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Sentence Transformation Exercise 7

In these exercises, 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. Only use contractions for negatives: e.g. don't / hadn't / wouldn't, etc.

1. Jane dyed her hair orange two months ago and it has been that color ever since.
for
Jane's hair two months.

2. During the film on TV, the phone rang.
was
While I , the phone rang.

3. Do you have any plans for next Wednesday evening?
doing
What next Wednesday evening?

4. Please don't smoke in this room.
rather
I'd in this room.

5. Everyone thinks that someone murdered Harry.
was
It murdered.

6. I visited Paris with the idea of improving my French.
to
I visited Paris .

7. I didn't answer the phone, even though I knew it was my husband calling.
despite
I didn't answer the phone husband.

8. The weather was beautiful but we never went on the picnic.
of
We never went on the picnic weather.