When you are taking your IELTS writing exam, one of the key skills they are looking for is the variety of sentences you used.
Today we are taking a quick look at sentence transformations taking verb+ adverb and making it into adjective + noun.
When doing this remember to use a preposition after the noun and you need to use ‘to be’ in the correct tense after there.
Remember the passive is formed with ‘to be’ in the correct tense + past participle.
Below are two sentences with the same meaning but written in different ways.
Example:
A) There were dramatic fluctuations in the number of people who took holidays from 2001 to 2005.
B) The number of people who took holidays fluctuated dramatically from 2001 to 2005.
You can see the change
dramatic fluctuations > fluctuated dramatically
Both sentences are good and correct, but you need to mix your sentences up, and not always use verb + adverb, or just adjective + noun.
Now it’s your turn. Complete thegaps in the sentences below so that the second sentence is expressed in a different way.
Answers as always are at the bottom.
1a. The price oftheatre tickets reached a peak in 2004.
1b. There ____ a peak ________ ____ ____ ____ ____ in 2004.
2a. A slight drop intemperatures in 2006 led to an overall average of 24 degrees.
2b. ____ ____ ____ in 2006 ____ ____ an overall average of 24 degrees.
3a. In general, Germany will spend much less on technology than the UK over the next 20 years.
3b. In general, ________ ____ ____ ____ on technology in Germany ____ ____ ____ UK over the next 20years.
4a. The aging populationin the UK has grown steadily.
4b. There ____ ________ ____ ____ the aging population in the UK.
5a. Finally, a conveyor belt moves the parcels to the distribution point.
5b. Finally, ____ parcels____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ a conveyor belt.
6a. Spending patterns in Asia have differed significantly since 2008.
6b. There ____ ________ ____ ____ spending patterns in Asia since 2008.
7a. The price of oilis expected to rise dramatically.
7b. There ____ expected____ ____ a ____ ____ ____ the price of oil.
Answers1b. There was a peak in the price of theatre tickets in 2004.
2b. Temperatures dropped slightly in 2006 leading to an overall average of 24 degrees.
3b. In general, much less will be spent on technology in Germany than in the UK over the next 20 years.
4b. There has been steady growth in the aging population in the UK.
5b. Finally, the parcels are moved to the distribution point by a conveyor belt.
6b. There have been significant differences in spending patterns in Asia since 2008.
7b. There is expected to be a dramatic rise in the price of oil.
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