I couldn't see anything because it was too dark

->It is too..dark for me to see anything..

It was so late that nothing could be done

->It was too.late for anything to be done..

My boyfriend is very short-tempered

My boyfriend loses..his temper very easily...

It is overeating that causes his heart attack

If.he didn't overeat, he wouldn’t have a heart attack.

56. It was too… it was too late to do anything…
57. After…leaving the school, he joined the army…
58. The plumber…repaired the leak in the morning…
59. How...beautiful this flower is!...
60. His watch… his watch was stolen yesterday…
61. She hasn't...had a swim for 5 years...
62.  "Please...wake me at 8 tomorrow morning”, I said to the hotel porter...
63. The date...of the meeting will have to be changed again...
64. We are going...to have the car repaired by the garage...
65. The train...doesn’t take as long as the bus...
Chúc bạn làm bài tốt :))

1. We haven't been to a concern for over a year.

- The last time we went to a concern a year ago.

2. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.

- I have enjoyed myself since your birthday was the last time.

3.It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.

-My father has not  seen his brother for 20 years.

4. Tom went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.

- Tom has gone to scotland since last friday.

5.When did you last ride a bike?

- How long is it from  you riden a bike?

6 . The last time i went swimming was when i was in France.

- I haven'tgone swimming since i was in france.

7. You haven't tided ups this room for weeks.

-It's for a week since you haven't tided ups this room.

8. He was last in touch with me three weeks ago.

It's three week, he hasn't in touch with me .

9. Mr John haven't visited France since 1990.

- Mr John last visited france was in 1990.

10. It last rained three weeks ago.

-It's three weeks since it has rained.

11. I haven't eaten this kind OF food before.

-This is the first i have eaten this kind of food.

B. Mệnh đề"wish."

12 . What a pity you  failed your driving test!

- I wish you didn't fail your driving test.

13. It's a pity that you're going awat so soon.

- I wish you weren't going awat so soon.

14.I'm sorry I didn't phone him yesterday.

- I wish i phoned him yesterday.

C . Mệnh đề so sánh.

15.She knows a lọt more about it than I do.

- I don't know a lot more about it than she .

16. Jane is a better cook than Betty.

- Betty can't cook as good as jane

17. Tom is younger than he looks.

- Tom isn't .older than he looks.

18. I didn't  spend as much money as my friend didn.

- My friend spent much more money than i did

19. He doesn't know them as well as I do.

- I know as good as he does.

20.It's still cold but it was colder yesterday.

-it's isn't colder than yesterday.

D. Mệnh đềchỉ nguyên nhân và kết quả.

21. The children couldn't go swimming because the seattle was very rough.

- The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming.

22.We didn't have enogh money, so weeks didn't go on holiday.

- If we.had enough money, we would go on holiday.

23. We got lost because we didn't have a map.

- If we had a map, we would get lost.

24. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.

- It was so low that the bus couln't go under.

25. It was so late that nothing could be done.

- It was too late for us to do. 

26. He couldn't afford to buy a car. 

 The car couln't be afforded to buy.

27. That restaurant is so dirty that noone wants to eat there. 

- It is sucha dirty for us to eat there.

29. Phone now or you will be late.

- you will be late, unless you phone now.

E. Một số mẫu câu khác.

30. I advise you to put your money in a bank.

-You'd to put your money in a bank.

31. Why don't you meet to discuss the price?

- i suggest you should meet to discuss the price.

32. I would prefer you to deliver the package on monday.

-I'd rather. deliver the package on monday.

                                           BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU

A. Mốiquan hệ giữa "ago-since-for" và thì quá khứ đơn và thì hiện tại hoàn thành.

1. We haven't been to a concern for over a year.

- The last time ...we went to a concern a year ago....

2. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.

- I ... have enjoyed myself since your birthday was the last time....

3.It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.

-My father ...hasn't seen his brother for 20 years....

4. Tom went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.

- Tom has...gone to Scoland since last Friday. ...

5.When did you last ride a bike?

- How long is it...from you riden a bike.....

6 . The last time i went swimming was when i was in France.

- I haven't ..gone swimming i was in France.

mình chưa làm hết sory nha

1. The film was so interesting that I couldn’t go to bed.

It was such ____an interesting film  that I couldn’t go to bed._

2. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.

It was __________such a low bridge that the bus couldn’t go under it.

3. The tea was so bad that we couldn’t drink it.

It was __________such bad tea  that we couldn’t drink it.

4. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.

The meat was _____so rotten that it had to be thrown away.

5. The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night.

It was such ______great demand for tickets that people queued day and night.

6. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them

They had ________such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them

7. The protest has been so vociferous that the committee has had to reconsider.

There has been _____such a vociferous protest that the committee has had to reconsider.

8. She wore a hearing-aid even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well.

She wasn’t so _____hard of hearing that she couln’t hear the phone.

9. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open.

The door was too ___heavy for the child to push it open.

10. It was such a delicious hamburger that I ate twice.

The hamburger _was so delicious  that I ate twice.

1. It was so late that nothing could be done

    It was too....late for something to be done

2. Bill is going to write to me. I will tell you all his news

   .. when......Bill writes to me, I will tell you all his news..........................

3. She didn't say a word as she left the room.

   She left the room .without saying a word..

4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test

    As long as ......you keep calm, you will pass your driving test.......................................

5. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do

    We .......weren't made to do anything we didn't want to do..............

6. It 's a pity I didn’t take my doctor's advice.

    I wish.......I had taken my doctor's advice.............................................

7.  They made him wait for two hours.

    He was .......made to wait for two hours.................................

8. It took us 3 hours to open the door.

    We ....spent 3 hours opening the door..........................................

9. A train leaves at 7 o'clock every morning.

    There is ....a 7-o'clock train every morning...................................

10. During dinner, the phone rang.

    While I .........was having dinner, the phone rang. ..................

b. Change these sentences into passive voice

1. I'll ask some one to paint my house blue.

I will have mu house painted blue

2. I don't like people laughing me at my mistake.

I don't like being laughed at my mistake

3. Did anyone see you come in ?

Were you seen to come in

4. I want you to leave me alone.

I want to be left alone

a. Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. It was so late that nothing could be done

    It was too....  too late for anything to be done.

2. Bill is going to write to me. I will tell you all his news

   I will tell you all Bill 's news when.......... he writes to me......................

3. She didn't say a word as she left the room.

   She left the room ... without to saying a word.

4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test

    As long as .................... you keep calm, you will pass your driving test.........................

5. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do

    We .............. were never made to do anything we didn’t want to do........

6. It 's a pity I didn’t take my doctor's advice.

    I wish....................  I had taken my doctor's advice. ...............................

7.  They made him wait for two hours.

    He was .............made to wait for two hours............................

8. It took us 3 hours to open the door.

    We ............spent 3 hours opening the door..................................

9. A train leaves at 7 o'clock every morning.

    There is ........... a 7 o’ clock train every morning............................

10. During dinner, the phone rang.

    While I ............  I was having dinner, the phone rang...............

b. Change these sentences into passive voice

1. I'll ask some one to paint my house blue.I'll ask my house painted blue.

2. I don't like people laughing me at my mistake. I don't like being laughed me at my mistake.

3. Did anyone see you come in ?was you seen to come in?

4. I want you to leave me alone. i wa t to be leaved alone

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one

3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.

A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it

B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.

C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.

D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.

4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.

A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.

B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.

C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.

D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.

5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.

A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.

B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.

C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.

D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.

6. It was so late that nothing could be done.

A. It was too late for nothing to be done.

B. It was too late for anything to be done.

C. It was such late that nothing could be done.

D. It was so late that nothing to be done.

7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.

A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

8 .The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.

C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.

D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.

9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.

A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

C. The book was so good for me to put it down.

D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.

10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.

A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.

B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.

C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.

D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one

3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.

A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it

B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.

C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.

D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.

4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.

A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.

B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.

C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.

D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.

5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.

A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.

B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.

C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.

D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.

6. It was so late that nothing could be done.

A. It was too late for nothing to be done.

B. It was too late for anything to be done.

C. It was such late that nothing could be done.

D. It was so late that nothing to be done.

7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.

A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

8 .The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.

C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.

D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.

9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.

A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

C. The book was so good for me to put it down.

D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.

10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.

A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.

B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.

C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.

D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.

1. The book was so good that I couldn't put it down. => It was such a good book that I couldn't put it down.

2. The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat. => It was such warm weather that I didn't need a coat.

3. The food was too hot for us to eat. => The food wasn't cool enough for us to eat.

4. The piano was too heavy for anybody to move. => It was so heavy that anybody can't move.

5. His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him. => He has got such big feet that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him.

6. The weather was so hot that we couldn't go out. =>The weather was too hot that we couldn't go out.

7. The milk is sweet. You can drink it. => The milk sweet enough for you to drink.

8. Unfortunately, he is so old that he can do nothing. => Unfortunately, he is not young enough 

9. The coffee is so hot that I can't drink it. => It is such hot coffee that I can't drink it.

10. I'm so excited that I can't think. => I'm so excited that I can't think.

11. The problem was so difficult that they couldn't understand it. => It was such difficult problem that they couldn't understand it.

12. The novel is so short that we can finish reading it in a few hours. => It is such a short novel that we can finish reading it in a few hours.

13. My sister was so angry that she wouldn't speak to me. => My sister was too angry that she wouldn't speak to me.

14. You don't understand it because you are too young. => You aren't old enough to understand it.

15. He can carry this suitcase upstairs because he is very strong. => He is strong enough to carry this suitcase upstairs.

1. The book was so good that  I couldn't put it down. => It was such a good book that i couldn't put it down.

2. The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat. => It was so warm the weather that i didn't need a coat.

3. The food was too hot for us to eat. => The food wasn't too hot for us to eat.

4. The piano was too heavy for anybody to move. => It was too heavy the piano for anybody to move.

5. His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him. => He has got so big feet that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him.

6. The weather was so hot that we couldn't go out. =>The weather was too hot that we couldn't go out

7. The milk is sweet. You can drink it. => The milk is sweet enough to can drink it.

8. Unfortunately, he is so old that he can do nothing. => Unfortunately, he is not young enough to can do nothing.

9. The coffee is so hot that I can't drink it. => It is so hot the coffee that i can't drink it.

10. I'm so excited that I can't think. => I'm so excited that i can't think.

11. The problem was so difficult that they couldn't understand it. => It was so difficult the problem that they couldn't understand it.

12. The novel is so short that we can finish reading it in a few hours. => It is such a short the novel that we can finish reading it a few hours.

13. My sister was so angry that she wouldn't speak to me. => My sister was too angry that she wouldn't speak to me

14. You don't understand it because you are too young. => You aren't young enough to understand it

15. He can carry this suitcase upstairs because he is very strong. => He is strong enough to carry this suitable upstairs.

1. The book was so good that  I couldn't put it down. => It was such a  good book that I coudn't put it down.

2. The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat. => It was such warm weather that I didn't need a coat

3. The food was too hot for us to eat. => The food wasn't cold enough for us to eat.

4. The piano was too heavy for anybody to move. => It was so heavy that anybody can't move

5. His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him. => He has got such big feet that he has difficulty to find shoes to fit him.

6. The weather was so hot that we couldn't go out. =>The weather was so hot that we couldn't go out

7. The milk is sweet. You can drink it. => The milk sweet enough for you to drink

8. Unfortunately, he is so old that he can do nothing. => Unfortunately, he is not young enough.

9. The coffee is so hot that I can't drink it. => It is such hot coffee that I can't drink it.

10. I'm so excited that I can't think. => I'm so excited that I can't think

11. The problem was so difficult that they couldn't understand it. => It was such difficult problem that they couldn't understand it.

12. The novel is so short that we can finish reading it in a few hours. => It is such a short novel that we can can finish reading it in a few hours

13. My sister was so angry that she wouldn't speak to me. => My sister was so angry that she wouldn't speak to me.

14. You don't understand it because you are too young. => You aren't old enough to understand it.

15. He can carry this suitcase upstairs because he is very strong. => He is strong enough to carry this suitcase up stairs.

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

® 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

Rewrite the sentences

59. The exam was so difficult that I couldn't finish it     

→ It was such a difficult exam that I couldn't finish it.

60. The map is so old that I can't read it     

→ It is such an old map that I can't read it.

61. It was such a dry bread that my grandmother couldn't cut

→ The bread was too dry for my grandmother to cut.

62. They are such interesting books that people can't put them down

→ These books are so interesting that people can't put them down.

63. This office is too small for 10 people to work in

→ It is such  a small office for 10 people to work in.

64. The book is too boring for us to read 

→ The books isn't  interesting enough for us to read.

65. He is very ill. He can't eat anything

→ He is so ill that he can't eat anything.