would have stopped smoking cigarettes.

66. John has taken it upon himself to look after the baby tomorrow. (COMMITTED)

John has committed himself to looking after the baby tomorrow.

67. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission. (WITHOUT)

Without absolute secrecy, the mission wouldn't have been successful.

68. Further progress was impossible because of the floods. (MADE)

The floods made further progress impossible.

69. The hurricane blew the roof off the house. (HAD)

The house had its roof blown off by the hurricane.

70. You must never mention this to him. (MUST)

Under no circumstances are you to mention this to him.

71. I found his account of the accident was confusing. (WAS)

I was confused by his account of the accident.

72. That's the second time this year that Susan refused to marry him. (DOWN)

That's the second time this year that Susan turned him down.

73. Your examination result will determine whether or not you get into university. (ON)

Whether or not you get into university depends on your examination result.

74. She has become a famous novelist. (NAME)

She has made a name for herself as a novelist.

75. He often gets ill at this time of the year. (PRONE)

He is prone to getting ill at this time of the year.

76. I'm not normally keen on cycling at the weekend. (INTERESTED)

I'm not normally interested in cycling at the weekend.

77. Buying new clothes is something that I almost never make the effort to do. (BOTHER)

I almost never bother to buy new clothes.

78. There is nobody in this office that will offer a different opinion to the one I gave you. (WHOEVER)

Whoever you ask in this office will offer the same opinion to the one I gave you.

79. "Without the rapid growth in population, there would be fewer food shortages." (BLAMES)

He blames the food shortages on the rapid growth in population.

80. I didn't realize how much he was influenced by his brother. (EXTENT)

I didn't realize the extent to which he was influenced by his brother.

81. Not a word came out of her mouth. (LOST)

She was lost for words.

82. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed. (LEAF)

If you want to succeed, you will have to turn over a new leaf / Your attitude will have to change.

83. That hotel is a bit too expensive for us. I am afraid. (MEANS)

That hotel is a bit beyond our means, I am afraid.

84. We had to return home because we had no money left. (RUN)

We had run out of money, so we had to return home.

85. I don't think it was reasonable of you to complain so much about the service. (MAKE)

I don't think it made sense that you to complain so much about the service.

86. Robert was offended when he was left out of the team. (EXCEPTION)

Robert took exception to being left out of the team.

87. She began to suffer from irrational fears. (PREY)

She fell prey to irrational fears.

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

Our company has a monopoly on importing these chemicals.

89. The final version of the plan was quite different from the initial draft. (RESEMBLANCE)

The final version of the plan bore little resemblance to the initial draft.

90. Don't tell your colleagues anything about this. (BREATHE)

Don't breathe a word of this to your colleagues.

91. There was nothing we could do to stop him. (POWERLESS)

We were powerless to stop him.

92. Experts say that the fall in the birth rate between 1964 and 1977 caused the drop the number of school leavers. (SAID)

The drop in the number of school leavers is said by experts to have been caused by the fall in the birth rate between 1964 and 1977.

93. The boy became so confused and worried that he left home. (BY)

So confused and worried did the boy become that he left home.

94. I'm on the tenth page of the report I am writing. (WRITTEN)

So far I have written ten pages of the report.

95. On receipt of your cheque, we shall send the goods to you. (SOON)

As soon as we receive your cheque, we shall send the goods to you.

96. These new machines have put an end to queuing. (BEFORE)

Before these new machines were introduced, people had to queue.

1. I had to clear the spare room before I could start decorating. (CLEARED)

Only when I had cleared the spare room could I start decorating.

2. Buying a plane ticket at the last minute isn't often possible. (POSSIBLE)

Rarely is it possible to buy a plane ticket at the last minute.

3. He didn't ask her anything about her study. (QUESTION)

Not a single question did he ask her about her study.