"Key Word Transformations - C1 Test 19" 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 guide told us that the box had been built in 1910.
Keyword: [SAID]
The guide _______ built in 1910.
Visitors are not permitted to touch the original levers.
Keyword: [ALLOWED]
Visitors _______ the original levers.
The group started restoring the signal box in April and has not stopped.
Keyword: [BEEN]
The group _______ the signal box since April.
The diagram was too faint for the volunteers to read.
Keyword: [ENOUGH]
The diagram was not _______ the volunteers to read.
The team only began work after it had obtained permission.
Keyword: [BEFORE]
The team did not begin work _______ permission.
It is unlikely that the old equipment will be sold.
Keyword: [PROBABLY]
The old equipment _______ sold.