SO SUCH TOO ENOUGH
TRANSFORMATIONS
TRANSFORMATIONS
Charlie makes such strong coffee that I can't drink it. (FOR)
Charlie's coffee is ..................................... drink it.
too strong FOR me to
She's always saying she's better looking than I.
than I --> than me/than I am
I predicted the weather would be very hot and I was right. (just as)
The weather ...
The weather was just as hot as I predicted.
Casualties during the Crimean War were very enormous.
very --> absolutely, utterly
Jim hates speaking in public; he's ............... shy.
A absolutely B completely C painfully
C painfully
Today was so hot that I didn't want to do anything. (SUCH)
Today was ..................................... that I didn't want to do anything.
SUCH a hot day
I'm most proudest of this one. I won it against really stiff competition.
most proudest --> the proudest/most proud
He gets increasingly angry as he becomes more frustrated. (angrier)
The more ....................................................... gets.
The more frustrated he becomes, the angrier he gets.
Clients are advised that Miami during the winter months tends to be more boiling than Los Angeles.
more boiling --> hotter
Yes, sir. You're ................. correct. I'll give you a refund.
A quite B very C rather
A quite
The food was so spicy that I couldn't eat it. (SUCH)
We had ................................... that I couldn't eat it.
SUCH spicy food
Things are about as worse as they can get.
worse --> bad
Jan and Lucy are equally good at tennis. (no)
Jan is ............................................ Lucy at tennis.
Jan is no better/Jan is no worse than Lucy at tennis.
Milan cathedral is slightly huge.
slightly --> simply, really, pretty (We do not usually make ungradable adjectives weaker.)
Since the accident Clive has been ............. paralysed.
A totally B absolutely C very
A totally
I didn't have time to open all my Christmas presents because I got so many! (SUCH)
I got ...................................... Christmas presents that I didn't have time to open them all!
SUCH a lot of
Windsor Castle is the largest occupied castle of Britain.
of --> in
Getting a made-to-measure suit was much cheaper than I expected. (not nearly)
Getting a made-to-measure suit ...
Getting a made-to-measure suit was not nearly as expensive as I expected.
I can't stand that actor; he's absolutely ugly.
absolutely --> very, extremely
After a month with no rain the grass is .............. dead.
A slightly B almost C somewhat
B almost
Jared was lazy, so he didn't pass the test. (ENOUGH)
Jared didn't .............................................. to pass the test.
work/study hard ENOUGH
The eldest piece in the museum is this Egyptian amulet from the Third Dynasty.
eldest --> oldest
The Hyperlink modem is much faster than all the others in our catalogue. (by far)
Of all the modems ...
Of all the modems (in our catalogue), the Hyperlink is by far the fastest/the fastest by far.
It's slightly free to get in; less than one Euro, in fact.
slightly --> virtually, almost, practically
The Wimbledon final was ................. exciting.
A absolutely B utterly C terribly
C terribly