G9. FR. Sentence transformation

“I will help you,” Bob said to me.

• Bob told me he would help me.

• Bob asked me to help him.

• Bob said that he would help you.

• Bob warned me that he would help her.

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

I didn't arrive in time to see her.

• I was early enough but I didn't see her.

• She was late so I couldn’t see her.

• I wasn't early enough to see her.

• I am so late that I can't see her.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.1.1J

What an excellent job she did!

• She didn’t do the job well.

• What is an excellent job?

• What kinds of job did she do?

• She did a very good job

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1D

I don’t really want to visit the art gallery.

• I’d rather not visit the art gallery.

• The art gallery is too far for me to visit.

• If I were you, I wouldn’t visit the art gallery.

• I am not allowed to visit the art gallery.

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Despite the fact that it was snowing, I didn’t feel cold.

• In spite of the snow, I felt quite cold.

• In spite of feeling warm, it was snowing.

• Although it was snowing, I didn’t feel cold.

• Although I didn’t feel cold, it was snowing.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

They can’t work. They are too tired.

• When they are too tired, they can work.

• Because they can’t work, they’re too tired.

• They are tired but they think they can work.

• They are so tired that they cannot work.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.1.1J

In population, Los Angeles is not as big as New York.

• New York is bigger than Los Angeles.

• Los Angeles is more densely-populated than New York.

• New York is not as crowded as Los Angeles.

• New York is bigger than Los Angeles in population.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

The children couldn’t go swimming because it was too cold.

• The children were not warm enough to go swimming.

• It was not warm enough, but the children went swimming.

• It was not warm enough for the children to go swimming.

• It was too cold, so the children had to stay at home.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.1.1J

He started learning French six years ago.

• He has learned French for six years.

• It was six years ago did he start learning French.

• He hasn’t learnt French for six years.

• It is six years since he has learnt French.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

“I will pay back the money, Gloria.” Said Ivan.

• Ivan apologized to Gloria for borrowing her money.

• Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.

• Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money.

• Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria.

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A