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Synthesis & Transformation
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- 1.
Combine using 'and': 'Tom likes football. Jerry likes football.'
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- 2.
Combine using 'but': 'She is short. She is strong.'
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- 3.
Which word best combines: 'It was raining. We went out to play.'?
(a) and(b) but(c) although(d) because
- 4.
Combine using 'because': 'She was late. She missed the bus.'
- 5.
Rewrite using 'too...to': 'The box is very heavy. I cannot carry it.'
(a) The box is too heavy to carry.(b) The box is too heavy that I carry.(c) The box is heavy too to carry.(d) The box is very too heavy.
- 6.
Combine using 'so': 'He was tired. He went to bed early.'
- 7.
Rewrite in the passive voice: 'The cat caught the mouse.'
- 8.
Combine using 'although': 'He studied hard. He failed the test.'
(a) Although he studied hard, he failed the test.(b) He studied hard although he failed the test.(c) Although he failed the test, he studied hard.(d) He studied although hard, he failed.
- 9.
Rewrite using 'so...that': 'The soup was very hot. I could not drink it.'
- 10.
Change to a question: 'She has finished her homework.'
(a) She has finished her homework?(b) Has she finished her homework?(c) Does she has finished her homework?(d) Did she has finished her homework?
- 11.
Rewrite using 'not only...but also': 'She sings well. She dances well.'
- 12.
Rewrite in the passive voice: 'The children painted the wall.'
(a) The wall painted the children.(b) The wall was painted by the children.(c) The wall is painted by the children.(d) The children was painted by the wall.
- 13.
Rewrite using 'unless': 'If you do not practise, you will not improve.'
- 14.
Rewrite as one sentence: 'The girl won the race. She is my neighbour.'
(a) The girl won the race she is my neighbour.(b) The girl who is my neighbour won the race.(c) My neighbour the girl won the race.(d) The girl won the race, my neighbour.
- 15.
Rewrite using 'neither...nor': 'Tom does not like spinach. Jerry does not like spinach.'
- 16.
Rewrite beginning with 'Besides': 'She is smart. She is also hardworking.'
- 17.
Transform into a negative sentence: 'All the students passed the exam.'
(a) All the students did not pass.(b) None of the students failed the exam.(c) Not all the students passed.(d) The students all did not pass.
- 18.
Rewrite using 'as soon as': 'He reached home. Then he started cooking.'
- 19.
Rewrite using 'so...that': 'The music was very loud. We could not hear each other.'
(a) The music was so loud that we could not hear each other.(b) The music was very loud so that we could not hear.(c) So the music was loud that we could not hear.(d) The loud music so that we could not hear each other.
- 20.
Rewrite beginning with 'Having': 'She finished her lunch. Then she went to the library.'
Answer key — P4 English: Synthesis & Transformation
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- 1.Tom and Jerry like football.
- 2.She is short but strong.
- 3.(c) although
- 4.She was late because she missed the bus.
- 5.(a) The box is too heavy to carry.
- 6.He was tired, so he went to bed early.
- 7.The mouse was caught by the cat.
- 8.(a) Although he studied hard, he failed the test.
- 9.The soup was so hot that I could not drink it.
- 10.(b) Has she finished her homework?
- 11.She not only sings well but also dances well.
- 12.(b) The wall was painted by the children.
- 13.Unless you practise, you will not improve.
- 14.(b) The girl who is my neighbour won the race.
- 15.Neither Tom nor Jerry likes spinach.
- 16.Besides being smart, she is also hardworking.
- 17.(b) None of the students failed the exam.
- 18.As soon as he reached home, he started cooking.
- 19.(a) The music was so loud that we could not hear each other.
- 20.Having finished her lunch, she went to the library.
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