REWITE THE SENTENCES USING THE WORDS OR THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN

BRACKETS. MATCH TO THE PICTURES.

1- The T-shirt was too small for me. I couldn’t wear it. (enough)

2- Paul and Frank first met when they were at school, in 1995. (ago)

3- They say the boy walks the old man’s dog every day.
The boy ...

4- She’s only two. She can’t speak properly! (too)

5- The last time I saw Peter was in November. Now it’s March. (since)

6- It’s a long time since we last went to the theatre. (for)

7- We haven’t got any milk. We’ll have to go to the supermarket. (phrasal verb)

8- I didn’t paint the room myself. Another person did it for me.

I ...
9- I haven’t got enough money, that’s why I can’t visit my friends in London. (if)

10- The man is very poor. He always needs help. (such)

11- Mum started cleaning the house at 9 o’clock this morning. Now it’s 12 o’clock and
she’s still cleaning. (for)

12- People know the snake bit the girl´s arm.

The snake ...

13- Did Charles Dickens write this book?

Was...

14- The water in the river was too cold. We couldn´t go for a swim. (enough)

15- If it doesn´t rain, we´ll go to the beach next weekend. (unless)

16- “Will you be here tomorrow or are you leaving today?”, Sonia asked Brandon.
Sonia asked Brandon ...

17- Despite his age, the man runs 5 kilometres every day. (although)

18- The policeman asked him a lot of questions. (He)

19- I can’t stand spiders. They frighten me. (afraid)

20- I had lunch with that man. He is my boss. (relative clause)

The man ...

21- Every time I see this picture I think of the place where I was born. (reminds)

22- Perhaps it will snow tomorrow. (may)

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REWITE THE SENTENCES USING THE WORDS OR THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN

1- The T-shirt was too small for me. I couldn’t wear it. (enough)
The T- shirt wasn’t big enough for me to wear
2- Paula and Frank first met when they were at school, in 1995. (ago)
Paula and Frank met ..... years ago.
3- They say the boy walks the old man’s dog every day.
The boy ... is said to walk the old man’s dog every day.
4- She’s only two. She can’t speak properly! (too)
She’s too small to talk properly.
5- The last time I saw Peter was in November. Now it’s March. (since)
I haven’t seen Peter since November.
6- It’s a long time since we last went to the theatre. (for)
We haven’t been to the theatre for along time.
7- We haven’t got any milk. We’ll have to go to the supermarket. (phrasal verb)
We have run out of milk. We’ll have to go to the supermarket.
8- I didn’t paint the room myself. Another person did it for me.
I ... had the room painted.
9- I haven’t got enough money, that’s why I can’t visit my friends in London. (if)
If I had enough money I could visit my friends in London.
10- The man is very poor. He always needs help. (such)
He’s such a poor man that he always needs help.
11- Mum started cleaning the house at 9 o’clock this morning. Now it’s 12 o’clock and she’s still cleaning. (for)
Mum has been cleaning the house for three hours.
12- People know the snake bit the girl´s arm.
The snake ... is known to have bitten the girl’s arm.
13- Did Charles Dickens write this book?
Was... this book written by Charles Dickens?
14- The water in the river was too cold. We couldn´t go for a swim. (enough)
The water in the river wasn’t warm enough (for us) to go for a swim
15- If it doesn´t rain, we´ll go to the beach next weekend. (unless)
Unless it rains, we´ll go to the beach next weekend.
16- “Will you be here tomorrow or are you leaving today?”, Sonia asked Brandon..
Sonia asked Brandon .. if/ weather she would be there the following day or if she was leaving that day.
17- Despite his age, the man runs 5 kilometres every day. (although)
Although he’s (quite) old, the man runs 5 kilometres every day.
18- The policeman asked him a lot of questions. (He)
He was asked a lot of questions (by the policeman)
19- I can’t stand spiders. They frighten me. (afraid)
I’m afraid of spiders.
20- I had lunch with that man. He is my boss. (relative clause)
The man ... I had lunch with is my boss.
21- Every time I see this picture I think of the place where I was born. (reminds)
This picture reminds me of the place where I was born,
22- Perhaps it will snow tomorrow. (may)
It may snow tomorrow.

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