1. It was so late that nothing could be done.
® It was too __________________________________________
2. I didn’t go out because it rained.
® If _________________________________________________
3. I have fewer books than she has.
® She has ____________________________________________
4. Mary visited us three days ago.
® Mary paid __________________________________________
5. The plumber repaired the leak this morning.
® They had __________________________________________
6. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.
® Despite____________________________________________
7. I found a place to live but it was difficult.
® I had difficulty______________________________________
8. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
® They had __________________________________________
9. He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises.
® But if _____________________________________________
10. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.
® All the switches _____________________________________
11. “You’d better not go out without a raincoat.”He said.
® He advised__________________________________________
12. You will miss the train if you don’t hurry.
® Unless you_________________________________________
13. That factory is producing more and more pollution.
® More and more pollution ______________________________
14. My brother is not tall. I am not tall.
® Neither ____________________________________________
15. Although his leg was broken, managed to get out of the car.
® In spite ____________________________________________
16. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”
® The driver asked the passengers _________________________
17. He repaired the bicycle in two hours.
® It took _____________________________________________
18. I have never heard him shout at his children.
® He ________________________________________________
19. The enemy used to attack this place.
® This place __________________________________________
20. Someone almost certainly broke the window on purpose..
® The window must ___________________________________
21. It is possible that one of the climbers died on the mountain.
® One of the climbers may ______________________________
22. “Why don’t you close the door, John ?”, Nam asked.
® Nam asked _________________________________________
23. We have been doing our work since 8 o’clock.
® Our work __________________________________________
24. They didn’t leave the house early. They were so late for the play.
® If _________________________________________________
25. She won’t stay with us.
® I wish _____________________________________________
26. “Get out of here or I’ll scream.”, she said to the stranger
- She threatened ________________________________________
27. I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday.
- I wish ______________________________________________
28. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.
- If __________________________________________________
29. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
- If __________________________________________________
30. We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.
- If __________________________________________________
31. The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars.
- It was ______________________________________________
32. It was such long homework that I couldn’t finish it.
- The homework _______________________________________
33. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.
- I haven’t ____________________________________________
34. The last time I saw Dick was in 1995.
- I haven’t ____________________________________________
35. We had lunch and then went for a walk by the river.
- After we ____________________________________________
36. He said to his wife,”Are you cooking in the kitchen now?”
- He _________________________________________________
1. It was so late that nothing could be done.
® It was too late for anything to be done.
2. I didn’t go out because it rained.
If it hadn’t rained, we would have gone out
3. I have fewer books than she has.® She has more books than me
4. Mary visited us three days ago.
® Mary paid a visit to us three days ago
5. The plumber repaired the leak this morning.
® They had a plumber repair the leak this morning
6. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.
® Despite his English name, he is in fact German
7. I found a place to live but it was difficult.
® I had difficulty finding a place to live
8. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
® The book was too good for me to put down
9. He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises.
® if he took any exercises, he wouldn't be fat
10. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.
® All the switches are turned of before leaving the workshop
11. “You’d better not go out without a raincoat.”He said.
® He advised me not to go out without a raincoat
12. You will miss the train if you don’t hurry.
® Unless you hurry, you will miss the train
13. That factory is producing more and more pollution.
® More and more pollution is being produced by that factory
14. My brother is not tall. I am not tall.
® Neither me brother nor I am tall
15. Although his leg was broken, managed to get out of the car.
® In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car
16. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”
® The driver asked the passengers not to get off the bus while it's moving
17. He repaired the bicycle in two hours.
® It took him 2 hours reparing the bicycle
18. I have never heard him shout at his children.
® He has never been heard shout at his children
