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

1. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad. A. It was so bad a weather that we couldn’t go out.

B. It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out. C. It was so bad weather that we couldn’t go out.

D. It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out.

2. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone. A. She was very busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.

B. She was too busy to answer the phone.

C. She was too busy not to answer the phone.

D. She was very busy so that she couldn’t answer the phone

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

1. He couldn't meet you because he was busy

2. She went to bed early because she was sick

3. We spent the whole day in the garden because the weather was lovely

4. I can't play volleyball because I'm not tall

5. We can't swim in this part of the river because the water is highly polluted

He couldn't meet you because he was busy

She went to bed early because she was sick

We spent the whole day in the garden because the weather was lovely

I can't play volleyball because I'm short

We can't swim in this part of the river because the water is highly polluted

Rewite the following sentences

1, I can't go out because it is raining --> It................IS RAINING SO I CAN'T GO OUT.........

2, Because the weather was cold, they had to cancel their picnic --> They ....had to cancel their picnic Because the weather was cold..................

3, You must be careful because he is strict --> He ......IS STRIC, SO YOU MUST BE CAREFUL................................

4, She was very tired, so she went to bed early --> She went to bed early.........BECAUSE SHE WAS VERY TIRED.................

5, It was raining heavily, so we had to cancel the game --> we had to cancel the game .......BECAUSE it was raining heavily............................

6, she didn't go to the market because she didn't have any money --> she didn't..have any money, SO ................she didn't go to the market....

7, the weather was bad, so we didn't go out --> because..........OF THE BAD WEATHER, WE DIDN'T GO OUT............................

8,It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day -->Minh spends....2 HOURS TO DO HIS HOMEWORK EVERYDAY..........................

9, It takes 3 hours to learn english ever day --> I spend.......3 HOURS LEARNING ENGLISH EVERYDAY............................

10, Hoa spent 2 weeks traveling to Hue --> It took...............HOA 2 WEEKS TO TRAVEL TO HUE.....................

11, We spend a long time living in Ha Noi --> It takes...........US A LONG TIME TO LIVE IN HN...............................

--> It took......US A LONG TIME TO LIVE IN HN............................

12, The shops are crowded, but people are not buying much --> Althought ......the shops are crowded, people are not buying much ......................

13, Mary didn't have the qualification, but she got the job --> Althought .........Mary didn't have the qualification, she got the job......................

14, She was tired, but she stayed up late to watch the film on TV --> Althought......she was tired, but she stayed up late to watch the film on TV .....................

15, Tom will not pass the examination even though he studied well--> Despite.............STDYING WELL, TOM WILL NOT PASS THE EXAMINATION................

16, He went to bed early even though he didn't finish his lesson --> In spite of.........NOT FINISHING HIS LESSON , HE WENT TO BED EARLY..................

rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the root ones

1. he couldn't meet you because of being busy(because)

-> Because he was busy, he couldn't meet you.

2. she can't work hard because she is very old(because of)

-> Because of being very old, she can't work hard.

3. she went to bed early because of her sickness(because)

-> Because she was sick, she went to bed early.

4. he likes her because she is very beautiful(because of)

-> Because of her beauty, he likes her.

5. nobody can do this test because he was very poor(because of)

-> Because of his poverty, nobody can do this test.

6. he couldn't go to school because he was very poor(because of)

-> Because of being very poor, he couldn't go to school.

7.two cars can't pass each other because of narrow road(because)

-> Because the road is narrow, two cars can't pass each other.

8. we spent the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather(because)

-> Because the weather was lovely, we spent the whole day in the garden.

1. he couldn't meet you because of being busy(because)

Because he was busy, he couldn't meet you

2. she can't work hard because she is very old(because of)

Because of her old age, she can't work hard

3. she went to bed early because of her sickness(because)

Because she was sick, she went to bed early

4. he likes her because she is very beautiful(because of)

Because of her beauty, he likes her

5. nobody can do this test because he was very poor(because of)

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6. he couldn't go to school because he was very poor(because of)

Because of his poverty, he couldn't go to school

7.two cars can't pass each other because of narrow road(because)

Because the road is narrow, two cars can't pass each other

8. we spent the whole day i the garden because of lovely weather(because)

Because the weather was lovely, we spent the whole day in the garden

VI. Rewrite the following sentences as directed.

1. You must plan your work carefully. (Use passive form )

.....Your work must be planned carefully..........

2. I am very busy. I can't go with you. (Conditional sentence )

.......If I wasn't very busy, I could go with you..........

3. She didn't buy the house because the price was very high.

......If the price hadn't been very high, she would have bought the house.........

4. We couldn't sleep because the weather was hot.

......If the weather hadn't been hot, we could have slept ........

5. Mary went to bed early because she felt tired.

.......If Mary hadn't felt tired, she wouldn't have gone to bed early......

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.