This document provides lexical structures and examples of sentence transformations using certain English phrases. It includes definitions and examples of phrases like "to afford", "would you mind", "deny", "to take advantage of", "to be unlikely", and "to be likely". For each phrase, it gives the definition and shows an example sentence followed by the transformed sentence using the defined phrase. The transformations focus on replacing parts of sentences with the provided phrases.

1. USE OF ENGLISH, PART 1USE OF ENGLISH, PART 1
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (I)SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (I)
LEXICAL ESTRUCTURES:
1.TO AFFORD: permitirse económicamente.
2.WOULD YOU MIND…?: Le importaría….?
3. DENY: negar (≠ negarse)
4. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF: “aprovechar (se) de ALGO
5: TO BE UNLIKELY: es improbable
7. TO BE LIKELY: ser probable

2. 1. The coat is too expensive to me to buy.
AFFORD
I………………………………………………………………………..……..…that coat.
2 Could you speak up because I can’t hear you properly?
MIND
Would……………………………………………………………up because I can’t hear you properly?
USE OF ENGLISH, PART 1USE OF ENGLISH, PART 1
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (I)SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (I)
CAN’T AFFORD TO BUY
YOU MIND SPEAKING

3. USE OF ENGLISH, PART 4USE OF ENGLISH, PART 4
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3.The man said that he hadn’t been involved in the robbery
DENIED
The man………………………………………………………………………..……..…..involved in the robbery.
4. You mustn’t miss this opportunity to visit Sidney.
ADVANTAGE
You must ……………………………………………………………………this opportunity to visit Sidney.
DENIED HAVING BEEN/(THAT) HE WAS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF

4. 5. Sarah probably won’t come to the party.
UNLIKELY
Sarah………………………………………………………………………..……..…to the party.
6. Jim and Peter will probably start their own business soon.
LIKELY
Jim and Peter……………………………………………………………their business soon.
USE OF ENGLISH, PART 4USE OF ENGLISH, PART 4
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IS UNLIKELY TO COME
ARE LIKELY TO START