REPHRASING – REVISION 3

1. “Don’t touch that wire!” the mechanic warned us.

The detective warned us……………………………………….
2. “I’ll clean the windows tomorrow” promised Jane.
Jane promised………………………………………………….
3. “Let’s go to the cinema this afternoon”, Nadine suggested.
Nadine suggested………………………………………………
4. “Can you help me to do my homework?” Harriet asked.
Harriet asked…………………………………………………...
5. The doctor advised me to stay in bed.
“……………………………………………………………”, the doctor advised me.
6. “I burnt down the house”, the suspect admitted.
The suspect admitted………………………………………….
7. “I didn’t rob the bank!”, the thief denied.
The thief denied……………………………………………….
8. “Clean your shoes!” my father told me.
My father told………………………………………………….
9. “I’ll go to Mallorca this Saturday”, Paul said.
Paul said ……………………………………………..
10. Larry said that he was going to phone me the following day.
“………………………………………………………”, Larry said.
11. They told Peter not to play such old music.
Peter……………………………………………..
12. People believe that Jack the Ripper killed more than 20 women.
It is……………………………………………………………………..
13. It is considered that Football is the most famous sport in the world.
Football…………………………………………………………………..
14. Someone stole Ann’s purse in the underground.
Ann had ……………………………………………………………….
15. The carpenter is repairing the doors.
I am…………………………………………………………………….
16. The crime is being investigated by the police.
The police………………………………………………………………..
17. In spite of being a good swimmer, she drowned.
Although………………………………………………………………….
18. Paul studied German so that he could find a job in Germany.
Paul studied German in order to………………………………………………..
19. Despite my terrible headache, I did the exam.
Although……………………………………………………………………………
20. She speaks three languages fluently. Moreover, she plays the piano and the violin.
As well as…………………………………………………………………………………..
21. Seeing that we’d run out of milk, we went to the supermarket.
We went to the supermarket because…………………………………………………..
22. Mark studied very hard for his exams. Nevertheless, he failed one subject.
Despite………………………………………………………………………………………
23. Paul wants to go to Paris but his girlfriend wants to go to London.
Whereas…………………………………………………………………………………….
24. As a consequence of the heavy rain, the match was cancelled.
Since…………………………………………………………………………………………
25. I learnt skiing when I was young because I lived in Austria.
Due to……………………………………………………………………………………….
26. I didn’t study for the exam because I had an accident.
If I ……………………………………………………………………………………………
27. I won’t go to on holidays unless I save enough money.
If I …………………………………………………………………………………………….
28. I won’t go out this weekend because I have to study for the PAU exam.
If I……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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1. “Don’t touch that wire!” the mechanic warned us.
The detective warned us not to touch that wire.
2. “I’ll clean the windows tomorrow” promised Jane.
Jane promised to clean the windows the following day. / the next day.
3. “Let’s go to the cinema this afternoon”, Nadine suggested.
Nadine suggested going to the cinema that afternoon.
4. “Can you help me to do my homework?” Harriet asked.
Harriet asked me to help her to do her homework.
5. The doctor advised me to stay in bed.
“You should stay in bed”, the doctor advised me.
6. “I burnt down the house”, the suspect admitted.
The suspect admitted having burnt the house.
7. “I didn’t rob the bank!”, the thief denied.
The thief denied having robbed the bank.
8. “Clean your shoes!” my father told me.
My father told me to clean my shoes.
9. “I’ll go to Mallorca this Saturday”, Paul said.
Paul said that he would go to Mallorca that Saturday.
10. Larry said that he was going to phone me the following day.
“I’m going to phone you tomorrow”, Larry said.
11. They told Peter not to play such old music.
Peter was told not to play such old music.
12. People believe that Jack the Ripper killed more than 20 women.
It is believed that Jack the Ripper killed more that 20 women.
13. It is considered that Football is the most famous sport in the world.
Football is considered to be the most famous sport in the world.
14. Someone stole Ann’s purse in the underground.
Ann had her purse stolen in the underground.
15. The carpenter is repairing the doors.
I am having the doors repaired by the carpenter.
16. The crime is being investigated by the police.
The police are investigating the crime.
17. In spite of being a good swimmer, she drowned.
Although she was a good swimmer, she drowned.
18. Paul studied German so that he could find a job in Germany.
Paul studied German in order to find a job in Germany.
19. Despite my terrible headache, I did the exam.
Although I had a terrible headache, I did the exam.
20. She speaks three languages fluently. Moreover, she plays the piano and the violin.
As well as speaking three languages fluently, she plays the piano and the violin.
21. Seeing that we’d run out of milk, we went to the supermarket.
We went to the supermarket because we had run out of milk.
22. Mark studied very hard for his exams. Nevertheless, he failed one subject.
Despite studying very hard for his exams, he failed one subject.
23. Paul wants to go to Paris but his girlfriend wants to go to London.
Whereas Paul wants to go to Paris, his girlfriend wants to go to London.
24. As a consequence of the heavy rain, the match was cancelled.
Since it was raining heavily, the match was cancelled.
25. I learnt skiing when I was young because I lived in Austria.
Due to living in Austria, I learnt skiing when I was young.
26. I didn’t study for the exam because I had an accident.
If I hadn’t had the accident, I would have studied for the exam.
27. I won’t go to on holidays unless I save enough money.
If I save enough money, I will go on holidays.
28. I won’t go out this weekend because I have to study for the PAU exam.
If I didn’t have to study for the PAU exam, I would go out this weekend.