Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences keeping the same mwaning.

1. She has a house which is not as modern as my house.

My house is...............................................

2. The movie was boring . I had been thought it was interesting.

The movie was ...........................................

3. He cannot play tennis as well as Jack.

Jack can ........................................

4. I did not spend as much money as you .

You spent .......................................

5. I didn't think this book is expensive as it is.

This book is .....................................

rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown

1.yesterday the temperature was nine degrees, but today it is only six degrees

-it's_____________________________

2. i expected my friends arrived at about 4p.m. in fact they arrived at 2:30

-my friends__________________________________________

3.jane cooks better than her sister

-jane's sister____________________________________

4.tom is the best football player in this team.

- nobody in this team_____________________________.

5.nothing is faster than the speed of light.

- the speed of light_________________________.

6. jack is younger than he looks

- jack isn't ___________________________

7. i didn't spend as much money as you do

_____________________________________

8. i have never met anyone as interesting as he is>

-he is____________________________

Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. Jakarta doesn't have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai.

Shanghai ...........................................................................................

2. You forgot to turn off the T. V last night, didn't you?

You didn't remember .......................................................................

3.The countryside doesn't suffer as much pollution as the city.

The countryside ................................................................................

4. I think you should go to work by bike.

Who don't ..........................................................................................?

5. New York has more billionaires than Tokyo.

Tokyo ...............................................................................................

6. We will plant more trees along this street.

More tress ........................................................................................

7. Does overpopulation cause a lot of social problems in this area?

Overpopulation ................................................................................?

8. Is pollution the most serious problem?

Pollution is .......................................................................................?

9. A group of foreigners visited the slums last week , didn't they?

Did ...................................................................................................?

10. Mr. Lam lived in the country when he was a child.

Mr. Lam used....................................................................................

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. I intended to call you yesterday, but I forgot.                        GOING

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2. We used to spend Sunday afternoons working in the garden.         WOULD

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3. Paul had the iritating habit of making trouble.                      ALWAYS

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4. Diana wasn’t always as rude as that .                                    BE

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5. I felt happy about the improvement in Jean’s condition.       BETTER

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6. I wasn’t very keen on sport in those days.                                      USE

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7. I might possibly go to the theater tonight.                             WAS

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8. I had to go past your house so I decided to drop in.              PASSING

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9. Susan booked out before we got to her hotel.                       BY THE TIME

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10. What did you do at the moment of the explosion?              WHEN

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Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. I intended to call you yesterday, but I forgot.                        GOING

 …………………………………………………………….

2. We used to spend Sunday afternoons working in the garden.         WOULD

 …………………………………………………………….

3. Paul had the iritating habit of making trouble.                      ALWAYS

 …………………………………………………………….

4. Diana wasn’t always as rude as that .                                    BE

 …………………………………………………………….

5. I felt happy about the improvement in Jean’s condition.       BETTER

 …………………………………………………………….

6. I wasn’t very keen on sport in those days.                                      USE

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7. I might possibly go to the theater tonight.                             WAS

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8. I had to go past your house so I decided to drop in.              PASSING

 …………………………………………………………….

9. Susan booked out before we got to her hotel.                       BY THE TIME

 …………………………………………………………….

10. What did you do at the moment of the explosion?              WHEN

 …………………………………………………………….

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. I intended to call you yesterday, but I forgot.                        GOING

 …………………………………………………………….

2. We used to spend Sunday afternoons working in the garden.         WOULD

 …………………………………………………………….

3. Paul had the iritating habit of making trouble.                      ALWAYS

 …………………………………………………………….

4. Diana wasn’t always as rude as that .                                    BE

 …………………………………………………………….

5. I felt happy about the improvement in Jean’s condition.       BETTER

 …………………………………………………………….

6. I wasn’t very keen on sport in those days.                                      USE

 …………………………………………………………….

7. I might possibly go to the theater tonight.                             WAS

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8. I had to go past your house so I decided to drop in.              PASSING

 …………………………………………………………….

9. Susan booked out before we got to her hotel.                       BY THE TIME

 …………………………………………………………….

10. What did you do at the moment of the explosion?              WHEN

 …………………………………………………………….

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. I intended to call you yesterday, but I forgot.                        GOING

 …………………………………………………………….

2. We used to spend Sunday afternoons working in the garden.         WOULD

 …………………………………………………………….

3. Paul had the iritating habit of making trouble.                      ALWAYS

 …………………………………………………………….

4. Diana wasn’t always as rude as that .                                    BE

 …………………………………………………………….

5. I felt happy about the improvement in Jean’s condition.       BETTER

 …………………………………………………………….

6. I wasn’t very keen on sport in those days.                                      USE

 …………………………………………………………….

7. I might possibly go to the theater tonight.                             WAS

 …………………………………………………………….

8. I had to go past your house so I decided to drop in.              PASSING

 …………………………………………………………….

9. Susan booked out before we got to her hotel.                       BY THE TIME

 …………………………………………………………….

10. What did you do at the moment of the explosion?              WHEN

 …………………………………………………………….

I.                Rewrite the following sentences as directed

1.     When was the last time you went to the cinema?                                               

When............................................................................................................................................................................

2.     Alice is the most intelligent girl in my class.                                                        

No other girl ................................................................................................................................................................

3.     He had an accident because he was careless.

Because of…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4.     My friend came to my house at 8.30. I was cleaning the floor then. (when)          

I...................................................................................................................................................................................

5.     We are not going to attend that meeting.

We have…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6.     Last Monday was the first time I travelled by air.

I had……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

7.     It was such terrible weather that they had to cancel the football match

The weather was…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8.     I had no intention of going to her wedding. (not)                                                 

I..................................................................................................................................................................................

9.     It is not necessary for you to learn all these new words by heart. (have)              

You............................................................................................................................................................................

10.  She arrived at our house in the middle of our dinner.

While ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

11.  This is the most expensive shirt I have ever bought. (never)                               

I ...............................................................................................................................................................................

12.  My brother started painting this picture a month ago. (for)                                  

My brother...............................................................................................................................................................