Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown and keep the meaning stay the same:
1. Would you close the door, please?
® Would you mind ......................................................................................................... ?
2. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
® They didn’t let .............................................................................................................
3. My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us ..................................................................................................
4. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground.
- The thief made................................................................................................................
5. He has studied English for six years.
- He began .........................................................................................................................
6. It is necessary to master English.
- Mastering ........................................................................................................................
7. He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took ..............................................................................................................................
8. He is too young to ride a motorbike.
- He isn’t ...........................................................................................................................
9. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
- The bag was too .............................................................................................................
10. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward ...................................................................................................
11. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
- It’s better to avoid .........................................................................................................
12. Please don’t interrupt me all the time.
- Would you mind ?
13. I remember someone telling me the news.
- I remember being ...........................................................................................................
14. Are you sure you paid those bills yesterday?
- Do you remember......................................................................................................... ?
15. Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.
- Please remember ...........................................................................................................
16. I think we’ve discussed phrasal verbs enough now.
- Let’s stop ........................................................................................................................
17. The film isn’t very good.
- It’s not worth
18. Don’t study if you feel tired.
- There’s no.......................................................................................................................
19. I managed to get a visa but it was difficult.
- I had difficulty................................................................................................................
20. Buying the thing you don’t need is a waste of money.
- It’s a waste of
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown and keep the meaning stay the same:
1. Would you close the door, please?
® Would you mind ........closing the door................................................................................................. ?
2. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
® They didn’t let .......us smoke in here......................................................................................................
3. My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us ......to buy that book............................................................................................
4. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground.
- The thief made................the bank manager lie on the ground.................................................................................................
5. He has studied English for six years.
- He began .....................studying English six years ago.....................................................................................................
6. It is necessary to master English.
- Mastering .......English is necessary .................................................................................................................
7. He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took ...........2 hours to write the essay....................................................................................................................
8. He is too young to ride a motorbike.
- He isn’t ........old enough to ride a motorbike....................................................................................................................
9. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
- The bag was too ...................heavy for her carry upstairs...........................................................................................
10. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward .........to hearing from her as soon as possible...........................................................................................
11. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
- It’s better to avoid .........travelling during the rush hour.................................................................................................
12. Please don’t interrupt me all the time.
- Would you mind not interruting me all the time. ?
13. I remember someone telling me the news.
- I remember being .......told the news....................................................................................................
14. Are you sure you paid those bills yesterday?
- Do you remember........paying those bills yesterday?................................................................................................. ?
15. Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.
- Please remember to do this homework............................................................................................................
16. I think we’ve discussed phrasal verbs enough now.
- Let’s stop ...........discussing phrasal verbs.............................................................................................................
17. The film isn’t very good.
- It’s not worth seeing the film
18. Don’t study if you feel tired.
- There’s no.......use studying if you feel tired.................................................................................................................
19. I managed to get a visa but it was difficult.
- I had difficulty.........getting a visa.......................................................................................................
20. Buying the thing you don’t need is a waste of money.
- It’s a waste of money to buy the thing you don’t need
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown and keep the meaning stay the same:
1. Would you close the door, please?
® Would you mind .................................................. closing the door?........................................................ ?
2. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
® They didn’t let ......................................... us smoke here....................................................................
3. My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us .......................................... to buy that book........................................................
4. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground.
- The thief made.......................................... the bank manager lie on the ground.......................................................................
5. He has studied English for six years.
- He began ................................................ studying English six years ago.........................................................................
6. It is necessary to master English.
- Mastering ......................................... English is necessary...............................................................................
7. He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took ................................. him two hours to write the essay..............................................................................................
8. He is too young to ride a motorbike.
- He isn’t .............................. old enough to ride the motorbike.............................................................................................
9. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
- The bag was too .............................................................................................................
10. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward ..................................... heavy for her to carry upstairs..............................................................
11. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
- It’s better to avoid ....................................... traveling during the rush hour..................................................................
12. Please don’t interrupt me all the time.
- Would you mind not interrupting me all the time? ?
13. I remember someone telling me the news.
- I remember being ................................. told the news ..........................................................................
14. Are you sure you paid those bills yesterday?
- Do you remember........................ that you paid those bills yesterday?................................................................................. ?
15. Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.
- Please remember ........................................... to do this homework................................................................
16. I think we’ve discussed phrasal verbs enough now.
- Let’s stop ...................................................... discussing phrasal verbs now..................................................................
17. The film isn’t very good.
- It’s not worth seeing the film
18. Don’t study if you feel tired.
- There’s no................................ use studying if you feel tired.......................................................................................
19. I managed to get a visa but it was difficult.
- I had difficulty.................................... getting a visa............................................................................
20. Buying the thing you don’t need is a waste of money.
- It’s a waste of of money buying things you don't need.
