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I. Rewrite the following sentences
1. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning
=> My father often has a walk in the park with my mother every morning.
2. They seldom went to the cinema last year
=> Seldom went they to the cinema last year.
3. We didn't intend to go for a walk with them
=> We had not intention to go for a walk with them.
4. He doesn't smoke anymore, but he smoked a lot 2 year ago
=> He used to smoke a lot 2 years ago but he doesn't anymore.
5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
=> Apples are not usually as expensive as oranges.
6. My salary is high but his is very high
=> His salary is higher than my salary.
7. I can't cook as well as my mother does
=> My mother cooks better than I do.
8. Unless it stops raining, we won't go out
=> If it doesn't stop raining, we won't go out.
9. She didn't cook as well as you did
=> You cooked better than she does.
10. Unless someone has a key, we can't get into the house
=> We can only get into the house if someone has the key
11. Because of being careful, she didn't make any mistakes in her answers
=> Because she was careful, she didn't make any mistakes in her answers.
12. She said ''I'll spend my holiday in Italy next year''
=> She said that she would spend her holiday in Italy the next year.
13. She didn't buy it because the price was too high
=> Because of the high price, she didn't buy it.
14. We didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough mone
=> If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday.
15. The question was so difficult that we can't answer it
=> The question was too difficult for us to answer.
II. Write the following sentences as directed
1. She has just completed the picture. The composition of the picture was suggested by me
=> The picture whose composition was suggested by me has just been completed.
2. Such a situation should never again be allowed to arise
=> Never again should never such a situation again be allowed to arise.
3. If you want to make your life worth living, make yourself useful
=> Making youself useful in order to make your life worth living.
4. They said he had left Paris secretly in his private car
=> It was said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.
5. Tom didn't do his test well because he didn't study his lessons carefully
=> If Tom had studied his lessons carefully, he would have done his test well.
6. They had such a good crop that they decided to give a party
=> The crop was so good that they decided to give a party.
7. He made a great discovery. He took pride in it
=> He took pride in having made a great discovery.
8. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this
=> No matter how intelligent you are, you should be careful about this.
9. He asked me if I was ready to carry out other assignments
=> He said to me ''Are you ready to carry out other assignments ?''
10. ''Which of you has put the ink on my chair?'' The teacher said
=> The teacher asked me which of me had put the ink on her chair.
1. It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.
2. Fred didn't tell Sophia his news until she finished her homework.
3. I'd rather you didn't discuss details of this case in public
4. If the young lad had looked where he was going, he wouldn't have tripped over that wire.
5. Stonehenge is believed to be built as some kind of time-keeping device.
Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work to day.
=> You don’t ……have to finish the work today.…………..
2. Sally finally managed to get a job.
=> Sally finally succeeded …in getting a job.…………….
3. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.
=> I certainly………won’t go to that restaurant any more.……
4. “I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued.
=> You’d ……better take a holiday.…..
5. If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill.
=> Unless ………you rest yourself you really will be ill.………….
6. I should someone to take me out to dinner.
=> What I should …………like is being/ to be taken out to dinner.……..………..
7. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
=> Martin’s poor ………..…health doesn’t / can’t prevent / stop him ( from ) enjoying life.……..
8. They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them.
=> They can’t leave ……… their dog behind when they go/are on holiday.………..…….
9. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.
=> The break-up of the marriage…………made my aunt heavily stressed.…
10. I can’t believe that he passed the exam.
=> I find…………it hard to believe that he passed the exam.……………
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
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 ……ly 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 while.…...........
7. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.
=> Though ……..........Mr.Benson is old, He runs 8 miles before breakfast..
8. I was very interested in our conversation.
=> It was interesting .……....to talk to you........
9. Why did you do that ?
=> Whatever …….did you do that for ?.............?
10. These bookshelves are my own work.
=> I made ……these bookshelves myself.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1 The match couldn't start because of the heavy snow
-> the heavy now............prevented the match from starting............
2 My mother was a worker in a factory when she was young
-> My mother used....to work a worker in a factory when she was young..
3 You can improve your English y practicing speaking everyday
-> If.....you practice speaking English every day, you can improve it......
4 " I really must leave now" Mr.Fatt said.
-> Mr.Fatt insists..............on leaving now............
5 It often took my mom half an hour to get to work by underground every morning last month
-> My mom spent.......half an hour getting to work by underground every morning last month...
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed above it:
1. To advertise this new kind of soap is necessary
=> We find it necessary to adverise this new kind of soap
2. He started playing football five years ago
=> He has played football for five years.
3. The room is going to be painted next week
=> We are going to paint the room next week.
4. Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident
=> Beacause he drove too fast, he caused a serious accident.
5. Tom finds it difficult to meet people
=> Tom has difficulty in meeting people.
6. Keep quiet or I'll scream
=> Unless you keep quiet, I'll scream.
7. Unless he phones immediately, he won't get any information
=>If he doesn't phone immediately, he won't get any information.
8. We didn't have enough rain, so we could not grow rice
=> If we had had enough rain, we could have grown rice.
9. It was such a long homework that I couldn't finish it
=> The home work was so long that I couldn't finish it.
10. The last time I saw Dick was in 1985
=> I haven't seen Dick since 1985.
II. Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parentheses:
1. Jane doesn't speak English as well as Betty
=> Betty speaks English better than Jane.
2. He did his homework, then he went to bed
=> After he had done his homework, he went to bed.
3. Your house is bigger than mine
=> My house is smaller than yours.
4. The lesson is so difficult that we can't understand it
=> It is such a difficult lesson that we can't understand it.
5. The weather was so cold that we didn't go out
=> It was such cold weather that we didn't go out.
6. The room was so dark that I couldn't see anything
=> It was such a dark room that I couldn't see anything.
7. The car is so old that he can't drive it
=> It is such an old car that he can't drive it.
8. The book is so bad that nobody read it
=> It is such a bad book that nobody read it.
9. The homework is so long that I can't finish it
=> It is such long homework that I can't finish it.
1.The robbers made the cashier hand over the money.
2. The film star objected to being criticised by non-professional.
3.Jeff had his car stolen two days ago.
4.We couldn't go to Pam's flat: She is having it painted.
5.The company is expected to have been profitable in the coming years.
6.Nobody is believed to have been hurt in the accident by the police.
7. John is known to have been in prison for several times.
8.That man was seen to rush out of the bank after the robbery.
9.The secretary told me a lot of lies.
10.There are fewer than twenty people thought to live in the village.
1.I didn't arrive in time to see her -> I wasn't early enough to see her
2.She had never been so unhappy before->She was unhappier formerly
3 It was so late that nothing could be done. →It was too late for anything to be done
4.The bus takes longer than the train.→The train does not take as long as the bus.
5.Would you like me to finish the work tonight?→I'll finish the work tonight if you like.
6.I can't cook as well as my mother. → My mother can cook better than me.
7.Mary rang hours and hours ago → It's hours since Mary last rang
8.Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice →It is the fact that she has a beutiful voice
9. You must see the manager tomorrow morning.→ You've got to see the manager tomorrow morning
10..There was never any answer when we rang→ Every time we rang, there was never any answer.
11. I can meet you if you arrive before 11. →So long as you arrive before 11, I can meet you.
12. An up-to-date visa is necessary for Andorra.→You’ll need an up to date visa for Andorra
1. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.
- Without a good dictionary, we can't work
2. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.
- Only by practising it every day can him be sucessful
3. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.
- The fact that he is going to retire at the end of the term
4. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.
- Neither his father nor his wife wanted to watch TV
5. He was ill. He went to school.
- In spite of being ill, he went to school
6. Think carefully. Answer my question.
- Before answering my question please think carefully
7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
- My mother can cook better than me
8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.
- If it stops raining, we will go out
9. She cooked better than you did.
- You cooked not as well as her
10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.
- We can only het into the home is someone has a key
11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.
- Because she was careful, she didn't make....
12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”
- She said she had spent her holiday in Italy the year before
13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.
- Because of the high price, she didn't buy it
14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
- If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday
15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.
- The question was too difficult for us to answer
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :
1. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.
- Without a good dictionary, we can’t work.
2. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.
- Only by practising it everyday, he can be successful.
3. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.
- The fact that he is going to retire at the end of the term was decided.
4. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.
- Neither his father nor his wife wanted to watch TV.
5. He was ill. He went to school.
- In spite of being ill, he went to school.
6. Think carefully. Answer my question.
- Before answering my question, think carefully.
7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
- My mother can cook better than me.
8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.
- If it doesn't stop raining,we won’t go out.
9. She cooked better than you did.
- You didn't cook as well as she did.
10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.
- We can only get into the house if someone has a key.
11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.
- Because she was careful, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.
12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”
- She said that she had spent her holiday in Italy the previous year.
13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.
- Because of the high price, she didn't buy it.
14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
- If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday.
15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.
- The question was too difficult for us to answer.
10. Most school-leavers have the keenness to go to work because they want to live independently. (keen)
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :
1. The store was opened in 1932 by John.
® John opened the store in 1932.
2. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance.
® If we book the tickets in advance, we can avoid waiting.
3. The teacher asked me whether I had any books.
® “Do you have any books?" my teacher asked.
4. “I like films, books, and music” Mike replied.
® Mike said that he liked films, books, and music.
5. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps.
® Jane spent three hours sorting out her stamps.
6. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life.
® That was such an important scientific discovery that it has affected every man’s way of life.
7. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage.
® They gave him a chance to stay on at this garage.
8. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.
® He was said to leave Paris secretly in his private car.
9. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.
® He was very proud of making a great discovery.
10. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before.
® Never before have we talked to an interesting person like you.
11. They canceled the flight because it was foggy.
® Because of the fog, they canceled the flight.
12. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late.
® Because of the heavy traffic, I sometimes come to my office late.
13. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
® I wish I hadn't missed your birthday party.
14. You’d better put your money in the bank.
® I advise you to put your money in the bank.
15. He prefers golf to tennis.
® He’d rather golf than tennis
16. It is necessary to master English.
® Mastering English is necessary.
17. He spent two hours writing the essay.
® It took him 2 hours to write the essay.
18. He is too young to ride a motorbike.
® He isn’t old enough to ride a motorbike.
19. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
The bag was too heavy for her to carry upstairs,
20. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
® He is looking forward to hearing from her as soon as possible.
10. Most school-leavers have the __keeness________ to go to work because they want to live independently. (keen)
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :
1. The store was opened in 1932 by John.
® John _____opened the store in 1930_________________
2. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance.
® If _____we look the tickets in advance, we can avoid waiting________
3. The teacher asked me whether I had any books.
® “Do ____you have any books?'' the teacher asked me___________
4. “I like films, books and music” Mike replied.
® Mike said that _______she liked films, books and music___________
5. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps.
® Jane spent ____three hours sorting out her stamps.______________
6. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life.
® That was such ___an important scientific discovery that it has affected every man’s way of life.________
7. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage.
® They ____gave him a chance to stay on at this garage_______
8. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.
® He _____is said to have had left Paris secretly in his private car._______
9. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.
® He was very proud of ______making a great discovery.___________
10. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before.
® Never before ______have we talked to an interesting person like you __