CAE Sentence Transformation 1

WARNING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF CYCLING

"I must warn you how dangerous it is to cycle at night without any lights", said the police officer to Max. DANGERS Max received a ___ at night without any lights from the police officer.

me not to forget to

'Remember to lock the door when you go to bed', Jack said to me. FORGET Jack told _______ lock the door when I went to bed.

know why Tom had acted so

'Why did Tom act in such an irresponsible way?' asked Chloe. SO Chloe wanted to ________ irresponsibly.

came as no surprise to

I wasn't surprised to hear that Martin had joined the gym. CAME It ____________________ me to hear that Martin had joined the gym.

never to have lent

I widh I hadn't let Max borrow my money because none of his investments has shown a profit. NEVER I ought ___ my money to Max because none of his investments has shown a profit.

unless I receive

I will only try acupuncture if my doctor approves of the idea. UNLESS I won't try acupuncture _________________ my doctor's approval for the idea.

had better leave if you don't want to

If you don't leave now, you'll miss the bus. BETTER You ___ miss the bus.

ought to have asked me

Ir t was very bad of you to use my mobile without asking my permission. OUGHT You ___ before you used my mobile.

in the meantime you ought

It could be a long time before the dolphins seim past, so while we're waiting I suggest you relax. MEANTIME We could be waiting for a long time for the dolphins to swim past, so ___ to relax.

have taken part in

It was a waste of time attending the protest march this afternoon, as the council had already made its decision in the morning. PART We needn't ___ the protest march this afternoon, as the council had already made its decision in the morning.

will have been married

It's our parents' 25th wedding anniversary next year. MARRIED Next year our parents _________________for 25 years.

hardly likely to take off

It's very unlikely that space tourism will take off in my lifetime. HARDLY Space tourism is ________ in my lifetime.

greatest ambition was

More than anything else Grace wanted to start her own aromatherapy clinic. AMBITION Grace's _________ to start her own aromatherapy clinic.

does not earn nearly as

My brother now earns far less than he did when he was younger. NEARLY My brother ___ much as he did when he was younger.

we would have been able to

We arrived at the restaurant too late to order a full meal. ABLE Had we arrived at the restaurant earlier, _________________ order a full meal.

it was necessary to arrive

We knew we had to arrive by nine. NECESSARY We knew that ___ by nine.

it that persuaded you not to

Why did you turn down the offer of a job? PERSUADED What was ________ accept the job offer?

up soon

it will mean, Unless you get here soon, we'll leave without you. MEAN If you don't turn ________ we'll have to leave without you.

in spite of a lack

Anna got the job even though she didn't have much experience in public relations. SPITE Anna got the job ___ of experience in public relations.

on account of the fact

Because that store sells clothes made by child labour in foreign factories, he doesn't shop there anymore. ACCOUNT He doesn't buy clothes from that store anymore ___ they sell clothes made by child labour in foreign factories.

didn't make reference to

Casper didn't mention the fact that we had met before. REFERENCE Casper ___ the fact that we had met before.

highly recommended to me by

Clarissa told me how very good this anti-aging cream is. HIGHLY This anti-aging cream was _________________ Clarissa.

was sorry that he could not

David apologised for being unable to come to the meeting next week. COULD David said he ___ come to the meeting next week.

would rather eat sandwiches

David prefers eating sandwiches to a proper meal. RATHER Dave ___ than a proper meal.

not speaking a single word

Even though Diego didn't know any French at all, he managed to communicate with the Parisian taxi driver. SINGLE Despite ___ French, Diego managed to communicate with the Parisian taxi driver.

was only when Emily arrived

Everything was fine before Emily arrived and then things started to go wrong. ONLY It _________ that everything started to go wrong.

in perfect working order

Firefighters need to ensure their equipment works perfectly as their lives depend on it. ORDER Firefighters need to keep their equipment ___ as their lives depend on it.

never imagine him refusing

He'll never refuse free tickets, I'm sure. IMAGINE I could ______ free tickets.

no matter how hard I

I can never remember dates for anything, even though I really try. MATTER I can never remember dates for anything ___ try.

only when we reached the

I didn't stop worrying about the wild animals until we were safe inside camp. ONLY It was ___ safety of camp that I stopped worrying about the wild animals.

while I was having a look

I first noticed the backpacker while I was looking at some brochures. It was ___ at some brochures that I first noticed the backpacker. (look)

couldn't help laughing when

I found it impossible not to laugh when he said that. HELP I ___ he said that.

have been tough to turn down

I imagine it was tough for you to refuse every beggar that asked you for money. TURN It must ___ every beggar that asked you for money.

lost sight of

Since starting her new job, Charlotte has completely forgotten about the plans she used to have. SIGHT Since starting her new job, Charlotte has completely ___ the plans she used to have.

as long as you take

Providing you look after it carefully, you can borrow my laptop. LONG You can borrow my laptop __________ good care of it.

to do is to take up

Ruby's ambition is to become an actor. TAKE What Ruby would like _______ acting as a career.

To him being treated

She didn't like the fact that he had been treated so badly. BEING She objected ___ so badly.

is all Steve ever talks

Steve's one topic of conversation is the time he spent as a pilot. EVER The time he spent as a pilot ___ about.

down badly with

The audience didn't like the speaker's jokes. DOWN The speaker's jokes went _________ the audience.

to leave in any of

The biographer decided to leave out all the less interesting details of the footballer's childhood. ANY The biographer decided not ___ the less interesting details of the footballer's childhood.

have given carefully attention to

The government should have carefully considered the issue of global warming a long time ago. ATTENTION The government should ___ the issue of global warming a long time ago.

who put forward the

The idea of going to the new health centre was Pat's suggestion. FORWARD It was Pat _________ idea of going to the new health centre.

comes across to his boss as

The impression his boss has of Jack is that he's an amibitious person. ACROSS Jack ___ an ambitious person.

the highest it has ever

The number of students now at university has reached an all-time high, apparently. THE The number of students now at university is ___ been, apparently.

case you happen to come

There's a chance that you might find some interesting wildlife, so take a camera with you. HAPPEN You should take a camera with you in ___ across some interesting wildlife.

into a heated argument

They began calmly discussing football but soon started arguing fiercly about politics. What began as a calm discussion about football soon developed ___ about politics. (heated)

were made to clean up

They made us clean up the mess. MADE We ___ the mess.

refused to let them

They weren't allowed to stay out late when they lived with their parents. LET Because of the snow, the police ___ the mountain road.