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Synthesis & Transformation
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- 1.
Combine using 'although': 'It was raining. We went out.'
- 2.
Combine using 'because': 'She was tired. She went to bed early.'
- 3.
Rewrite using 'too...to': 'The box is very heavy. I cannot carry it.'
- 4.
Rewrite using 'so...that': 'He ran very fast. He won the race.'
(a) He ran so fast that he won the race.(b) He ran fast so that he won.(c) He so ran fast that he won.(d) So fast he ran that won.
- 5.
Combine using 'unless': 'You must study. Otherwise, you will fail.'
- 6.
Rewrite using 'not only...but also': 'She is smart. She is also kind.'
- 7.
Rewrite using 'neither...nor': 'Tom does not like fish. Tom does not like chicken.'
(a) Tom likes neither fish or chicken.(b) Tom neither likes fish nor chicken.(c) Tom likes neither fish nor chicken.(d) Neither Tom likes fish nor chicken.
- 8.
Rewrite starting with 'Despite': 'He was injured but he continued running.'
- 9.
Combine using 'as soon as': 'The bell rang. The children ran out.'
- 10.
Rewrite using 'enough': 'She is not old. She cannot drive.'
(a) She is not old enough to drive.(b) She is enough old to drive.(c) She old enough is not to drive.(d) Enough she is old to drive.
- 11.
Rewrite using 'so as to': 'He woke up early. He wanted to catch the first bus.'
- 12.
Rewrite using 'if': 'Study hard. Otherwise, you will not pass.'
- 13.
Rewrite using 'such...that': 'It was a very boring movie. Everyone fell asleep.'
(a) It was such a boring movie that everyone fell asleep.(b) It was such boring movie that everyone fell asleep.(c) Such a boring movie it was that everyone slept.(d) It such was a boring movie everyone asleep.
- 14.
Rewrite using 'in order to': 'She saved money. She wanted to buy a new phone.'
- 15.
Combine using 'while': 'Mother was cooking. Father was reading.'
- 16.
Rewrite using 'hardly...when': 'He had just sat down. The phone rang.'
- 17.
Rewrite using 'would rather...than': 'I prefer reading to watching TV.'
(a) I would rather read than watch TV.(b) I would rather reading than watching TV.(c) I rather would read than watch TV.(d) I would read rather than watch TV.
- 18.
Rewrite using 'no sooner...than': 'The moment he arrived, it started to rain.'
- 19.
Rewrite using the opposite meaning: 'Ali is taller than Bala.' (Start with 'Bala')
Answer: ____________________________________
- 20.
Rewrite using 'even though': 'She felt sick. She still went to school.'
(a) Even though she felt sick, she still went to school.(b) She even though felt sick went to school.(c) Even she though sick went to school.(d) She still went to school even felt though sick.
Answer key — P5 English: Synthesis & Transformation
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- 1.Although it was raining, we went out.
- 2.She went to bed early because she was tired.
- 3.The box is too heavy for me to carry.
- 4.(a) He ran so fast that he won the race.
- 5.Unless you study, you will fail.
- 6.She is not only smart but also kind.
- 7.(c) Tom likes neither fish nor chicken.
- 8.Despite being injured, he continued running.
- 9.As soon as the bell rang, the children ran out.
- 10.(a) She is not old enough to drive.
- 11.He woke up early so as to catch the first bus.
- 12.If you do not study hard, you will not pass.
- 13.(a) It was such a boring movie that everyone fell asleep.
- 14.She saved money in order to buy a new phone.
- 15.While Mother was cooking, Father was reading.
- 16.He had hardly sat down when the phone rang.
- 17.(a) I would rather read than watch TV.
- 18.No sooner had he arrived than it started to rain.
- 19.Bala is shorter than Ali.
- 20.(a) Even though she felt sick, she still went to school.
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