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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
– CHUYÊN ANH TPHCM 2025-2026
1. The charity faces lots of difficulties due to lack of funding. LACKING
=> Were the charity ___________________________________________________ straits.
2. The company tried to keep the scandal secret, but it became known at last. LID
=> Much as the company ___________________________________________________ out at last.
3. As soon as we arrived at the main square, we fell in love with the city. MOMENT
=> The city took our ___________________________________________________ in the main square.
4. The new employee was so completely incompetent that the task was slowly handled. RANK
=> Such was his ___________________________________________________ with by the new employee.
5. The adults usually object to how indifferent the young are nowadays. EXCEPTION
=> The adults usually ___________________________________________________ of the young nowadays.
6. A lot of the city’s one million unemployed are trying to make ends meet. MANY
=> There are one million ___________________________________________________ all out to make ends meet.
7. “Don’t do anything mischievous!”, she told her child clearly and strongly. UNCERTAIN
=> Her child was told ___________________________________________________ mischief is a must.
8. If you don’t spend hours reviewing, you can’t ensure good results in the upcoming exam. LIKELY
=> The more hours you put ____________________________________ ensure good results in the upcoming exam.
9. I think that if you don’t intervene too much, the students work much harder. DEVICES
=> The students work much harder when left ______________________________________________ standpoint.
10. She remained calm rather than getting irritated by Jack’s behaviour. BEING
=> Far _____________________________________________ cool head.
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ĐÁP ÁN THAM KHẢO SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
– CHUYÊN ANH TPHCM 2025-2026
1. The charity faces lots of difficulties due to lack of funding. LACKING
=> Were the charity not lacking in funding, it would not be in dire straits.
2. The company tried to keep the scandal secret, but it became known at last. LID
=> Much as the company tried to keep a/the lid on the scale, it came/leaked out at last.
3. As soon as we arrived at the main square, we fell in love with the city. MOMENT
=> The city took our fancy the moment we set foot in the main square.
4. The new employee was so completely incompetent that the task was slowly handled. RANK
=> Such was his rank incompetence that the task was slowly dealt with by the new employee.
5. The adults usually object to how indifferent the young are nowadays. EXCEPTION
=> The adults usually take exception to the indifference of the young nowadays.
6. A lot of the city’s one million unemployed are trying to make ends meet. MANY
=> There are one million unemployed in the city, many of whom are going all out to make ends meet.
7. “Don’t do anything mischievous!”, she told her child clearly and strongly. UNCERTAIN
=> Her child was told in no uncertain terms that avoiding mischief is a must.
8. If you don’t spend hours reviewing, you can’t ensure good results in the upcoming exam. LIKELY
=> The more hours you put in reviewing, the more likely you are to ensure good results in the upcoming exam.
9. I think that if you don’t intervene too much, the students work much harder. DEVICES
=> The students work much harder when left to their own devices from my standpoint.
10. She remained calm rather than getting irritated by Jack’s behaviour. BEING
=> Far from being irritated by Jack’s behaviour, she kept a cool head.
