Questions tagged [transformation]
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How to transform this correctly?
The question is:
Attir prefers hiking in the hills to relaxing on a beach.
We need to use rather.
However, there are options and I need to choose the most appropriate one.
The options are:
(a)- ...
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Transformation?
Yesterday the inspector asked me: “So, when did you last meet Jane?”
Yesterday the inspector asked me when
________________________________last.
I can't think of anything different than "when ...
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"He is none but fit for the job" - does this sentence convey the same meaning as the following sentences? [closed]
I'm learning sentence transformation. Though my main confusion with the meaning of the 3rd sentence, could anybody please check the following 3 sentences and let me know whether they convey the same ...
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Syntax operations. What are the operations involved in the pair here?
What are the syntactic operations are involved in the following pair?
IT was:
she talked with him via email?
IT became:
With whom did she talk via email? syntax
My book shows that ...
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Compound sentence or simple sentence. (We sang and danced all night)
I am actually confused to know whether the following sentence is compound or simple sentence.
My sentence is: ( She sang and danced all night). As far as, I know that this sentence has 'conjunction' ...
asked May 24 '18 at 17:59
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Passive vs 'able' adjective
When I was preparing for my FCE exam I came across a task which I cannot really fully understand. The task was the word transformation. I got it all right, except only one. The sentence was:
Then ...
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Transformation into compound sentence
What will be the compound sentence of the following complex sentence ?
"If I did not help the autuority , the guilty would run away ."
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Confusing transformation into compound sentences
What would be the transformation of the following sentences into compound sentences?
"If you want success , you will have to do be diligent."
"If I didn't help him, he wouldn't pass the exam."
MY ...
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Which variant of transformation is the right one?
The sentence is given:
They could easily win the game.
I must transform it using the word "chance". Which one is right:
They had every chance of winning the game.
or
They have every chance of ...
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Transform the sentence "As soon as the child sees the mother, it begins to smile." [closed]
As soon as the child sees the mother, it begins to smile.(Change it using "No sooner..... than").
Please help me to transform the sentence.
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Transformation of the sentence with reported speech
Today I was doing sentence transformation exercises and I found this sentence:
1."Yes, I left the door unlocked", said Daisy.
2.Daisy ________ the door unlocked. (having)
I had to use from two ...
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How can I ask what number of time it is of the person doing something in correct and concise way? [duplicate]
The answer I'd like to receive upon my question is this:
It is my 4th.
The question I'd like to ask is something like this:
What timeth is it you are trying to do this?, or
What timeth you ...
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Direct To Indirect Speech : Conversion of 'do'?
I was practicing direct to indirect conversion, when I saw something peculiar in the sentences. Consider the sentence given below -
1) He said to me, "Where do you live?".
I considered various ...
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What is the positive statement of the question "Whose frying pan is this?"
What is the positive statement of the question "Whose frying pan is this?"
I mean How can I transform from question to the positive statement. What would it look like? I hope I explain myself ...
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Sentence Transformation of "Not only ... but also"
Myanmar is a beautiful country. It is rich in natural resources.
If I rewrite this sentence as
Myanmar is not only a beautiful country but also rich in natural resources.
Will it be ...
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How do I simplify the sentence "I insisted that Mandela had a strong personality"?
I have to make the following sentence-simple :
I insisted that Mandela had a strong personality.
I think it'll be right-
I insisted on Mandela's having a strong personality.
or,
I insisted ...
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Transform "We got ..." structures
I didn't know they were gonna send a death squad!
Hang on!
Hey, we got ourselves a winner! Don's got it over here.
Look out!
We lost them! Good job, stranger from the cornfields!
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