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Level 5: First Certificate/Advanced >> Sentence Transformation/Sentence Rewrite Worksheets >> Up to five words, including one given key word, can be used when rewriting one sentence without changing the meaning. A good test of many English grammar structures.

Sentence Transformations - worksheet 21

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. How much do these leather shoes cost?
price
What __IS THE PRICE OF THESE__ leather shoes?

2. It's not important if you come to work today or not.
matter
It __DOESN'T MATTER IF__ you come to work today or not.

3. Parking is prohibited in all areas of the business park.
anywhere
You __CAN'T PARK ANYWHERE IN THE__ business park.

4. Mark's biggest problem is that he often ignores what I say in class.
pay
His biggest problem is that he __DOESN'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO__ what I say in class.

5. Your sister said she had told you everything.
admitted
Your sister __SAID SHE HAD ADMITTED__ everything.

6. If we light the fire, the rescuers will see us.
be
We __WILL BE SEEN BY THE__ rescuers if we light the fire.

7. For us to win this match now would be impossible.
hope
There is __NO HOPE OF WINNING__ this match now.

8. Don't tell anyone this information
keep
__KEEP THIS (INFORMATION) TO__ yourself.