Rephrasing

October 2020

1. Although we do all these things, we don’t like to tell people what to do.

In spite of_______________________________________________________________________________

2. Unless you receive money from advertisers, you won’t become dependent upon them.

If_______________________________________________________________________________________

3. Even though most of the garbage is thrown away daily, it doesn’t disappear easily.

_______________________________________________ despite__________________________________

4. I wasn’t informed about the meeting, and so I couldn’t be there.

If_______________________________________________________________________________________

5. People are informed about daily events by the media.

The media_______________________________________________________________________________

6. “Don’t forget to read the paper today. It has a very interesting piece of news about

multiculturalism”, he said.

He told me______________________________________________________________________________

7. Before having a telly, he used to read a book every night.

Before he_______________________________________________________________________________

8. Those people like adventure very much.

They are very ________________________________________________________________of adventure.

9. Although she has been learning German for a year, she has difficulty understanding it.

In spite of_______________________________________________________________________________

10. They will inform him about the matter tomorrow.

He______________________________________________________________________________________

11. He came out and it started raining.

No sooner_______________________________________________________________________________

12. I have been collecting postcards for three years.

I __________________________________________________________________________________ 2017.

13. If I don’t study hard, I won’t have good marks.

Unless__________________________________________________________________________________

14. Although Mark had grown up in a slum, he became rich later on.

__________________________________ despite_______________________________________________

15. Technology has invaded our working places.

Our working places_______________________________________________________________________

16. “Why don’t you start improving your knowledge?”

Her boss is asking her_____________________________________________________________________

17. “Don’t lose hope! You will find a better job!”

They urged him__________________________________________________________________________

18. Michael’s employer gave him an extra reward for his work.

Michael_________________________________________________________________________________

19. Some people will have to adapt. However, they are afraid of these changes.

Some people, __________________________________________________________ will have to adapt.

20. Some firms offer individual budgets to be spent by the individual at his or her own discretion.

Some firms offer individual budgets so that__________________________________________________

21. Some people say immigrants pose a cultural threat to America.

It_______________________________________________________________________________________

22. People want to have a better life.

People look forward to____________________________________________________________________

23. There was no stopping him.

No one_________________________________________________________________________________

24. As Americans looked more at their TV in search for news, newspaper readership declined.

_________________________________________ if _____________________________________________

25. You can only begin to collect the dole1 in Britain when you are eighteen.

Only when______________________________________________________________________________

26. She practised skating a lot every day, and so she was extremely good.

If_______________________________________________________________________________________

27. He loves playing sports and working in the school garden.

Not only________________________________________________________________________________

28. A good gymnast must practise long hours.

A good gymnast has______________________________________________________________________

29. He spent his life in exotic places.

His life__________________________________________________________________________________

30. He couldn’t talk to the other players.

He wasn’t_______________________________________________________________________________

31. Learning languages is easier than learning maths.

Learning languages is not ________________________________________________________________

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money that people who do not have a job get from the government. The American word is unemployment compensation.