Word Transformation
I'll stay and look after my sister until I'm not needed anymore.
AS
I'll stay and look after my sister _______________ necessary
I'll stay and look after my sister as long as necessary
Srinivasa Ramanujan, possibly the ____________ mathematical genius of the last century was born in Tamil Nadu, India.
Greatest/Best/Highest/Strongest
greatest
Travel and ______________ provides more jobs than any other industry
TOUR
Tourism
I was planning/would be planning to, but it completely slipped my mind
was planning
Advertising seems to be brainwashing/brainstorming people into thinking they have to be thin
brainstorming
If there's any chance of your passing the post office, could you get me some stamps?
HAPPEN
If ______________________ the post office, could you get me some stamps?
If you happen to pass the post office, could you get me some stamps?
Ramanujan made the journey to Cambridge in April 1914 and began a very productive ____________________ with Hardy.
teamwork/collaboration/cooperation/participation
Collaboration
These ___________________ are false.
ASSUME
Assumptions
Belinda was meant to be coming/about to come with me, but she says she has to revise for an exam
meant to be coming
Brainchild/Brainteaser of legendary rock producer Eddie Bond, The Mitford's new album is everything fans were hoping for
brianteaser
"I wish I hadn't told Angela about the row with Miriam", said Carla
REGRETTED
Carla _________________________ about the row with Miriam
Carla regretted having told Angela about the row with Miriam
As Hardy read Ramanujan's letter, his amazement steadily _________________.
multiplied/increased/boosted/expanded
Increased
She makes the point that there are many career _____________ for young people in the industry.
OPEN
Openings
I was supposed to/was about to but then my sister changed her mind
was supposed to
None of the doctors could work out why he lost his eyesight, so they sent him for a brainwave/scan
wave
Waiting another day to book my ticket would have meant paying a lot more
IF
I would have had to pay a lot more __________________________ another day to book my ticket
I would have had to pay a lot more if I had waited another day to book my ticket
He recognized that the young Indian had ____________________ at several results in pure mathematics.
gained/acquired/landed/arrived
Arrived
EXCEPT
Exceptional
I heard that 'Summer' would have played/were due to play
were due to play
I found the explanation of the new mathematical theory completely mind/brain boggling
brain
There's no possibility whatsoever of my attending the meeting
QUITE
It's _______________________________ the meeting
It's quite impossible for me to attend the meeting
His work ________________ largely ignored until he sent letters to prominent international mathematicians.
maintained/remained/kept/continued
Remained
But the hospitality sector has to contend with negative _______________ among _________________ employees.
PERCEIVE
PROSPECT
Perception
Prospective
There would have been/was going to be something about it on the website by now
would have been
Now the former minister for science wants not only to keep local talent at home but to reverse brain drain/damage
damage