English Grammar Transformation Exercises
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1. Modal Verbs
Original: Smoking is forbidden in most restaurants.
Transformation: You mustn't smoke in most restaurants.
2. Passive Voice
Original: The shop assistant didn't give us the ticket.
Transformation: We weren't given the ticket by the shop assistant.
3. Comparatives
Original: Al swims faster than Peter.
Transformation 1: Peter swims slower than Al.
Transformation 2: Peter doesn't swim as fast as Al.
4. Verbal Tenses
Original: I saw Frank two months ago.
Transformation: I haven't seen Frank for two months.
5. Gerund/Infinitive
Original: He forgot to phone his wife yesterday.
Transformation: He didn't remember phoning his wife yesterday.
6. Have sth. Done
Original: They are servicing my new car next week.
Transformation: I am having my new car serviced next week.
7. Conditionals
Original: If we don't meet this month, it will be too late.
Transformation: Unless we meet this month, it will be too late.
8. Reported Speech
Original: The trainer said: "Molly, come back to the team!"
Transformation: The trainer told her to come back to the team.
9. Question Formation
Original: Ben drives 200 miles every day.
Transformation: Who drives 200 miles every day?
10. Reported Speech
Original: "Where did the robbery take place?" he asked.
Transformation: He asked where the robbery took place.
11. Passive Voice
Original: Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.
Transformation: Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Fleming.
12. Modal Verbs
Original: You can't have a bicycle.
Transformation: You are not allowed to have a bicycle.
13. Conditionals
Original: I don't know her address, so I can't write to her.
Transformation 1: If I knew her address, I would be able to write to her.
Transformation 2: If I knew her address, I could write to her.
14. There is/are
Original: A new magazine is on the hall table.
Transformation: There is a new magazine on the hall table.
15. Question Formation
Original: John lives next door.
Transformation: Who lives next door?
16. Reported Speech
Original: "Where are your brothers, Sheila?"
Transformation: She asked Sheila where her brothers were.
17. Modal Verbs
Original: Perhaps they only open the museum in the morning.
Transformation: They may only open the museum in the morning.
18. Comparatives
Original: The meat was better than the fish.
Transformation 1: The fish was worse than the meat.
Transformation 2: The fish wasn't as good as the meat.
19. Passive Voice
Original: You can make green paint by mixing blue and yellow.
Transformation: Green paint can be made by mixing blue and yellow.
20. Verbal Tenses
Original: I have been playing the piano for twenty years.
Transformation: I started playing the piano twenty years ago.
21. Question Formation
Original: I have English classes three times a week.
Transformation: How often do you have English classes?
22. Relative Clauses
Original: Sharon is going to marry a man. He is Eric's brother.
Transformation: The man whom Sharon is going to marry is Eric's brother.
23. Reported Speech
Original: "Why don't we have dinner out tonight?" said Martin.
Transformation: Martin suggested having dinner out that night.
24. Conditionals
Original: I didn't open the door because I didn't know it was you.
Transformation: If I had known it was you, I would have opened the door.
25. Modal Verbs
Original: If you want my advice, go to the dentist!
Transformation: You should go to the dentist.
26. Gerund/Infinitive
Original: I forgot to post the letter.
Transformation: I didn't remember posting the letter.