54. Tom learned to drive when he was nineteen.

=> Tom has been able to drive since he was nineteen.

55. She had never been so unhappy before.

=> She was unhappier than she had ever before.

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

=> It was too late to do anything.

57. He left school and then joined the army.

=> After leaving the school, he joined the army.

58. The leak was repaired by the plumber this morning.

=> The plumber repaired the leak this morning.

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.

#Ame

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.

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.

1. The flight to HCM City lasted one hour and a half.

-> It took one hour and a half to fly to Ho Chi Minh City by plane.
( it takes + time + to V : mất bao nhiêu thời gian để làm gì )

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

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

3. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.

-> The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.

4. You shouldn't leave these magazines on the table. You should put them on this shelf.

-> These magazines shouldn't be left on the table. They should be put on this shelf.

1. It took one hour and a half to fly to Ho Chi Minh City by plane

2. It was too late for anything to be done

3. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error

4. These magazines shouldn't be left on the table. They should be put on this shelf

1. The flight to HCM City lasted one hour and a half.

\(\rightarrow\) It took 1 hour and a half to fly to HCM City.

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

→ It was too late for anything to be done.

3. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.

→ The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.

4. You shouldn't leave these magazines on the table. You should put them on this shelf.

→ These magazines should be left on the table. They should be put on this shelf.

Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:

1. It’s difficult to get a good job.

=> Getting a good job is difficult

2. His pronunciation is hard to understand.

=> It’s hard to understand his pronunciation

3. It’s difficult for us to answer this question.

=> This question is too difficult for us to answer

4. Learning English is interesting.

=> It is interesting to learn English

5. We couldn’t answer this question because it was very hard

=> The question was so hard that we couldn't answer

6. Speaking English fluently is not easy.

=> It is not easy to speak English fluently

7. It was impossible to work in that condition.

=> Working in that condition was impossible

8. I fell asleep because the film was so boring

=> The film was so boring that I fell asleep

9. I’m too poor to take a space trip.

=> I’m not rich enough to take a space trip

10. He is too short to be a goalkeeper.

=> He isn’t tall enough to be a goalkeeper

11. I didn’t want to turn the TV off because it was a very good film

=> The film was so good that I didn't want to turn the TV off

Mấy câu còn lại tí mình sẽ trả lời ạ, mình hơi bận xíu, sr bạn :<

Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:

1. It’s difficult to get a good job.

-> Getting a good job is difficult.

2. His pronunciation is hard to understand.

->It’s hard to understand his pronuncation.

3. It’s difficult for us to answer this question.

-> This question is difficult for us to answer.

4. Learning English is interesting.

-> It is interesting to learn English.

5. We couldn’t answer this question because it was very hard

->The question was too hard for us to answer.

6. Speaking English fluently is not easy.

-> It is not easy to speak English fluently.

7. It was impossible to work in that condition.

-> Working in that condition was impossible.

8. I fell asleep because the film was so boring.

-> The film was so boring that I fell asleep.

9. I’m too poor to take a space trip.

-> I’m not rich enough to take a space trip.

10. He is too short to be a goalkeeper.

-> He isn’t tall enough to be a goalkeeper.

11. I didn’t want to turn the TV off because it was a very good film.

-> The film was very good that I didn't want to turn the TV off.

12. He spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said.

->He spoke too quickly for me to understand what he said

13. Mark is too young to see the horror film.

-> Mark is not old enough to see the horror film.

14. He climbed the tree in order to get a better view.

-> He climbed the tree in order that he want to get a better view.

15. You should get up early so that you will have time to review your lesson

-> You should get up early so as to have time to review your lesson.

16. We should do morning exercise regularly so as to improve our health

-> We should do morning exercise regularly so that we can improve our health.

17. She put on warm clothes so that she wouldn’t catch cold

-> She put on warm clothes so as not to catch cold

18. He hurried to the station so as not to miss the train.

-> He hurried to the station in order that he wouldn't miss the train.

19. Mary went to the library in order that she could borrow some books -> Mary went to the library in order to borrow some books.

20. John gets up early so that he won’t be late for class.

-> John gets up early so as not to be late for class.

21. We hurried to school so as not to be late.

->We hurried to school so that we wouldn't be late.

22. Tom is saving up so that he can buy a new bicycle.

-> Tom is saving up so as to buy a new bicycle.

23. He studies hard to pass his exam.

->He studies hard so that he can pass his exam.

24. The fridge was so heavy that we couldn’t move.

-> The fridge was too heavy for us to move

25. The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road

The gate is close so that it can stop the children running into the road.

26. It was such a dirty beach that I decided not to stay

-> The beach was do dirty that I decided not to stay.

27. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it

-> The water was too cold for the children to swim.

28.The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it

-> It was such a hard cake that I couldn't eat it.

29. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough -> The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming.

30. Tom is not old enough to drive the car

-> Tom is too young to drive the car.

31. It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears

->The news was so bad that Helen burst into tears.

32. It was so late that nothing could be done

It was too late for anything to be done.

Goodluck!

1. The robbers made the bank manager hand over on the money. (was)

-> The bank manager was made hand over on the money by the robbers.

2. Tom learned to drive when he was nineteen. (since)

-> Tom has learned to drive since he was nineteen.

3. She had never been so happy before. (than)

-> She was unhappier than she had been before.

4. It was so late that nothing could be done. (too)

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

Violet: có phải là như này:

1. The robbers made the bank manager hand over on the money. (was)

-> The bank manager was made to hand over on the money by the robbers.

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Violet: dạ, cảm ơn cô nhiều ạ :)