Sentence transformation, 8

31 The football match was postponed due to the rain.

put

The football match was ______put off___ due to the rain.

32 There was no one here except John.

apart

There was no one here ______apart from____ John.

33 You will have to pay at least £500 to get that watch.

impossible

You’ll find it ____impossible to get/buy__ that watch for less than £500.

34 I don’t want to eat this now.

rather

I _______‘d rather not______ eat this now.

35 ‘Shall I turn on the light?’ Sue asked Jill.

wanted

Sue asked Jill __if/whether she wanted__ the light turned on.

36 Mother walked in quietly so as to avoid waking the baby.

order

Mother walked in quietly ____in order not to wake__ the baby.

37 It’s possible that she didn’t understand what I had said.

might

She ___might not have understood__what I had said.

38 I couldn’t concentrate fully because of the loud music.

difficult

The loud music __made it difficult to concentrate__ fully.

39 The tea is too hot to drink.

enough

The tea __ isn’t cool/cold enough_ to drink.

40 She is certain to have heard about it on the news.

must

She __must have heard__ about it on the news.