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Level 5: First Certificate/Advanced >> Sentence Transformation/Sentence Rewrite Worksheets >> Students need to use a given key word in order to transform a sentence using different structure of vocabulary without changing the core meaning.

Sentence Transformations - worksheet 12 answers

You need to take the information in the first sentence and re-write it, using the word in bold so that the second sentence has exactly the same meaning. You cannot change the word in bold in ANY way. You can use only a maximum of FIVE words for each space.

1. It is possible that Mike isn't at home now.
be
Mike __MIGHT/MAY NOT BE AT__ home now.

2. Don't put the blame on me. I wasn't even there at the time.
my
It was __NOT MY FAULT__. I wasn't even there at the time.

3. In my opinion, if a dog is small, it is more likely to bark.
the
In my opinion, __THE SMALLER THE DOG, THE__ more likely it is to bark.

4. I play tennis every Wednesday.
a
I play tennis __ONCE A WEEK__.

5. He is intelligent and so is she.
both
__BOTH OF THEM__ are intelligent.

6. All of the people in the room are French.
is
In this room, __EVERYONE IS FRENCH__.

7. Not everyone in this room is stupid.
some
__SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN__ this room are intelligent.

8. He already has a conviction for shoplifting.
of
He has __ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED OF__ shoplifting.