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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
2000 – 2001
The shoes were too small for her to wear.
The shoes were not
This motorbike is cheaper than I thought I would be.
This motorbike is not
Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday.
Sue is looking
I can hardly keep my eyes open.
Hardly
I drank such a lot of coffee that I couldn’t get to sleep.
I drank so
They couldn’t do anything to stop it.
Nothing
She can’t sing as well as she used to.
She used

2001 – 2002
The table was so heavy that we couldn’t move it.
The table was too
My brother can’t run as fast as he used to.
My brother used
We had to wait for so long that we got fed up and left.
We had to wait for such
I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.
I really wish
I shut the door, but right after that I realized I’d left the key inside.
No sooner
It isn’t necessary to finish your work today.
You don’t
The car belongs to Mrs. Edwards.
Mrs. Edwards is the
I was so tired that I don’t feel like eating.
So tired

2002 – 2003
I’m not rich enough to live in such a noise.
I’m too
I will not come if his friend does not invite me.
Unless
You have to pay a lot for this motorbike.
This motorbike
You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
You didn’t
Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.
Laurence last
No one has ever used that machine.
That machine
Do few students learn Latin nowadays?
Few students
Barbara plays tennis better than Mike.
Mike doesn’t

2003 – 2004
He sings well and plays the guitar well.
Not only
In spite of his serious sickness, he did well in the exam.
Although
They came to the concert late, so they didn’t have good seats.
If
Do your homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games.
I won’t allow
It was a long time ago when I saw a movie.
It has
My younger brother was finally able to get a job.
My younger brother finally succeeded
They have just sold the old house at the end of the road.
The old house
You don’t have to finish the work today.
It
Liz is a better pianist than Mai.
Mai does
He was annoyed because his son often came home late.
He objected

2004 – 2005
The prices have increased considerably in the past weeks.
There has
We don’t ever know whether she’s still wealthy.
For all we know
Please don’t talk so loudly while I’m studying.
I’d rather
All my friends disagreed with me.
None
May I borrow your car tonight, Dad?
Would you mind
If you have finished your homework by midnight, you can go to the party.
Unless
He never has any successful results even though he tries hard.
However
The teacher made her students work hard for the exam.
The students
People donate a lot, so the victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties.
But for
He was unable to paint the gate of his house because of the heavy rain.
The heavy rain

2005 – 2006
“That’s a lovely new dress, Jean,” said her mother.
Jean’s mother complimented
Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
The last
I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
It came
The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years.
There
I’m absolutely sure he took the money on purpose.
He couldn’t possibly
He had no idea how difficult the task would be until he was half way through it.
Not until
They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
So
His disabilities didn’t prevent him from sailing around the world.
Although
The presidential visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill.
So
You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t t wear out.
No matter

2006 – 2007
He says he will help me, but I don’t believe him.
Although he promises
“Go ahead and use my computer,” said he.
He gave
I could not help laughing at his blundering effort.
I couldn’t stop
You’ll find the map useful because you may get lost.
You’d better keep
It is almost two years since I started