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PET Writing
Part 1 is
NOT about
writing. It
is about
GRAMMAR. |
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The questions are
TRANSFORMATIONS, for
example changing a
sentence from
passive to active.
You can use ONE,
TWO, or THREE words
ONLY.
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Their father
was given
his first
pony by his
grandmother. |
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Their
father's
grandmother
...............................................................
his first
pony. |
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There are
five
transformation
questions to
answer. Each
question is
worth 1% of
the total
PET mark. |
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A spelling
mistake in
an answer
means a zero
for that
question. :( |
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You only
have 5 - 10
minutes to
complete
Part 1 so
you have to
be quick. |
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Grammar topics you
need to study |
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The list is in order
of the most
frequently occurring
grammar. |
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#1 |
Comparatives, as...
as, the same as &
the verb PREFER
(There is one of
these in nearly
every exam!) |
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Past simple, present
perfect, never and
"the first time..."
. (These constitute
around 12% of
questions.) |
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Passive to active
and occasionally
active to passive
transformations
(These constitute
around 10% of
transformations). |
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Antonyms [opposites]
and Synonyms (These
constitute around
10% of Part 1
questions). |
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Quantifiers: a few,
not many, most, all
etc (These
constitute around 8%
of Part 1
questions). |
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Have/has => there
is/are (These
constitute around 8%
of Part 1
questions). |
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So do I/So does she
(These constitute
around 6% of Part 1
questions). |
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Close to/far
from/near (These
constitute around 6%
of Part 1
questions). |
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Reported speech to
direct speech (These
constitute around 6%
of Part 1
questions). |
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Infinitive of
purpose eg I went to
the shop TO BUY some
bread. (These
constitute around 4%
of Part 1
questions). |
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Indefinite pronouns
[nothing, anyone
etc] (These
constitute around 4%
of Part 1
questions). |
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Unless/as long as,
providing (These
constitute around 4%
of Part 1
questions). |
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Second conditional
(These constitute
around 4% of Part 1
questions). |
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What about + -ING =>Shall
we... (These
constitute around 4%
of Part 1
questions). |
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Other types of
transformation
occasionally seen in
the exam are:- |
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Have
versus
have got
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During
and
While
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Negative
infinitives
eg I
decided
not
to go. |
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One of
my
friends
=> a
friend
of mine |
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To be
keen on
+
Verb+ING |
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She goes
there in
10
minutes
=> It
TAKES
her 10
minutes
to get
there. |
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Transformation
Exercises |
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Comparatives, as...
as, the same as &
the verb PREFER |
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Past simple, present
perfect, never and
"the first time..." |
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Passive to active
& reported speech |
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Similar meaning and
opposites |
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Quantifiers,
indefinite pronouns
and have/there is |
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Other types of
transformation |
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