Saturday, 22 December 2012

KEYWORD TRANSFORMATIONS 6


Unit 6: Putting your message across
  1. Jane was coming this evening but she has apparently changed her mind.
Jane seems to ____________________________________________ coming this evening.
  1. The phone stopped ringing the moment I got downstairs.
No sooner ______________________________________ the phone stopped ringing.
  1. He is determined to work as a telemarketer for a few more years.
He has no ___________________________________________ as a telemarketer for a few more years.
  1. He was very sorry he was out of touch with her for such a long while.
He greatly ________________________________________ her for such a long while..
5. His disabilities did not prevent him from sailing around the globe.
Despite the fact ___________________________________________to sail across the globe.
6        She agreed to go out to dinner with him because she assumed he was not married.
Had she known he was married, ___________________________________________ out with him.
7        The police let him leave after they questioned him.
He was  ___________________________________________ questioned by the police.
8        The music teacher managed to make the whole class sing in tune.
The music teacher  ___________________________________________ the whole class sing in tune.
9. They only found out who Peter was when he died.
 It was ______________________________________ found out who he was.
10. I didn’t know what to say.
I ___________________________________________ words.
11. The press seem to have found out about the MP’s indiscretions.
The press seem to have ___________________________________________  of the MP’s indiscretions.
12. They arrived at the station with only a minute to spare.
They arrived at the station in _________________________________________________ time.
13. He was beginning to change his mind about buying the iPhone 5.
He was beginning to have ____________________________________________ buying the iPhone 5.
14. I enjoy being the boss of a small company.
I enjoy being a big _________________________________________ pond.

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