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 .....................................................................................................................................
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1. He said he was got guilty of stealing the car
-> He deied having stolen the car
2. Is this the only way to reach the city centre?
Isn't there any other way reaching the city centre?
3. He never suspected that the money had been stolen
-> At no time did he suspect the money had been stolen
4. It's my opinion that you should take more exercise
-> If I were you, I would take more exercise
5. I was going to leave , but because of what he said, I didn't
-> She persuaded me not to leave
6. He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London
->He greatly regretted not seeing Andrey on her trip to London
7. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error
-> The accident is thought to have been caused by human error
8. " Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India?" he asked Elizabeth
-> He asked Elizabeth if she would be visiting the Taj Mahal when she went to India
9. " I think you should try the chicken Marengo," said the waiter
-> The waiter recommended me to try the chicken Marengo
10. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted
-> I have never tasted such a delicious cake