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Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money?
-> Other than to offer to lend her some money, how could I help ?
2. We had to wait two hours for Donald.
-> Donald kept us waiting for 2 hours
3. It would not have been possible to solve that puzzle, even for a genius.
-> That puzzle couldn't be solved, even for a genius.
4. "have you been out at all this evening, Mr Johnston?" the detective asked.
-> The detective wanted to find out if Mr.Johnson had been out at all that evening
5. Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room.
-> As i didn't have nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room.
6. I'd love to be in a secluded beach in Mexico.
-> I wish I were in a secluded beach in Mexico.
7. I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet.
-> If my children hadn't wanted a pet, I wouldn't have bought the dog
8. I would love to live in Paris for a year.
-> If only I lived in Paris for a year
9. Does he know enough French to work as a translator?
-> Is his knowledge of French good enough to work as a translator?
10. I can't go to the cinema tonight because I do not have my car.
->The reason I can't go to the cinema tonight is that I do not have my car.
1. It was such old furniture that we couldn’t keep it
2. You can’t believe that John always speaks the truth
3. Unless you leave me alone, i will call the police
4. Is this the best hotel you could find?
5. He is always broke / short of money
6. Never in my life have I written such a good essay
7. You needn’t have gone to all that trouble
8. Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home
9. I won't go to bed until Peter gets home at midnight
10. I will pay you the money as soon as I get a job
11. It was too late to do anything
12. I will tell you all his news when Bill writes to me
Rewrite the sentences:
1/ The furniture was too old for us to keep
=> It was such old furniture that it's not worth keeping
2/ John doesn't always speak the truth, I'm afraid
=> You can't believe that John always speaks the truth
3/ I will can the police if you don't leave me alone!
=> Unless you leave me alone,i'll call the police
4/ Couldn't you find a better hotel?
=> Is this the best hotel you could find?
5/ He never has enough money
=> He is always short of money
6/ This is the best essay I have ever written
=> Never before have I written a better essay
7/ There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble
=> You shouldn't have gone to all that trouble8/ If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home
=> Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home
9/ I won't go to bed. Peter will get home at midnight
=>I won't go to bed until Peter gets home at midnight
10/ I will pay you the money. I will get a job
=> I will pay you the money as soon as I get a job
11/ It was so late that nothing could be done
=> It was too late for anything to be done
12/ Bill is going to write to me. I will tell you all his news.
=>I will tell you all his news when Bill writes to me
1, He was annoyed beacause his secretary came late to work.
-> He objected to the fact that his secretary came late to work.
2, I'm always nervous when I travel by air.
=> Traveling by air always makes me feel nervous.
3, I regretted having paid for the damage.
=> I wish I hadn't paid for the damage.
4, He drove fast so that no one would recognize him.
=> He avoided being recognized by driving fast.
5, It's worthless painting the room.
=> There is no use painting the room.
6, There is no need for you to drive carelessly.
=> You don't need to drive carelessly.
7, What about going to the cinema ?
=> I suggest that we should go to the cinema.
8, We left quietly, so that we wouldn't disturb the children.
=> So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly.
9, I certainly don't intend to reply to that rude letter.
=> I have no intention in replying to that rude letter.
10, My father find maps hard to follow.
=> My father has difficulty in following maps.
11, He has never behaved so violenty before.
=> He is behaving so violently not as he used to.
12, She can meet him if he arrives before eleven.
=> So as to meet him, he must arrive before eleven.
13, I'm sure she didn't see the ghost.
=> She can't have seen the ghost.
14, He didn't need to be reminded about it.
=> It wasn't necessary to remind him about it.
15, My mother was the most warm - hearted person I've ever known.
=> I've never met the more warm-hearted person than my mother before.
16, Her hobby is one thing that she doesn't intend to give up.
=> She has no intention in giving up her hobby.
17, They haven't decided the exact time yet.
=> The exact time hasn't been decided yet.
1. She didn't reply me for two weeks. (from)
-> No reply was sent me for two weeks from her
2. They recruited very few young engineers. (any)
-> Hardly did they recruited any young engineers
3. Although he wasn't experienced, he got the job.
-> Despite his lack of experience, he got the job.
4. Jane seems to come to the performance late. (as if)
-> It looks as if she will come to the performance late
5. I don't intend to go to the university. (of)
-> I have no intention of going to the university
6. Although Richard is competent in his work,, he does not know how to deal with this client. (though)
-> Though Competent in his work as Richard is,he does not know how to deal with this client.
7. I'm sorry I didn't come to your birthday party last night.
-> If only I had come to your birthday party last night.
8. Success depends on hard work.
-> The harder you work ,the more success you get
9. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.
-> Such was Fiona's disappointment that she could not keep on working
10. Without air, there would be no life on this planet.
-> If there is no air, there will be no life on this planet.
11. Mrs.Green is proud of her son's contribution to the play.
-> Mrs. Green is pround of what her son contributed to the play
12. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning. (of which)
-> We have booked five rooms, only two of which have air conditioning
13. I could not hold a big party due to mom's help.
-> Had it not been for Mom’s help, I could not have held a big party.
14. It was wrong of you to allow a four-year-old child to walk home alone. (let)
-> You should not have allowed a four-year-old child to walk home alone.
15. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.
-> Not until I left home could I realize how important the family is.
1. He learned to speak english well in only one year
------->It took__him only one year to learn to speal English well_______________
2. He spent all his money. He even brrowed some from me
----->Not only ___did he spend all his money but he also borrowed some from me ____________
3. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home
------> I'd rather__go out for a meal than stay at home____________
4. But for his help we would'n have finished the project on time
------>If I __it weren't for his help, we wouldn't have finished the project on time.__________
5) It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car
-----> The man is_believed to have escaped in a stolen car.___________
4. If it hadn’t been for his help, we would'n have finished the project on time.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.
-> It hasn't snowed here for six years.
2. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.
-> No sooner had someone rung the alarm than the burglars left the building.
3. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
-> The man is believed to have escapsed in a stolen car.
4. He knows nearly everything there is to know about whales.
-> There's hardly anything he doesn't know about whales.
5. I only realised what I had missed when they told me about it later.
-> Only when they told me about it later did i realise what I had missed.
6. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
-> The more popular TV programmes become, the worse they seem to get.
7. Since we had nothing else to do, we decide to go for a walk.
-> Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk
8. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
-> The sooner we can solve the problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
9. There weren't nearly as many people there as I had expected.
-> There were far fewer people there than I had expected.
10. "I think the whole idea's ridiculous." he said.
-> He dismissed the whole idea was ridiculous.
mk nghĩ câu 2 thế này mới đúng chứ 'No sooner had the burglars left the building than someone rang the alarm.' bởi hành động 'burglars left the building' xảy ra trước mak
Rewrite the sentences:
1/ His dog is so fierce that no one dares to come to his house
=> He has so fierce a dog that no one dares to come to his house.
2/ "You stole the jewels!" the inspector said to him
=> The inspector accused him of having stolen the jewels
3/ If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house
=> If I were you, I would forget about buying a new house
4/ Although the play received good notices, not many people went to see it
=> Despite receiving good notice , not many people went to see the play
5/ Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them
=> They had such a fierce dog thatnobody would visit them
6/ "Would you mind not smoking in here?"
=> I'd rather you didn't smoke in here
7/ "Let's go for a walk in the park" Said Andrew
=> Andrew suggested that they should go for a walk in the park
8/ I applied for the job but was turned down
=> My application was turn down
9/ "Please don't drive so fast!" Ann begged her boyfriend
=> Ann pleaded her boyfriend not to drive so fast.
10/ Without his help we would all have died
=> If it hadn't been for his help , we would all have died
11/It is said that he escaped to a neutral country
=> He is said to have escaped to a neutral country
12/ "Well done! You won the first prize"
=> They congratulated me on her winning the first prize.
1 We are going to the concert, and so do they. do -> are
2 He likes to travel, and so is she. is -> does
3 I will call you when I will return from my country. will return -> return
4 Hang borrowed the money so she could finish her education. so -> so that
5 I didn't understood what did he say. understood -> understand
did he say -> he said
6 Do you know how much do they cost? do they cost -> they cost
7 Could you tell me where is the post office ? is the post office -> the post office is
8 There is not reason to worry. not -> no
9 Bill told me that he has none friends. has none friends -> had no friends
10 One of my friends are in the stadium. are -> is
1.Could I borrow your bicycle?
-->Could you....lend me your bicycle...........
2.They were too excited to sleep
-->They were.......so excited that they couldn't sleep.............
3.I find it difficult for me to find a better solution
-->I have.....difficulty in finding a better solution...................
4.The room is too old to be used
-->The room needs.......cleaning................
5.If you solve the problem soon, it will be better for you
-->The......sooner you solve the problem,the better it will be for you..........................
6.I find it easy to drive car
-->I have no.......difficulty in driving car.................
7.He drove fast so that no one would recognize him
-->He avoided....being recognized by driving fast............
8.I realized how much I loved my country only after I had left it
-->Only......after i had left it did i realize how much i loved my country.............
9.He not only spent all his money,he even borrowed some from me
-->Not only.........did he spend all his money but also borrowed some from me.....................
10.It's worthless painting the room
-->There is....no point in painting the room..................
11.Keeping calm is the secret of passing your final test
-->As long...as you keep calm,you'll pass your final test.............................
12.She left for HN Capital, but right after that it began to rain
-->Hardly....had she left for HN Capital when it began to rain..........................................
13.He was punished because of his bad behaviour
-->Had he.....not behaved badly,he wouldn't have been punished..........
14.The dress is too long for you to wear
-->The dress needs.....to be cut shorter..........................
15.I really don't want to hear your complaint about the matter
-->I am fed.......up with hearing your complaint about the matter..................
16.He didn't pass the exam
-->He...found that the exam was difficult to pass...........................
17.She said nothing when she left the room
-->She left the room....without saying anything.........
18.He said that she would come back the following year
-->According......to him,she would come back the following year..........