Use of English: Part 5/5 Key word
transformations.
ACTIVITY 116:For questions 1-8, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. You must use between three and six words,
including the word given.Then check the correct answers.
1.
We didn't stay long at the party because it was very
noisy.
so
If
noise, we might have stayed longer at the party.
2.
The number of people applying for university grants
fell last year.
fall
There
number of people applying for university grants last
year.
3.
Mr Conrad's son is becoming quite well known as an
artist.
name
Mr Conrad's son is making
himself as an artist.
4.
Would you mind helping me carry this heavy box to the
car?
grateful
This box is really heavy so I'd
help me carry it to the car.
5.
'Excuse me madam, but is this your bag?' the
policeman asked.
belong
'Excuse me madam, but
?'
the policeman asked.
6.
By the time we got to the sale, every book had been
sold.
single
By the time we got to the sale, there
book left.
7.
Rosa found it very difficult to persuade her boss to
give her a pay rise.
great
Rosa had
her boss to give her a pay rise.
8.
The man claimed that he had been nowhere near the
factory at the time of the break-in.
to
The man claimed not
near
the factory at the time of the break-in.
