SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION CONCEPTS (1)

1. BECAUSE - SO
BECAUSE is used to explain why an action is done.
EXAMPLE:
He ate the cake
- why did he eat the cake?
- BECAUSE he was hungry.

SO is used to explain the consequence of a situation.

EXAMPLE:

2. NEVER BEFORE - FIRST TIME

I have never BEEN HERE BEFORE, means two things:
I am here now,
and, this is my FIRST TIME here.

So a sentence using BEEN HERE BEFORE can be transformed into a sentence using MY
FIRST TIME.
EXAMPLE: I have never eaten snails before.
This is the first time I am eating snails.

3. NOT AS GOOD AS - BETTER THAN - THE BEST

Maria is tall and David is tall.
To compare them, it is necessary to use TALLER THAN, and NOT AS TALL AS.
To identify the maximum, THE TALLEST is used.
EXAMPLE: Maria is TALLER THAN David.
If Maria is TALLER THAN David, then, David is NOT AS TALL AS Maria.
Also, If Maria is TALLER THAN David, then, Maria is THE TALLEST.
TALLER THAN can be transformed into NOT AS TALL AS.
EXAMPLE: Maria is TALLER THAN David.
David is NOT AS TALL AS Maria.

For words that are longer than TALL, like DIFFICULT, MORE and MOST are used.
EXAMPLE: Chinese is MORE DIFFICULT THAN Spanish.
and Spanish is NOT AS DIFFICULT AS Chinese.
also, Chinese is THE MOST difficult.

MORE DIFFICULT THAN can be transformed into NOT AS DIFFICULT AS.

EXAMPLE: Chinese is MORE DIFFICULT THAN Spanish.
Spanish is NOT AS DIFFICULT AS Chinese.

Possible answers:
● A) as good as
● B) better than
● C) the best
● D) worse than
● E) not as bad as
● F) the worst
● G) the most expensive
● H) not as expensive as
● I) more expensive than
● J) as good

4. SHALL WE, LET'S, HOW ABOUT, WHY NOT, WHY DON'T WE

There are several ways of making suggestions in English, like,
SHALL WE, WHY DON'T WE, HOW ABOUT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, LET'S …, WHY
NOT..

They are used in the following way:

You go out with a friend and would like to suggest a trip to the cinema.
5. THE USE OF THE OPPOSITE WORD
Sometimes affirmative sentences are changed into negative by using opposite words in a
negative form.
That car over there is expensive.
That car over there is not cheap

Ejercicio:

● (1) I went to France because I wanted to improve my French.

● I wanted to improve my French………………………….. I went to France.

● (2) I've never been to this shop before.

● This is……………………... I've been in this shop.

● (3) The choice of food here is not as good as in the market.

● The choice of food ………………………….in the market here.

● (4) Shall we go into town this afternoon?

● Would …………………………..go into town this afternoon.

● (5)The bus station is near the new shopping centre.

● The bus station isn't ........................................ the new shopping centre.