17/3/2012, 15:19
ENGLISH TRANSFORMATION SENTENCES
1.You made an embarrassing mistake when you asked him where his wife was ( foot )
2. It was hard to start laughing when she started to sing ( face )
3. Many husbands often don’t appreciate their wives , and vice-versa ( granted )
4. I happen to know the manager of the firm you have applied to for a job. I can recommend you if you like ( word )
5.Many people nowadays find it increasingly difficult to exist on the money they earn (ends)
6. She is always trying to force other people to accept her opinions ( impose )
7. I can not remember where or when I have met him ( place )
8. There are no need for us to hurry , the play doesn’t star until 7.30 ( time )
9. My father is observed with football, it’s the only thing he ever thinks about (brain )
10. I ‘ve considered the advantages and disadvantages and I’ve decided not to go ( weighed )
11. We agreed that each of us would do the washing-up on alternate days ( turns )
12. He makes sure that he isn’t associated with policies he disagrees with ( distance )
13. The new manager blames me for everything that goes wrong ( picking )
14. Don’t panic about something so trivial ( mountain )
15. They have narrowed the many applicants down to three ( short )
16. He likes the new job straight away ( duck )
17 Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument ( likened )
18. They arrived at their destination alive and kicking ( sound )
19. Trade has deteriorated and staff are being laid off ( worse )
20. Carol pretended that she hadn’t understood my request ( made )
21. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not (consideration )
22. She is not sure whether she wants to marry him or not now ( second )
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23. You will need the choke out to start the car ( with )
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24. Some people always live within the limitations of their own experience (outside )
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25. I don’t think she is good enough to join m class ( up to )
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26. Her job is making her miserable (down )
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27. When I bought it I thought it was a beautiful color , but I don’t like it any more (gone )
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28. Never mind your previous failures , try to forget them and think of what your next venture might be (behind )
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29. Some people say that Tsiolkovsky invented the space rocket ( credited )
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30. The two young men introduced the virus into a computer system ( allged )
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31. we missed the bus because we had overslept ( consequence )
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32. They continued to suggest that I was lying ( persisted )
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33. I’m sorry , I thought you were somebody else ( took )
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34. Surely it was dangerous for you to hitchhike all that way alone ( risk )
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35. He didn’t take part in the conversation ( contribute )
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36. Let me know as soon as you have any news ( minute )
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37. Although he was very tired he agreed to play tennis ( tired )
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38. Their problems are all self-inflicted ( making )
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39. Nobody is fallible ( mistakes )
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40. Very little money was raised by the charity appeal ( response )
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41. The minister ‘s popularity suffered as a result of the scandal ( effect )
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42. People don’t want to buy cars with large engines any more (call )
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43. There are several categories of people who do not have to pay the new tax ( exempt )
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44.Nobody could possible believe the storu he told us ( beyond )
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45. The project received the unanimous approval of the committee ( favor )
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46. My cat has lost its appetite ( off )
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47. His behavior was rather a shock to me ( aback )
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48. I fell that I don’t fit in with the people in the new office ( fish )
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49. you ‘ll just have to take a chance ! ( pot )
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50. Assembing the furniture is extremely easy ( play )
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51. I resent the way that she clearly feels herself to be superior to me ( nose )
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52. That sort of behavior is deplorable , in my opinion ( approve )
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53. This is the procedure ( follows )
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54. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed ( leaf )
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55. As my problems got worse , I stopped speaking to people ( longer )
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56. When I was younger , this record was one of my favourites ( favourite )
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57. Wendy said that she would like to dance and immediately there were twenty young men offering to dance with her (time )
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58. Many people are opposed to women with small children going out to work ( hold )
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59. My father is going to be really angry when he finds out that I have lost the car keys (wall)
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60. All this talk about gloom and doom makes me fell very uncomfortable ( creeps )
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61. Tom remained in a deep sleep throughout the thunderstorm ( sound )
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62. I tried as hard as I could make their stay here enjoyable ( utmost )
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63. If I were you , I would not spend more than you can afford too often ( habit )
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64. The whole enterprise was very dangerous ( fraught )
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65. It is clear to everyone that he is excellent at his job ( denying )
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66. Are you suggesting that I’m dishonest ( questioning )
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67.He was shouting as loud as he could ( top )
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68. Your story is different from the facts ( with )
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69. The company was bought up by a large multinational ( over )
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70. I won’t allow swearing in my class ( for )
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71. I think we should increase the pressure on her to resign ( up )
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72. I think you have been overcharged , old son ( off )
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73. I need a calculator to arrive at the total ( out )
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74. Terry has just insured her life ( out )
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75. There ‘s a very long list of repairs ( arm )
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76. If she ever learns about the news, she will be furious ( ears )
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77. I do not like him because he boasts a lot ( mouth )
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78. He is a taxi driver , so he is thoroughly familiar with the city ( hand )
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79. Winning that prize has made him very conceited ( head )
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80. If you don’t like the idea , then just say so . I believe you should always speak frankly (spade)
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