First Certificate Sentence Transformation: Reporting Verbs ( including phrasal verbs with Get)

Reporting Verbs sentence transformation (including phrasal verbs with Get)

For the following questions complete the second sentence so that It has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).

Example: (0)The bag is not big enough for all my luggage.

small

The bag …..is too small for.………………….. all my luggage.

Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet.

(1) ‘You are never punished for anything’ Jeff said to Fiona.

accused

Jeff……………………………………………………..away with everything.

(2) ‘If I were you, I would finish the homework as soon as possible’ she said to him.

advised

She………………………………………………………………..over with.

(3) ‘I will not let the rain  make me sad’ said Bill.

refused

Bill……………………………………………………… him down.

(4)  ‘You helped me forget my ex-girlfriend, thank you’ Brian said to Eoin.

for

Brian thanked……………………………………………………………over his ex-girlfriend.

(5) ‘I didn’t throw away your pen’ Cristina said to Maria.

getting

Cristina………………………………………………..of Maria’s pen.

(6) ‘I didnt find time to fix your laptop, I’m sorry’ Peter said to Aidan.

apologized

Peter apologized……………………………………………….round to fixing his laptop.

(7) ‘If I were, I would try to have a good relationship with Bill’ my mother said to me.

advised

My mother……………………………………………….with Bill.

Answers

(1) ‘You are never punished for anything’ Jeff said to Fiona.

accused

Jeff accused Fiona of getting away with everything.

(2) ‘If I were you, I would finish the homework as soon as possible’ she said to him.

advised

She advised me to get the homework over with.

(3) ‘I will not let the rain  make me sad’ said Bill.

refused

Bill refused to let the rain get him down.

(4)  ‘You helped me forget my ex-girlfriend, thank you’ Brian said to Eoin.

for

Brian thanked Eoin for helping him get over his ex-girlfriend.

(5) ‘I didn’t throw away your pen’ Cristina said to Maria.

getting

Cristina denied getting rid of Maria’s pen.

(6) ‘I didnt find time to fix your laptop, I’m sorry’ Peter said to Aidan.

apologized

Peter apologized to Aidan for not getting round to fixing his laptop.

(7) ‘If I were, I would try to have a good relationship with Bill’ my mother said to me.

advised

My mother advised me to get along with Bill.