SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION PRACTICE

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.
 He _______________________________________________________________________________
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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 ____________________________________________________________________________
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56. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”
 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 ___________________________________________________________________________
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85. His father is taller than his mother.
- His mother __________________________________________________________________________
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 _____________________________________________________________________________
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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 ________________________________________________________________
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 _________________________________________________________________________________
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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.
 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 _________________________________________________________________________
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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 __________________________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________________
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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.
- 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.
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- 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 ______________________________________________________________________________?
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.
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-_______________________________________________________
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.
-_______________________________________________________
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 _____________________________________________________________________________

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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 ________________________________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________________________
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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________________________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________
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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.
- 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 ?
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- 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__________________________________________________________________________
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…………………
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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. 
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. sense
13. 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. not
19. You …should not have talked… to her like that.
20. 34.-I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers.
21. spite
22. 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. makes
25. The rain ……makes it impossible…. to play tennis.
26. 36.-I’ve never tasted such good food before.
27. ever
28. It is the …best food I’ve ever.. tasted.
29. 37.-Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night?
30. let
31. Do your parents …let you watch…. TV late at night?
32. 38.-”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother.
33. she
34. 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. used
40. I ……am used to getting…. up early.
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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. much
49. You …don’t need much / needn’t take much / don’t have to take much… luggage when going on
holiday.
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50. 33 Perhaps he hasn’t received the doctor’s results yet.
51. may
52. 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. care
55. All I want you to do is to ……take care of….. my dog.
56. 35 She was not certain about the trip.
57. decide
58. She ……could not decide….. about the trip.
59. 36 He locked the gate so that the dog wouldn’t escape.
60. prevent
61. He locked the gate ……to prevent the dog (from).. escaping.
62. 37 They did not like to pay extra taxes.
63. objected
64. They ……objected to paying………. extra taxes.
65. 38 The day was so nice that we went on a picnic.
66. such
67. It was …such a nice day…. that we went on a picnic.
68. 39 The only person I didn’t see was Jane.
69. except
70. I ………saw everyone except….. Jane.
71. 40 She decided to visit her friend and tell her the news.
72. drop
73. She decided to …drop in on… her friend and tell her the news.
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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. if
82. She asked the teacher ………if she could explain that……… to her.
83. 33 Perhaps he’s working late.
84. may
85. He ……may be working…. late.
86. 34 Nobody ever told me about it.
87. never
88. I ………was never told…. about it.
89. 35 “I’ll pick him up from the airport,” she said.
90. offered
91. She …offered to pick him up….. from the airport.
92. 36 I was so shocked that I couldn’t react.
93. wasn’t
94. I ………wasn’t calm enough to…… react.
95. 37 People say Greek is a difficult language to learn.
96. said
97. Greek ……is said to be a……. difficult language to learn.
98. 38 The police have investigated the crime.
99. by
100. 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.
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104. 40 The manager made the employees stay late.
105. made
106. The employees ……were made to stay late… by the manager.
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109. January 21, 2007
110. 31 He knows everything about flowers.
111. expert
112. He …is an expert on… flowers.
113. 32 If you are not old enough you cannot watch certain films.
114. age
115. If you …are under age….. you cannot watch certain films.
116. 33 I regret that I gave him the money.
117. lent
118. If only ……I hadn’t lent…. him the money.
119. 34 It was such a boring movie that we left.
120. so
121. The movie ….was so boring……..….. that we left.
122. 35 People say that the pyramids are worth visiting.
123. supposed
124. The pyramids …are supposed to be…. worth visiting.
125. 36 John cannot possibly borrow the car tonight.
126. question
127. It’s …out of the question… for John to borrow the car tonight.
128. 37 Could I continue what I was doing?
129. get
130. Could I …get on with… what I was doing?
131. 38 Mary is slower at doing things than Jill.
132. fast
133. Mary is …not as fast as…….. Jill at doing things.
134. 39 I can’t make up my mind about the colour.
135. decide
136. I …cannot decide on….. the colour.
137. 40 There are times when you have to do things by yourself.
138. own
139. There are times when you have to do things …on your own….
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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. wish
148. I …wish I hadn’t forgotten…. your birthday.
149. 33 The burglar managed to escape without punishment.
150. get
151. The burglar managed to …get away without…. punishment.
152. 34 He failed the test because he did not study enough.
153. attributed
154. 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. mind
157. Would …you mind lending me.. something to wear tonight?
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158. 36 We can’t decide where to go on holidays.
159. decision
160. We can’t …make a decision about…. where to go on holidays.
161. 37 Can you take me to the station by car?
162. give
163. Can you …give me a lift…. to the station?
164. 38 You will miss the bus if you don’t hurry up.
165. unless
166. You will miss the bus ……unless you hurry up…….
167. 39 It is likely that they have already left.
168. may
169. They ……may have already.. left.
170. 40 How much is the bus fare from London to Cambridge?
171. cost
172. How much …does it cost to go/travel…. from London to Cambridge by bus?
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175. January 19, 2007
176. 31 Sally has not come to school because she has been sick.
177. absent
178. 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. solution
181. 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. seldom
193. Jane ……seldom sees…. Mike.
194. 37 I can understand this quite well
195. easy
196. 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. works
202. Mary …………works for IBM, doesn’t…… she?
203. 40 They could not understand what she said.
204. difficulty
205. They ……had difficulty in understanding…. what she said.
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207. Sentence transformation, 11
208. January 18, 2007
209. 31 There is no sugar left.
210. run
211. We have …run out of…. sugar.
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212. 32 ‘New World’ Advertising is considering your application.
213. is
214. Your application ……is being considered by…. ’New World’ Advertising.
215. 33 The shelf was so high that he couldn’t reach it.
216. enough
217. The shelf was not … low enough for him to … reach.
218. 34 I’ve never seen such a bad film.
219. ever
220. It’s the ……worst film I have ever.. seen.
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. first
226. It’s ……the first time she has….. told me lies.
227. “I didn’t start the fire!” he said.
228. denied
229. He …denied that he had started/ starting/ having started… the fire.
230. 38 Study hard because you may write a test tomorrow.
231. case
232. Study hard …in case you write.. a test tomorrow.
233. 39 I’m sure he took the cheque-book with him.
234. must
235. He …must have taken.. the cheque-book with him.
236. 40 What a pity! don’t know how to dance.
237. wish
238. I ……wish I knew…. how to dance.
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240. Sentence transformation, 10
241. January 17, 2007
242. 31 We would rather stop than continue in this manner.
243. prefer
244. 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. must
247. ‘You to …must go……bed early,’ Mother told Tom.
248. 33 I last saw her at the end of May.
249. since
250. 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. bring
253. I’ll never …bring her round… to the idea.
254. 35 She could not understand how they were related.
255. connection
256. She could not understand …their connection… to her.
257. 36 I don’t think I can afford to buy this dress.
258. have
259. 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. order
262. He is helping his mother …in order to finish….. quickly.
263. 38 I found my old diary by chance.
264. came
265. I ……came across.. my old diary by chance.
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266. 39 He was very rude when he spoke to the old man.
267. politely
268. 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. avoid
271. She caught the early bus …to avoid being…. late for work.
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273. Sentence transformation, 9
274. January 17, 2007
275. 31 despite his rude behaviour / despite behaving rudely
32 is to blame for
33 would rather order food than
34 time the government did
35 can’t have been
36 were you I would tidy
37 should have your hair
38 put up with
39 wasn’t as good as
40 congratulated him on getting
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277. Sentence transformation, 8
278. January 16, 2007
279. 31 The football match was postponed due to the rain.
280. put
281. The football match was ______put off___ due to the rain.
282. 32 There was no one here except John.
283. apart
284. There was no one here ______apart from____ John.
285. 33 You will have to pay at least £500 to get that watch.
286. impossible
287. 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. wanted
293. 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. order
296. 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. might
299. She ___might not have understood__what I had said.
300. 38 I couldn’t concentrate fully because of the loud music.
301. difficult
302. The loud music __made it difficult to concentrate__ fully.
303. 39 The tea is too hot to drink.
304. enough
305. The tea __ isn’t cool/cold enough_ to drink.
306. 40 She is certain to have heard about it on the news.
307. must
308. She __must have heard__ about it on the news.

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 Correction of Sentences
1. The furniture the young couplebought were very cheap
Correction:The furniture the young couple bought was very cheap.
Explanation:Furniture is always singular.
2. The kindergarten was much newer thanRoberts house
Correction:The kindergarten was much newer than Robert’s house.
Explanation: Do not really know, any help?
3. He avoided going to prison
Correction:He avoided going to the prison
Explanation: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 chances
Correction:He did not take any chances.
Explanation: Took is past tense, take is present.
8. The good about it is that they aresafe
Correction: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 home
Correction: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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