In this part of the exam the candidate must read a sentence and then complete a second sentence with 3-6 words so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. The task provided you with a word that you must use in the exact form. If the word is SAID, you must use SAID and not say or saying. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD PROVIDED! It is a test of your grammatical and lexical knowledge. Sometimes the sentence can be completed with only 2 words or more than 6, but these answers are not valid as the task states that you must use 3-6 words, in other words, the word provided + 2,3,4 or 5 more words.
Try the Deleting Technique. You take the sentence transformation, for example:
You´ll have a great time no matter where you go
REGARDLESS You´ll have a great time ________ where you go
YOU MUST CONSIDER WHAT IS THE SAME IN BOTH SENTENCES AND THEN DELETE WHAT IS THE SAME IN THE FIRST SENTENCE
You´ll have a great time no matter where you go
REGARDLESS You´ll have a great time ________ where you go
YOU ARE LEFT WITH NO MATTER AND ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS THINK OF THE SYNONYM FOR IT.
Answer: regardless of
Sentence transformations are easy as they are very repetitive. You need to recognise the patterns and learn the typical phrases that are used!
Try our real exam questions (download the answers in the review section):
It is common knowledge that you need to talk things over with your partner to settle an argument.
CHAT
It is known that a couple must _______________ an argument
She had hardly started running when she got an injury.
HAD
Hardly _______________ when he got injured.
If I could get away with it, I would consider lying on my CV.
FOR
I would be _______________, as long as no one found out.
I long to be the centre of attention within my friendship group.
EAGER
I _______________ of a central figure in the attention of my friends
It is not ok to criticise people just because of the way they look.
DOWN
A person’s appearance is no _______________.
It might not be worth getting into detail during the annual meeting.
POINT
There might not _______________ into detail during the annual meeting.
