WRITING PRACTICE......................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................... REARRANGE SENTENCEN

EXERCISE

Exercise 1
1. dog Rahul with his pet playing enjoys.
..............................................................................................................................................................
2. to the company goods Vietnam exports.
..............................................................................................................................................................
3. she interested that was in proposal said she the.
..............................................................................................................................................................
4. was performance impressed with quite his I.
..............................................................................................................................................................
5. the please not do on grass step.
..............................................................................................................................................................
6. every delicious father cooks evening pasta.
..............................................................................................................................................................
7. brother an wants be my astronaut to.
..............................................................................................................................................................
8. everything will sense make perfect someday.
..............................................................................................................................................................
9. at top voice, the man his of demanded the admission shouting.
..............................................................................................................................................................
10. you where have this all while been?
..............................................................................................................................................................
11. should you have coming seen this.
..............................................................................................................................................................
12. effect we in did much sales last not year improvement.
..............................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 2
Gautam: the / Gone with the Wind / saw / just / I / movie / seen / you / it / have
..............................................................................................................................................................
Rahul: No, / haven’t / I / is / better / book / it / the / than
..............................................................................................................................................................
Gautam: read / haven’t / book / the / I / but / the / enjoyed / movie / I
1
WRITING PRACTICE......................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................... REARRANGE SENTENCEN
..............................................................................................................................................................
Rahul: would / I / see / like / to / too / it
..............................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 3
1. the / meet / Guell Bar / the place / is / a drink / for / to / tapas / in / and / Barcelona
..............................................................................................................................................................
2. rooms / the / typical / the service / have been / with / designed / Barcelona flair / the food / and /
impeccable / is / simply / quite / is / divine
..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................
3. it / summers / Arctic / ice-free / is / ten / within / years / estimated / will / that / be
..............................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 4
1. in / over females /many / Asian countries / is / considered / vital importance / and / male babies /
are often / preferred / to be of / to the family / for cultural reasons / a baby’s gender
..............................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................
2. pets / much/ are / for people / do not / who / alone / and / for older people / good companions / live
/ who / go out /
..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................
3. so / responsible / bad / pet / keep / clean and / owners / healthy / they / do not / smell / their pets
..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................
4. access / the internet / became / we / to the general / known / public / since / in the early 1990s, / it /
has / the way / information / revolutionized
..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................
5. languages / according / to / all / an innate / human beings / have / ability / to learn / Chomsky
..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................

2
WRITING PRACTICE......................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................... REARRANGE SENTENCEN
Exercise 5
1. book whose this is?
..............................................................................................................................................................
2. there anyone help is me to?
..............................................................................................................................................................
3. late why you are?
..............................................................................................................................................................
4. know you do the answer?
..............................................................................................................................................................
5. do I not his know name.
..............................................................................................................................................................
6. shining is chirping sun the are and birds the.
..............................................................................................................................................................
7. mother cook my great is a.
..............................................................................................................................................................
8. does not who her know?
..............................................................................................................................................................
9. swimming were they pool the in.
..............................................................................................................................................................
10. lend you can your me pen?
..............................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 6
1. of mankind / the habit / reading is / one of / resources / of / the greatest /
.............................................................................................................................................................
2. are / we enjoy / that / belong to us / than if / much more / they / borrowed / reading books /
..............................................................................................................................................................
3. book / formality / a certain considerate / must be treated / with / a borrowed /
..............................................................................................................................................................
4. no book / that / afraid to / you should / mark up / own / you are /
..............................................................................................................................................................
5. should begin / everyone / a private library / youth / collecting / in /
..............................................................................................................................................................

3
WRITING PRACTICE......................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................... REARRANGE SENTENCEN
6. converse with / in / you / at any moment / a private library/ Socrates or Shakespeare / can /
..............................................................................................................................................................
7. the hand / your library / should be / as well as / free / accessible / to / to the eye / and /
..............................................................................................................................................................
8. one of / that of reading / known to / is / greatest / the / pleasures / man
..............................................................................................................................................................
9. a rich variety / adventure and wisdom / the / world of books / has / of /
..............................................................................................................................................................
10. own / you / book / convenience / can enjoy / a / at your /
..............................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 7
1. father my doctor is a
.............................................................................................................................................................
2. me tell truth the
..............................................................................................................................................................
3. are where going you
..............................................................................................................................................................
4. father my bank at works a
..............................................................................................................................................................
5. forgot I bring to my yesterday textbook
..............................................................................................................................................................
6. piano this whose is
..............................................................................................................................................................
7. look nurses after people sick
..............................................................................................................................................................
8. love everyone country must their
..............................................................................................................................................................
9. not do play knifes with
..............................................................................................................................................................
10. the boy praised teacher the
..............................................................................................................................................................
11. breakfast I usually at 8 o’clock my have

4
WRITING PRACTICE......................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................... REARRANGE SENTENCEN
..............................................................................................................................................................
12. know answer I not do the
..............................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 8
1. was shining/ gentle breezes/ The sun/ and/ were blowing/
..............................................................................................................................................................
2. was sailing/ three weeks/ The ship/ for/.
..............................................................................................................................................................
3. was/ New York/ halfway to/It / its destination/-/.
..............................................................................................................................................................
4. were relaxing/ when/ on deck/ The passengers/ a loud bang/suddenly/ heard/ they/.
..............................................................................................................................................................
5. looked over/ all/ the edge/ They/ ran to/ of the boat/ and/ jumped up/ the side/, /.
..............................................................................................................................................................
6. a terrible scene/ saw/To their horror/ they/.
..............................................................................................................................................................
7. which/ They/ in the side of/ some hard object/ had hit/ had torn/ a hole/ the ship/.
..............................................................................................................................................................
8. the steamship/ was pouring/ at an alarming speed/ into/ Water/.
..............................................................................................................................................................
9. half an hour/ arrived/ Fortunately/ another ship/ later/.
..............................................................................................................................................................
10. everyone/ It/ just in time/ to save/ on board/ was/.
..............................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 9

5
WRITING PRACTICE......................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................... REARRANGE SENTENCEN
..............................................................................................................................................................
ANSWER

Exercise 1
1. Rahul enjoys playing with his pet dog.
2. The company exports goods to Vietnam.
3. She said that she was interested in the proposal.
4. I was quite impressed with his performance.
5. Please do not step on the grass.
6. Father cooks delicious pasta every evening.
7. My brother wants to be an astronaut.
8. Someday everything will make perfect sense.
9. Shouting at the top of his voice, the man demanded admission.
10. Where have you been all this while?
11. You should have seen this coming.
12. We did not effect much improvement in sales last year.

Exercise 2
Gautam: I just saw the movie Gone with the Wind. Have you seen it?

Rahul: No, I haven’t. Is it better than the book?

Gautam: I haven’t read the book but I enjoyed the movie.

Rahul: I would like to see it too.

Exercise 3
1. The Guell Bar is the place to meet for a drink and tapas in Barcelona.

2. The rooms have been designed with typical Barcelona flair, the service is impeccable and the food
is quite simply divine.

3. It is estimated that Arctic summers will be ice-free within ten years.

6
WRITING PRACTICE......................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................... REARRANGE SENTENCEN
Exercise 4
1. In many Asian countries a baby’s gender is of vital importance to the family and male babies are
often preferred over females for cultural reasons.

2. Pets are good companions for people who live alone and for older people who do not go out much.

3. Responsible pet owners keep their pets clean and healthy so they do not smell bad.

4. Since the internet became known to the general public in the early 1990s, it has revolutionized the
way we access information.

5. According to Chomsky all human beings have an innate ability to learn languages.

Exercise 5
1. Whose book is this? (Question)

2. Is there anyone to help me? (Question)

3. Why are you late? (Question)

4. Do you know the answer? (Question)

5. I do not know his name. (Statement)

6. The sun is shining and the birds are chirping. (Statement)

7. My mother is a great cook. (Statement)

8. Who does not know her? (Question)

9. They were swimming in the pool. (Statement)

10. Can you lend me your pen? (Question)

7
WRITING PRACTICE......................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................... REARRANGE SENTENCEN
Exercise 6
1. The habit of reading is one of the greatest resources of mankind.

2. We enjoy reading books that belong to us much more than if they are borrowed.

3. A borrowed book must be treated with a certain considerate formality.

4. You should own no book that you are afraid to mark up.

5. Everyone should begin collecting a private library in youth.

6. In a private library, you can at any moment converse with Socrates or Shakespeare.

7. Your library should be free and accessible to the hand as well as to the eye.

8. One of the greatest pleasures known to man is that of reading.

9. The world of books has a rich variety of adventure and wisdom.

10. You can enjoy a book you own at your convenience.

Exercise 7
1. My father is a doctor.

2. Tell me the truth.

3. Where are you going?

4. My father works at a bank.

5. I forgot to bring my textbook yesterday.

6. Whose piano is this?

8
WRITING PRACTICE......................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................... REARRANGE SENTENCEN

7. Nurses look after sick people.

8. Everyone must love their country.

9. Do not play with knifes.

10. The teacher praised the boy.

11. I usually have my breakfast at 8 o’clock.

12. I do not know the answer.

Exercise 8
1. The sun was shining and gentle breezes were blowing.
2. The ship was sailing for three weeks.
3. It was halfway to its destination-New York.
4. The passengers were relaxing on deck when suddenly they heard a loud bang.
5. They all jumped up, ran to the edge of the boat and looked over the side.
6. To their horror they saw a terrible scene.
7. They had hit some hard object, which had torn a hole in the side of the ship.
8. Water was pouring into the steamship at an alarming speed.
9. Fortunately another ship arrived half an hour later.
10. It was just in time to save everyone on board.

Exercise 9