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

1. Viet Nam has a lot of beautiful lakes.
=> There ………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Reading book is more boring than watching TV.
=> Watching TV ………………………………………………………………………….
3. Quang sits in front of Minh.
=> Minh sits ……………………………………………………………………………….
4. My room is smaller than your room.
=> Your room ……………………………………………………………………………...

Question 11: Rewrite the sentences below beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1. Nam is more hard-working than Minh. -->Minh .............................................................................................................. 2. There is a post office on one side of my house and a cafe on the other. -->My house....................................................................................................................... 3. Please tell me something about your neighbourhood? --> Could you........................................................................................................... 4 4. It is necessary for us to be present at the class discussion on Saturday. --We must......................................................................................................................... 5. My school has over 25 classrooms. --There .....................................................................................................................

Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same.

1. This town is the largest.

=> No other town______________________

2. Today is the hottest day of the month.

=> No other day_______________________

3. Gold is more valuable than sliver.

=> Silver_____________________________

4. Jane is prettier than my sister.

=> My sister__________________________

5. She studied better than other girl in this class.

=> No other girl___________________________

6. The elephant is the biggest animal.

=> No other animal_________________________

7. The blue book is thicker than the green one.

=> The green book_________________________

8. Mai is more intelligent than Nga.

=> Nga__________________________________

9. Hue is not as big as HoChiMinh city.

=> HoChiMinh city_________________________

10. HoChiMinh city is the best city in Vietnam.

=> No city________________________________

11. Minh studies hard, and Nam studies hard, too.

=> Nam studies as_________________________

12. My brother cooks better than my sister.

=> My sister doesn’t________________________

13. My house is more expensive than yours.

=> Your_________________________________

Exercise 3. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its meaning stays the same. 1. Nga is more hard-working than Linh. (LAZIER) ______________________________________________________. 2.The coutryside is more peaceful than the city. (NOISIER) ______________________________________________________. 3. There is a supermarket on one side of my house and a post office on the other. (BETWEEN) ______________________________________________________. 4. Please show me the way to the theatre. (CAN) ______________________________________________________. 5. Strawberry is more expensive than apple. (CHEAPER) ______________________________________________________

COMPARISON I. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 11. Her dress is the same as Rita’s. Her dress isn’t ………………………………………………………………………………………. 12.The lesson became difficult. They tried hard. The more ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 13. Winter draws nearer. We feel cold. The ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14. The blue cases are as heavy as the brown ones. The blue cases have ………………………………………………………………………………… 15. We sit near the stage. We can see well. The ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16. If you leave sooner, you will arrive at your destination early. The ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 17. The weather is getting hot. I feel much miserable. The …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18. We live far from our house. We miss it very much. The …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19. I’m afraid I don’t have a cheaper one in stock. I’m afraid this ……………………………………………………………………………………… 20. My friend has always been able to cook better than me. I have ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

VI. Rewrite the following sentences so that its meaning is the same as the first one.

1. This mobile phone is too expensive for my father to buy.

=>This mobile phone ______________________________________________________

2. Her sister is more beautiful than her.

=> She isn’t______________________________________________________________

3. Mr Lam was very busy; however,he spent the whole day at the La Mat Village festival.

=> Although______________________________________________________________

4. I love listening to music.

=> I enjoy _______________________________________________________________

5. You are advised not to wear shorts when going to pagodas.

=> You should not _________________________________________________________

6. My house is smaller than your house.

=> Your house ____________________________________________________________

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

49. John smoked a lot a year ago, but now he doesn’t smoke any more.

-> John used _______________________________________________

50. How long is it since you saw Tom?

-> When ________________________________________

51. He can’t pass the examination.

-> He wishes________________________________________

52. We can’t go out because of heavy rain

.-> We wish ________________________________________

53. I don’t like you to come to class late.

-> I’d rather you________________________________________

54. What a pity! He can’t come here.

-> I wish________________________________________

55. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends.

->They used ________________________________________

56. I’m sorry, I can’t help you.

-> I wish________________________________________