VII. Rewrite the sentences using a phrase from the list below.
[ It’s high time • They would sooner have • I would rather • We would just as soon • You would be better off • You had better • Imagine you had ]
1. Buying a desktop computer would be preferable for them but their son wanted a laptop.
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2. Please don’t leave your games console on all night; it’s a terrible waste of electricity.
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3. It would have helped had you given what you wanted to do at university more thought while you were applying for courses.
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4. If you had accepted the internship, what options would it have offered you professionally?
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5. Working while you are still studying would be better than searching for experience later.
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6. Everyone would prefer to take the train to college together.
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7. Paul really needs to be more responsible; I’m fed up with his reckless behaviour!
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8. You need to type up this report or you will get in trouble.
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