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Sentence Transformation Exercises

The document contains 13 sentences providing examples of different grammatical structures in English including: common verbs used with prepositions like "arrive", "withdraw", "benefit"; conditional clauses with "if"; phrases implying time or order of events like "immediately after", "unless"; and suggestions or recommendations with modal verbs like "must", "may". The sentences demonstrate a wide variety of common sentence constructions and vocabulary in English.

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Sentence Transformation Exercises

The document contains 13 sentences providing examples of different grammatical structures in English including: common verbs used with prepositions like "arrive", "withdraw", "benefit"; conditional clauses with "if"; phrases implying time or order of events like "immediately after", "unless"; and suggestions or recommendations with modal verbs like "must", "may". The sentences demonstrate a wide variety of common sentence constructions and vocabulary in English.

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  • Workbook Exercises: Contains exercises requiring completion of sentences possibly indicative of grammar or vocabulary testing.

1. Many delegates stole pens from the conference room.

were
A lot of ______________________________ the conference room by delegates.

2. Immediately after Bess arrived home, the phone rang.


sooner
No ______________________________ home than the phone rang.

3. If his expensive divorce hadn't happened, Bill would still be a rich man.
for
If it ______________________________ divorce, Bill would still be a rich man.

4. "You won't get lost along the country lanes if you always have the map open."
long
He told them they wouldn't get lost ______________________________ had the map open.

5. My brother has great ideas all the time.


comes
My brother always ______________________________ ideas.

6. If that passing woman hadn't arrived, we would have been completely lost.
for
Had it ______________________________, we would have got completely lost.

7. If I lose this job, nobody will let me forget it.


live
I'll ______________________________ if I lose this job.

8. They'll have to cancel the show if the audience doesn't increase.


mean
A continued low audience for the show ______________________________ cancellation.

9. A phone call was the first we heard about them withdrawing from the concert.
pulling
The first we heard about ______________________________ of the concert was a phone call.

10. We need to run or the train will leave before we get there.
time
Unless we run, the train ______________________________ we get there.

11. "You really must stay for dessert," Kate's brother said to him.
staying
Kate's brother ______________________________ for dessert.

12. "A massage would do you a lot of good," Jake told Amy.
from
"You ______________________________ a massage," Jake told Amy.

13. Even if it's very far, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.
may
Far ______________________________, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.

1. Many delegates stole pens from the conference room. were A lot of ______________________________ the conference room by

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