post no.43 Sentence Transformation




See  one  sentence  with the same   meaning can  be  spoken    in  many  ways  :


1.  I looked at the wall clock.
      I glanced at the wall clock.

2.  Soon, it started raining cats and dogs.
     Soon, the rain came pelting down.

3. Moments later comes a thundering sound.
    Moments later comes the clap of thunder.

4. We were making our travel plans.
     We were nattering about our travel plans.

5. You are supposed to arrive around 5.40 pm.
     Arrival time is around 5.40  pm.

6.  
It hits while the iron is warm.
      Strike while the iron is hot.

7. Initially come, initially been useful.
     First come, first served.

8. 1:Marriage is slated to happen this year-end.
    2: will marry, putting the seal on a close friendship
    3: is set to wed
    4: is likely to tie the knot.

9.  7. Ramu and Reena found marital bliss.
     Ramu and Reena got hitched in an intimate ceremony.
     Ramu and Reena exchanged wedding vows.

10- I am in search of something new.
       I am on the lookout for something new.

 11.The electricity went out.
     The electricity went off.
     The 
electrical power has failed.
     The electrical power has been suspended.
     The electrical power is shut down.
     The power supply is disrupted.
     The electrical power is cut off.
     The electrical power is restored.
 12. As the evidence of the pudding there are times when you eat.
      The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

13. More than one road removed the skin from the tomcat.
     There is more than one way to skin a cat.

14. Is human to mad.
      To err is human.

15. My mother breathed her last on Monday.
      My mother took the last bow on Monday.

16. He began his work by introducing himself.
      He started off by introducing himself.

17. Prices are going up.
      Prices are shooting up.
      Prices are going north.
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