Exercise: Rewrite these sentences. Using the structure: It is/was+...

1. She bought the car from Tom

=> It was the car that she bought from Tom

2. My secretary sent the bill to Mr.John yesterday

=> It was the bill that my secretary sent to Mr. John yesterday

3. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend

=> It is this weekend that we are coming to stay with Jane

4. The president makes the importaint decisions

=> It is the president who makes the important decisions

5. I was born and grew up in a small village

=> It was in a small village that I was born and grew up

1. She bought the car from Tom

=> It was the car that she bought from Tom

2. My secretary sent the bill to Mr.John yesterday

=> It was the bill that my secretary sent to Mr. John yesterday

3. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend

=> It is this weekend that we are coming to stay with Jane

4. The president makes the importaint decisions

=> It is the president who makes the important decisions

5. I was born and grew up in a small village

=> It was in a small village that I was born and grew up

1 she bought the car from tom

It was Tom that she bought the car for.

2 mư secretary sent the bill to Mr. harding yesterday.

It was Mr. Harding that my secretary sent the bill yesterday.

3 we are coming to stay with jane this weekend.

Is is this weekend that we are coming to stay with Jane.

4 I'm looking forward to physics exam

It is physics exam that I'm looking forward to.

5 the president makes the important decisions.

It was the president who makes the important decisions.

6 I lost my wallet somewhere in there.

It was my wallet that I lost somewhere in there.

7 I was born and grew up in the village .

It was a small village that I was born and grew up.

8 my teacher helped me a lot of with my study lat semester.

It was my teacher who helped me a lot with my study last semester.

9 the headmaster gave tam a bicycle as a scholarship.

It was the headmaster who gave Tam a bicycle as a scholarship.

10 your carelessness caused the accident

It was your carelessness that caused the accident.

1.The young boys and girls admired that film star years ago. 

=> It was the young boys and girls who admired that film star years ago

=> It was the film star whom the young boys and girls admired years ago

2. We first heard the news from my sister last night
=> It was the news which we first heard from my sister last night
=> It was last night when we first heard the new from my sister

Rewrite the sentences, using the structure"IT IS/WAS..THAT..." 

1. My mother gave me a nice dress on my birthday. - It was a nice dress that I was given by my mother on my birthday.

2. They served a lot of dishes at the party. - It was a lot of dishes that they served at the party. 

3. A cat broke the flower vase when it caught a mouse. - It was a cat that broke the flower vase when it caught a mouse. 

4. The teacher asked the student to do homework. - It was the student that was asked to do homework by the teacher. 

5. She held a farewell party yesterday. - It was a farewell party that she held yesterday. 

6. The computer gives me a headache. - It is the computer that gives me a headache. 

7. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend. - It is this weekend that we are coming to stay with Jane. 

8. The president makes the important decisions. - It is the important decisions that are made by the president. 

9. I lost my wallet somewhere in there. - It was my wallet that I lost somewhere in there. 

10. I was born and grew up in a small village. - It was in a small village that I was born and grew up.

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

I.       Rewrite the following sentences, using the structure “so...that” or “such...that”.

1.      The downtown area is very crowded. It is difficult for you to get a taxi.

 The downtown area is so crowded that it is difficult for you to get a taxi

2.      My sister is very young. She can’t go to the zoo alone.

My sister is so young that she can't go to the zoo alone

3.      The road is narrow. It is difficult for two cars to pass each other.

The road is so narrow that it is difficult for two cars to pass each other

4.      The children didn’t want to go to bed early because the TV programme was very interesting.

The TV programme was so interesting that thư children didn't want to go to bed early

5.      The streets are very crowded. Traffic jams usually happen.

The streets are so crowded that traffic jams usually happen

6.      The weather was lovely. We spent the whole day in the garden.

It was such lovely weather that we spent the whole day in the garden

7.      The sightseeing tour was wonderful. We all enjoyed it.

I was such a wonderful tour sightseeing that we all enjoyed

8.      The spokesperson gave a long talk. Most of the audience felt sleepy.

The spokesperson gave such a long talk that most of the audience felt sleepy.

9.      The book is very interesting. We have read it many times.

The book is so interesting that we have read it many times. 

10.  The 22^nd SEA Games were a great event. Many people watched them on TV.

The 22^nd SEA Games were such a great event that many people watched them on TV.

1. at the time, we can enjoy a live programma on our TV ( turn into passive voice )

-> At the time, a live programma can be enjoyed on our TV.

2. They have just asked Mr John to tell him about Charles Dickens ( rewrite the sentences using Causative active form )

-> They have had Mr John tell him about Charles Dickens.

3. The old lady asked the boy to carry a heavy bag upstairs ( rewrite the sentences, using causative passive form )

-> The old lady had a heavy bag carried upstairs by the boy.

4. people save a lot of paper. Wood pulp is preserved ( using double comparative )

-> More paper people save, more wood pulp is preserved

5. the film is interesting enough for us to see it twice ( using " so ... that")

-> The film is so interesting that we have seen it twice.

6. He is too stupid to understand this matter ( using " so ... that")

-> He is so stupid that he can't understand this matter.

7 The girl is not clever. She can not mend this shirt ( use " too" or " enough")

-> The girl isn't clever enough to mend this shirt.

8. My brother is sorry that he was not there yesterday ( using " wishes" instead of " is sorry"

-> My brother wishes he had been there yesterday.

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1. at the time, we can enjoy a live programma on our TV ( turn into passive voice )

-> At the time, a live programma can be enjoyed on our TV.

2. They have just asked Mr John to tell him about Charles Dickens ( rewrite the sentences using Causative active form )

-> They have had Mr John tell him about Charles Dickens.

3. The old lady asked the boy to carry a heavy bag upstairs ( rewrite the sentences, using causative passive form )

-> The old lady had a heavy bag carried upstairs by the boy.

4. people save a lot of paper. Wood pulp is preserved ( using double comparative )

-> More paper people save, more wood pulp is preserved

5. the film is interesting enough for us to see it twice ( using " so ... that")

-> The film is so interesting that we have seen it twice.

6. He is too stupid to understand this matter ( using " so ... that")

-> He is so stupid that he can't understand this matter.

7 The girl is not clever. She can not mend this shirt ( use " too" or " enough")

-> The girl isn't clever enough to mend this shirt.

8. My brother is sorry that he was not there yesterday ( using " wishes" instead of " is sorry"

-> My brother wishes he had been there yesterday.

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