WRITING REVIEW

PART 1. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION.

Directions: Rewrite each of the following sentences so that its meaning remains unchanged.
1. "How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.
=> Peter complimented on the beautiful dress that Mary had just bought
…………………………………………………. .
2. She started working three months ago.
=> It is three months since she last worked
there…………………………………………………. .
3. My friend may arrive before I get home. In that case, please ask her to ring me.
=> If my friend arrive before I get home, ask her to ring me
………………………………………………….
4. I drove too close to animals in safari, so they get scared.
=> Unless I drove too close to animals in safari, they wouldn’t get scared
………………………………………………….
5. Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its mysterious monster – Nessie.
=> Loch Ness, which is 37 km long, know for mysterious monster- Nessie
………………………………………………….
6. My grandfather is so weak that he can’t lift the box.
=> My grandfather is too weak to lift the box…………………………………………………. .
7. 2. I lke to eat at home better than to go to the restaurant.
=> I would rather eat at home than go to the restaurant
…………………………………………………. .
8. 3. We took many pictures even though the sky was cloudy.
=> Despite the cloudy sky, we took many pictures………………………………………………….
9. “I left my umbrella here last night”, said Jane
=> Jane told that she had left her umbrella there the previous night
……………………………………………. .
10. “ If I were you, I would take a break.”, Tom said to Daisy.
=> Tom advised Daisy that she should take a break …………………………………………………. .
11. He was born in Ha Noi. It is the capital of Vietnam.
=> Ha Noi, where I was born, is the capital of Vietnam …………………………………………………. .
12. If it were not for the traffic jam, we would have arrived on time.
=> But for the traffic jam, we would have arrived on time
…………………………………………………. .
13. The passenger asked, "Could someone help me with the luggage?"
=>The passengers asked if someone could help him with the luggage
………………………………………………….
14. The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it.
=> The furniture was too expensive to buy it ……………………………………………. .
15. John like to go for a swim better than to play tennis.
=> John would rather go for a swim than play tennis
…………………………………………………. .
16. She always study hard though she encounters difficulties.
=> Inspite of her encounters difficulties, She always study hard
………………………………………………….
17. The police said to me, "When did you leave the house this morning ?"
=> The police asked when I had left the house that morning ?
…………………………………………………. .
18. Listen to the teacher attentively or you won’t understand the lesson.

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=> Unless you listen to the teacher attentively, you won’t understand the lesson.
…………………………………………………. .
19. The man works for my father’s company. The man’s daughter is fond of dancing.
=> The man whose daughter is fond of dancing works for my father’s company
………………………………………………….
20. I didn’t have the right change so we can’t get tickets from the machine.
=> If I had had the right change, we could have gotten the tickets from the machine
………………………………………………….
21. The students said, “Please don't give us any homework.
=> The students begged for not giving them any homework
………………………………………………….
22. “I left my umbrella here last night”, said Jane
=> Jane told that she had left her umbrella there the previous night
……………………………………………. .
23. “ If I were you, I would take a break.”, Tom said to Daisy.
=> Tom advised ………………………………………………….
24. Listen to the teacher attentively or you won’t understand the lesson.
=> Unless …………………………………………………. .
25. The man works for my father’s company. The man’s daughter is fond of dancing.
=> The man ………………………………………………….
26. My friend may arrive before I get home. In that case, please ask her to ring me.
=> If my friend ………………………………………………….
27. The water was so cold that the children couldn't swim in it.
=> The water was not warm for swimming in …………………………………………………. .
28. We prefer to go by sea rather than to go by air.
29. We would rather go by sea than go by air…………………………………………………. .
30. Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it
exploded..
=> Inspite of his both broken legs, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded
………………………………………………….

PART 2. SENTENCE BUILDING FROM PICTURE DESCRIPTION.

Directions: In this part, you will look at pictures and given words. then you must choose one of the
following statements (a), (b), (c) or (d) which best describes the picture.
You will have to write ONE sentence about a photo. You will be given two words or phrases. You must use
them in your sentence. You can change the word forms and you can use the words in a different order.

No Pictures given Words given

31.
woman / bicycle

A woman is riding a bicycle

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32.
talk / report

They are talking about the

report.

33.
man / play

34. luggage / because

35. frame/on

36.
while / phone
While he was writing something
on paper, someone phoned him.

37.
people/ outdoors
There are a lot of people sitting
outdoors restaurant

38.
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 man / play
A man is playing violin.

39. a man / with

A man is working with his laptop.

40.
Choose / woman
A woman is choosing a glasses

41.
together, table
They are talking together at table.

42. beside, chatting

The woman who sits beside the man
is chatting with someone.

43. frame, but

It’s the house frame, but it had been
abondoned for years.

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man / kick
A man is kicking a ball.

45.
hold/ write
A man is writing on paper

46.
building/ near
There are a lot of buildings are
near lakes.

47.
6.
ATM / money
A man is taking money from ATM.

48.
7.
breakfast / croissant
We have croissant for breakfast.

49.
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 clear / away
A man is clearing snow away from
his car.
50.
hard hat / arm

A man is holding a hard hat in his

arm.

51.
1. salesman / hand
A salesman is holding a car key in
his hand.

52.
breakfast /

croissant

53.
together, table

54.
luggage / because

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55. A man / with

56.
hard hat / arm

57.
laptop/ on top of

58.
guard/ apart

59.
woman/ look

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