31-60 CPE Sentence Transformations by patryk_walkowicz (edited)
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Sam was really anxious, waiting to see if
he had got a place in the cricket team.
Sam was on tenterhooks, waiting to see
Tenterhooks
if he had got a place in the cricket team.
Sam was ... if he had got a place in the
cricket team.
The heir to the family fortune was even-
tually found to be an impostor.
The heir to the family fortune was even-
Exposed
tually exposed as an impostor.
The heir to the family fortune was ... an
impostor.
He claimed my point was not relevant to
the proceedings. He dismissed my point as irrelevant to
Dismissed the proceedings.
He ... to the proceedings.
He said she was happy and enjoyed her
new life. He described her as happy and enjoying
Described her new life.
He ... her new life.
It's difficult to know if it should be classi-
fied as a guest house or a hotel.
It's difficult to know whether to categorize
Categorize
it as a guest house or a hotel.
It's difficult to know ... as a guest house
or a hotel.
She is well known for her vast knowledge
of Renaissance painting. She is an authority on Renaissance
Authority painting.
She ... Renaissance painting.
I don't think I'll ever be able to buy my
own house. I despair of ever being able to buy my
Despair own house.
I ... my own house.
The members of the government have
The members of the government have
failed to agree on the new budget.
not reached an agreement on the new
Reached
budget.
The members ... on the new budget.
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31-60 CPE Sentence Transformations by patryk_walkowicz (edited)
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We liked the new teacher right away.
We took a liking to the new teacher right
Took
away.
We ... right away.
The novel didn't come up to my expecta-
tions.
The novel fell short of my expectations.
Short
The novel ... expectations.
Zoe always makes spontaneous deci-
sions concerning her travel plans. Zoe always acts on impulse when mak-
Acts ing her travel plans.
Zoe always ... her travel plans.
Jim knew he would have to go on the
business trip at a moment's notice.
Jim was poised to go on the business trip
Poised
at a moment's notice.
Jim ... the business trip at a moment's
notice.
His latest theory is in complete opposi-
tion to mainstream thinking. His latest theory flies in the face of main-
Flies stream thinking.
His latest theory ... mainstream thinking.
His interpretation of the novel was far too
complex for me to grasp, I'm afraid.
His interpretation of the novel went over
Head
my head, I'm afraid.
His interpretation of the novel ..., I'm
afraid.
Julie always listens to my complaints
about work.
Julie always lends an ear to my com-
Ear
plaints about work.
Julie always ... my complaints about
work.
I wish you would come straight to the
point if you have something to say. I wish you wouldn't beat around the bush
Beat if you have something to say.
I wish ... if you have something to say.
Thankfully she wasn't hurt at all in the
She emerged unhurt from the accident.
accident.
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31-60 CPE Sentence Transformations by patryk_walkowicz (edited)
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Emerged
She ... accident.
The waiters in the new restaurant were
very inefficient. We received shoddy service from the
Shoddy waiters in the new restaurant.
We received ... in the new restaurant.
My grandmother is extremely proud that
she can remember all her grandchil-
My grandmother prides herself on being
dren's birthdays.
able to remember all her grandchildren's
Prides
birthdays.
My grandmother ... all her grandchil-
dren's birthdays.
I couldn't face telling her what I'd heard.
I couldn't bring myself to tell her what I'd
Bring
heard.
I couldn't ... what I'd heard.
She lost all self-control when she found
She couldn't contain herself when she
out what he'd done. Contain
found out what he'd done.
She ... what he'd done.
The singer said he wanted nothing to do
with the other members of the band. The singer distanced himself from the
Distanced other members of the band.
The singer ... of the band.
There was hardly any movement in the
traffic in front of us. The traffic hardly inched along in front of
Inched us.
The traffic hardly ... us.
Would you please send me your re-
sponse as soon as possible? I would be grateful if you would send me
Grateful your response as soon as possible.
I ... your response as soon as possible.
The reason for his resignation is still not
known! We still do not know what caused him to
Caused resign.
We ... resign.
This essay shows a slight improvement
on the last.
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31-60 CPE Sentence Transformations by patryk_walkowicz (edited)
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Marginally This essay is marginally better than the
This essay ... the last. last.
Susie couldn't stop crying when her pet
rabbit died. Susie was in floods of tears when her pet
Floods rabbit died.
Susie ... her pet rabbit died.
He specifically stressed the need for ab-
solute honesty. He placed emphasis on the need for ab-
Emphasis solute honesty.
He ... absolute honesty.
I couldn't work out what he was trying to
I couldn't work out what he was driving
say, could you?Driving
at, could you?
I couldn't work out ..., could you?
She realized immediately that his story
was made up.
She immediately saw through his story.
Through
She ... story.
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