English Grammar Sentence Transformation Exercises

Basic Level (BS)

Exercise Set O1

1. This is the least comfortable car I’ve ever driven.
2. Unless you drive (more) slowly, he will not go with you.
3. Despite (her) being a good lawyer, she doesn’t always win her cases.
4. Claudia is likely to know the right answer.
5. I’d rather you didn’t touch my laptop.
6. You will be taken to the train station in a fancy car.

Exercise Set O2

7. It was such a cold evening that we decided to stay indoors.
8. I would like to know what time the next bus to York is.
9. I gave her a watch which stopped working two days later.
10. His mother warned Peter not to leave the door unlocked.
11. By the time we get to the theatre, the play will have (already) begun.
12. My sister used to eat a lot of sweets when she was a child.

Standard Level (S)

Exercise Set O1

1. This road is not wide enough for trucks.
2. My brother isn’t (very) keen on vegetables.
3. They (will) have to wear uniforms until they finish primary school.
4. Olivia is going to get her hair cut by John next week.
5. James can neither sing nor play the guitar very well.
6. She shouldn’t have shown up at the funeral.

Exercise Set O2

7. I am looking forward to seeing you at Sheila’s wedding.
8. He asked me where I had bought my vintage shirt.
9. How long has Peter been learning Japanese?
10. Pandora is the shop where Isabel found her new pair of earrings.
11. We wouldn’t have been really hungry if we had had lunch before the class.
12. I wish I had more free time to hang out with my friends.

Mid-Standard Level (MS)

Exercise Set O1

1. If only you wouldn’t speak to your classmates like that.
2. Sheryl doesn’t run as fast as Carol.
3. If Rose had a less demanding job, she could travel more.
4. Although it was raining, they went to the concert.
5. Recording TikTok videos at school is forbidden.
6. Paul said that Mike couldn’t pay him back because he had forgotten his wallet at home.

Exercise Set O2

7. The musical is being promoted (by producers) all over the country.
8. No matter how much he trains, he never loses weight.
9. How much does that blue cardigan cost?
10. NewFace is a treatment which reduces wrinkles in two weeks.
11. I am not very interested in abstract art.
12. It’s been ages since I (last) had a Japanese meal.