Exercise 1: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
There ....................................................................................................................................................................................
2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.
He is the most ..................................................................................................................................................................
3. We arrived too late to see the first film.
We didn't ............................................................................................................................................................................
4. "Would you mind not smoking in here?"
I'd rather ...............................................................................................................................................................................
5. He wrote the letter in two hours.
It took .....................................................................................................................................................................................
6. "Why don't we go out for a walk?"
My father suggested ............................................................................................................................................................
7. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.
Though .................................................................................................................................................................................
8. I was very interested in our conversation.
It was interesting ......................................................................................................................................................
9. Why did you do that ?
Whatever .......................................................................................................................................................................?
10. These bookshelves are my own work.
I made ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 2: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. I don't play tennis as well as you do.
You .....................................................................................................................................................
2. I haven't been to the dentist's for two years.
It's ......................................................................................................................................................
3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
She never .........................................................................................................................................
4. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
After ..................................................................................................................................................
5. It's not worth living to make her change her mind.
There's ............................................................................................................................................
6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.
He denied .........................................................................................................................................
7. Is this the only way to reach the city centre?
Isn't there .........................................................................................................................................?
8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no time ...........................................................................................................................................
9. It's my opinion that you should take more exersise.
If I...........................................................................................................................................................
10. I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn't.
She persuaded .....................................................................................................................................
1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center. There ……… is no faster way than this to get to the city center.……….........……….....................……
2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him. He is the most …likely person to succeed in solving the problems.……….
3. We arrived too late to see the first film. We didn’t ……arrive early enough to see the first film.……................……...……..........
4. “Would you mind not smoking in here?” I’d rather ……....you didn’t smoke in here..............……...................
5. He wrote the letter in two hours. It took …… him 2 hours to write the letter.....................……........................
6. “Why don’t we go out for a walk?”--My father suggested ……..going out for a walk............................
7. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast. Though ……..he is old, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.....................
10. These bookshelves are my own work. I made ……..these bookshelves by myself ..............…..............……...................
1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
=> There’s no faster way than this to get to the city center.
2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.
=> He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problems.
3. We arrived too late to see the first film.
=> We didn’t arrive early enough to see the first film.
4. “Would you mind not smoking in here?”
=> I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here.
5. He wrote the letter in two hours.
=> It took him 2 hours to write the letter.
6.“Why don’t we go out for a walk?”
=> My father suggested we should go out for a walk.
7.In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.
=> Though Mr.Benson is old, he runs 8 miles before breakfast.
10.These bookshelves are my own work.
=> I made these bookshelves myself.