SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION WITH IDIOMS (4)

1. Who will inherit the estate? HEIR

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2. The final version of the plan was quite different from the initial draft. RESEMBLANCE
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3. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor. JEOPARDY
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. !ou should e"cuse his bad manners# he$s onl% a child. ALLOWANCES
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&. The candle fell over and made the barn start burning. LIGHT
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'. (it%)dwellers often get depressed nowada%s. PRONE
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*. +ortunatel%# the boat didn$t sin,. STROKE
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-. .ill rec,oned that his success was due to incredible luc,. PUT
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/. 0$ve considered the advantages and disadvantages and 0$ve decided not to go. WEIGHED
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11. 2fter a while 0 reali3ed that 0$ve made a terrible mista,e. DAWNED
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11. When she left her home# she had to do ever%thing on her own. FEND
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12. 0 was not sure whether to go with him or not. MINDS
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13. 4owada%s we often bu% goods and pa% for them later. CREDIT
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1. 0 suffered from obsessive and agoni3ing thoughts. PREY
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1&. The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness. ONSET
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1'. 2s an antidote to their disappointment# he bought them ice)cream. OFFSET
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1*. 0 travel b% bus onl% when 0 have no alternative. RESORT
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1-. .ill rec,oned that his success was due to incredible luc,. PUT
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1/. 5on$t forget those who are at wor, on this lovel% sunn% da%6 SPARE
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21. The impression most people have of him is that he is an honest person. COMES
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21. The incident ruined m% chances of promotion. PAID
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22. 7he began to suffer from irrational fear. PREY
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23. 0 can$t understand wh% the% are reluctant to sign the contract. BAFFLED
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2. There isn$t much that 8eter doesn$t ,now about modern art. GAPS
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2&. .ob has a habit of upsetting people unintentionall%. INCLINED
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2'. 9artin$s habit of ta,ing ris,s doesn$t fit in with his image as a famil% man. COMPATIBLE
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2*. :ohn reall% must attend the meeting. CRUCIAL
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2-. 7all% became ,nown throughout the countr% as a result of her popular T; series.
HOUSEHOLD
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2/. :ohn made his teacher ver% angr%. INCURRED
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31. He used to be a teacher# so he reall% ,nows what it$s li,e in the classroom. FIRSTHAND
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31. 7he writes notes on ever%thing that was said at the meeting. RECORD
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32. The% could not warn people b% electronic mail because that might spread the computer virus.
FEAR
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33. :ane is li,el% to be promoted. CHANCE
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3. The cost of the e"cursion is part of the price of the holida%. INCLUDES
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3&. (harles and his brother are e"actl% ali,e. LOOK AS
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3'. What are %ou thin,ing at the moment? MIND
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3*. What about going to the new film at the <e" tonight? WE
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3-. !ou will find me waiting outside the station. BE
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3/. 7cientists are on the point of ma,ing a vital brea,through. ABOUT
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1. 0 wor, in a factor% which has 1#&11 emplo%ees. 1,500-EMPLOYEE
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1. :ust after solving one problem 0 was faced with another. WHEN
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2. 0t is m% impression that she is en=o%ing her new =ob a great deal. SEEMS
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3. 9ar% rang hours and hours ago. THAT
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. He is so familiar with his wife that he no longer appreciates her full value. GRANTED
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&. >nowledge without common sense is of little importance. COUNTS
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'. 7he is not poor at all? in fact# she is quite rich. MEANS
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*. 2 new house is impossible @ we can not afford it. UESTION
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-. The fact that the =udge had been involved in some illegal activities was not revealed until
several %ears after his death. LIGHT
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/. 5on$t forget those who are at wor, on this lovel%# sunn% da%6 SPARE
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&1. The severit% of the punishment bore no relation to the seriousness of the crime.
PROPORTION
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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION WITH IDIOMS (4) - KEY
1. Who will inherit the estate? HEIR
@ Who is the heir to the estate?
2. The final version of the plan was quite different from the initial draft. RESEMBLANCE
@ There is noAlittleA not much resemblance between the final version and the initial draft.
3. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor. JEOPARDY
@ His irresponsible attitude is puttingA placing his career as a doctor in =eopard% B His career has
been put in =eopard% because of his irresponsible attitude.C
. !ou should e"cuse his bad manners# he$s onl% a child. ALLOWANCES
@ !ou should ma,e allowances for his bad manners# he$s....................
&. The candle fell over and made the barn start burning. LIGHT
@ The candle fell over and set light to the barn.
'. (it%)dwellers often get depressed nowada%s. PRONE
@ (it%)dwellers are prone to getting depressed nowada%s.
*. +ortunatel%# the boat didn$t sin,. STROKE
@ .% a stro,e of fortune# the ....................
-. .ill rec,oned that his success was due to incredible luc,. PUT
@ .ill put his success down to ....................
/. 0$ve considered the advantages and disadvantages and 0$ve decided not to go. WEIGHED
@ 0$ve weighed up the pros and cons....................
11. 2fter a while 0 reali3ed that 0$ve made a terrible mista,e. DAWNED
@ 2fter a while it dawned on me that....................
11. When she left her home# she had to do ever%thing on her own. FEND
@ When she left home she had to fend for herself.
12. 0 was not sure whether to go with him or not. MINDS
@ 0 was in two minds about whether to go with him.
13. 4owada%s we often bu% goods and pa% for them later. CREDIT
@ 4owada%s we often bu% goods on credit.
1. 0 suffered from obsessive and agoni3ing thoughts. PREY
@ 0 was a pre% to obsessive and agoni3ing thoughts D Ebsessive and agoni3ing thoughts used to
pre% on meA ma,e me their pre%.
1&. The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness. ONSET
@ The onset of the disease is shownA mar,edA indicatedA characteri3ed b% a feeling of faintness.
1'. 2s an antidote to their disappointment# he bought them ice)cream. OFFSET
@ To offset their disappointment# he bought them ice)cream.
1*. 0 travel b% bus onl% when 0 have no alternative. RESORT
@ 0 travel b% bus onl% as a last resort D 0 resort to travel b% bus onl% when 0 have no alternative.
1-. .ill rec,oned that his success was due to incredible luc,. PUT
@ .ill put all his success down to incredible luc,.
1/. 5on$t forget those who are at wor, on this lovel% sunn% da%6 SPARE
@ 7pare a thought for those who are at wor, on this lovel% sunn% da%6
21. The impression most people have of him is that he is an honest person. COMES
@ He comes over as an honest man.
21. The incident ruined m% chances of promotion. PAID
@ The incident put paid to m% chances of promotion.
22. 7he began to suffer from irrational fear. PREY
@ 7he felt pre% to irrational fear.
23. 0 can$t understand wh% the% are reluctant to sign the contract. BAFFLED
@ Their reluctance to sign the contract baffled me.
2. There isn$t much that 8eter doesn$t ,now about modern art. GAPS
@ There are few gaps in 8eter$s ,nowledge of modern art.
2&. .ob has a habit of upsetting people unintentionall%. INCLINED
@ .ob is inclined to upset people unintentionall%.
2'. 9artin$s habit of ta,ing ris,s doesn$t fit in with his image as a famil% man. COMPATIBLE
@ 9artin$s habit of ta,ing ris,s is not compatible with his image as a famil% man.
2*. :ohn reall% must attend the meeting. CRUCIAL
@ 0t is crucial that :ohn attend the meeting.
2-. 7all% became ,nown throughout the countr% as a result of her popular T; series.
HOUSEHOLD
@ 7all% became a household name as a result of her popular T; series.
2/. :ohn made his teacher ver% angr%. INCURRED
@ :ohn incurred his teacher$s anger.
31. He used to be a teacher# so he reall% ,nows what it$s li,e in the classroom. FIRSTHAND
@ He has firsthand e"perience of the classroom.
31. 7he writes notes on ever%thing that was said at the meeting. RECORD
@ 7he ,ept a record of ever%thing that was said at the meeting.
32. The% could not warn people b% electronic mail because that might spread the computer
virus. FEAR
@ The% could not warn people b% electronic mail for fear of spreading the computer virus.
33. :ane is li,el% to be promoted. CHANCE
@ :ane stands a good chance of being promoted.
3. The cost of the e"cursion is part of the price of the holida%. INCLUDES
@ The price of the holida% includes the cost of e"cursions.
3&. (harles and his brother are e"actl% ali,e. LOOK AS
@ (harles and his brother loo, as li,e as two peas.
3'. What are %ou thin,ing at the moment? MIND
@ What is in %our mind at the moment?
3*. What about going to the new film at the <e" tonight? WE
@ 7hall we go to the new film at the <e" tonight?
3-. !ou will find me waiting outside the station. BE
@ 0 will be waiting for %ou outside the station.
3/. 7cientists are on the point of ma,ing a vital brea,through. ABOUT
@ 7cientists are about to ma,e a vital brea, through.
1. 0 wor, in a factor% which has 1#&11 emplo%ees. 1,500-EMPLOYEE
@ 0 wor, in a 1#&11)eplo%ee factor%.
1. :ust after solving one problem 0 was faced with another. WHEN
@ Hardl% had 0 solved one problem when 0 was faced with another.
2. 0t is m% impression that she is en=o%ing her new =ob a great deal. SEEMS
@ 7he seems to be en=o%ing her new =ob a great deal.
3. 9ar% rang hours and hours ago. THAT
@ 0t was hours and hours ago that 9ar% sang.
. He is so familiar with his wife that he no longer appreciates her full value. GRANTED
@ He ta,es his wife for granted.
&. >nowledge without common sense is of little importance. COUNTS
@ >nowledge without common sense counts for little importance.
'. 7he is not poor at all? in fact# she is quite rich. MEANS
@ 7he is b% no means poor? in fact# she is quite rich.
*. 2 new house is impossible @ we can not afford it. UESTION
@ 2 new house is out of question @ we can not afford it.
-. The fact that the =udge had been involved in some illegal activities was not revealed until
several %ears after his death. LIGHT
@ The fact that the =udge had been involved in some illegal activities did not come to the light until
several %ears after his death.
/. 5on$t forget those who are at wor, on this lovel%# sunn% da%6 SPARE
@ 7pare aA some thought for those who are at wor, on this lovel%# sunn% da%6
&1. The severit% of the punishment bore no relation to the seriousness of the crime.
PROPORTION
@ The punishment was out of BallC proportion to the crime.