Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the sentences before it.
1. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.
That’s the man _______________________________________________________________
2. It was raining, so we decided to postpone the football match.
Since _______________________________________________________________
3. I think it would be a good idea to take the train.
I suggest _______________________________________________________________
4. She couldn't join us because she was busy.
She was busy, _______________________________________________________________
5. The flowers were roses. I bought the flowers for my sister.
The flowers _______________________________________________________________
6. She can't work hard because she is very old.
Because of _______________________________________________________________
7. He couldn't meet you because of being busy.
Because _______________________________________________________________
8. We must finish the project on time.
The project _______________________________________________________________
9. He started working as an engineer for this company 5 years ago.
He has _______________________________________________________________
10. What about organizing a charity event to raise money?
I suggest we _______________________________________________________________
11. Stop littering or our school will be full of rubbish.
If we don’t _______________________________________________________________
12. He stopped working at school, but he still taught street children.
Although _______________________________________________________________
13. He is a careless driver, so he has caused a lot of accidents.
He drives _______________________________________________________________
14. I am fond of listening to folk music.
I enjoy _______________________________________________________________
15. We usually spent two hours a day learning English.
It took _______________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentence with "so as to/ in oder to/ so that/ in oder that" :
1. I'm studying hard. I want to get good marks. I'm studying hard so as to get good marks.
2. The man spoke loudly. He wanted everybody to hear him clearly. The man spoke loudly so that everybody to hear him clearly.
3. He shut the door. He doesn't want to be annoyed. He shut the door so as not to be annoyed.
4. I wish to have enough money. I want to buy a new house. I wish to have enough money in order to buy a new house.
5. You should walk slowly. Your sister can follow you. You should walk slowly so that our sister can follow you.
6.They did their job well. They want to increase their salary. They did their job well in order to increase their salary.
7.We turned on the lights. We didn't want to waste electricity. We turned on the lights so as not to waste electricity.
8. The robber changed his address all the time. He didn't want the police to find him. The robber changed his address all the time so that the police couldn't find him.