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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
28. She was too old to carry that heavy case.
 She was so ___________________________________________________________________________________________
29. He seldom keeps his promise.
 Seldom______________________________________________________________________________________________

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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 ______________________________________________________________________________________________
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 ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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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 _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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 _________________________________________________________________________________________
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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 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
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 __________________________________________________________________________________________
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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 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 ..)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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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 ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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 ______________________________________________________________________________________
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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________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 ______________________________________________________________________________________________

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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.
- 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_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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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.
-_______________________________________________________
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 _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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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 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
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.
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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_________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.
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- 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_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________
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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 ?
- 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___________________________________________________________________________________________

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