Close-up p 47. Key Word Transformations

1. Homeless men felt so cold that they held their arms and legs close to their body beneath thin blankets on the sidewalk.
ROUGH
So __________________________________________ huddled beneath flimsy blankets on the pavement.


KEY


So cold did men sleeping rough feel that they huddled beneath flimsy blankets on the pavement.





2. She spoke in a remarkably unemotional way about having fled the horrors of war.
FOR
She had run ___________________________________________________  matter-of-factly about it. 



KEY


She had run away from the horrors of war, for all that she spoke remarkably matter-of-factly about it. 



3. If the school continues to be held in higher regard, it will help to reduce economic inequality.
STATURE
Should ___________________________________________ back economic inequality.



KEY


Should the school continue to grow in stature, it will help to cut back economic inequality.



4. They praised the group as they had been successful in making an effort to raise funds.
COMMENDED
The _________________________________________________ efforts.


KEY

The group were commended for their successful fundraising efforts.



5.   I wanted to have an important effect on the world with a cutting-edge discovery someday. As a consequence, I chose to pursue a career in medical research
MARK
I chose to pursue a career in medical research in ______________________________________  groundbreaking discovery.



KEY


I chose to pursue a career in medical research in order to make my mark on the world with a groundbreaking discovery.



 

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