"Key Word Transformations – C1 Test 3" practises Key Word Transformation (Part 4), the highest-scoring Use of English task. You must rewrite a sentence using a given keyword so that the new sentence has the same meaning, uses the keyword unchanged, and is between two and five words (contractions count as two). Plan your transformation before typing: conditionals, passive voice, reported speech and comparative structures appear frequently at C2.
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After several trials, the class devised an explanation for the effect.
Keyword: [CAME]
The class _______ after several trials.
The tap was almost certainly left running.
Keyword: [MUST]
Someone _______ running.
Although the ingredients had an entirely ordinary appearance, the reaction surprised us.
Keyword: [DESPITE]
The technician is checking the sensor now.
Keyword: [BEING]
The sensor _______ by the technician now.
She understands the process very well.
Keyword: [FINGERTIPS]
She has the process _______ .
This explanation is far clearer than the previous one.
Keyword: [NOWHERE]
The previous explanation was _______ this one.