FCE Key Word Transformations

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.

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1. [first=" Tomorrow's conference is postponed and it will be held next month." word="PUT" beginning="Tomorrow's conference has " answer="has been put off" ending=" until next month."]

 

2. [first=" She prefers watching TV to reading books." word="RATHER" beginning="She " answer="would rather watch TV than#'d rather watch TV than" ending=" read books."]

 

3. [first=" In his opinion, these two kinds of art are totally different from each other." word="COMPARISON" beginning="In his opinion, there is " answer=" no comparison between" ending=" these two kinds of art."]

 

4. [first=" 'What do you think of the new health centre?'" word="ASKED" beginning="She " answer="asked me what I thought#asked what I thought" ending=" of the new health centre."]

 

5. [first=" Fiona doesn't like bananas. She doesn't like grapes either." word="NOR" beginning="Fiona likes " answer="neither bananas nor" ending=" grapes."]

 

6. [first=" It's believed that he was the most handsome boy in our school." word="TO" beginning="He is " answer="believed to have been" ending=" the most handsome boy in our school."]

 

 

 

 

ANSWER KEYS

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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
The haven't got cats. They haven't got dogs, either. => The have got neither cats nor dogs. NEITHER ... NOR

 

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

 

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