"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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It is possible that the keys were left in the office.
Keyword: [MAY]
The keys _______ in the office.
We started waiting at 8, and we are still waiting.
Keyword: [BEEN]
We _______ 8.
The team expects the new guide to be ready in May.
Keyword: [EXPECTED]
The new guide _______ ready in May.
No one told us that the room had been changed.
Keyword: [TOLD]
We _______ the room had been changed.
I only realised how valuable the guide was after I used it.
Keyword: [UNTIL]
It was not _______ realised how valuable the guide was.
The studio was so crowded that we could not move.
Keyword: [SUCH]
It was _______ we could not move.