SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 001

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

MODEL 1








EXAMPLE:
Because she behaves well, everybody loves her.
BECAUSE OF her good behaviour, everybody loves her.
As he has behaved badly, he must be punished.
BECAUSE OF his bad behaviour, he must be punished.
Since I can`t read Italian, I`ve had to have the book translated into English.
BECAUSE OF my impossibility / inability to read Italian, I`ve had to have the book translated into English.

EXERCISE
He couldn`t come because of his serious illness.
Because ________________________________________________
My father retired last month because of his illness.
Because ________________________________________________
Tom eats very little so as not to put on weight.
Tom eats very little because ________________________________
Because his mother was there, I said nothing about it.
Because of ________________________________
My sister gets high pay because she works well.
My sister _____________________ because of ________________

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