Synthesis & Transformation 1

1. Dolly said that her cakes tasted better than Rosna’s.
2. Having no time to lose, we really must hurry.
3. Snow White lived deep in the forest where she was hiding from her stepmother.
4. Aldrin travelled a great distance to attend the interview only to be rejected for the job. (Do not accept : “only to attend the interview”)
5. Goliath is stronger and taller than me. / Goliath is stronger and taller than I am.
6. Moses has started walking to work so as to get more exercise.
7. Neither Jekyll nor Hyde likes smoking. / Neither Jekyll nor Hyde loves smoking. / Neither Jekyll nor Hyde likes to smoke.
8. Unless Georgie Porgie stopped kissing the girls, they would cry. / Unless Georgie Porgie stopped kissing the girls, he would make them cry. / Unless Georgie Porgie kissed the girls, they would not have cried. / Unless Georgie Porgie kissed the girls, he would not have made them cry.
9. Linda cannot attend the performance unless she has the ticket.
10. Curiosity caused Tom to start shaking his toy. / Tom’s curiosity caused him to start shaking his toy. / It was Tom’s curiosity that caused him to start shaking his toy.
11. Joseph’s forgetfulness in doing his homework three days in a row caused the teacher to get (or become) angry. / Joseph caused the teacher to become angry as he forgot to do his homework three days in a row. / Joseph caused the teacher to become angry by forgetting to do his homework three days in a row. / The teacher’s anger was caused by Joseph forgetting to do his homework three days in a row. / The teacher’s anger was caused because Joseph forgot to do his homework three days in a row. / Joseph forgot to do his homework three days in a row which caused the teacher to become angry.
12. The cause of the accident was the driver’s negligence. / The cause of the accident was due to the driver’s negligence.
13. Despite being tired, I could not sleep. / Despite my tiredness, I could not sleep. / Despite the fact that I was tired, I could not sleep.