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Synthesis — Advanced Transformations
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- 1.
Rewrite using 'too...to': 'The water is very hot. I cannot drink it.'
- 2.
Rewrite using 'so...that': 'She was very tired. She fell asleep immediately.'
(a) She was so tired that she fell asleep immediately.(b) She was so tired she that fell asleep.(c) So she was tired that she fell asleep.(d) She so tired was that she fell asleep.
- 3.
Rewrite using 'too...to': 'He is very young. He cannot ride a bicycle.'
- 4.
Rewrite using 'such...that': 'It was a very cold day. We stayed indoors.'
(a) It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors.(b) It was such cold day that we stayed indoors.(c) Such it was a cold day that we stayed.(d) It such a cold day was that we stayed.
- 5.
Rewrite using 'so...that': 'The movie was very funny. Everyone laughed.'
- 6.
Rewrite using 'too...to': 'The shelf is very high. She cannot reach it.'
- 7.
Rewrite using 'such...that': 'He is a very talented singer. He won the competition.'
(a) He is such a talented singer that he won the competition.(b) He is such talented singer that he won.(c) Such a talented singer he is that he won.(d) He such is a talented singer that he won.
- 8.
Rewrite using 'Having + past participle': 'She finished her homework. Then she went out to play.'
- 9.
Rewrite using 'so...that': 'The suitcase was very heavy. He could not carry it.'
- 10.
Rewrite using 'Having + past participle': 'He ate his dinner. He washed the dishes.'
(a) Having eaten his dinner, he washed the dishes.(b) Having eating his dinner, he washed the dishes.(c) Having ate his dinner, he washed the dishes.(d) Having eat his dinner, he washed the dishes.
- 11.
Rewrite using 'too...to': 'The question was very difficult. Nobody could answer it.'
- 12.
Rewrite using 'such...that': 'They were very naughty boys. The teacher punished them.'
- 13.
Rewrite using 'Having + past participle': 'She studied for three hours. She felt confident about the test.'
- 14.
Rewrite using 'so...that' (negative): 'He is not tall enough to reach the top shelf.'
(a) He is so short that he cannot reach the top shelf.(b) He is so tall that he cannot reach the top shelf.(c) He is so not tall that he cannot reach.(d) So short he is that the shelf is high.
- 15.
Rewrite using 'too...to': 'The music was so loud that we could not hear each other.'
- 16.
Rewrite using 'Having + past participle': 'The team won the match. They celebrated together.'
- 17.
Convert between structures: 'The food was so delicious that everyone asked for more.' Rewrite using 'such...that'.
- 18.
Rewrite using 'Having + past participle': 'She locked the door. She realised she had left her keys inside.'
(a) Having locked the door, she realised she had left her keys inside.(b) Having locking the door, she realised she had left her keys inside.(c) Having lock the door, she realised she had left her keys inside.(d) Locked the door having, she realised she had left her keys inside.
- 19.
Rewrite using 'too...to': 'She is so kind that she cannot refuse to help anyone.'
- 20.
Combine using 'Having + past participle': 'He apologised to his friend. He felt much better afterwards.'
Answer key — P5 English: Synthesis — Advanced Transformations
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- 1.The water is too hot for me to drink.
- 2.(a) She was so tired that she fell asleep immediately.
- 3.He is too young to ride a bicycle.
- 4.(a) It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors.
- 5.The movie was so funny that everyone laughed.
- 6.The shelf is too high for her to reach.
- 7.(a) He is such a talented singer that he won the competition.
- 8.Having finished her homework, she went out to play.
- 9.The suitcase was so heavy that he could not carry it.
- 10.(a) Having eaten his dinner, he washed the dishes.
- 11.The question was too difficult for anybody to answer.
- 12.They were such naughty boys that the teacher punished them.
- 13.Having studied for three hours, she felt confident about the test.
- 14.(a) He is so short that he cannot reach the top shelf.
- 15.The music was too loud for us to hear each other.
- 16.Having won the match, the team celebrated together.
- 17.It was such delicious food that everyone asked for more.
- 18.(a) Having locked the door, she realised she had left her keys inside.
- 19.She is too kind to refuse to help anyone.
- 20.Having apologised to his friend, he felt much better afterwards.
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