SENTENCE TRANFORMATION EXERCISES – GRADE 11 – TERM I

1. It’s a waste of time trying to do the experiment again and again.

There’s no point in _____________________________________________________________.
2. “Please let me take you to the airport” he said to her.
He offered ____________________________________________________________________.
3. It’s a thirty-minute trip from my house to school.
It ___________________________________________________________________________.
4. I’d rather not see him tomorrow.
I don’t _______________________________________________________________________.
5. You will catch cold if you don’t keep yur feet dry.
Unless________________________________________________________________________.
6. Could I stay here for a few days?
Would it be ____________________________________________________________________.
7. The people who were there didn’t notice anything unusual.
No one ________________________________________________________________________.
8. People claim that he is the best tennis player of our times.
He ___________________________________________________________________________.
9. Eating too many sweets is bad for you.
It is __________________________________________________________________________.
10. I met the workers. Reporters interviewed them last week.
I met _________________________________________________________________________.
11. Micheal took a deep breath and dived into the water
After Micheal __________________________________________________________________
12. He wished he had invited her to his birthday party.
He regretted______________________________________________________________________
13. I prefer having dinner at home to going out for dinner.
I'd rather ______________________________________________________________________ ___
14. He was very sorry that he didn’t see Ann on her trip to London
He greatly ______________________________________________________________________ __
15. Because Chelsea is a vegetarian, she does not eat meat
Being _________________________________________________________________________ ___
16. “ Don’t go near the water, children”, said the mother
The mother warned _______________________________________________________________ __
17. “ You broke into the bank, didn’t you, Thomas!”
The inspector accused ____________________________________________________________ ___
18. “ Who do you think will win, Ted ?” asked Paul
Paul aked Ted __________________________________________________________________ ____
19. “ Had you been in time for work, your boss wouldn’t have been annoyed, “ Susan said Brenda
Susan said _______________________________________________________________________ __
20. All of you know the answer, don’t you?
Everybody ________________________________________________________________________ ___
21. Did they notice him? He was going into the hotel bar yesterday evening.
Did they ____________________________________________________________________________
22. He hated being in the army because he had to obey commands.
Having to ___________________________________________________________________________
23. The last time she listened to that song was last Christmas.
She hasn’t ____________________________________________________________________________
24. “Leave our room quickly,” They said to her.
They ordered __________________________________________________________________________
25. We were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school by our teacher.

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Our teacher ________________________________________________________________________
26. You can play in the living room as long as you don’t make a mess.
Unless______________________________________________________________________________
27. “I think I'd take the money for your family if I were you,” She said.
She advised __________________________________________________________________________
28. “Mary, don’t forget to take this into work for Tony tomorrow,” Harry said.
Harry reminded _______________________________________________________________________
29. “Don’t go to the east coast because it is so full of tourists,” They told me.
I was warned __________________________________________________________________________
30. Had I known you were waiting outside, I would have invited you to come in.
I didn’t know _________________________________________________________________________
31. As I don't have a credit card, I find it difficult to book an airline ticket over the phone.
Not having ___________________________________________________________________________ .
32. “It’s you who took my bag,” the man said to the boy.
The man accused ______________________________________________________________________ .
33. As soon as he arrived at the airport than he called home.
No sooner ___________________________________________________________________________ .
34. “Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?” she said to me.
She invited __________________________________________________________________________ .
35. “I have always wanted to be a pilot,” Paul said to you.
Paul has always dreamed ________________________________________________________________
36. If an emergency arises, call 911
Should ______________________________________________________________________________ .
37. I am sorry, Hoa isn’t coming with us
I wish _______________________________________________________________________________ .
38. It is such a heavy book that I can’t lift it
The book ____________________________________________________________________________ .
39. The sun is much hotter than the moon
The moon is __________________________________________________________________________ .
40. Thank you for helping me
It was _______________________________________________________________________________ .
41. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.
Laurence last _________________________________________________________________________
42. I dislike people laughing at me.
I dislike being ________________________________________________________________________
43. They were walking along the street. I saw them.
I caught _____________________________________________________________________________
44. “Peter, don’t come back late tonight” said Mr. Pike.
Mr. Pike told _________________________________________________________________________
45. “What kind of sport are English people especially fond of?
I want to know ________________________________________________________________________
46. He offered to show us the way home. He thought we were lost.
Thinking _____________________________________________________________________________
47. During the World Cup, we saw hardly any people on the streets.
During the World Cup, we saw ____________________________________________________________
48. Would you like to go for a walk along the beach?
Do you feel ___________________________________________________________________________
49. She feels annoyed.
Something ____________________________________________________________________________
50. Have you seen the book? I was reading it.
Have ________________________________________________________________________________
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 51. They allowed him to write a letter to his wife.
They let _____________________________________________________________________________
52. I started working in this hotel six months ago.
I have _____________________________________________________________________________
53. “ If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that coat,” she said.
She advised___________________________________________________________________________
54. “ What would you do if you were a billionaire?” the man asked the woman.
The man asked the woman ______________________________________________________________
55. “It was really kind of you to help me.” Mary said to you.
Mary thanked me ______________________________________________________________________
56. “Don’t play with the matches!” I said to Jack.
I warned_____________________________________________________________________________
57. I didn't know much about computer programming, so I didn't work for a computer company.
Had I _______________________________________________________________________________
58. Because the room was small, we couldn’t live in it.
Because of__________________________________________________________________________
59. Entering the room, I was surprised at what I saw.
When_____________________________________________________________________________
60. The police arrived too late, so the robber escaped.
By the time the police arrived, ___________________________________________________________
61. I haven’t seen such a strange behavior before.
This is the first time __________________________________________________________________
62. No longer does my mother wash clothes by hand.
My mother used_____________________________________________________________________.
63. “Let’s stop now and finish it later,” said the teacher.
The teacher suggested___________________________________________________________________.
64. They obtained the information from a person, who is Ms. White.
Ms. White is __________________________________________________________________________
65. Without good preparations, we couldn’t have succeeded in our presentation.
If it _________________________________________________________________________________
66. “Did you get along with your last employers?” she said.
She asked me ________________________________________________________________________
67. Miss Linda worked on the computer without stopping for five hours.
Miss Linda continued ___________________________________________________________________
68. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.
Laurence last _________________________________________________________________________
69. Alice’s strange ideas astonished everybody.
Everybody __________________________________________________________________________
70. Since Daniel had spent all his money, he couldn’t afford a new jacket.
Having __________________________________________________________________________
71. Because I had already eaten that food several times, I didn't want it.
Having__________________________________________________________________________
72. "It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you," Miss Lien said to Trang.
Miss Lien thanked______________________________________________________________________
73. She said to me "I always want to run my own business".
She told me that she dreamed____________________________________________________________
74. You were talking to Trang at S café when I went pass. (saw)
I saw__________________________________________________________________________
75. The man wasn’t able to understand English, so he didn’t know what I said.
Not being__________________________________________________________________________
76. “Please give me some more money” Daisy said.
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Daisy insisted__________________________________________________________________________
77. “I heard that you won the competition. Congratulation!’ said Nancy.
Nancy congratulated____________________________________________________________________
78. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission.
Without_____________________________________________________________________________
79. Because he didn’t study hard, he failed the exam.
Had he______________________________________________________________________________
80. Tim insisted on being told the complete story.
Nothing but__________________________________________________________________________
81. These animals moved toward us.
We felt _____________________________________________________________________________
82. After having lunch in this restaurant, he came home.
Before he ___________________________________________________________________________
83. On arrival at the airport, I saw that wanted man.
When_______________________________________________________________________________
84. Children weren’t allowed to smoke & drink at school.
The principal didn’t ___________________________________________________________________
85. “I’m sorry I stole your car, Mrs. Young.”
Mark admitted _______________________________________________________________________
86. “You had better go to the doctor”.
He urged me__________________________________________________________________________
87. “If I meet your parents, I will tell them the truth about you,”
Ann told me that ______________________________________________________________________
88. Mastering a second language is very hard.
It__________________________________________________________________________________
89. In spite of the heavy snow, a lot of people came to the meeting.
Although it _________________________________________________________________________
90. Laura painted a picture, and it’s being shown in an exhibition .
The picture _____________________________ ____________________________________________
91. All the things in the room were in bright colors.
Everything __________________________________________________________________________
92. She really doesn’t want you to call her your “old lady”
She objects _________________________________________________________________________
93. “ Be ware of that bad road! It’s very dangerous to drive on it!”he warned us.
He warned _________________________________________________________________________
94. Dennis started that job five years ago.
Dennis has been _____________________________________________________________________
95. This is my first visit to this coastal town.
This is the first time __________________________________________________________________
96. They made all students sign up for the course before September.
Each student was made _______________________________________________________________
97. “ Congratulations! You’ve succeeded in the interview , Lan ,” My mother told me .
My mother congratulated ______________________________________________________________
98. The children are terribly spoilt. I’m looking after them.
I’m _______________________________________________________________________________
99. The man’s car was stolen outside the hospital . The police came to question him.
The police ___________________________________________________________________________
100. “ Did you enjoy your trip, Marge ?” Cathy asked .
Cathy asked Marge ____________________________________________________________________
101. As I don't have a credit card, I found it difficult to book an airline ticket over the phone.
Not _________________________________________________________________________________
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 102. I prefer having dinner at home to going out for dinner.
I'd rather _____________________________________________________________________________
103. John spent his own money. I can’t prevent him from that.
I can’t prevent _________________________________________________________________________
104. I’ll take you to the airport tomorrow. I insist”, Tom said to Rosa
Tom insisted __________________________________________________________________________
105. Harry couldn’t get his parents’ permission to buy a motorbike.
Harry’s parents didn’t let _______________________________________________________________
106. I feel better now because you talked to me about my problems yesterday.
I wouldn't ___________________________________________________________________________
107. Thank you very much. You help me a lot,” the boy said to his sister.
The boy thanked ______________________________________________________________________
108. Your warning helped prevent my failure in the test.
Had it _______________________________________________________________________________
109. Do your homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games.
I won’t allow _________________________________________________________________________
110. “If I had a guitar here, I would sing a song,” he said.
He said _____________________________________________________________________________
111. The robber made the cashier hand in the money
The cashier __________________________________________________________________________
112. I can’t stand people telling me what to do.
I can’t stand ___________________________________________________________________________
113. Fiona was able to persuade her father to change his mind.
Fiona succeeded _______________________________________________________________________.
114. “If you change your mind, give me a ring,” Mary said to John.
Mary asked ___________________________________________________________________________
115. But for this foggy weather, we would be on the plane now.
If it _________________________________________________________________________________.
116. I wouldn’t accept if you asked me to marry you.
Were you ____________________________________________________________________________.
117. All the things in the room were in bright colors.
Everything ___________________________________________________________________________.
118. During our holidays, we stayed in a nice room overlooking the beach.
During our holidays, we stayed in a nice room which __________________________________________.
119. “Don’t forget to do your homework carefully, John,” said Sarah.
Sarah reminded _______________________________________________________________________.
120. “I’ll kill your son if you call the police,” the kidnapper said to her.
The kidnapper threatened ________________________________________________________________.
121. He rushed into the burning house, which was very brave of him.
It was very brave _______________________________________________________________________
122. Heating their house is very expensive.
It is _______________________________________________________________________________
123. He did all his work and then he went home.
After ______________________________________________________________________________
124. I knew that he was poor and offered to pay his fare.
Knowing ___________________________________________________________________________
125. “ I’ll kill your son if you call the police,” the kidnapper told them.
The kidnapper threatened ________________________________________________________________
126. Everything is so bad now because you acted so foolishly yesterday.
Had ________________________________________________________________________________
127. “ Well, let me pay for the theatre tickets, ” said Tony
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Tony insisted _________________________________________________________________________
128. “Phone the police if you know anything about the accident, ” the man said to everybody
The man told __________________________________________________________________________
129. I sat next to a boy in the exam. He didn’t understand most of the questions.
The boy whom ________________________________________________________________________
130. All the things in the room were in bright colors.
Everything ____________________________________________________________________________
131. " It's you who broke my window, Mike ", said the woman.
The woman accused ____________________________________________________________________
132. Listen to the teacher , and you can understand the lesson.
If you ________________________________________________________________________________
133. But for the good weather, we wouldn't have gone on the camping trip.
If it __________________________________________________________________________________
134. The refugees didn't want the German government to deport them from the country.
The refugees didn't want _________________________________________________________________
135. After the man had cleaned all traces of his crime, he left the building.
Having _______________________________________________________________________________
136. She asked a plumber to fix the dripping faucet.
She had a _____________________________________________________________________________
137. This is the first time I have seen this strange sea creature.
I have ________________________________________________________________________________
138. The road which / that leads to our village is now being widened.
The road _____________________________________________________________________________
139. I regret not having gone to the airport to see her off.
I wish ________________________________________________________________________________
140. I didn't see anybody in the house when I came there.
I saw ________________________________________________________________________________
141. When he was younger David often played tennis
David ________________________________________________________________________________
142. You can try to get Jim to lend you his car, but you won't succeed.
There's no point________________________________________________________________________
143. 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.'
Mike thanked _________________________________________________________________________
144. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.
The film star avoided ___________________________________________________________________
145. I was going to leave, but because of what she said, I didn’t.
She persuaded ________________________________________________________________________
146. After John had done his homework, he went out with his friend.
Having ______________________________________________________________________________
147. “ Well done, you’ve won the race,” said John’s mother
John’s mother congratulated______________________________________________________________
148. If you change your mind, give me a ring, “ Peter said to Pamela
Tom asked____________________________________________________________________________
149. “ Why don’t we go to the cinema this evening?”
Peter suggested ________________________________________________________________________
150. 10.No one was on time yesterday
Everyone_____________________________________________________________________________

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