REWRITE SENTENSES

1.She knows a lot more about it than I do.

=> I don’t know as much about it as she does
2.They think the owner of the house is abroad
.=> The owner of the house is thought to be abroad
3.The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
=> The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming
4.Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
=>In spite of his good salary, he was unhappy in his job
5.I’m sorry I missed your birthday party
=>I wish I had not missed/ had attended your birthday party
6.They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.
=>The streets haven’t been cleaned this week.
7.Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
=>Apple are not usually as expensive as oranges
8. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years.
=>There has been a considerable increase in the cost of living in the last few
years
9. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.
=>She reminded him to phone the office
10. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.
=> I wish I had (got) time to listen to you
11. The police has just released John.
=> John has just been released by the police
12. It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday.
=>This work must be finished by Monday
13. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.
=>I wish I had taken my doctor’s advice
14. The bread is so tale we can’t eat it.
=>The bread isn’t fresh enough to eat
15. My boyfriend is very short-tempered.
=> My boyfriend loses his temper very easily
16. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.
=>The snow prevented the train from running. 
17. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
=> I apologized to Tom for having been rude to him the day before
18. She didn’t hurry, so she missed the train.
=>If she had hurried, she would have caught the train
19. I haven’t seen that man here before.
=> It’s the first time I have seen that man here.
20. “ I’ll bring the book back tomorrow, “ said Philip.
=> Philip promised to bring the book back the next day