"Key Word Transformations – C1 Test 9" 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 curator revealed the error unintentionally.
Keyword: [MEAN]
The curator did not _______ the error.
They began cataloguing the collection two years ago.
Keyword: [BEEN]
They _______ collection for two years.
Although it was badly damaged, the document remained readable.
Keyword: [BEING]
The staff postponed the opening because the roof leaked.
Keyword: [PUT]
The staff _______ because the roof leaked.
Someone almost certainly added the label later.
Keyword: [MUST]
Someone _______ later.
The eastern wing is not nearly as well preserved as the western wing.
Keyword: [NEARLY]
The eastern wing is not _______ western wing.