"Key Word Transformations – C1 Test 5" 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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The critic did not make a big issue of the error.
Keyword: [MOUNTAIN]
The critic did not _______ the error.
Although it had been carefully restored, the mural remained fragile.
Keyword: [HAVING]
They began rehearsing in the warehouse in March and have continued since then.
Keyword: [BEEN]
They _______ in the warehouse since March.
Perhaps the director did not notice the timing problem.
Keyword: [MAY]
The director _______ the timing problem.
They cancelled the exhibit because the lights failed.
Keyword: [CALLED]
They _______ because the lights failed.
The final scene was less moving than the opening one.
Keyword: [AS]
The final scene was not _______ opening one.