C1 Advanced - Key Word Transformations Exercise 4

1. I'm just about to give up this diet because it's not working at all.
point
I'm this diet up because it's not working at all.

2. Please do those photocopies whenever you have the time.
happen
Please do those photocopies if the time.

3. If you really want to spend the whole night studying, there's nothing I can do.
insist
If you the whole night, there's nothing I can do.

4. The match will be postponed if it keeps raining.
mean
Further rain postponement of the match.

5. "I can't stand what his assistant said about me," said Barbara.
objected
Barbara the assistant said about her.

6. "Ian took the money, not his brother Dylan," Susan said.
it
According to Susan, took the money, not Dylan.

7. The shop was closed for a week while they decorated it.
done
While it , the shop was closed for a week.

8. If Phil is having so many problems at school, maybe some private tuition would help him.
from
Maybe Phil would tuition if he's having so many problems at school.