REWRITING SENTENCES

Exercise 1:
1. They are very good swimmers. (swim)
They ....................................................
2. The new car is more expensive than the old one. (not)
The old car ....................................................
3. Both my sister and brother are good guitar players. (play)
Both ....................................................
4. I started learning English 15 years ago. (for)
I have....................................................
5. He is interested in drinking coffee. (like)
He ....................................................
6. My brother is taller than my sister. (short)
My sister ....................................................
7. Lets go to the beach together. (we)
Why .........................................................?
8. I have never visited France. (first)
This is ....................................................
9. I last traveled by train 3 months ago. (for)
I havent ....................................................
10. Mrs. John is a beautiful dancer. (dance)
Mrs. John ....................................................
11. He likes arguing and can be violent. (aggressive)
He ....................................................
12. When did you start learning English? (learning)
How long ....................................................
13. I havent visited her for two months. (last)
Its two months....................................................
14. Why dont you study English hard? its good for your future
You should ....................................................
15. This boy is too small to reach the picture. (enough)
This boy is not....................................................
16. It took me a long time to learn how to swim. (learning)
I spent....................................................
17. Eating vegetables are necessary for a good health. (need)
You....................................................
18. The movie was so good that Ive watched it 3 times (such)
It was ....................................................
19. I like oranges, but I like apples better. (prefer)
I ....................................................
20. He is very quiet. (talk)
He doesnt ....................................................

Exercise 3:

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 1. It is raining all day today. (day)
It ....................................................
2. The new car is more expensive than the old one. (not)
The old car ....................................................
3. Both my sister and brother are good guitar players. (play)
Both ....................................................
4. I started learning English 15 years ago. (for)
I have....................................................
5. He is interested in drinking coffee. (like)
He ....................................................
6. My brother is taller than my sister. (short)
My sister ....................................................
7. Lets go to the beach together. (we)
Why .........................................................?
8. I have never visited France. (first)
This is ....................................................
9. I last traveled by train 3 months ago. (for)
I havent ....................................................
10. Mrs. John is a beautiful dancer. (dance)
Mrs. John ....................................................
11. He likes arguing and can be violent. (aggressive)
He ....................................................
12. When did you start learning English? (learning)
How long ....................................................
13. I havent visited her for two months. (last)
Its two months....................................................
14. Why dont you study English hard? its good for your future
You should ....................................................
15. This boy is too small to reach the picture. (enough)
This boy is not....................................................
16. It took me a long time to learn how to swim. (learning)
I spent....................................................
17. Eating vegetables are necessary for a good health. (need)
You....................................................
18. The movie was so good that Ive watched it 3 times (such)
It was ....................................................
19. I like oranges, but I like apples better. (prefer)
I ....................................................
20. He is very quiet. (talk)
He doesnt ....................................................

Exercise 2: Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. There are three big hotels in this town.
=> This town ....

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2. The flat has two bedrooms.
=> There in the flat.
3. There arent any elephants at the zoo now.
=> The zoo doesnt ..
4. His father is taller than his mother.
=> His mother is not ....
5. Jane is a better cook than Mary.
=> Mary cant ....
6. His house is not as comfortable as hers.
=> Her house is ....
7. The last time I saw her was in 1985.
=> I havent ....
8. The new zoo restaurant has been opened for a week.
=> The new zoo restaurant was ....
9. It is raining all day today. (day)
=> It ....................................................

Cu trc Bin i cu Ting anh

I.Mu cu 1
S be too + A + for sb to V.........

S1 be so + A + that S2 + can/ could V +

O .......
It is/ was such ( a/an) + A + N that S + can/
could V + O...
They are/ were
V/Ved

Exercise :
1.These questions are too difficult for us to answer
->These questions......................................................................
2.He spoke too quickly for me to understand .
-> He spoke................................................................................
3.The tea was too hot for him to drink
-> It was such..............................................................................
4.The air is too polluted for us to breathe.
-> The air ....................................................................................

II.Mu cu 2
S be too + A + ( for sb ) to
V.........

S1 be not + B + enough ( fr sb ) to V
Exercise :
1.The garden is too small to play football in
-> The garden isnt..............................................................................
2.This raincoat is too small for him to wear
->This raincoat isnt............................................................................
3.The weather is too bad for us to go for a picnic
->The weather is not.......................................................................

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4.Thanh is not tall enough to reach that picture.
->Thanh is .......................................................................................

III. Mu cu 3
S1 be not + A + enough ( fr sb )
to V

S1 be so + A + that S2 + V + O .......
It is/ was such ( a/an) + A + N that S +can/
could V + O...
They are/ were
V/Ved
Exercise :
1.The box was light enough for him to carry
-> The box .........................................................................................
2.The work is hard enough for her to ask her friend for some help
-> The work..........................................................
3.This song is simple eough for me to sing
-> It is ................................................................................................
4.The film was interesting enough for them to see twice
-> It was................................................................................

IV. Mu cu 4
S1 be so + A + that S2 + can V +
O .......
V

It is/ was such ( a/an) + A + N that S +can/

could V + O...
They are/ were
V/Ved

Exercise :
1. This holiday is so expensive, I don think I can go.
-> It is such...............................................................................
2.He has such big feet that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him.
-> His feet.........................................................
3.It was such good weather that we went swimming.
-> The weather...........................................................................
4. The dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
-> They had such...................................................................

VI. Mu cu 5
Although
Though S1 + V + 0 , S2 + V + 0.
Even though

Despite V-ing S2 + V + 0.

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 In spite of N
Exercise :
1.Although it was very noisy, we continued to study our lesson.
-> Despite.................................................................
2.Thuong went to the party though she felt depressed.
-> In spite of the......................................................................
3.Despite living in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.
-> Though............................................................