PET Sentence Transformation

For each question, finísh the second sentence so that it means the same as the first:

Transformations 1 - 10:

My sister is_____________ playing

1. My sister enjoys playing volleyball.
volleyball
2. Her team won last week's match. Last week's match. _____________ her team.
"You've done very well" said the The captain told the team that
3.
captain to the team. _____________ very well.
4. There are three teams at her school. Her school. _____________ three teams.
She was chosen for the team two years
5. She has been in the team_____________
ago.
The girls' team has won more matches
6. The boys' team has _____________ the girls’.
than the boys'.
There is a good film on at our local Our local cinema. _____________ a good
7.
cinema. film.
Our local cinema hasn't shown it This is the first time our cinema
8.
before. _____________.
In the film, he is bitten on the nose by a In the film, a snake_____________ on the
9.
snake. nose.

The film ends with an exciting car There is an exciting car chase _____________the
10.
chase. film.
11. The flight lasted three hours. The flight was ______________
The airport bus is cheaper than a
12. Taxis are _____________ the airport bus.
taxi.
They sell duty-free goods in the Duty-free goods. _____________ in the departure
13.
departure lounge. lounge.
There is a post office in the main The main building_____________ post office in
14.
building. the main building.
The Happy Traveller café is very
15. Nobody...
unpopular.
The hospital is near the city
16. The hospital is not...
centre.
The doctor hasn't enough time to
17. The doctor is too ...
see you now.
The new hospital is bigger than
18. The old hospital was...
the old one.

Transformations 21 - 30:
21. The doctor is not available on Sundays. You can't...
22. You don't need an appointment on Saturdays. Appointment aren't...
23. You should take these tablets after meals. These tablets...
24. My parents prefer jazz to classical music. My parents think jazz...
25. My brother is older than me. I...
26. My friends only go swimming at the weekend. On weekdays...
27. If I finish my work I can go out at weekends. Unless I finish my work...
28. My sister watches more TV than me. I don't...
29. My parents are annoyed by pop music. Pop music...
30. My granmother lives a long way from the market. There isn't...

Transformations 31 - 40:

When she has to walk to the market she finds it

31. She gets...
tiring.
32. She is often driven to the market by her neighbour. Her neighbour...
33. There are many types of coffee there. You can... ...
34. She asked an assistant how much the coffee cost. She asked: " How ...
35. The Colombian coffee cost less than the Kenyan one. The Colombian coffee wasn't...
36. Dave and Jane have been to the cinema together. Dave has been ...
37. It was very crowded in the cinema. The...
38. Jane had a worse seat than Dave. Dave had...
39. Jane was sitting behind a tall man. A tall man...
40. Dave said that he had seen the film before. Dave said...

Transformations 41 - 50:

41. They spent two hours in the cinema. They were in ...
42. The nurses' home is behind the hospital. The hospital...
43. My appointment with Dr Gibson is at ten o'clock. At ten o'clock...
44. This office belongs to Dr Gibson. This office is...
45. She told me to take off my shoes. She said: " Please...
46. It would be a good idea to take some more exercise. " You ...
47. The next patient was not strong enough to stand up. The next patient was too...
48. They make cars in Oxford. Cars...
49. "I've just seen a ghost," Arthur said Arthur said...
50. "Do you play tennis?" I asked the girl. I asked the girl...

Transformations 51 - 60:

51. I started living here 5 years ago. I have ...

52. This school has got 150 students. There ...
53. The council have changed the road system. The road system...
54. "We're going for a walk at lunchtime" she said. She told...
55. They asked me:"Are you thinking of going abroad?" They asked...
56. When did you start this job? How long...
57. There are three classrooms in this building. This building ...
58. This book was written by Sir Arthur. Sir Arthur...
59. They told the driver to shut up and get on the car. "..."
60. "How long have you been studying English?" She asked him. She asked...

Transformations 61 - 70:

61. How long have you been a vegetarian? When...

62. There is space for ten people to sit. Ten people...
63. Some exams are marked by a computer. A ...
64. He told me he had never seen such a terrible accident. "..."
65. "Will you tell them about your homework?" said the teacher. The teacher asked...
66. She has been driving since she was eighteen. She...
67. Some students are playing tennis today. There...
68. You can't smoke in here. You are...
69. The Nile is longer than the Thames. The Thames is not...
70. If he doesn't come by five, I'm going home. Unless...

Transformations 71 - 80:

71. It's late, I'd better go. It's late. I...

72. Most of the trees have gone. Nearly...
73. Cats swim faster than dogs. Dogs ...
74. We musn't copy during the test. We can't...
75. Keith is stronger than me. I am not...
76. Unless we find a solution we're going to lose it. If...
77. You'd better talk to the police. If I were you...
78. Nearly all the beach was black from the oil. Most of...
79. Feed your pets before a long journey. Remember...
80. When I was young I kicked cats. I used ...

Transformations 81 - 90:

81. Passengers aren't allowed to walk across the lines. Passengers must...
82. They've lived here longer than us. We haven't...
83. Most of the milk was too sour to drink. Nearly...
84. You can't do that. You're...
85. "Abrazos rotos" was directed by Almodovar. Almodovar...
86. Who does this book belong to ? Whose...?
87. What time does the match start? He wanted to know...
88. Where is your wife today Johnny? He asked...
89. I might work abroad this summer. It's possible...
90. "They came at 12 last night", she said to her husband. She told...

Transformations 91 - 93:
91. Ana is going to buy a new car. A new car...
92. The princess is very popular. Everybody...
93. Have a nice day ! said the teacher. The teacher...