Rewrite these following sentences keep the meaning as the root one
1. He doesn't play the guitar as well as Henry.
-> Henry plays .......................................................
2.Martha is more tanlented than Bill.
-> Bill is .................................................................
3. Nobody in our class is more intelligent than Jane is.
-> Jane is ...............................................................
4. No animal in the world is as big as a whale is.
-> A whale is ..........................................................
5. Laura reads more quickly than her brother does.
-> Her brother .........................................................
6. Jack is the tallest student in this class.
-> No .....................................................................
7. His assignment is different from mine.
-> My assignment ...................................................
8. He knows a lot more about it than I do.
-> I don't know ........................................................
9. Jane is a better swimmer than mary.
->. Jane ..................................................................
10. She is a far more careful driver than I am.
-> She drives ...........................................................
11. She is a slower and more careful driver than I am.
-> She drives............................................................
12. Joe dances more gracefully than his partner.
-> Joe's partner .........................................................
13. When he is old , he doesn't like to travel.
-> The older ..............................................................
14.Is this the cheapest pet food you have got?
-> Have you .............................................................?
15. My book isn't as interesting as yours.
-> Your book is ..........................................................
16. His car runs faster than a race car.
-> A race car ..............................................................
17. He speaks Spanish more fluently than I do.
-> I ...........................................................................
18. Her watch isn't as expensive as mine .
-> My watch ..............................................................
19. Tan's salary is higher than Minh's.
-> Minh's salary ..........................................................
20. Exercise 1 is more difficult than exercise 2.
-> Exercise 2 ..........................................................

VI. Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning as the root one

1. I asked my mother to wake me up at 6 o’clock the following morning.

=>  Please _{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

2. Because she behaves well, everyone loves her.

=> Because of _{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

3. My sister is not very intelligent. I’m not very intelligent.

 => Neither _{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

4. We have made great progress in our economy in the last few years.

=> Great progress _{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

5. I want to see the manager, not his assistant.

=>  It is _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

6. I have studied English for three years.

=> I began_{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

7. He not only spent all his money, he even borrowed some from me.

=> Not only _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

8. They are building a new school in that village.

=> A new school _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

9. I’m sorry that I didn’t go to the party last Sunday.

=> I wish that _{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

10. We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and we always remember it.

=> We always remember _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

V: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one

1.    They often went swimming in the afternoon.

à They used to ..........................................................................................................................

2.    He wants to be a doctor.

à He wishes he .........................................................................................................................

3.    We haven’t done our exercises yet.

à We have ...............................................................................................................................

4.    My best friend will leave for Bangkok tomorrow.

à I wish .....................................................................................................................................

5.    She is typing her assignment.

à Her assignment .....................................................................................................................

6-   The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month.

à The paintings ................................................................................................................

7-   She last wore that dress at her sister’s wedding.

à She hasn’t ............................................................................................................................

8-   Computers are used to design new models.

à People .................................................................................................................................

9-   When did you start working in that factory ?

à How long..............................................................................................................................

10- It isn’t necessary for students to wear uniforms today.

à Students ............................................................................................................................

Rewrite sentences keep meaning as the root one

1. My son plays video games during the day.

I wish..........

2. It will be very cold tomorrow.

I wish ...........

3. You can't understand these things because you are very young.

You are not ..........

4. I have so much to do today

I wish ..........

5. Tom is a playwright as well as an actor

Tom is not only ............

6. They did not finish the kitchen on Monday

The kitchen ..........

7. The last time I saw Lan was at Tam' s birthday party

I .........

8. What did he tell you ?

I need to know .........

9. Where did they go on holiday ?

Do you know .......... ?

10. Where is the dentist’s office ?

Could you tell me ........ ?

V: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one
1. Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years.
 That castle ..........................................................................................................................
2. She has never read this book before.
 It is .....................................................................................................................................
3. He failed in the examination last year.
 He did not ..........................................................................................................................
4. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
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 This is the first ..................................................................................................................
5. His parents made him study for his exam.
 He was made ......................................................................................................................
6. I don’t really want to go to the museum.
 I’d rather................................................................................................................................
7. The fire has destroyed many houses.
 Many houses .........................................................................................................................
8. May I borrow your pen?
 Would you mind ..................................................................................................................?
9. I started work for the company a year ago.
 I’ve ......................................................................................................................................
10. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
 She left ................................................................................................................................

I. Rewrite the following sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one

1. It's exciting for me to learn that I can come to visite my friend in Phu Yen next month

I am .........................

2. Those children need to be taught about how Vietnam has transformed itself.

It is .................

3. She was so rude to shout at his face in the department store.

It was ..............................

4. My father was pleased when he learned that I had passed the entrance exam to high school

My father .....................

VII: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one

1. Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years.

 That castle ........................................................................................................................

2. She has never read this book before.

 It is ..................................................................................................................................

3. He failed in the examination last year.

 He did not .........................................................................................................................

4. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.

 This is the first ...........................................................................................................

5. His parents made him study for his exam.

  He was made ...................................................................................................................

6. I don’t really want to go to the museum.

 I’d rather...........................................................................................................................

7. The fire has destroyed many houses.

 Many houses ....................................................................................................................

8. May I borrow your pen?

 Would you mind ................................................................................................................

9. I started work for the company a year ago.

  I’ve  .................................................................................................................................

10. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.

  She left ............................................................................................................................

Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning as the root ones

1. I  am sorry I am busy now.

→ I wish...............................................................................................................................

2. She doesn’t have a bike.

→ She wishes...........................................................................................................................

3. We usually played soccer in the afternoon long ago.

→ We used..............................................................................................................................

4. Mary and Tom invited three hundred people to the wedding.

→ Three.............................................................................................................................

5. I  last saw her 10 months ago.

→ I have..............................................................................................................................

6. We can’t go out because of the heavy rain.

→ Since ......................................................................................................................................

7. She doesn’t go to my birthday party because she is busy.  

→ If...................................................................................................................................

8. We often went camping together.

→ We don’t ....................................................................................................................................

9. They send two million books to America every year.

→ Two................................................................................................................................

10. It’s five years since we last met each other.

→ We ......................................................................................................................................

IX. Rewrite these following sentences, keep meaning as the root ones.

1. I don’t have so many storybooks as my sister does.

=> I have _{.......................................................................................................................................................................................}

2. My friends have more music CD’s than I do.

=> I don’t _{......................................................................................................................................................................................}

3. My brother drinks more coffee than my sister does.

=> My sister drinks _{................................................................................................................................................................}

4. She eats more chocolate than I do.

=> I eat _{............................................................................................................................................................................................}

5. There isn’t as much rice in the bowl as there is on the plate.

=> There is _{...................................................................................................................................................................................}

6. She has less homework to do than he does.

=> He has _{......................................................................................................................................................................................}

7. There are more girls in my class than there are in hers.

=> Her class _{.................................................................................................................................................................................}

8. There isn’t as much milk in my glass as there is in yours.

=> There is _{...................................................................................................................................................................................}

9. There are fewer theaters in a small city than there are in a big one.

=> There aren’t _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

10. There is less noise in the country than there is in the city.

=> There isn’t _{.............................................................................................................................................................................}

11. The meeting lasts for two hours.

=> It is _{.............................................................................................................................................................................................}

12. They are building a bridge which is two kilometers long.

=> They are building _{.............................................................................................................................................................}

13. The trips lasts ten days.

=> It is _{.............................................................................................................................................................................................}

14. The recess lasts thirty minutes.

=> It is _{.............................................................................................................................................................................................}

15. The road is fifty miles long.

=> It is