Sentence transformation
Please don’t dump that toxic waste here.
RATHER
We..........................dump toxic waste here.
’d/would rather you did not / didn’t
We’re doing a project about world literature at
school so I’ve been reading (1) ..................
about an African writer called Chinua Achebe.
1 a) down b) across c) up
c
I’ve only had time to flick ................... this book
but it looks good from what I’ve seen.
through
My family and I had an amazing holiday in the
Philippines this year. If we hadn’t gone we would (1) ......... have realised how utterly beautiful it is
there.
not
Unfortunately, it’s too far away to be able to visit
regularly. (8) ........ if you could get there in a
couple of hours.
Imagine
The government should build more wind farms
to provide more renewable energy.
HIGH
............................built more wind farms to provide more renewable energy
It’s high time the government
He was born in Nigeria in the 1930s and died in
the United Stated in 2013. He wrote a number of
books but his most famous was Things Fall Apart,
a (2) ............ novel set in Nigeria in the 19th
century.
2 a) historical b) fantasy c) science fction
a
Why does this writer go................. so much
about sport – it’s boring!
on
There are over 7,000 islands, only 2,000 of which
are inhabited. (2) ............ we not done all the boat
trips, we wouldn’t have seen more than three or four of them.
Had
Weekends (9) ............. be so
different!
would
I had to chop down the beautiful old tree after
the storm.
REGRETTED
I ..................... the beautiful old tree after the storm.
regretted having to chop down
It (3) .................... the story of a famous
West African wrestler whose life falls apart.
3 a) says b) tells c) speaks
b
Once you’ve read my comments on your essay
we can talk it .................. .
through
As it was, we probably only saw twenty or so. I
(3)........ we could have (4).............. for
a lot longer, the time passed far too quickly.
wish/stayed
If we (10).............. to Busuanga Island,
we could go snorkelling in the crystal clear sea.
went
People can reduce their carbon footprint if they
buy food locally.
WOULD
If people bought their food locally, they...................... .
would reduce their carbon footprint
Although the book received a lot of praise, some critics
spoke (4) ............. him due to the fact it was
written in English.
a) of b) for c) against
c
Christos became uncomfortable when the
subject of money was brought ............ .
up
If I ..................(5) only recommend one place, then it
would be Busuanga Island.
could
Ifmwe flew to Boracay, we (11) ........... build huge
sandcastles with the perfect white sand.
could, might
What if supermarkets didn’t exist?
IMAGINE
................................. supermarkets.
Imagine (if) there were no
However, Achebe said he chose English because he could get the ideas (5) .......... more easily. Things
Fall Apart has sold more than eight million
copies and is said to be the most-read African
novel.
a) across b) through c) under
a
A literature teacher needs to get ..................
deeper meanings of a book.
across
There are lots of different places to visit and excellent diving. If (6) I had been brave enough, I could (7) dived around wrecks from the Second World War.
only/have
I know I would (12) ........... do that than stay at home!
rather