English Sentence Transformation Practice
- 29. She called twice but got no answer. She called twice without getting an answer.
- 30. Never buy shoes unless you try them on first. Never buy shoes without trying them on first.
- 31. The house is so expensive that I can't afford it. It is such an expensive house that I can't afford it.
- 32. There is no advantage in shouting at him. It's no good shouting at him.
- 33. She plays tennis better than me. I don't play tennis as well as her.
- 34. You can't carry this suitcase because it's too heavy. This suitcase is too heavy for you to carry.
- 35. It is possible that you left your gloves on the bus. You may have left your gloves on the bus.
- 36. I won't tell anybody else about it. I'll tell nobody else.
- 37. "Open the door for me, please, Charles," said Patricia. Patricia asked Charles to open the door for her.
- 38. He ran away at the sight of the policeman. When he saw the policeman, he ran away.
- 39. The rain has spoiled all the flowers. All the flowers have been spoilt by the rain.
- 40. You must be home by eleven o'clock at the latest. You are not allowed to arrive home later than eleven.
- 41. His bell doesn't work. His bell is out of order.
- 42. I shall not go there in any circumstances. In no circumstances will I go.
- 43. As you weren't there by ten o'clock, I left without you. If you had been there by ten o'clock, I wouldn't have left.
- 44. I shan't need to do anything till next week. Nothing will need to be done till next week.
- 45. I'm not impressed by rich people. Rich people don't impress me.
- 46. Do I need to arrive so early? Is it necessary to arrive so early?
- 47. Two new suits are being made for him. He is being made two new suits.
- 50. I smoked when I was young but I don't do it now. I used to smoke when I was young.
- 51. They said, "You must try some of this cake, Jane." They invited Jane to have some cake.
- 52. The shelf was so high that she couldn't reach it. The shelf wasn't low enough for her to reach.
- 53. We enjoyed ourselves although we had no money. In spite of not having money, we enjoyed ourselves.
- 54. He failed the exam because he was so lazy. Because of being so lazy, he failed the exam.
- 55. Never buy shoes unless you try them on first. Never buy shoes without trying them on first.
- 56. My wife has cleaned the house and cooked the dinner too. As well as cleaning the house, my wife cooked the dinner.
- 57. I have never seen such awful people as when I was in London. Never have I seen such awful people.
