Transformations

1. Rewrite the sentence using a comparative: 'This book is interesting, but that book is more interesting.'

• That book is more interesting than this book.

• This book is interesting as that book.

• This book is less interesting than that book.

• That book is the most interesting book.

2. Change the following sentence to a conditional: 'If it rains, we will stay indoors.'

• We will stay indoors if it rains.

• We will go outside if it rains.

• If it doesn't rain, we will stay indoors.

• We will stay indoors unless it rains.

3. Convert to reported speech: 'She said, "I will help you tomorrow."'

• She said, 'I will help you tomorrow.'

• She said that she helped me the next day.

• She said that she will help me tomorrow.

• She said that she would help me the next day.

4. Change to passive voice: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.'

• A delicious meal is cooked by the chef.

• The chef was cooking a delicious meal.

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• The meal was deliciously cooked by the chef.

5. Use a modal to express necessity: 'You need to finish your homework.'

• You must finish your homework.

• You should finish your homework.

• You might finish your homework.

• You could finish your homework.

6. Transform the sentence: 'He is taller than his brother.'

• He is the same height as his brother.

• His brother is shorter than he is.

• His brother is taller than he is.

• He is shorter than his brother.

7. Rewrite using a conditional: 'You will succeed if you work hard.'

• Working hard guarantees failure.

• If you work hard, then you will succeed.

• If you don't work hard, you will succeed.

• You will fail if you work hard.

8. Convert to reported speech: 'He asked, "Are you coming to the party?"'

• He asked if I am coming to the party.

• He asked if I was coming to the party.

• He asked whether I will come to the party.

• He asked, 'Are you going to the party?'

9. Change to passive voice: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

• The lesson explains the teacher.

• The lesson was explained by the teacher.

• The teacher is explaining the lesson.

• The lesson is explained by the teacher.

10. Use a modal to express ability: 'She can play the piano.'

• She plays the piano well.

• She can not play the piano.

• She is playing the piano.

• She can play the piano.