SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS - CAMBRIDGE PET PREMILINARY

PET Writing Part 1

For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words. EXAM DESCRIPTION

1) We both like pizza more than chicken.

2) It usually takes me two hours to wash my car.

3) Sarah became a talented cook because she liked cooking.

4) I went to the old gym every month.

5) William cooked this delicious dinner himself.

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ANSWERS 1: TO
PREFER + NOUN + TO + NOUN
PREFERENCES
Examples:
~~He prefers ice hockey than football.~~ X
He prefers ice hockey to football. V PREFER STH TO STH

ANSWERS 2: WASHING
TAKE + INFINITIVE => SPEND + GERUND
IT TAKES (QUANTITY + TIME) TO + INVINITIVE + TO => I SPEND (QUANTITY + TIME) + GERUND
Examples:
~~I spent three days to clean my flat.~~ X
I spent three days cleaning my flat. V SPEND (QUANTITY + TIME) GERUND

ANSWERS 3: SO
SO => used to say that someone does something because of the reason just stated.
CONJUNCTION
Examples:
~~He was feeling hungry, and he made himself a pizza.~~ X
He was feeling hungry, so he made himself a pizza. V SO + VERB

ANSWERS 4: TO GO
USED TO + INFINITIVE => habit in the past.
MODAL VERB
Examples:
~~He use to smoke 20 cigarettes a day.~~ X
He used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day. V USED TO + INFINITIVE

ANSWERS 5: ON HIS
ON YOUR OWN => without help, alone, without anyone else.
IDIOM
Examples:
My brother-in-law did it all by his own. X
My brother-in-law did it all on his own. V ON + ONE'S + OWN

PET Writing Part 1

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