Key Word Transformation

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For questions 1-6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. EXAM DESCRIPTION

1) Tomorrow's conference is postponed and it will be held next month.
PUT

2) She prefers watching TV to reading books.
RATHER

3) In his opinion, these two kinds of art are totally different from each other.
COMPARISON

4) 'What do you think of the new health centre?'
ASKED

5) Fiona doesn't like bananas. She doesn't like grapes either.
NOR

6) It's believed that he was the most handsome boy in our school.
TO

Test Answers!

ANSWERS 1: BEEN PUT OFF
PASSIVE VOICE + PHRASAL VERB
PUT OFF => to change something to a later time or date.
Similar Conversions
She stopped smoking when her baby was born. => She gave up smoking when her baby was born. STOP => GIVE UP
I can't bear that noise any longer. => I can't put up with that noise any longer. BEAR => PUT UP WITH
I know that she's lying but I will learn the truth. => I know that she's lying but I will find out the truth. LEARN => FIND OUT

ANSWERS 2: WOULD RATHER WATCH TV THAN | 'D RATHER WATCH TV THAN
PREFERENCES
WOULD RATHER + VERB + THAN + VERB
Similar Conversions
She would rather stay at home than go to the party. => She would prefer to stay at home rather than go to the party.
I prefer playing football to playing basketball. => I prefer to play football rather than play basketball. PREFER TO + RATHER THAN
He would rather watch TV than do his homework. => He would sooner watch TV than do his homework. WOULD SOONER + THAN

ANSWERS 3: NO COMPARISON BETWEEN
COMPARISON
THERE IS NO COMARISON BETWEEN
Similar Conversions
I've never seen such a bad film before. => It's the worst film I've ever seen. IT'S + SUPERLATIVE ... EVER ...
This car is too expensive for me to buy. => This car isn't cheap enough for me to buy. TOO + ADJECTIVE => NOT + ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH
Tom is more handsome than Mark. => Mark isn't as handsome as Tom. MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN => NOT AS + ADJECIVE + AS

ANSWERS 4: ASKED ME WHAT I THOUGHT | ASKED WHAT I THOUGHT
REPORTED SPEECH
PRESENT SIMPLE => PAST SIMPLE
Similar Conversions
They have finished their job. => They said they had finished their job. PRESENT PERFECT => PAST PERFECT
Who was with you yesterday? => She asked who had been with me the day before. PAST SIMPLE => PAST PERFECT
'Don't touch the lead! - he exclaimed. => He warned me not to touch the lead. ORDER => NOT TO + INVINITIVE

ANSWERS 5: NEITHER BANANAS NOR
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION
NEITHER ... NOR
Similar Conversions
I like coffee and so does my girlfriend. => Both I and my girlfriend like coffee. BOTH ... AND
We will go abroad or we will travel around Ireland. => We will either go abroad or we will travel around Ireland. EITHER ... OR
They haven't got cats. They haven't got dogs, either. => They have got neither cats nor dogs. NEITHER ... NOR

ANSWERS 6: BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
PASSIVE VOICE
SUBJECT + PASSIVE VOICE + TO + PERFECT INVINITIVE
Similar Conversions
It is said that he is a very rich man. => He is said to be a very rich man. SUBJECT + PASSIVE VOICE + TO + INVINITIVE
Everyone knows that Jill is staying at the hotel. => Jill is known to be staying at the hotel. SUBJECT + PASSIVE VOICE + TO + BE + GERUND
People think that he was a liar. => He is thought to have been a liar. SUBJECT + PASSIVE VOICE + TO + PERFECT INVINITIVE