Rewrite:
1. My brother studies now harder than he used to.
-> My brother_________________________________________________________.
2. John only understood very little what the teacher said.
-> John could hardly_________________________________________________________.
3. Tom will be twenty next week.
-> It's Tom's_________________________________________________________.
4. She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.
-> She is fond of her nephew in_________________________________________________________.
5. He didn't hurry, so he missed the bus.
-> If_________________________________________________________.
6. He prefers reading books to watching TV.
->He would_________________________________________________________.
7. The train takes longer than the plane.
-> The plane_________________________________________________________.
8. I don't suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you?
->DO you happen_________________________________________________________.
Rewrite:
1. My brother studies now harder than he used to.
-> My brother____________________________used to study more lazily than he does now_____________________________.
2. John only understood very little what the teacher said.
-> John could hardly______________________understand what the teacher said___________________________________.
3. Tom will be twenty next week.
-> It's Tom's______________________twentieth birthday next week___________________________________.
4. She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.
-> She is fond of her nephew in_______________________spite of his terrible behaviour__________________________________.
5. He didn't hurry, so he missed the bus.
-> If_______________________he had hurried he wouldn’t have missed the bus__________________________________.
6. He prefers reading books to watching TV.
->He would________________________rather read books than watch TV_________________________________.
7. The train takes longer than the plane.
-> The plane_______________________does not take as long as the train_________________________________.
8. I don't suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you?
->DO you happen_______________________to have change for 2 pounds?__________________________________.