to be as skillful at volleyball as Kha.
enough milk for this pot for all of us to drink, wasn't there
enough to make her smile happily.
good news that she smiled happily.
because of the good news.
1. It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
=>You oughtn’t
2. The idea no longer interests her.
=> She has gone
3. It would have been a superb weekend if the weather had been better.
=>But
4. The news was so good that she smiled happily.
=>Such
5. The teacher started to write the lesson plan right after he returned home.
=>Hardly
1. There was too much snow for us to go camping.
- There was such ________________________________________
2. The garden is too small for us to play football in.
- It is such _________________________________________________ .
3. She walks slowly because of her carelessness.
- Because of __________________________________________ .
4. We can't swim in this part of the river because it is highly polluted.
- Because of _________________________________________________ .
5. I'm tired because of staying up late watching TV.
- Because ____________________________________________________ .
II. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
1. It was such an expensive house that nobody can buy it.
-> The house was so ____________________________________________
2. The food was so good that we ate all of it.
-> It was ______________________________________________________
3. The patient was too weak to get up.
-> The patient was so ____________________________________________
4. This room is too dark for me to study.
-> This room is so _______________________________________________
5. This room is too small for us to take the meeting
-> This room isn’t _______________________________________________
6. The test was so difficult that we couldn’t do it.
-> The test was not ______________________________________________
7. The map is so old that I couldn’t read it.
-> The map is too ________________________________________________
8. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t hear him well
-> He didn’t ___________________________________________________
I. Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1. He thinks she was disqualified to be a President.
=>It..............
=>She .........................
2. “Do you know how to get out of here now?” he said to me.
=>He wondered ......................
3. Please don’t interrupt me while I am speaking.
=> I would rather .............................
a. Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. It was so late that nothing could be done
It was too....
2. Bill is going to write to me. I will tell you all his news
.. when................................
3. She didn't say a word as she left the room.
She left the room ...
4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test
As long as .............................................
5. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do
We .....................
6. It 's a pity I didn’t take my doctor's advice.
I wish...................................................
7. They made him wait for two hours.
He was ........................................
8. It took us 3 hours to open the door.
We .............................................
9. A train leaves at 7 o'clock every morning.
There is ......................................
10. During dinner, the phone rang.
While I ...........................
b. Change these sentences into passive voice
1. I'll ask some one to paint my house blue.
2. I don't like people laughing me at my mistake.
3. Did anyone see you come in ?
4. I want you to leave me alone.
Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
It was such _________________ news that they all sat there saying nothing. (worry)
1 "why don't you unplug all electronic devices around your house when they are not used, kim?" he asked (advised)
2 the news was so shocking that she got fainted immediately after hearing it (such)
3 house in the past had a thatched roof which was made of straw ( used to )
4 the simpsons haven't come back to their homeyown for more than ten years. --------> the last time
5 it's a pity that i can't draw very well --------> i wish
6 they lost the game because of his carelessness in rhe last few monutes. --------> snice he
7 what about using public buses instead of private vehicles to travel --------> let's
Use so … that to combine each pair of these sentences
1.She was frightened. She lost control of her car.
2.It was a fine day. We wanted to go picnicking.
3.He gave me good advice. I passed the test easily.
4.It was a foggy night. We couldn’t see the road.
5.The music was loud. It gave me a headache.
6.I couldn’t understand her. She talked too fast.
7.Jerry got angry. He put his fist through the wall.
8.I can’t carry a lot of equipment. I have such a lot.
9.There were a lot of questions on the test. I couldn’t finish it in half an hour.
10.The children took a large bite of sandwich. He couldn’t chew it.
I.Combine these sentences using relative clause.
1. Here is the book.It is on wild animals.
2. These are the picture books. They interest the pupils.
3. Jack has many dictionaries. They are kept for reference.
4. The large room is the library. It is near the laboratory.
5. The long table is for reading. It is in the middle of the room.
6. The books are for reference. They are on the stacks near the librarian.
7. We saw the reader. The reader was reading a newspaper.
8. I met a man. His sister works in television
9. This library is free for the teachers staff. They come here to do research.
10. A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in hospital.
11. I found a cat. The cat's leg was broken
12. That is the woman. She kept this library.
13. This is the boy. I told you about him ( This is the boy whom/ that I told you about)
14. The man turned out to be my friends's father. He sat next to me on the bus.
15. Ann is very friendly. She lives next door.
16. We stayed at the Grand Hotel. Ann recommend it to us.
17. John is one of my closet friends. I have known him for a very long time.
18. Shiela is away from home a lot. Her job involves a lot of traveling.
19. We often go to visit our friends in Bristol. It is only thirty miles away.
20. The young man came to see me about the job. His father used to be my neighbour.
