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Level 6: Advanced/Proficiency >> Sentence Transformations/Sentence Rewriting >> Students need to rewrite sentences without changing the meaning of the first one. A good test of high-level English grammatical structures. This type of exercise is found in many high level exams such as Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency.

Sentence Transformations. Worksheet 1.

For each sentence, use up to five words in the space provided so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first sentence. You must use the word given in bold without changing it in any way.

1. Electricity is getting very expensive these days.
cost
The __COST OF ELECTRICITY IS GETTING__ higher and higher these days.

2. Unemployment has risen considerably over the last eighteen months and the government is under pressure to find a solution.
increase
The government is under pressure due to __AN INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT__ over the last eighteen months.

3. The minister's resignation from the government was caused by the discovery of his role in the financial scandal.
led
The discovery of the minister's role in the financial scandal __LED TO HIS RESIGNATION FROM__ the government.

4. Oh, there you are! I didn't even know you had gone out!
unaware
I __WAS UNAWARE OF THE__ fact that you had gone out.

5. Don't get involved in this John, it has nothing to do with you.
keep
This has nothing to do with you so __KEEP OUT (OF IT)__.

6. I really can't understand why he can't finish the project on time.
baffled
I am really __BAFFLED THAT/WHY HE IS UNABLE__ to finish the project on time.

7. Mr. Edwards was sacked partly because of his arriving late to work.
contributed
Mr. Edwards' constant lateness __CONTRIBUTED TO HIS SACKING/DISMISSAL__ from the company.

8. You can't just suddenly decide to go on a safari. You need to plan things very carefully.
spur
Going on safari isn't a decision you can make __ON THE SPUR OF THE__ moment. You need to plan things very carefully.