Please check and correct this exercise. Thank you!
Sentence transformation.
The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.
The snow…
Answer: The snow prevented the trains from running.
I didn’t arrive in time to see him.
I wasn’t…
Answer: I wasn’t early enough to see him.
I am sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
I apologize…
Answer: I apologize for being rude to you yesterday.
She didn’t hurry, so she missed the train.
If…
Answer: If she had hurried, she would have caught the train.
Barbara is the best tennis-player in the club.
No one…
Answer: No one in the club plays tennis as well as Barbara does./ No one in the club plays tennis better than Barbara (does).
I haven’t seen that man here before.
It’s…
It’s the man whom I haven’t seen here before/ It’s the first time I have seen that man here.
The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
The furniture was too…
The furniture was too expensive for me to buy.
The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
The bank manager…
The bank manager was made to hand over the money by the robbers.
Tom learned to drive when he was nineteenth.
Tom has…
Tom has been able to drive since he was nineteenth.
The postman was bitten by our dog.
Our dog…
Our dog bit the postman.
We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
The fog prevented…
The fog prevented us from driving.
Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
In spite of…
In spite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
I didn’t arrive in time to see him.
I wasn’t…
Answer: I wasn’t early enough to see him. Could also be “I wasn’t in time to see him.”
Barbara is the best tennis-player in the club.
No one… I would say:
No one in the club plays tennis as well as Barbara (does)./ No one in the club plays tennis better than Barbara s[/s].
I haven’t seen that man here before.
It’s…
It’s the man whom I haven’t seen here before/ It’s the first time I have seen that man here. The first option sounds really odd. The correct option is your second try.
Tom learned to drive when he was nineteenth.
Tom has…
Tom has been able to drive since he was nineteenth. The question is incorrect. It should be ‘nineteen’.
“Tom has been able to drive since he was nineteen.”
Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
In spite of…
In spite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. Both options are correct – I’d go for the shorter one.
The cake was so hard that I could not eat it. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it.
We didn’t go because it rained. If it hadn’t rained, we would have gone.
I can’t cook as well as my mother does. My mother cooks better than I do.
He failed to win the race. He didn’t win the race.
I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night. I wish that I had finished my homework last night.
He would prefer you to pay him immediately. He’d rather you paid him immediately.
The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it. The water was not warm enough for the children to swim.
Somebody repaired her car yesterday. She asked somebody to repair her car yesterday.
Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. Despite his both broken legs in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house. Plans have been drawn for an extension to the house by the architect.
You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa. If you get a visa, you can visit the United States.
Somebody repaired her car yesterday.
She had her car repaired yesterday.
Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
Despite the fact that both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
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can you help me with this transformations?
I answered them so if you could only check and tell me if they are wrong or right. Thanks
Mrs. B is not involved in the management of this company.
Mrs. B has nothing to do with the management of this company
If he had known the problems it would bring he would have turned down the job.
Had he knew the problems it would bring he would have turned down the job
She was interested in nothing except making money.
Making money was the only thing she was interested in
It is probable that there will be strong resistance to the ban on smoking.
There is a great probability that there will be strong resistance to the ban on smoking
I didn’t see the trainers mistreat the animals.
I didn’t see the animals being mistreated by the trainers
He would do anything to revenge.
There was nothing that could stop him to get revenge
Tom continued to break the rules although he was officially warned about his behavior .
Despite being warned about his behavior Tom continued to break the rules
The full story of the disaster was not told until 1990.
Not until 1990 the full story of the disaster was being told
It’s a pity the author has not considered all the relevant facts.
I wish the author has considered all the relevant facts.
They renovated and redecorated the old house. DID
They did renovation and redecoration to the old house
In this job you have to work long hours. INVOLVES
This job involves working long hours
The organizer’s action almost amounted to negligence. SHORT
The organizer’s action was short to negligence
He was forced to accept transfer to another office. CHOISE
He didn’t have any choice than to accept transfer to another office.
M suddenly started to cry. BURST
M suddenly burst into tears
At 3 p.m the visiting football team had still not arrived. SIGN
At 3 P.M there was still no sign of the visiting football team
You must eat less sugar. INTAKE
Your intake of sugar must be less
The committee decided that the crush was not the pilot’s fault. BLAME
The committee decided that the pilot was not to blame for the crash
The committee members said they would be loyal to the Chairman. PLEDGED
The committee members pledged that they would be loyal to the Chairman
Your attitude annoys me. FIND
I find your attitude annoying.
Most are okay other than the fact that you have missed out almost all the full stops. These are the ones containing errors:
If he had known the problems it would bring he would have turned down the job.
Had he knew the problems it would bring he would have turned down the job.
known
It is probable that there will be strong resistance to the ban on smoking.
There is a great probability that there will be strong resistance to the ban on smoking
He would do anything to revenge.
There was nothing that could stop him to get revenge
The correct term is ‘He would do anything for revenge’ with the transformation being ‘There was nothing that would stop him from getting revenge.’
The full story of the disaster was not told until 1990.
Not until 1990 the full story of the disaster was being told
Not until 1990 was the full story of the disaster told.
It’s a pity the author has not considered all the relevant facts.
I wish the author has considered all the relevant facts.
‘had’ is required here. Strictly speaking the first sentence should also use ‘had’.
They renovated and redecorated the old house. DID
They did renovation and redecoration to the old house
This is a poor sentence. I suspect you need
They did up the old house.
The organizer’s action almost amounted to negligence. SHORT
The organizer’s action was short to negligence.
just short of negligence.
He was forced to accept transfer to another office. CHOISE
He didn’t have any choice than to accept transfer to another office.
Another poor sentence which I suspect should be
He had no choice but to accept transfer to another office.
You must eat less sugar. INTAKE
Your intake of sugar must be less
…must decrease would improve the sentence.
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