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Sentence Transformations - worksheet 19

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 wasn't me who took the book. I didn't touch it!
denied
I __DENIED HAVING TOUCHED__ the book.

2. I can take you to the airport if your flight is early.
offered
I __OFFERED TO TAKE__ Jenny to the airport for the following morning.

3. "Why not try for Harvard University Karen?"
encouraged
He __ENCOURAGED KAREN TO__ apply to Harvard University.

4. Could I stay with you in Chicago for a few day, John?
put
Could __YOU PUT ME UP IN__ Chicago for a few days?

5. I don't know how you tolerate such a miserable person.
put
How do you __PUT UP WITH SOMEONE WHO__ is so miserable?

6. I would like to be thinner.
wish
I __WISH I WASN'T (SO)__ fat.

7. "Well done! You got the job," her mother said.
on
Her mother __CONGRATULATED HER ON GETTING THE__ job.

8. "It was Peter who stole the fruit," Jenny shouted.
for
Jenny __BLAMED PETER FOR__ stealing the fruit.