[Grammar] CPE - key word transformation

[Florianh]

Hi
Yesterday I had my CPE Exam and there was one sentence in the key word transformation that I did not know and can’t stop thinking about.

I am not completely sure anymore about the set sentence, some language might be different but contentwise itˋs still the same. Also I am no more sure if the „to“ was already there in gapped sentence. Personally I was thinking to make the sentence passive, as someone is warned against something. However I could not find a way to fit the despite in to the answer. Is there maybe an expression meaning despite that involves against?

keyword: against

Despite people warning Lucy not to, she applied to the job as marketing manager.

Lucy ... to the job as marketing manager.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hi
Yesterday I had my CPE [STRIKE]exam[/STRIKE], and there was one sentence in the key word transformation that I did not know and can’t stop thinking about.

I am not completely sure anymore about the exact sentence. Some language might be different but content-wise it's still the same. Also, I am no more sure if the "to" was already there in the gapped sentence. [Gapped?] Personally, I was thinking of making the sentence passive, as if someone is warned against something. However, I could not find a way to fit the despite into the answer. Is there maybe an expression meaning despite that involves against?

keyword: against

Despite people warning Lucy against it, she applied [strike]to[/strike] for the job as marketing manager.

Lucy, despite warnings against it, applied for [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] the job as marketing manager.

Does that answer your question?

 

[jutfrank]

The preposition they used was for, not to. The answer is this:

Lucy was warned against applying for the job as marketing manager.

 

[tzfujimino]

Lucy was warned against applying for the job as marketing manager.

1. I think Charlie's suggestion is closer to the original. Would it be marked wrong?

2. Does your sentence convey the idea that she actually applied for the job?

 

[tedmc]

1. I think Charlie's suggestion is closer to the original. Would it be marked wrong?

2. Does your sentence convey the idea that she actually applied for the job?

It says Lucy was warned but didn't say she applied for the job.

How about:
Despite being warned against it, Lucy applied for the job as marketing manager.

 

[tzfujimino]

Despite being warned against it, Lucy applied for the job as marketing manager.

I think yours is also good, but you need to start the sentence with "Lucy".

 

[tedmc]

I think yours is also good, but you need to start the sentence with "Lucy".

It is another way to put it, not a must.

 

[jutfrank]

1. I think Charlie's suggestion is closer to the original. Would it be marked wrong?

I'm not completely sure, but I think so. It's possible that such an answer could go for review. There need not be any punctuation in the transformed answer, but this is not specified in the instructions.

2. Does your sentence convey the idea that she actually applied for the job?

There is only an implication at best. I'd rather not comment any further without seeing the full question with my own eyes.