ISSA C.1.1.

Rephrasing exercise (hwk class 1)

1) I’m sure this isn’t how you get to Norwich!

CAN’T
This ____________________________________ way to Norwich!

2) It was very kind of you to bring me chocolates.

SHOULDN’T
You ____________________________________ me chocolates.

3) If I take the job I’ll have to move to Paris.

MEAN
Taking ____________________________________ moving to Paris.

4) There is a risk that he will miss the plane if he waits.

RISKS
He ____________________________________if he waits.

5) I think this is the right street.

APPEARS
This ____________________________________ the right street.

6) Do you ever regret not having gone to university?

WISH
Do you ever ____________________________________ to university?

7) I’d rather not go by plane.

PREFER
I’d ____________________________________ go by plane.

8) If you found the missing money, what would you do?

WERE
What would you do ____________________________________ the missing money?

9) Jill’s parents are making her study hard.

MADE
Jill ____________________________________ hard by her parents.

10) There is a rumour that the escaped prisoner is living in Spain.

BE
The escaped prisoner ____________________________________ living in Spain.

11) “You are not allowed to smoke in your room, Dave,” said his mother.
FORBADE
Dave’s mother ____________________________________ in his room.

12) The minister proposed regular meetings for the committee.

SUGGESTED
The minister ____________________________________ should meet regularly.
13) “No, I really don’t want to stay the night in London,” Sophia said.
STAYING
Sophia insisted ____________________________________ the night in London.

14) Although he studied hard, he didn’t pass his exams.

SPITE
He failed his exams, in ____________________________________ hard.

15) He hasn’t had much acting experience, so we can’t give him the part.
SO
His acting experience __________________________ that we can’t give him the part.

16) If anyone understands this exercise, they are cleverer than I am.
IS
Anyone ____________________________________ cleverer than I am.

17) I waited for them until 18:00 and then gave up and went home.
WHICH
I waited for them until 18:00, _________________________I gave up and went home.

18) You are not to leave the classroom under any circumstances.
ARE
Under ____________________________________ leave the classroom.

19) It was only when they stopped that they realised something was wrong.
DID
Only ____________________________________ realise that something was wrong.

20) We get on very well with our neighbours.

TERMS
We are ____________________________________ our neighbours.

21) You can’t get to the village because of the snow.

ACCESS
There’s ____________________________________ the village because of the snow.

22) The students are living temporarily in a hotel.

BEING
For ____________________________________, the students are living in a hotel.

23) The best solution was proposed by Sally.

CAME
Sally ____________________________________ the best solution.

24) Carol has trouble communicating her ideas to others.

GETTING
Carol has trouble ____________________________________ to others.

25) The holiday wasn’t as good as we had expected.

UP
The holiday ____________________________________ expectations.