REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING have something done.
a) I didn't recogise Sheila. The hairdresser's dyed her hair.
b) I've been getting a lot of annoying phone calls, so the telephone company is going to change my number
REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING have something done
1. This room gets too hot when the sun shines so I'm getting someone to fit blinds on the windows.
2. I heard hat Mrs Green didn't trust her husband so she hired a detective to follow him
3. We don't really know what Shakespeare looked like. I wish he had asked someone to pain his portrait before he died
4. My sister has always been self-conscious about her nose so she decided to go to a clinic for an operation which will straighten it
1 This room gets too hot when the sun shines so I'm having blinds on the windows fitted
2 I heard hat->that Mrs. Green didn't trust her husband so she has him followed by a detective
3 We don't really know what Shakespeare looked like. I wish he had had his portrait painted before he died
4 My sister has always been self-conscious about her nose so she decided to go to a clinic to have it straightened by an operation
1. The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship which has been buitl on the island . ( Rewrite the sentences , using an infinitive phrase)
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2. I could'n understand the woman . I taked to her on the phone . ( Combine the sentences , using prepoaition + whom or which)
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3.The wild ox which is kept at Nam Cat Tien National Park is of a special kind .( Rewrite the sentences, using a participle phrase)
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4. The young man lives in the corner . He rides an expensive motorbike . ( Join the sentences , using the ralative pronuon)
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1. The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship which has been buitl on the island . ( Rewrite the sentences , using an infinitive phrase)
=> The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship to have been built on the island .
2. I could'n understand the woman . I taked to her on the phone . ( Combine the sentences , using prepoaition + whom or which)
=> I could'n understand the woman to whom I taked on the phone .
3.The wild ox which is kept at Nam Cat Tien National Park is of a special kind .( Rewrite the sentences, using a participle phrase)
=> The wild ox which kept at Nam Cat Tien National Park is of a special kind .
4. The young man lives in the corner . He rides an expensive motorbike . ( Join the sentences , using the ralative pronuon)
=> The young man who rides an expensive motorbike lives in the corner .
Rewrite these sentences as one sentence using a relative clause.
1. They are looking for the girl and her dog. They have lost the way in the forest. => They... 2. The tree has lovely flowers. The tree stands near the gate of my house. =>The tree.. 3. I have a friend. Her mum is a volunteer worker =>. I... 4. The man is a computer expert. You were talking to him .=> The... 5. Some documents have been found. They were stolen from a car =>Some......Read the passage then fill in the blank with a missing word.
Bill Gate is a very famous person in the (1) ___________ industry. He has been chief executive (2) ___________ Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is also the richest person (3) ___________ the USA. How did he do it? He (4) ___________ a lot from his parents. While he was going to school, (5) ___________ father went to college, and became a successful lawyer. From this Bill learned that you have to work hard (6) ___________ you want something. His mother was very busy teacher, (7) ___________ she also going to the party. From this, Bill learned something else: if you want to work hard and play (8) __________, you have to make a schedule.
Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.
One of the most wonderful inventions of the past one hundred years is the telephone. This familiar, handy instrument has become a highly important part of daily life. The first telephone was installed in 1877. Today there are over 170 million telephones in the world. The average person in North America makes over six hundred calls a years.
The word telephone came from the Greek tele and phone, which means “distant” and “sound”. These words actually describe what the telephone does. It carries sound over a distance rapidly and accurately by using electric currents. The telephone transmits speech so that it sounds natural and has enough volume for conversation to take place as if the speakers were in the same room. Any telephone can be quickly connected to almost any other telephone anywhere in the world.
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1. Telephone can’t work without electric currents. |
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2. The first telephone was installed in 1878. |
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3. The Greek word phone means distant |
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4. The telephone sends out speech that helps people talk each other. |
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Read the passage then fill in the blank with a missing word.
Bill Gate is a very famous person in the (1) ______computer_____ industry. He has been chief executive (2) ______officer of_____ Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is also the richest person (3) ______in_____ the USA. How did he do it? He (4) ______learned_____ a lot from his parents. While he was going to school, (5) ______his_____ father went to college, and became a successful lawyer. From this Bill learned that you have to work hard (6) _____if______ you want something. His mother was very busy teacher, (7) ____but_______ she also going to the party. From this, Bill learned something else: if you want to work hard and play (8) ______hard____, you have to make a schedule.
Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.
One of the most wonderful inventions of the past one hundred years is the telephone. This familiar, handy instrument has become a highly important part of daily life. The first telephone was installed in 1877. Today there are over 170 million telephones in the world. The average person in North America makes over six hundred calls a years.
The word telephone came from the Greek tele and phone, which means “distant” and “sound”. These words actually describe what the telephone does. It carries sound over a distance rapidly and accurately by using electric currents. The telephone transmits speech so that it sounds natural and has enough volume for conversation to take place as if the speakers were in the same room. Any telephone can be quickly connected to almost any other telephone anywhere in the world.
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1. Telephone can’t work without electric currents. |
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2. The first telephone was installed in 1878. |
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3. The Greek word phone means distant |
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4. The telephone sends out speech that helps people talk each other. |
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rewrite the following sentences using "so...that " and "such...that" 1. The students are naughty enough to make a lot of noise 2 . her dress is beautiful enough for everyone to admire 3. The father is very strict , so his children never dare to talk to him 4. The game was exciting enough for people to cheer and shout all the time 5. He is intelligent enough to do that difficult test in an hour 6. The weather is fine enough for us to go camping 7. London is very big so we got lost in it 8. He ate too much food to lose weight 9. His voice is too soft for me to hear
II. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning, using the given words. (1 p)
1. Trang is riding her bike to school.
=> Trang is going…………………
2. There is a park behind my house.
=> My house…….................
3. Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend?
=> Let’s……………………….……………….
4. I spend 2 hours a day doing my homework.
=> It takes………………………………………………..
5. There is a big party at Peter’s house this weekend.
=> Peter is……………………………………….………….
1. Trang is riding her bike to school.
=> Trang is going……to school by bike……………
2. There is a park behind my house.
=> My house……is in front of a park.................
3. Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend?
=> Let’s………go for a picnic this weekend ……………….……………….
4. I spend 2 hours a day doing my homework.
=> It takes…me 2 hours a day to do my homework……………………………………………..
5. There is a big party at Peter’s house this weekend.
=> Peter is………having a big party at his house this weekend. ……………………………….………….
Exercise 5: Change these sentences into passive:
1. Peter is writing a letter to his friend
2. My friends are making some phone calls in the evening
3. Bad drivers are causing many accidents
4. The children are eating a lot of sweets
5. Nam is repairing my piano at the moment
6. they are demolishing the entire block
7. someone is cutting the glass now
8. that factory is producing more and more pollution
9. someone is showing her how to do it
10. the boys are planting some trees in the garden
11. Lan was preparing that report when I came to see him
12. Waiters and waitresses were serving customers
13. The president was signing those papers
14. Was Mary helping her mother in the kitchen at that time?
15. The head teacher was making the announcement
16. Someone was cleaning the windows while I was there
17. They were presenting the athletes to the spectators when we came
18. Someone is making the coffee when I walk into the kitchen
19. They have sold their car to pay debts
20. No one has opened the window for ages
21. No one has ever asked me that question before
22. They haven’t done anything since he left
23. A doctor has just examined John
24. They haven’t used this machine for ages
25. Peter has sung this song
26. They have paid doctors a lot of money
27. She has eaten all the ages
28. Famous engineers have designed the aircraft
29. Have several people just seen the accident?
30. We have invited all the members to the party
Tham khảo
1. Peter is writing a letter to his friend
=>A letter is being written to his friend by Peter
2.My friends are making some phone calls in the evening
=>Some phone calls are being made by my friends in the evening.
3.Bad drivers are causing many accidents
=>Many accidents are being caused by bad drivers.
4.The children are eating a lot of sweets
=>A lot of sweets are being eaten by the children.
5. Nam is repairing play piano at the moment
=>Piano is being repaired by Nam at the moment .
6.They are demolishing the entire block
=>The entire block is being demolished.
7.Someone is cutting the glass now
=>The glass is being cut now.
8.That factory is producing more and more pollution
=> more and more pollution is being produced by that factory.
9.Someone is showing her how to do it
=>She is shown how to do it.
10.The boys are planting some trees in the garden
=>Some trees are being planted by the boys in the garden.
11.Lan was preparing that report when I came to see him
=>That report was being prepared by Lan when I came to see him
12.Waiters and waitresses were serving customers
=>customers were being served by Waiters and waitresses
13.The president was signing those papers
=> those papers were being signed by the president.
14. Was Mary helping her mother in the kitchen at that time?
=>Was Mary's mother being helped in the kitchen at that time?
15.The head teacher was making the announcement
=>the announcement was being made by the head teacher.
16. Someone was cleaning the windows while I was there
=>The windows were being cleaned while I was there
17.They were preseting the athletes to the spectator when we came
=>the athletes was being presented the spectator when we came
18.Someone is making the coffee when I walk into the kitchen
=>The coffe is being made e when I walk into the kitchen
19.They have sold their car to pay debts
=>Their car has been sold to pay debts
20.No one has opened the window for ages.
=>The window hasn't been opened for ages.
21 I has never been asked that question before
22 Nothing has been done since he left
23 John has just been examined by a doctor
24 This machine hasn't been used for ages
25 This song has been sung by Peter
26 Dotor have been paid a lot of money
27 All the ages have been eaten by her
28 The aircraft has been designed by famous engineers
29 Has the accident been seen by several people
30 All the members have been invited to the party by us
Rewrite these sentences in the passive
14 It is said that the students can speak Chinese well
The students
15 We gave the information to the police.
The information was been given .
16 She is getting them to wash her dress
She is getting
17 People thought that the man was her father
It was thought that the man was her father
The man was thought
18. Never permit children to go out at night
Children
19. They are going to build the house for her
She is
20 They made the old man work at night
The old man
21 Her house is going to be rebuilt
She
14 It is said that the students can speak Chinese well
The students are said to be able to speak Chinese well
15 We gave the information to the police.
The information was been given to the police
16 She is getting them to wash her dress
She is getting her hair to be washed
17 People thought that the man was her father
It was thought that the man was her father
The man was thought to be her father
18. Never permit children to go out at night
Children should never be permitted to go out at night
19. They are going to build the house for her
She is going to have the house built
20 They made the old man work at night
The old man was made to work at night
21 Her house is going to be rebuilt
She is going to have her house rebuilt
Rewrite these sentences, using RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE
1.one rarely find good service these days
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2.she has rarely traveled more than fifty miles from her village
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3.it is very unusual for a military campaign to have been fought with so little loss of life
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4.it is unusual for the interior of the island to be visited by tourists
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5.public borrowing has seldom been so high
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6.they had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony
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7.they little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success
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8.the embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent
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9.she didn't realized what would happen to her next
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10.i didn't think that one day i'd be appearing in films rather then just watching them
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II. Dùng RARELY, SELDOM hoặc LITTLE viết lại câu với hình thức đảo ngữ
1. One rarely finds good service these days.
=> Rarely does one find good service these days.
2. She has rarely travelled more than fifty miles from her village.
=> Rarely has she travelled more than fifty miles from her village.
3. It is very unusual for a military campaign to have been fought with so little loss of life.
=> Seldom has a military campaign been fought with so little loss of life.
4. It is unusual for the interior of the island to be visited by tourists.
=> Seldom is the interior of the island visited by tourists.
5. Public borrowing has seldom been so high.
=> Seldom has Public borrowing been so high.
6. They had seldom participated in such a fascinaating ceremony.
=> Seldom had they participated in such a fascinaating ceremony.
7. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success.
=> Little did they suspect that the musical was going to be a runaway success.
8. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent.
=> Little did the embassy staff realize that Ted was a secret agent.
9. She didn't realize what would happen to her next.
=> Little did she realize what would happen to her next.
10. I didn't think that one day I'd be appearing in films rather than just watching them.
=> Rarely did I think that one day I'd be appearing in films rather than just watching them.
1.Rarely does one find good service these days.
2.Rarely has she traveled more than fifty miles from her village.
5.seldom public borrowing has been so high.
3.seldom has a military campaign been fought with so little loss of life
4.seldom is the interior of the island visited by tourisit