REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

1. She grows older, she becomes intelligent.

→ The older................
2. The weather is too hot for him to go out.
→ The weather is so..............
3. Her eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
→ Of all the soups I have ever eaten, .......
4. He last had his lorry repaired 2 weeks ago.
→ He has had his lorry...............
5. People say that prevention is better than treatment.
→ Prevention is said.............
6. I have not been to the zoo for a year.
→ The last time................
7. “ I’ll pay back the money”, said Tom.
→ Tom promised..................
8. The gate was closed so that the children couldn’t run into the garden.
→ The gate was closed to stop ......
9. Tom began playing the violin 3 years ago.
→ Tom has been playing.................
10. My English friend finds using chopsticks difficult.
→ My English friend is not used to ..........
11. The cake is too big for us to eat.
→ The cake is so...................
12. The doctor spent 15 minutes examining the patient.
→ It took the doctor...............
13. He is not old enough to do this work.
→ He is too...................
14. Tom didn’t begin to read until he was nine.
→ It was not until........................
15. Busy at work as her parents are, they try to find time for their children.
→ Although................
16. “I’m awfully sorry, Daisy, but I’ve broken your watch”, said Tuan.
→ Tuan apologized..................
17. Could you please open the door?
→ Would you mind.....................
18. Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.
→ They are not allowed..................
19. She was exhausted by his work. She threw himself on his bed.
→ Exhausted...................
20. If you don’t wake up early, you can’t catch the train to the city center.
→ Unless..................
21. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
 Not until.........
22. One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of the race.
 One runner was so.......
23. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.
 I’ve.........
24. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.
 We.......
25. It is quite pointless to complain.
There’s no............
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26. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money.
 I have no........
27. As I get older, I want to travel less.
 The older.............
28. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.
 There’s no point..........
29. John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing.
 Not until........
30. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me.
Not until............
31. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
Had it not.........
32. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s poor............
33. He didn’t get his visa until last Monday.
 It was............
34. I would prefer you to do computer science.
 I’d rather..........
35. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.
Busy.........
36. If you ask me well in advance I’ll be willing to work over time.
 Provided you...............
37. “I never used bad language,” she said.
 She denied..............
38. Please don’t say things like that.
 I wish.........
39. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
Only when.........
40. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.
The team leader criticised.........
41. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
 On..........
42. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
 You................
43. I didn’t watch T.V last night because I was busy.
-> If . . …………
44. I didn’t see the signal,so I didn’t stop.
-> If . . ……………
45. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
-> If . . ……………
46. We stayed up late last night and we were so tired.
-> If . . …………………
47. Behave yourself or your parents will be very unhappy.
-> Unless............................
48. Do it carefully or you’ll feel sorry afterwards.
-> If............................
49. Be calm or you’ll make a wrong decision.
-> Unless ....................
50. She is too weak, she can’t take any exercise.
-> If………………………

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