English Sentence Transformation Practice
Enhancing English Sentence Construction Skills
This section provides a series of English sentence transformation exercises designed to improve your grammar, vocabulary, and overall sentence construction abilities. Each example presents an initial phrase or incomplete sentence, followed by its transformed version, highlighting key grammatical structures and idiomatic expressions.
Example 1: Repeated Actions
Original: I have .
Transformed: This is the third time I have been to this restaurant now.
Example 2: Expressing Exhaustion
Original: I am so
Transformed: I am too exhausted to go out tonight.
Example 3: Participation
Original: The runners .
Transformed: The runners who took part in the race had a difficult time.
Example 4: Asking About Future Events
Original: Do you know when the race
Transformed: When is the race taking place next year?
Example 5: Expressing Necessity
Original: It will be necessary .
Transformed: This letter will have to be sent first class.
Example 6: Reported Speech (Questions)
Original: ‘Are you waiting to be .
Transformed: The waitress asked me if I was waiting to be served.
Example 7: Expressing Regret (Past)
Original: Buying those jeans
Transformed: If only I had not bought those jeans yesterday.
Example 8: Passive Voice (Company Formation)
Original: The owner established
Transformed: The company was set up by the owner in 2001.
Example 9: Unnecessary Past Actions
Original: We booked seats
Transformed: We needn’t have booked seats because there was plenty of room.
Example 10: Connecting Calls
Original: I’d like you to connect
Transformed: Could you put me through to the managing
Example 11: Stating a Need
Original: To tell the truth, .
Transformed: To tell the truth, what we need is a swimming pool for this school.
Example 12: Asking About Possession
Original: Do you know
Transformed: Do you know who this umbrella belongs to, by any chance?
Example 13: Identifying Originator of Idea
Original: Was it Paul’s
Transformed: Was it Paul that came up with the idea of going?
Example 14: Movement of Boats
Original: The boats began .
Transformed: The boats made their way out of the harbour.
Example 15: Inability to Complete
Original: One runner did not.
Transformed: One runner wasn’t able to finish the race.
Example 16: Assigning Blame
Original: It is not my .
Transformed: You cannot blame me for breaking the glass.
Example 17: Expressing Annoyance
Original: I am starting .
Transformed: I am beginning to get fed up with watching television.
Example 18: Emotional Impact of Weather
Original: Bad weather
Transformed: Bad weather gets me down in the winter.
Example 19: Delays Due to Weather
Original: Fog delayed
Transformed: My flight to Moscow was held up by fog this morning.
Example 20: Urgent Need
Original: Help was urgently .
Transformed: They were in urgent need of help in the flooded
Example 21: Expressing a Wish/Annoyance
Original: I’d like Kevin .
Transformed: I wish Kevin would stop telling me what to do!
Example 22: Reported Speech (Feelings)
Original: Are you pleased .
Transformed: The teacher wanted to know if we were pleased it was nearly half-term.
Example 23: Financial Comparison
Original: We are earning .
Transformed: Our expenditure is higher than our income, I’m afraid.
Example 24: Expressing Lack of Necessity
Original: I don’t think .
Transformed: I don’t see the necessity of having luxuries in life.
Example 25: Income Comparison
Original: I don’t earn .
Transformed: I earn nowhere near as much as I did before.
Example 26: Conference Scheduling
Original: The date for the
Transformed: The Barcelona conference is taking place on the 23rd of March.
Example 27: Describing Appearance
Original: The house was .
Transformed: The house was not much to look at when we first saw it.
Example 28: Market Demand
Original: No-one wants to buy
Transformed: There is no longer any demand for this type of music.
Example 29: Reflecting on Past Decisions
Original: Looking back, I think I
Transformed: Looking back, I don’t regret studying mathematics.
Example 30: Reducing Expenditure
Original: Our spending .
Transformed: We will have to cut back on our spending.
Example 31: Expressing Certainty
Original: The children .
Transformed: There was no doubt in the minds of the children.
Example 32: Introducing a Topic
Original: Did anyone raise
Transformed: Can you tell me who brought up the subject of the school trip?
Example 33: Duration of an Action
Original: I started learning English
Transformed: I have been learning English for three years.
Example 34: Rescheduling an Event
Original: They are moving
Transformed: Our oral examination is being moved forward to an earlier date.
Example 35: Reported Speech (Proposals)
Original: ‘Do you want to .
Transformed: Bob asked me how I felt about going for a walk.
Example 36: Third Conditional (Past Regret)
Original: Olivia did not
Transformed: If Olivia had concentrated, she would have made fewer mistakes.
Example 37: Polite Request for Information
Original: Do you happen ?
Transformed: I wonder if you could tell me the time of the next train to London.
Example 38: Children’s Interests
Original: The children are .
Transformed: The children always find nature programmes fascinating when they
Example 39: Making a Suggestion
Original: ‘What about going
Transformed: John suggested going for a swim.
Example 40: Changing One’s Mind
Original: Has Mary altered
Transformed: Do you know if Mary has changed her mind about moving to the countryside?
Example 41: Indecision
Original: It is difficult for Paul .
Transformed: Paul finds it difficult to make up his mind about what to do.
Example 42: Project Delays
Original: Bad weather delayed .
Transformed: The building project was set back for several weeks by the bad weather.
Example 43: Thorough Cleaning
Original: Sara cleaned every bit of
Transformed: Sara cleaned her room from top to bottom before her cousin came to stay.
Example 44: Comparing Travel Costs
Original: Travelling by bus is .
Transformed: Travelling by train is more expensive than travelling by bus.
Example 45: Realization of Adulthood
Original: Leaving school .
Transformed: Leaving school brought it home to me that my childhood was over.
Example 46: Procrastination
Original: I never find
Transformed: I never get round to tidying my desk.
Example 47: Making Guests Comfortable
Original: Please behave as
Transformed: I’d like you all to make yourselves at home during your stay.
Example 48: Second Conditional (Hypothetical)
Original: I am not tall enough to reach the top of this cupboard
Transformed: If I were taller, I could reach the top of this cupboard.
Example 49: Expressing Purpose
Original: I went to Italy with the .
Transformed: I went to Italy so that I could learn Italian.
Example 50: Instructions for Returns
Original: Remember to return
Transformed: Don’t bring back the videos you have rented.
Example 51: Unexpected Weather Event
Original: While we were going home .
Transformed: We got caught in a thunderstorm while we were on our way home yesterday.
These exercises are crucial for developing a deeper understanding of English syntax and for expressing ideas more fluently and accurately.