HIPPO - Use of English
Sentence transformations. I’ve never been to Egypt before. (time)This is the first time I have beento Egypt. Without a ticket we won’t be able to see the match. (unless)We won’t be able to see the match unless we buya ticket. When you arrive, someone will take you to your hotel. (be)When you arrive, you will be taken to your hotel. May I park my car here? (if)Is it okay if Ipark my car here? Our teacher gives more homework than anyone else in this school. (nobody)In this school, nobody gives as much homeworkas our teacher does. Clearly the previous owners left it when they moved to their new house. (must)It must have been left bythe previous owners when they moved to their new house. ‘Harry, would you like to go fishing with me on Saturday?’ asked Joe. (if)Joe asked Harry if he would like to go fishing with him on Saturday. She hasn’t spoken to her brother-in-law for ages. (since)It’s been ages since she spoketo her brother-in-law. A service charge is not included in the price. (not)The price does not includea service charge. ‘Did you receive an email from Tony?’ I asked Naomi. (if)I asked Naomi if she had receivedan email from Tony. The fat man couldn't get through the doorway.The man was so fat that hecouldn’t get through the doorway. We'll clean the house ourselves,' they said.They said that they would clean the house themselves. Thousands of people will be attending the festival.The festival will be attended by thousands of people. Elizabeth glanced in the mirror and then she walked through the door.Elisabeth walked through the door after she had glanced in the mirror. This week the shopping cost more than it did last week.Last week the shopping cost less than it has this week. Scarlett ate before she went to the barbecue.When she went to the barbecue, Scarlett had already eaten. She has had her hair dyed for years.Someone has dyed her hairfor years. The beautiful view took my breath away.The view was so beautiful it took my breath away. Hundreds of racers will be entering the race.The race will be entered by hundreds of racers. You might get hungry in school, so here's a sandwich.Here’s a sandwich in case you get hungryat school. Do you think you should reduce the amount of fatty food you eat? (down)Do you think you should cut down on the amount of fatty food you eat? I always think of Greece when I think of oranges. (associate)I always associate Greece with oranges. 'Don't touch my bag!' Mina said to Helen. (her)Mina told Helen not to touch her bag. "I'm sorry I didn't believe you," I said to John. (not)I apologized for not believing him. There are more students in Hippo Olympiad this year. (there)Last year there were fewer students in Hippo Olympiad. If the curtain was longer, it would reach the floor. (enough)The curtain is not long enough to reach the floor. I can't wait until we do some experiments in the lab. (forward)I am really looking forward to doing some experiments in the lab. Tesla eventually realized that he was wrong. (conclusion)Tesla eventually came to conclusion that he was wrong. The judge told the jury to consider the man's past life. (account)The judge told the jury to take into account the man’s past life. I didn't understand a word so I asked my teacher and she explained it me. (got)I didn’t understand a word so I got my teacher to explain it to me.