Question

IX. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same.

1.      She eats more chocolate than I.

·  I

2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.

·                   Vinh is

 3. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

·                  It’s

4. No one helped Lan to do the homework.

·                  Lan

 5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.

·                  I haven’t

6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.

·                  Tam used

7. How long is it since you used the car?

·        When

 8. We started living here 15 years ago

·    We have

 9. Let’s meet inside the centre ,at the cafe corner?

·    How

10. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work.

·        Nam is strong

Answer 1

1.      She eats more chocolate than I.

·  I eat less chocolate than her

2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.

·                   Vinh is always forgetting his homework.

 3. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

·                  It’s very important to keep the environment clean 

4. No one helped Lan to do the homework.

·                  Lan did the homework herself 

 5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.

·                  I haven’t spoken to her for 3 years

6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.

·                  Tam used to type faster than he does now

7. How long is it since you used the car?

·        When did you last use the car

 8. We started living here 15 years ago

·    We have lived here for 15 years

 9. Let’s meet inside the centre ,at the cafe corner?

·    How about meeting inside the centre ,at the cafe corner?

10. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work.

·        Nam is strong enough to do heavy work.