Cambridge C2 Proficiency

C2 Proficiency - Key Word Transformations Exercise 11

In these exercises, you need to take the information in the first sentence and re-write it, using the word in bold so that the second sentence has exactly the same meaning. You cannot change the word in bold in ANY way. You must use a minimum of THREE and a maximum of EIGHT words for each space. Contractions, which count as two words, should only be used for negatives: e.g. don't / hadn't / wouldn't, etc.


1. Your brother must try to accept that he'll never be an author!
terms
Your brother must the fact that he'll never be an author.

2. No students must enter the examination room after 10 o'clock, whatever the reason.
circumstances
Under enter the examination room after 10 o'clock.

3. The accountant called a meeting to discuss the company's perilous finances.
purpose
The accountant's to discuss the company's perilous finances.

4. It may seem strange, but a tomato is technically a fruit.
as
Strange , a tomato is technically a fruit.

5. You'd be in a better position to tackle the exam if you had studied harder.
prepared
If you'd studied harder, for the exam.

6. I felt so relaxed at Tricia's apartment because her friends greeted me so warmly.
ease
Tricia's friends with the warmth of their greeting.

7. Grant completely ignored his elder brother's recommendation.
notice
Grant his elder brother's recommendation.

8. The author said that he'd invented the whole plot himself.
thought
The scriptwriter said that he'd any help.

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