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Sentence Transformation Exercise 12

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. It is possible that Mike isn't at home now.
be
Mike home now.

2. Don't put the blame on me. I wasn't even there at the time.
my
It was . I wasn't even there at the time.

3. In my opinion, if a dog is small, it is more likely to bark.
the
In my opinion, more likely it is to bark.

4. I play tennis every Wednesday.
a
I play tennis .

5. He is intelligent and so is she.
both
are intelligent.

6. All of the people in the room are French.
is
In this room, .

7. Not everyone in this room is stupid.
some
this room are intelligent.

8. He already has a conviction for shoplifting.
of
He has shoplifting.