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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION PRACTICE LEVEL B Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it : 1. Tom is sorry that he didn’t watch the football match last night. - Tom wishes _________________________________________________________________ 2. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours. - Yesterday we did ___________________________________________________________ 3. “How many students are there in your class ?” - The man asked me ___________________________________________________________ 4. “You should go to the lecture” - The teacher advised us _____________________________________________________ 5. You must hurry or we’ll miss the train. - Unless we __________________________________________________________________ 6. It’s not difficult to make bread. - Bread is ___________________________________________________________________ 7. Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.” - Jack told___________________________________________________________________ 8. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it. - If__________________________________________________________________________ 9. The workers repaired the bridge last week. - If__________________________________________________________________________ 10. No one could open the door of the house. - The door ___________________________________________________________________ 11. The city where we were born is very small. - The city in ________________________________________________________________ 12. She has studied French for five years. - She began___________________________________________________________________ 13. They left very early in the morning. They didn’t want anybody to see them. (so that) -_____________________________________________________________________________ 14. He collects old coins. He is likes it. - He is fond__________________________________________________________________ 15. She said, “ Have you got a new car, Jack ?” - She asked___________________________________________________________________ 16. He said to her, “ Give my regards to your parents.” - He told_____________________________________________________________________ 17. “Don’t talk to that man”, she said. - She told ___________________________________________________________________ 18. I didn’t understand the lesson because I didn’t go to school yesterday. - If__________________________________________________________________________ 19. Jane can’t go to your party because you don’t invite her. - If__________________________________________________________________________ 20. They haven’t finished their homework yet. - Their homework _____________________________________________________________ 21. Jim was absent because he was ill. 1

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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION PRACTICELEVEL B

Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it :1. Tom is sorry that he didn’t watch the football match last night.- Tom wishes _________________________________________________________________________2. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.- Yesterday we did _____________________________________________________________________3. “How many students are there in your class ?”- The man asked me ___________________________________________________________________4. “You should go to the lecture”- The teacher advised us ________________________________________________________________5. You must hurry or we’ll miss the train.- Unless we __________________________________________________________________________6. It’s not difficult to make bread.- Bread is ____________________________________________________________________________7. Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.”- Jack told____________________________________________________________________________8. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it.- If__________________________________________________________________________________9. The workers repaired the bridge last week.- If__________________________________________________________________________________10. No one could open the door of the house.- The door ___________________________________________________________________________11. The city where we were born is very small.- The city in __________________________________________________________________________12. She has studied French for five years.- She began__________________________________________________________________________13. They left very early in the morning. They didn’t want anybody to see them.(so that)-____________________________________________________________________________________14. He collects old coins. He is likes it.- He is fond___________________________________________________________________________15. She said, “ Have you got a new car, Jack ?”- She asked___________________________________________________________________________16. He said to her, “ Give my regards to your parents.”- He told_____________________________________________________________________________17. “Don’t talk to that man”, she said.- She told ____________________________________________________________________________18. I didn’t understand the lesson because I didn’t go to school yesterday.- If__________________________________________________________________________________19. Jane can’t go to your party because you don’t invite her.- If__________________________________________________________________________________20. They haven’t finished their homework yet.- Their homework ______________________________________________________________________21. Jim was absent because he was ill.- Because of__________________________________________________________________________22. We were late for the play because of the long line at the ticket-window.- Because there _______________________________________________________________________23. I couldn’t see anything because it was so dark.- Because of__________________________________________________________________________24. Because the weather is warm and damp, rice grows very well here.- Because of__________________________________________________________________________25. Jane never says a hard word to Tom because of her love for him.- Because Jane________________________________________________________________________26. Nobody could solve this mathematical problem. This ______________________________________________________________________________27. They believe that he will pass the final exam.

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He _______________________________________________________________________________28. She was too old to carry that heavy case. She was so ________________________________________________________________________29. He seldom keeps his promise. Seldom____________________________________________________________________________30. I have never travelled by plane in my life. Never _____________________________________________________________________________31. Jack is not old enough to see horror films. Jack is too _________________________________________________________________________

32. You will catch cold if you don’t keep your feet dry. Unless ____________________________________________________________________________33. People saw him leave the office yesterday. He _______________________________________________________________________________34. She came late because of the rain. Because it _________________________________________________________________________35. “You’d better not lend them any more money.” said Alice. Alice advised _______________________________________________________________________36. She decided to help him with some money. She made _________________________________________________________________________37. We have to notice the teacher’s explanation. We have to pay _____________________________________________________________________38. This flower is very beautiful. What______________________________________________________________________________39. He spent 2 hours doing the mathematical exercises. It took _____________________________________________________________________________40. They have to change the date of the meeting again. The date ___________________________________________________________________________41. It was so late that nothing could be done. It was too __________________________________________________________________________42. I didn’t go out because it rained. If _________________________________________________________________________________43. I have fewer books than she has. She has ___________________________________________________________________________44. Mary visited us three days ago. Mary paid __________________________________________________________________________45. The plumber repaired the leak this morning. They had __________________________________________________________________________46. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German. Despite____________________________________________________________________________47. I found a place to live but it was difficult. I had difficulty_______________________________________________________________________48. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down. They had __________________________________________________________________________49. He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises. But if ______________________________________________________________________________50. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop. All the switches _____________________________________________________________________51. “You’d better not go out without a raincoat.”He said. He advised_________________________________________________________________________52. You will miss the train if you don’t hurry. Unless you_________________________________________________________________________53. That factory is producing more and more pollution. More and more pollution ______________________________________________________________54. My brother is not tall.I am not tall. Neither ____________________________________________________________________________55. Although his leg was broken,he managed to get out of the car. In spite ____________________________________________________________________________56. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”

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The driver asked the passengers _______________________________________________________57. He repaired the bicycle in two hours. It took _____________________________________________________________________________58. I have never heard him shout at his children. He _______________________________________________________________________________59. The enemy used to attack this place. This place _________________________________________________________________________60. Doing exercises before going to school is important. It is _______________________________________________________________________________61. Rice won’t grow if there isn’t enough rain. Unless ____________________________________________________________________________62. “Why don’t you close the door, John ?”, Nam asked. Nam asked _________________________________________________________________________63. We have been doing our work since 8 o’clock. Our work __________________________________________________________________________64. They didn’t leave the house early. They were so late for the play. If _________________________________________________________________________________65. She won’t stay with us. I wish _____________________________________________________________________________66. Keep quiet or I’ll scream.- Unless _____________________________________________________________________________67. I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday.- I wish ______________________________________________________________________________68. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.- If __________________________________________________________________________________69. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.- If __________________________________________________________________________________70. We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.- If __________________________________________________________________________________71. The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars.- It was ______________________________________________________________________________72. It was such long homework that I couldn’t finish it.- The homework _______________________________________________________________________73. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.- I haven’t ____________________________________________________________________________74. The last time I saw Dick was in 1995.- I haven’t ____________________________________________________________________________75. We had lunch and then went for a walk by the river.- After we ____________________________________________________________________________76. He said to his wife,”Are you cooking in the kitchen now?”- He ________________________________________________________________________________77. He said ,”I didn’t know what to do.”- He ________________________________________________________________________________78. I said to him,”How did you go to school yesterday?”- I __________________________________________________________________________________79. He said to the boy,”Put your briefcase on this table.”- He ________________________________________________________________________________80. The boy said to his friends,”Don’t make too much noise!”- The boy ____________________________________________________________________________81. I started work for this company a year ago.- I‘ve been ___________________________________________________________________________82. “You’d better not lend him any more money, Paul,” said Tom.- Tom advised Paul ____________________________________________________________________83. Tom is not as tall as his brother.- Tom’s brother _______________________________________________________________________84. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.- In spite of ___________________________________________________________________________85. His father is taller than his mother.- His mother __________________________________________________________________________

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86. Will you please open the door ? Would you mind _____________________________________________________________________87. Although it was raining heavily, they still came to the party. Despite ____________________________________________________________________________88. She seldom went to the movies last year. Seldom ____________________________________________________________________________89. He has decided to make a tour of England. He has made _______________________________________________________________________90. He often swims with his friends. He often has _______________________________________________________________________91. She sometimes walks with her pet dog. She sometimes has __________________________________________________________________92. They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain. Though ____________________________________________________________________________93. Because the weather was bad,the plane couldn’t take off. Because of _________________________________________________________________________94. They had no intention of travelling around the world. They didn’t intend ___________________________________________________________________95. He said to me, “I don’t want you to make such a silly mistake again” He told ____________________________________________________________________________96. She said, “I didn’t know you.” She said ___________________________________________________________________________97. The boy said, “I don’t know what I’ll do” The boy said _______________________________________________________________________98. She asked him, “Have you read this book ?” She asked him ______________________________________________________________________99. He asked, “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?” He asked __________________________________________________________________________100. The teacher said to me, “You have to learn the lesson by heart.” The teacher told _____________________________________________________________________101.Somebody has taken away some of my books. Some of my books ___________________________________________________________________102.They can’t make tea with cold water. Tea _______________________________________________________________________________

103. He has made much progress in his study. Much progress ______________________________________________________________________104. They will hold the meeting before May Day. The meeting ________________________________________________________________________105. People spend a lot of money on advertising every year. A lot of money ______________________________________________106. The store was opened in 1932 by John. John ______________________________________________________________________________107. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance. If _________________________________________________________________________________108. The teacher asked me whether I had any books. “Do _______________________________________________________________________________109. “I like films, books and music” Mike replied. Mike said that _______________________________________________________________________110. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps. Jane spent _________________________________________________________________________111. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life. That was such ______________________________________________________________________112. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage. They ______________________________________________________________________________113. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car. He _______________________________________________________________________________114. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it. He was very proud of _________________________________________________________________

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115. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before. Never before _______________________________________________________________________116. They cancelled the flight because it was foggy. Because of _________________________________________________________________________117. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late. Because of _________________________________________________________________________118. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. I wish _____________________________________________________________________________119. You’d better put your money in the bank. I advise ___________________________________________________________________________120. He prefers golf to tennis. He’d rather _________________________________________________________________________121. It is necessary to master English. Mastering __________________________________________________________________________122. He spent two hours writing the essay. It took _____________________________________________________________________________123. He is too young to ride a motorbike. He isn’t ____________________________________________________________________________124. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs. The bag was too ____________________________________________________________________125. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible. He is looking forward _________________________________________________________________126. Her mother said, “Try to learn your lesson carefully, Lan”.-> Lan’s mother told ___________________________________127. Mary doesn’t have a modern calculator .- Mary wishes _______________________________________128. He never does his homework.- Never _____________________________________________129. He studied English at school. He succeeded in it. - He succeeded in _____________________________________130. The children like to walk in the rain.- The children enjoy ____________________________________131. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.- The sea was too _______________________________________132. Who does this bicycle belong to?- Whose _______________________________________________?133. We learned this after a long time.- It took _________________________________________________134. I’ll lend you the book, but you must promise to return it next week.- If _____________________________________________________135. The car is too expensive for him to buy.- He isn’t _________________________________________________136. Would you close the door, please?- Would you mind __________________________________________?137. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.- They didn’t let _____________________________________________138. My teacher advised buying that book.- My teacher advised us _______________________________________139. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground.- The thief made _____________________________________________140. He has studied English for six years.- He began ___________________________________________________141. They have considered me as their great friend. I _________________________________________________________________________________142. She looked after her old mother at home. Her old mother ______________________________________________________________________143. They are growing trees round their school to make a fence. Trees _____________________________________________________________________________144. We have to pay attention to lessons.

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Lessons ___________________________________________________________________________145. “How many stars are there in the sky?” asked he. He asked __________________________________________________________________________146. Because of the absence of atmosphere on the moon, the sky is black just as in space. Because ___________________________________________________________________________147. I advise you to put your money in the bank. You’d _____________________________________________________________________________148. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William!” his mother said. William’s mother ____________________________________________________________________149. Robert can’t cook so well as Jane can. Jane ______________________________________________________________________________150. You ‘d better apologize to Sally. I advise ___________________________________________________________________________151. She worked hard. She wanted to become a good teacher of English.(..so that ..)___________________________________________________________________________________152. The sportsmen take first place at the Olympic Games. They receive gold medals. The sportsmen wh- __________________________________________________________________153. Mr.Miller lost his job because he was late every day. If _________________________________________________________________________________154. They travelled across India, and then flew to Japan. After ______________________________________________________________________________155. They asked him about the countries. He visited them last month. They asked ________________________________________________________________________156. He gave me a book for my birthday. I _________________________________________________________________________________157. Your house is bigger than mine. My house __________________________________________________________________________158. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it. The question was too _________________________________________________________________159. He did his homework,then he went to bed. After ______________________________________________________________________________160. Jane doesn’t speak English as well as Betty. Betty ______________________________________________________________________________161. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary. - Without ____________________________________________________________________________162. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful. - Only by_____________________________________________________________________________163. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.- The fact that_________________________________________________________________________164. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV. - Neither_____________________________________________________________________________165. He was ill. He went to school. - In spite of___________________________________________________________________________166. Think carefully. Answer my question. - Before _____________________________________________________________________________167. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.- My mother __________________________________________________________________________168. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.- If __________________________________________________________________________________169. She cooked better than you did.- You _______________________________________________________________________________170. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.- We can only _________________________________________________________________________171. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.- Because ____________________________________________________________________________172. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”- She said ____________________________________________________________________________173. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.- Because of __________________________________________________________________________

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174. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.- If __________________________________________________________________________________175. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.- The question was too__________________________________________________________________176. My father said I could use his car. My father allowed ____________________________________________________________________177. Scientists began to carry out researches on AIDS in 1980. Researches on AIDS_________________________________________________________________178. That girl is very beautiful. How_______________________________________________________________________________179. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996. I haven’t___________________________________________________________________________180. It took him only ten minutes to get there. He spent___________________________________________________________________________181. I didn’t meet him yesterday so I couldn’t tell him about that. If_________________________________________________________________________________182. Could you turn the radio down please? Would you mind _____________________________________________________________________183. The man was very tired , so he didn’t answer my question. The man was too____________________________________________________________________184. Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy. It was such_________________________________________________________________________185. You’d better apologize to Sally. I advise____________________________________________________________________________186. All the teachers love him because his behaviour is good.- Because of __________________________________________________________________________187. He gave up his job because he was ill.- Because of __________________________________________________________________________188. Because of the darkness, he couldn’t read the letter.- Because it __________________________________________________________________________189. Mr. David no longer works here.- No longer ___________________________________________________________________________190. I didn’t have time. I didn’t go shopping.- If __________________________________________________________________________________191. They had converted the major part of the temple into “Lenin’s room”.- The major part of the temple ____________________________________________________________192. I’m sorry that I didn’t learnt to type.- I wish ______________________________________________________________________________193. She has to quit smoking or she will die.- If __________________________________________________________________________________194. He spent a whole day repairing the radio.- It took ______________________________________________________________________________195. More newspapers are being sold in this city.- People _____________________________________________________________________________196. She sings more beautifully than you do.- You don’t ___________________________________________________________________________197. You had to pay the bill before the fifth of the month.- The bill _____________________________________________________________________________198. The tea was too hot for her to drink.- The tea was so ______________________________________________________________________199. If it doesn’t rain, they will go for a picnic.- Unless______________________________________________________________________________200. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor.- Unless______________________________________________________________________________201. I don’t have enough money, so I can’t buy a computer.- If __________________________________________________________________________________202. If you don’t rest yourself you will be ill.- Unless______________________________________________________________________________203. It was such a crazy story that nobody believe it.

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- The story ___________________________________________________________________________204. They had such a good crop that they decided to give a party.- Their crop __________________________________________________________________________205. “How long will it take us to get there?” she said.- She wanted to know __________________________________________________________________206. The child is living with his aunt. His parents died in the air crash.- The child wh-________________________________________________________________________207. This place used to be the site of an animal market. You were standing there.- This place,__________________________________________________________________________208. If she doesn’t work harder, she’ll lose her job.- Unless _____________________________________________________________________________209. We must leave now, or we will miss the plane.- We will miss _________________________________________________________________________210. They will change the day of the meeting again.- The day ____________________________________________________________________________211. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it.- If __________________________________________________________________________________212. The workers repaired the bridge last week.- The bridge __________________________________________________________________________213. No one could open the door of the house.- The door ___________________________________________________________________________214. The city where we were born is very small.- The city in __________________________________________________________________________215. She has studied French for five years.- She started _________________________________________________________________________216. They left very early in the morning. They didn’t want anybody to see them. - They_____________ ______________ so that _____________________________________________217. He collects old coins. He is interested in it.- He is interested ______________________________________________________________________218. The last time I saw her was in 1985.- I haven’t____________________________________________________________________________219. That meal was excellent.- How_______________________________________________________________________________220. That factory is producing more and more pollution.- More and more pollution _______________________________________________________________221. We must leave now or we’ll miss the train.- If__________________________________________________________________________________222. She is a faster and more careless driver than I am.- She drives __________________________________________________________________________223. How old do you think this building is?- When do you think____________________________________________________________________224. He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Jane to his party.- He wishes___________________________________________________________________________225. This furniture is so old that it is not worth keeping.- This is______________________________________________________________________________226. We spent five hours getting to London.- It__________________________________________________________________________________227. When I arrived in London, I wrote a letter home.- On_________________________________________________________________________________228. I hope to see you at Christmas.- I’m looking forward____________________________________________________________________229. I’ve never seen such a mess in my life.- Never in my life_______________________________________________________________________230. Don’t try to escape. It’s no use.- It’s no use___________________________________________________________________________231. It won’t be difficult to get a ticket for the concert.- You won’t have any___________________________________________________________________232. Whose is this handbag?- Who ______________________________________________________________________________?

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233. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning. My father often has __________________________________________________________________234. They seldom went to the cinema last year. Seldom____________________________________________________________________________235. We didn’t intend to go for a walk with them. We had____________________________________________________________________________236. He doesn’t smoke anymore, but he smoked a lot 2 year ago. He used to_________________________________________________________________________237. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. Apples are not_______________________________________________________________________238. My salary is high but his is very high. His salary__________________________________________________________________________239. I can’t cook as well as my mother does. My mother__________________________________________________________________________240. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out. If_________________________________________________________________________________241. She didn’t cook as well as you did. You_______________________________________________________________________________242. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house. We can only________________________________________________________________________243. Because of being careful, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers. Because she________________________________________________________________________244. She said,”I’ll spend my holiday in Italy next year.” She said___________________________________________________________________________245. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high. Because of_________________________________________________________________________246. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money. If we______________________________________________________________________________247. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it. The question was too_________________________________________________________________248. She has just completed the picture. The composition of the picture was suggested by me. - The picture__________________________________________________________________________249. Such a situation should never again be allowed to arise.- Never again_________________________________________________________________________250. If you want to make your life worth living, make yourself useful. - Making youself useful__________________________________________________________________251. They said he had left Paris secretly in his private car.- It__________________________________________________________________________________252. Tom didn’t do his test well because he didn’t study his lessons carefully. - If Tom______________________________________________________________________________253. They had such a good crop that they decided to give a party. - The crop was________________________________________________________________________254. He made a great discovery. He took pride in it. - He took pride________________________________________________________________________255. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this.- No matter___________________________________________________________________________256. He asked me if I was ready to carry out other assignments. - He said to me: “______________________________________________________________________“257. “Which of you has put the ink on my chair ?” The teacher said .- The teacher asked____________________________________________________________________258. I must thank the people. I got a present from them.-_______________________________________________________259. The people were nice. We visited their house.-_______________________________________________________260. The town is small. I grew up there.-_______________________________________________________261. Yesterday I ran across an old friend. I hadn’t seen him for years.-_______________________________________________________262. 1960 is the year. The revolution took place then.

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-_______________________________________________________263. Mr. Lee teaches chemistry. I met him yesterday.-_______________________________________________________264. Martin speaks both Spanish and English . Her mother is Spanish.-_______________________________________________________265. I haven’t seen him since the year. They got married in that year.-_______________________________________________________266. We finished the work in two hours. It took _____________________________________________________________________________267. To advertise this new kind of soap is necessary. We find it __________________________________________________________________________268. I’m very pleased that I’ll go to London next week. I’m looking _________________________________________________________________________269. He started playing football five years ago. He has ____________________________________________________________________________270. Whose is the car? It’s parked outside. Whose ____________________________________________________________________________271. The room is going to be painted next week. We _______________________________________________________________________________272. We must finish those letters by 5 o’clock. Those letters _______________________________________________________________________273. Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident. Because he ________________________________________________________________________274. She wrote a letter in thirty minutes. It _________________________________________________________________________________275. Tom finds it difficult to meet people. Tom has ___________________________________________________________________________276. I expect that he will get there by lunch time. I expect him ________________________________________________________________________277. Keep quiet or I’ll scream. Unless ____________________________________________________________________________278. I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday. I wish _____________________________________________________________________________279. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information. If_________________________________________________________________________________280. We got lost because we didn’t have a map. If_________________________________________________________________________________281. We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice. If_________________________________________________________________________________282. The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars. It was_____________________________________________________________________________283. It was such a long homework that I couldn’t finish it. The home work _____________________________________________________________________284. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match. I haven’t ___________________________________________________________________________285. The last time I saw Dick was in 1985. I haven’t ___________________________________________________________________________286. Jane doesn’t speak English as well as Betty. Betty ______________________________________________________________________________287. He did his homework, then he went to bed. After he ___________________________________________________________________________288. Your house is bigger than mine. My house __________________________________________________________________________289. The lesson is so difficult that we can’t understand it. It is such ___________________________________________________________________________290. The weather was so cold that we didn’t go out. It _________________________________________________________________________________291. The room was so dark that I couldn’t see anything. It _________________________________________________________________________________

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292. The car is so old that he can’t drive it. It _________________________________________________________________________________293. The book is so bad that nobody read it. It _________________________________________________________________________________294. The homework is so long that I can’t finish it. It _________________________________________________________________________________295. The film was so interesting that we couldn’t miss it. It _________________________________________________________________________________296. He usually played tennis on Sundays, but now he doesn’t any more. He usually used _____________________________________________________________________297. The British people drive on the left. They are used to it . The British people are used ____________________________________________________________298. We have lived in the countryside for many years. We are used to it. We are used _______________________________________________________________________299. They lived in a big city many year ago. Now they live in a small village. They used _________________________________________________________________________300. She travelled a lot , but now she doesn’t any more. She used __________________________________________________________________________301. My boss doesn’t smoke in his office. He isn’t used to it. He isn’t used _______________________________________________________________________302. Japanese men don’t shake hands to say good-bye. Japanese men aren’t used ____________________________________________________________303. American women earn their own money. They are used to it. American women are used ____________________________________________________________304. Ann enjoyed classical music a lot. But now she likes pop music. Ann used __________________________________________________________________________305. My father smoked a lot. But he gave up smoking a week ago. My father used ______________________________________________________________________306. His father is taller than his mother.- His mother is not______________________________________________________________________307. Tom didn’t come to the party. Ann didn’t come to the party, either.- Neither Tom_________________________________________________________________________308. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.- In spite of___________________________________________________________________________309. If you have a car, you are able to travel around more easily.- Having a car enables__________________________________________________________________310. The sudden noise caused me to jump.- The sudden noise made________________________________________________________________311. My father said I could use his car.- My father allowed_____________________________________________________________________312. She wouldn’t allow me to read the letter.- She wouldn’t let______________________________________________________________________313. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago.- Tom has____________________________________________________________________________314. I can’t give up smoking, but I’d like to.- I wish ______________________________________________________________________________315. She often writes to him and he often writes to her.- They_______________________________________________________________________________316. The teacher explained the lesson again. He wanted his students to grasp the main points of this difficult lesson. (so that)- The teacher_________________________________________________________________________

317. They’re taking a train from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. They want to see more and their trip will cost less. (so that)- They’re_____________________________________________________________________________318. We decided to leave early for the picnic. We didn’t want to get home late. - We________________________________________________________________________________319. I suggest you take a map of the city with you. I don’t want you to get lost.- You________________________________________________________________________________

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320. I spoke very slowly. I wanted the man to understand what I said.- I___________________________________________________________________________________321. My brother lent me this book.- I___________________________________________________________________________________322. The children were frightened by the noise.- The noise___________________________________________________________________________323. The crops are late this year because the weather is cold.- Because of__________________________________________________________________________324. They didn’t go to the movies because of the bad weather.- Because____________________________________________________________________________325. He walked slowly because of his injured legs.- Because____________________________________________________________________________326. He retired last month because of his illness.- Because____________________________________________________________________________327. Could you open the door, please?- Would you mind______________________________________________________________________328. My teacher asked me, “Where did you go last night ?”- My teacher asked_____________________________________________________________________329. She said, “I don’t know what I’ll do.”- She said____________________________________________________________________________330. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job, too. (not only ..... but ...... as well)-____________________________________________________________________________________331. He didn’t go to school yesterday, so he didn’t understand the lesson.- If__________________________________________________________________________________332. People say that the price of gold is going up.- If__________________________________________________________________________________333. I hadn’t known her until he told me.- Not until____________________________________________________________________________334. She never in life felt happy.- Never in life__________________________________________________________________________335. I thanked the woman. This woman had helped me.- I thanked ___________________________________________________________________________336. Do you know the building ? The windows of the building are painted green.- Do you _____________________________________________________________________________337. I recently went back to the town. I was born in that town nearly 15 years ago.- I __________________________________________________________________________________338. I went to see the house. I used to live in it.- I __________________________________________________________________________________339. She asked him,”Have you read that book ? “- She asked___________________________________________________________________________340. He asked me ,”Why didn’t you go to class yesterday?”_____________________________________- She asked___________________________________________________________________________341. If you don’t hurry, you’ll be late.- Unless______________________________________________________________________________342. Jane is a better cook than Mary.- Mary can’t___________________________________________________________________________343. Jack is too young to get married.- Jack is not___________________________________________________________________________344. I don’t really want to go to the museum.- I’d rather____________________________________________________________________________345. Despite taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.- Although ___________________________________________________________________________346. She made herself ill because she worked very hard.- She worked so_______________________________________________________________________347. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.- It was such__________________________________________________________________________348. Nobody can solve this problem.- This problem_________________________________________________________________________349. The man injured in the accident was taken to the hospital.

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- The man who________________________________________________________________________350. That girl is very beautiful.- What_______________________________________________________________________________351. He studied English at school. He succeeded in it.- He succeeded in______________________________________________________________________352. She went to the bookshop. She wanted to buy a dictionary.- She went to the bookshop in order________________________________________________________353. We visited Hyde Park. It is a very big park in London.- We visited Hyde Park, _________________________________________________________________354. The man turned off the lights. He went out.- Turning_____________________________________________________________________________355. Tom was punished by the teacher. He was very sad.- Tom was very sad about_______________________________________________________________356. “Please sit down”, the teacher said to me.- The teacher asked me_________________________________________________________________357. Let’s go camping now.- Why don’t___________________________________________________________________________358. I fell asleep because the film was boring.- The film was so_______________________________________________________________________359. “What are you doing?”, she asked me.- She wondered_______________________________________________________________________360. Cars cause pollution but people still want them.- Although____________________________________________________________________________361. Please don’t play your music so loudly.- Would you mind _____________________________________________________________________?362. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.- I am used ___________________________________________________________________________363. Larry didn’t buy the shirt because she didn’t have enough money.- If Larry_____________________________________________________________________________364. “When did you leave school?” the interviewer asked me.- The interviewer asked me ______________________________________________________________365. Employment is the most important thing to the youth today.- Employment is said___________________________________________________________________366. They spend half an hour watching the news on TV every day.- It takes_____________________________________________________________________________367. She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much.- Although____________________________________________________________________________368. “Do you like music?” Jane asked Lan.- Jane asked Lan______________________________________________________________________369. I am sorry to have kept you waiting.- I must apologize______________________________________________________________________370. It is more dangerous to ride a motorbike than to drive a car.- Riding______________________________________________________________________________371. He is too young to understand this problem.- He isn’t_____________________________________________________________________________372. They worked very hard in spite of their old age.- Although____________________________________________________________________________373. Shall we go for a ride ?- What about_________________________________________________________________________?374. Would you please do it for me ?- Would you mind_____________________________________________________________________?375. They don’t usually drink beer.- They are not used_____________________________________________________________________376. The flight was delayed because of the bad weather.- Because the weather__________________________________________________________________377. “Why didn’t you make an appointment earlier?”the doctor asked.- The doctor asked her__________________________________________________________________378. The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn’t go under it.- It was such__________________________________________________________________________

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379. Someone was cleaning the classroom when we arrived.- The classroom_______________________________________________________________________380. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.- If we_______________________________________________________________________________381. “What’s your name?”, said the policeman to the little boy.- The policeman asked the little boy________________________________________________________382. Jane can swim further than I can.- I can’t swim__________________________________________________________________________383. He didn’t go to school because of his illness. - Because he_________________________________________________________________________384. They went out in spite of the heavy rain.- Although____________________________________________________________________________385. I’ll help you if you promise to work harder.- Unless______________________________________________________________________________386. She doesn’t usually stay up late.- She is not used_______________________________________________________________________387. Somebody stole his watch yesterday.- His watch___________________________________________________________________________388. The wardrobe was so heavy that we couldn’t move it.- It was such__________________________________________________________________________389. “Peter, please don’t tell anyone my new address”. said Anna.- Anna asked__________________________________________________________________________390. Laser can kill diseased cells while leaving healthy neighbours unharmed.- Diseased cells_______________________________________________________________________391. The last time she had a swim was five years ago.- She________________________________________________________________________________392. The children went to bed. We watched television.- After the children_____________________________________________________________________393. It was so dark that nothing could be seen.- It was too___________________________________________________________________________394. Nobody invited her to the party.- She________________________________________________________________________________395. He spoke very loudly. He wanted everyone to hear him.(so that)- He___________________________so that________________________________________________396. Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job.- Nam now wishes that__________________________________________________________________397. I was very busy. I couldn’t go to the meeting.- If I_________________________________________________________________________________398. I wanted to see Mr Brown. I phoned his company.- Because I___________________________________________________________________________399. He gets up early in the morning and he’s used to it.- He’s used to_________________________________________________________________________

Rewrite as directed: 1. She confessed that she had been very foolish. Begin: She said…………………2. He inquired of me if I knew they way.  Begin: He said to me, "…………3. He bade good-bye to his friends.He said, "……………………… 4. Arun said, "The rain prevented me from coming to this place." Begin: Arun said that…………… 5. The teacher said to the boys, "I shall prove now that the earth moves round the sun.  "Begin: The

teacher told the boys………………. 6. She told me that she could easily beat me in singing. Begin: She said to me, "………….……. 7. He inquired of us whether we were going away that day. Begin: He…..…………………………. 8. Why did he deprive you of your property? Begin: Why were you ……..……..……. 9. No one ought ever to make so false an assumption.End: ……………ought never to be made. 

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10. It is usually found that the trouble is caused by over-eating. Rewrite:……… …finds that over-eating.

11. 31.- Can you understand what this paper means?12. sense13. Can you ……make sense of…… this paper?14. 32.- It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday.15. needn’t 16. You ……needn’t have met… me at the airport yesterday.17. 33.-It was unkind of you to talk to her like that.18. not19. You …should not have talked… to her like that.20. 34.-I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers.21. spite22. I saw the film in …spite of my strong dislike… of thrillers.23. 35.-It’s not possible to play tennis because of the rain.24. makes25. The rain ……makes it impossible…. to play tennis.26. 36.-I’ve never tasted such good food before.27. ever28. It is the …best food I’ve ever.. tasted.29. 37.-Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night?30. let31. Do your parents …let you watch…. TV late at night?32. 38.-”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother.33. she34. I asked my mother …whether/if she had written…. a note for Anna.35. 39.-He gave me the money first, and then he left.36. after 37. He left ……after he had given me/after giving me….. the money.38. 40.-I don’t find it difficult to get up early any more.39. used40. I ……am used to getting…. up early.41. Posted in Sentence Transformation | 4 Comments »42.Sentence   transformation,16 43. January 23, 2007 44. 31 He really likes correcting her English.45. pleasure 46. He …takes pleasure in.. correcting her English.47. 32 It’s not necessary to take a lot of luggage when going on holiday.48. much49. You …don’t need much / needn’t take much / don’t have to take much… luggage when going on

holiday.50. 33 Perhaps he hasn’t received the doctor’s results yet.51. may52. He ..may not have received.. the doctor’s results yet.53. 34 All I want you to do is to look after my dog.54. care55. All I want you to do is to ……take care of….. my dog.56. 35 She was not certain about the trip.57. decide58. She ……could not decide….. about the trip.

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59. 36 He locked the gate so that the dog wouldn’t escape.60. prevent61. He locked the gate ……to prevent the dog (from).. escaping.62. 37 They did not like to pay extra taxes.63. objected64. They ……objected to paying………. extra taxes.65. 38 The day was so nice that we went on a picnic.66. such67. It was …such a nice day…. that we went on a picnic.68. 39 The only person I didn’t see was Jane.69. except70. I ………saw everyone except….. Jane.71. 40 She decided to visit her friend and tell her the news.72. drop73. She decided to …drop in on… her friend and tell her the news.74. Posted in Sentence Transformation | Leave a Comment »75.Sentence transformation,   15 76. January 21, 2007 77. 31 We have to reduce our expenses.78. cut 79. We have to ………cut down on……….. our expenses.80. 32 “Can you please explain this to me?” she asked the teacher.81. if82. She asked the teacher ………if she could explain that……… to her.83. 33 Perhaps he’s working late.84. may85. He ……may be working…. late.86. 34 Nobody ever told me about it.87. never88. I ………was never told…. about it.89. 35 “I’ll pick him up from the airport,” she said.90. offered91. She …offered to pick him up….. from the airport.92. 36 I was so shocked that I couldn’t react.93. wasn’t94. I ………wasn’t calm enough to…… react.95. 37 People say Greek is a difficult language to learn.96. said97. Greek ……is said to be a……. difficult language to learn.98. 38 The police have investigated the crime.99. by100. The crime ……has been investigated by…… the police.101. 39 Without your help, I would never have managed.102. you 103. If ……you hadn`t helped me……. , I would never have managed.104. 40 The manager made the employees stay late.105. made106. The employees ……were made to stay late… by the manager.107. Posted in Sentence Transformation | Leave a Comment »108. Sentence   Transformation,14 109. January 21, 2007 110. 31 He knows everything about flowers.111. expert112. He …is an expert on… flowers.

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113. 32 If you are not old enough you cannot watch certain films.114. age115. If you …are under age….. you cannot watch certain films.116. 33 I regret that I gave him the money.117. lent118. If only ……I hadn’t lent…. him the money.119. 34 It was such a boring movie that we left.120. so121. The movie ….was so boring……..….. that we left.122. 35 People say that the pyramids are worth visiting.123. supposed124. The pyramids …are supposed to be…. worth visiting.125. 36 John cannot possibly borrow the car tonight.126. question127. It’s …out of the question… for John to borrow the car tonight.128. 37 Could I continue what I was doing?129. get130. Could I …get on with… what I was doing?131. 38 Mary is slower at doing things than Jill.132. fast133. Mary is …not as fast as…….. Jill at doing things.134. 39 I can’t make up my mind about the colour.135. decide136. I …cannot decide on….. the colour.137. 40 There are times when you have to do things by yourself.138. own139. There are times when you have to do things …on your own….140. Posted in Sentence Transformation | Leave a Comment »141. Sentence transformation,   13 142. January 20, 2007 143. 31 You were late, so you missed the match.144. wouldn’t 145. If you hadn’t …been late you wouldn’t have…….. missed the match.146. 32 I am sorry I forgot your birthday.147. wish148. I …wish I hadn’t forgotten…. your birthday.149. 33 The burglar managed to escape without punishment.150. get151. The burglar managed to …get away without…. punishment.152. 34 He failed the test because he did not study enough.153. attributed154. His failure in the test …was attributed to his….. not studying enough.155. 35 I wonder if you can lend me something to wear tonight.156. mind157. Would …you mind lending me.. something to wear tonight?158. 36 We can’t decide where to go on holidays.159. decision160. We can’t …make a decision about…. where to go on holidays.161. 37 Can you take me to the station by car?162. give163. Can you …give me a lift…. to the station?164. 38 You will miss the bus if you don’t hurry up.165. unless166. You will miss the bus ……unless you hurry up…….

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167. 39 It is likely that they have already left.168. may169. They ……may have already.. left.170. 40 How much is the bus fare from London to Cambridge?171. cost172. How much …does it cost to go/travel…. from London to Cambridge by bus?173. Posted in Sentence Transformation | Leave a Comment »174. Sentence transformation,   12 175. January 19, 2007 176. 31 Sally has not come to school because she has been sick. 177. absent178. Sally …has been absent from …. school because she has been sick.179. 32 It is often difficult to find an answer to a problem.180. solution181. Finding …a solution to… a problem is often difficult.182. 33 I was lucky you let me stay with you for the night.183. put 184. I was lucky you ……put me up…. for the night.185. 34 I advised him to stop smoking.186. suggested 187. I ……suggested (that) he….. stop smoking.188. 35 They are going to do up my room.189. have 190. I’m going to…have my room……….…. decorated.191. 36 Jane doesn’t often see Mike.192. seldom193. Jane ……seldom sees…. Mike.194. 37 I can understand this quite well195. easy196. It’s …easy for me to….. understand this.197. 38 My mother doesn’t like us to stay out late.198. approve 199. My mother doesn’t ……approve of us/our staying…… out late.200. 39 Mary is employed by IBM, isn’t she?201. works202. Mary …………works for IBM, doesn’t…… she?203. 40 They could not understand what she said.204. difficulty205. They ……had difficulty in understanding…. what she said.206. Posted in Sentence Transformation | Leave a Comment »207. Sentence transformation,   11 208. January 18, 2007 209. 31 There is no sugar left.210. run211. We have …run out of…. sugar.212. 32 ‘New World’ Advertising is considering your application.213. is214. Your application ……is being considered by…. ’New World’ Advertising.215. 33 The shelf was so high that he couldn’t reach it.216. enough217. The shelf was not … low enough for him to … reach.218. 34 I’ve never seen such a bad film.219. ever220. It’s the ……worst film I have ever.. seen.

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221. 35 “Don’t open it!” he said.222. warned 223. He ……warned me not to.. open it.224. 36 She has never told me lies before.225. first226. It’s ……the first time she has….. told me lies.227. “I didn’t start the fire!” he said.228. denied229. He …denied that he had started/ starting/ having started… the fire.230. 38 Study hard because you may write a test tomorrow.231. case232. Study hard …in case you write.. a test tomorrow.233. 39 I’m sure he took the cheque-book with him.234. must235. He …must have taken.. the cheque-book with him.236. 40 What a pity! don’t know how to dance.237. wish238. I ……wish I knew…. how to dance.239. Posted in Sentence Transformation | Leave a Comment »240. Sentence transformation,   10 241. January 17, 2007 242. 31 We would rather stop than continue in this manner. 243. prefer244. We …‘d prefer to stop….. than to continue in this manner.245. 32 Mother told Tom that he had to go to bed early.246. must247. ‘You to …must go……bed early,’ Mother told Tom.248. 33 I last saw her at the end of May.249. since250. I …haven’t seen her since….the end of May.251. 34 I’ll never be able to persuade her to agree with the idea. 252. bring253. I’ll never …bring her round… to the idea.254. 35 She could not understand how they were related. 255. connection256. She could not understand …their connection… to her.257. 36 I don’t think I can afford to buy this dress.258. have259. I don’t think I …have enough…. money to buy this dress.260. 37 He is helping his mother so that they can finish quickly.261. order262. He is helping his mother …in order to finish….. quickly.263. 38 I found my old diary by chance.264. came265. I ……came across.. my old diary by chance.266. 39 He was very rude when he spoke to the old man.267. politely268. He ……did not speak politely to… the old man.269. 40 She caught the early bus so that she would not be late for work.270. avoid271. She caught the early bus …to avoid being…. late for work.272. Posted in Sentence Transformation | Leave a Comment »273. Sentence transformation,   9 274. January 17, 2007

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275. 31 despite his rude behaviour / despite behaving rudely32 is to blame for33 would rather order food than34 time the government did35 can’t have been36 were you I would tidy37 should have your hair38 put up with39 wasn’t as good as40 congratulated him on getting

276. Posted in Sentence Transformation | 1 Comment »277. Sentence transformation,   8 278. January 16, 2007 279. 31 The football match was postponed due to the rain.280. put281. The football match was ______put off___ due to the rain.282. 32 There was no one here except John.283. apart284. There was no one here ______apart from____ John.285. 33 You will have to pay at least £500 to get that watch.286. impossible287. You’ll find it ____impossible to get/buy__ that watch for less than £500.288. 34 I don’t want to eat this now.289. rather 290. I _______‘d rather not______ eat this now.291. 35 ‘Shall I turn on the light?’ Sue asked Jill.292. wanted293. Sue asked Jill __if/whether she wanted__ the light turned on.294. 36 Mother walked in quietly so as to avoid waking the baby. 295. order296. Mother walked in quietly ____in order not to wake__ the baby.297. 37 It’s possible that she didn’t understand what I had said.298. might299. She ___might not have understood__what I had said.300. 38 I couldn’t concentrate fully because of the loud music.301. difficult302. The loud music __made it difficult to concentrate__ fully.303. 39 The tea is too hot to drink.304. enough305. The tea __ isn’t cool/cold enough_ to drink.306. 40 She is certain to have heard about it on the news.307. must308. She __must have heard__ about it on the news.

Correction of Sentences

1. The furniture the young couplebought were very cheapCorrection:The furniture the young couple bought was very cheap. Explanation:Furniture is always singular.

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2. The kindergarten was much newer thanRoberts houseCorrection:The kindergarten was much newer than Robert’s house. Explanation: Do not really know, any help?3. He avoided going to prisonCorrection:He avoided going to the prisonExplanation:Prison is specific. I have no idea. – Any help?4. They will properly do it again, don’tyou think so?Correction:They will probably do it again, don’t you think so?Explanation:Misspelling of probably.5. It succeeds the author of the novelto get his message across.Correction:The author of the novel succeeds in getting his message across. Explanation:Succeeds is a verb for a person, not a thing. 6. After I leaved school, I wentstraight home.Correction:After I left school, I went straight home.Explanation:Congruence?7. He did not took any chancesCorrection:He did not take any chances. Explanation: Took is past tense, take is present.8. The good about it is that they aresafeCorrection:The good thing about it is that they are safe.Explanation:good is referring to something: ‘a thing’.9. Ones the shopping is done, will wego homeCorrection:Once the shopping is, we will go home. Explanation:Correct use of nexus and misspelling of “once”.10. I’ll be at the meeting place atseven; my hole family will turn up.Correction:I’ll be at the meeting place at seven; my whole family will turn up. Explanation:misspelling of ‘whole’. I would probably also change will turn up to “will showup”, but I don’t know if they want a correction of that?

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