KEYWORD TRANSFORMATIONS 5

Unit 5: The consumer society

1. I am sorry I didn’t ring you earlier to say I am late.

He apologised ____________________________________________ me earlier to say he was late.

2. Although she is broke, she goes shopping a few times a week.

Broke ______________________________________, she goes shopping a few times a week.

3. He never told his parents how much money he spent on booze in Sydney.

He kept his parents  ___________________________________________ the amount of money he spent on booze in Sydney.

4. I didn’t realise how much my peers influenced my dress sense.

 I didn’t realise the extent ________________________________________ influenced by my peers.

5. They are about to open a new self-service canteen near my office.

They are on the ___________________________________________ a new self-service canteen near my office.

6        It was wrong of you to skip breakfast so as to save money for your shoes.

You oughtn’t ___________________________________________ breakfast so as to save money for your shoes.

7        Much to my surprise, her room was, in fact, full of white elephants.

I was taken ___________________________________________that her room was full of white elephants.

8        She is likely to run out of money before the end of the course.

By the time ___________________________________________ run out of money.

9        The suitcase was extremely heavy but he managed to lift it easily.

 Despite ______________________________________ he managed to lift it easily.

10    Loud background music in bars and pubs is not possible for me to tolerate.

I find ___________________________________________ loud background music in bars and pubs.

11. It’s a pity that the shopkeeper gave us the impression that the dress was the cheapest.

If only the shopkeeper ___________________________________________________________ to believe that the dress was the cheapest.

12. Leona prefers shopping at second-hand stores to buying brand-new clothes.

Leona would sooner _________________________________________________brand-new clothes.

13. It is high time we cut down on spending in this financial crisis.

I suggest we ________________________________________________________ belt in this financial crisis.