English Sentence Transformations Practice
Where are you thinking of spending your summer holiday this year? PLANNING
Where are you planning to spend your summer holiday this year?
He was about to say something when the phone rang. POINT
He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang.
The employment situation will probably improve in the next month. LIKELY
The employment situation is likely to improve in the next few months.
I may fall asleep during the film. ABLE
I might not be able to stay awake during the film.
The plants will probably be dead when we eventually get home. HAVE
The plants will have died by the time we get home.
Let me know the moment you think of a solution to this problem. COME
Let me know as soon as you come up with the solution to this problem.
The goalkeeper was injured last week, so maybe he isn’t playing today. MIGHT
The goalkeeper was injured last week, so he might not be playing today.
I expect you were very pleased to have your book published. GIVEN
It must have given you pleasure to have your book published.
Tim seems to drink only tea now, so perhaps he has stopped drinking coffee altogether. MAY
Tim seems to drink only tea now, so he may have given up drinking coffee altogether.
You can’t keep a secret, can’t you? GIVE
You wouldn’t give it away, would you?
If you don’t let me have your homework tomorrow, there will be trouble. BETTER
You had better hand in your homework tomorrow or there will be trouble.
I only glimpsed him briefly, but I am sure it was David. BRIEF
I only caught a brief glimpse of him, but I am sure it was David.
I couldn’t hear what they were saying because they were speaking so quietly. TOO
They were speaking too low to hear what they were saying.
He couldn’t see over the wall because he was so small. ENOUGH
He was not tall enough to see over the wall.
We will need more eggs if we want to make an omelette. ENOUGH
There are not enough eggs for us to make an omelette.
I didn’t go into the bar because it was too crowded. TOO
I didn’t go into the bar because there were too many people.
You should keep dust off the computer screen. FREE
The computer screen should be free of dust.
The orange walls make the living room feel warm. GIVEN
The living room is given a warm feel by the orange walls.
Maia earned five pounds an hour in the last job. PAID
Maia was paid an hourly rate of five pounds.
Most cats don’t mind it if you leave them at home alone. LEFT
Most cats don’t mind being left alone at home.
It was unfair that she was sent to prison. DESERVE
She didn’t deserve to be sent to prison.
It wasn’t Luke’s fault that the chair broke. BLAME
Luke was not to blame for the broken chair.
It is a good thing I spoke to you, or you would have forgotten her birthday. IF
I would have forgotten her birthday if I hadn’t spoken to you.
I only wrote the letter because my mother made me do it. HAVE
If my mother hadn’t made me do it, I wouldn’t have written the letter.
I will help you only if you tidy your room. NOT
I will not help you unless you tidy your room.
You can borrow it, but must return it to me next week. LONG
You can borrow it as long as you give it back to me next week.
The factory fumes are endangering the health of local residents. PUT
The health of local residents is being put at risk by the factory fumes.
If the sea wasn’t so rough, we could go in the boat today. ENOUGH
The sea is not calm enough for us to be able to go out in the boat today.