SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

1. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?” said John
( John suggested
2. Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
( Despite his
3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
( This is the first
4. After fighting the fire for twelve hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
( The firemen managed
5. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
( Plans
6. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday.
( You
7. “How many survivors are there?” asked the journalist.
( The journalist wanted to know
8. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
( The meat was
9. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa.
( If you
10. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter
( Peter asked if
11. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
( She has
12. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
( I don’t know
13. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.
( My French friend isn’t
14. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
( The owner
15. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
( If we
16. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
( The sea was too
17. What a pity you failed your driving test!
( I wish
18. The mechanic serviced my car last week.
( I
19. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
( Traveling
20. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked.
( He suggested
21. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
( In spite of
22. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.
( He objected
23. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
( I wish
24. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.
( The streets
25. Apples are usually cheaper than orange.
( Apples are not
26. I advise you to put your money in the bank.
( You’d
27. The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
( It is such
28. John understood very little of what the teacher said.
( John could hardly
29. Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house.
( We can only get
30. He prefers golf to tennis.
( He’d rather
31. He is now sorry that he didn’t invite Molly to his party.
( He wishes
32. “Bring your swimming things in case it’s sunny.”
( He told
33. There’s no need for you to talk so loudly.
( You don’t
34. I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.
( The last time
35. No one has signed this cheque.
( This cheque
36. Tim will be eighteen next week.
( It’s Tim’s
37. Unless he phone immediately he won’t get any information.
( If
38. How long is it since they bought the house?
( When
39. He couldn’t repair the broken vase.
( The
40. Have you got a cheaper carpet than this?
( Is this
41. I can’t get my feet into these shoes.
( These shoes
42. I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon.
( I’m looking
43. “Keep away from this area”, said the security guard, when we approached the fence.
( The security guard told
44. I’ve never met such a famous person before.
( It’s