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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 2.

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. She wants nothing less than to get that job. It would be a dream come true.
set
She has _____________ getting that job.

2. If they ever discover your role in the incident, you will go to prison.
light
If your role in the incident _____________, you'll go to prison.

3. Harry plays tennis much better than I do.
nearly
I am not _____________ tennis player as Harry is.

4. Both candidates for the job are strong. They are both equally good.
hardly
There is _____________ the two job candidates.

5. That child is twice as tall as he was two years ago.
doubled
That child's _____________ in the last two years.

6. As soon as I arrived at the pub, a fight started.
sooner
No _____________ a fight broke out in the pub.

7. There were very few people who understood what the professor said in the meeting.
virtually
There _____________ who understood what the professor said in the meeting.

8. The bank robbers had disappeared completely by the time the police arrived.
sign
There _____________ robbers when the police arrived.