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Level 6: Advanced/Proficiency >> Sentence Transformations/Sentence Rewriting >> Your students have to create a new sentence by re-writing a sentence and using a given keyword and a limited number of other words. Practice of English grammar.

Sentence Transformations. Worksheet 4.

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. You are not a bad lawyer Martin, but I don't think it is a very suitable job for you.
cut
I just don't think you _____________ a lawyer.

2. I don't have the foggiest idea whether he will be coming or not.
whatsoever
I have _____________ he will be coming or not.

3. He failed the exam as he didn't work as fast as the rest of the class.
pace
His failure was blamed on his inability _____________ rest of the class.

4. Everyone is criticising the government for its poor unemployment record
come
The government _____________ over its unemployment record.

5. He was always going to leave that house after the divorce was finalised.
bound
He _____________ the house after the divorce.

6. I don't find it at all surprising that nobody came to the party.
wonder
It's _____________ nobody came to the party.

7. Don't tell anyone else what I told you about Elizabeth.
keep
_____________ yourself what I told you about Elizabeth.

8. Our boss is absolutely determined not to give us that pay rise.
intent
Our boss _____________ the pay rise.