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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. DON’T FORGET TO KEEP THE MEANING THE SAME

1. There was a problem in the computer system so nobody connected to the net.

Nobody______________________________________________________________. ( because of )

2. Jack Nicholson hasn’t given an interview for seven months.

The last time ________________________________________________________.

3. Despite being very tired, Kerem finished the reports on time.

Although ____________________________________________________________.

4. It wan’t necessary for them to bring so many books, but they did.

They ________________________________________________ so many books. ( needn’t )

5. Meg Ryan hasn’t taken part in a film for two years.

It’s _______________________________________ since she took part in a film.

6. Kate can’t find a good job because he is not qualified enough.

If Kate_______________________________________________________________.

7. She hadn’t thought the match would be so exciting.

The match________________________________________ she had thought.  ( more )

8. I’m sorry I couldn’t make the reservations on time.

I wish ___________________________________________________________.

9. The government must find a solution to the water problem or else we’ll run out of water.

Unless______________________________________________________________.

10. It’s been months since I last saw my sister.

I haven’t____________________________________________________________.

11. ” Let’s rent a DVD “, she said.

She suggested ______________________________________________________.

12. She regrets not learning to drive.

She wishes ________________________________________________________.

13. I’m sure that wasn’t Ekrem we saw. He’s in Texas.

We can’t __________________________________________________________.

14. She finds my accent difficult to understand. ( difficulty )

She has ___________________________________________________________.

15. Football doesn’t interest Aylin a lot. ( interested )

Aylin ____________________________________________________________.

WORD FORMATION

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets.

Jerry had a _______________ in solving that problem about the computer. ( difficult )

In some countries ________________ is a big problem.  ( employ )

Serkan is _______________ for the preparation of the new class materials. ( responsible )

In some parts of Istanbul, you can’t walk ______________ after 10 p.m in the streets.(safe )

Although he is my best friend, I don’t agree with many of his ___________ ideas. ( politic )

Sezen Aksu’s ____________ was great last night. I want to go to the concert one more time. ( perform )

This area is really _______________. You can produce almost everything here. ( produce )

As he wants to be promoted, he needs to _____________ something interesting.  ( create )

Sometimes _________________ is the best policy. ( silent )

Because he was late, he opened the door and walked ____________ to his room. ( quiet )

KEY

1. difficulty 2. unemployment 3. responsible 4. safely 5. political  6. performance 7. productive 8. create  9. silence 10. quietly