Unit 13: Transformation #5

Transformation #5

Transform the sentences below using 2-5 words & the word in bold. Remember, do not change the key word nor the meaning of the sentence.

01. It was difficult for the yachtsman to steer into the wind.
GOT
The yachtsman _____ into the wind.

02. I couldn't have managed without your help.
BEEN
If it _____ your help, I couldn't have managed.

03. We had just arrived when it started to rain.
THAN
Hardly _____ it started to rain.

04. He only did the work after he had been paid.
DID
Not until he had been paid _____ the work.

05. The idea that the Scots are miserly is simply not true.
TRUTH
There _____ the idea that the Scots are miserly.

06. She was too busy to see us.
SO
She was _____ see us.

07. It is quite pointless to complain.
POINT
There _____ complaining.

08. I've never met anyone who works as hard as he does.
MAN
He is the most _____ met.

09. A long speech is unlikely to be interesting.
LITTLE
There _____ a long speech being interesting.

10. It was difficult to hear the speaker from the back of the room.
DIFFICULTY
From the back of the room, we _____ the speaker.

due: November 12, 2010