Rewrite as directed

1. It would be nice to be able to fly.                     

-> I wish …………………………………………….

2. I wish I hadn’t heard that.

-> I’d rather you…………………………………

3. Everyone wished they had listened more carefully to the lecture.

-> Everyone regretted ………………………………………………………….

4. Unfortunately I’ve got to work late tonight.

-> I wish ……..

5. Is it better for me to leave?

-> Would you ………..

6. It’s a pity I can’t borrow your car.

-> I wish you would…………

7. We really must discuss this again.

-> It’s important that …………

8. It’s a pity you were driving so fast.

-> I wish you ………….

9. May the President live a long time.

-> Long ….

10. Jack prefers me not to say anything about the missing money.

-> Jack would rather ………..

Rewrite using the word given in CAPITAL

1. Do you ever regret not going to university?                          WISH

-> ………………………………………………

2. I should really be leaving.                                                     TIME

-> ………………………………………………

3. I’d rather have beer than wine                                              PREFER

-> ………………………………………………

4. Jack doesn’t know all the answers, though he pretends so.   ACTS

-> ………………………………………………

5. I’d love to be able to go with you to the opera.                     WISH

-> ………………………………………………

6. I wish I hadn’t sold that old painting.                                   PITY

-> ………………………………………………

7. It would be better if you didn’t stay long.                                       RATHER

-> ………………………………………………

8. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits.             WEAR

-> ………………………………………………

9. Why do you have to complain all the time?                          WISH

-> ………………………………………………

10. I don’t want to go to the meeting.                                                RATHER

-> ………………………………………………

Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence
has the same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the word in brackets 
1. I can’t find the answer without a calculator. (out)
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2. My friend took no notice of my advice. (deaf )
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3. These two makes of computer are practically the same. (hardly)
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4. His smooth manner didn‟t deceive us. (taken)
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5. Everyone who spoke to the victim is a suspect. (under)
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6. There‟s nothing new about crimes of passion(hills)
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7. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast. (annual)
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8. From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. (terms)
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9. Make yourself at home. (ceremony)
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10. She will probably be elected. (stands)
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Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning
as the first one (2p)
1. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
--> Urgent……………………………………………………………………….
2. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
--> Enormous ..........................................................................................................
3. Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh.
--> The very………………………………………………....……………...……....
4. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.
--> There was an ........................................................................................................
5. The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way.
--> The boy dances ................................................................................................
6. I simply fail to understand some of my colleague‟s attitudes to work.
-->I have some colleagues ........................................................................................
7. I did not realize how much he was influenced by his brother.
-->I did not realize the extent ..................................................................................
8. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the environmental problems.
-->Mass tourism is ....................................................................................................
9. It was six months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
-->I cancelled .............................................................................................................
10. These books are on loan from the British Council library.
-->These books have .....................................................................................................