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               

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 

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 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

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

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               

III. Rewrite the following sentences using the provided word and keep meaning as that of the root one.

33.  Lan went to school after saying goodbye to her parents.

 After Lan………………………

34. The family becomes a source of encouragement in times of personal success or defeat. We are conscious of that.

We are conscious……………………………………………………………..

35. He was so brave that he ran after the thief to get the bag back.

 It was ……………………………………………………………………

36. Each family needs its own special set of rules and guidelines. It is sure about that.

 It is sure………………………………………………………………..

37. Please don’t smoke in the dining room. (‘d rather)

I’d rather……………………………………………………………………

38. The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hour. (took)

It took……………………………………………

61. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.

The last time …………………………………………………………

62. It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in a pub.

The prisoner …………………………………………………...……………

63. You can try to get Tom to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.

There’s no point …………………………………………………..…………….

64. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.

 He hates …………………………………………………………………

65. Why do you come home late?

What……………………………………………………………….….?

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

11. The fire has destroyed almost all the houses in the neighborhood.

=> Almost all houses _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

12. The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it.

=> It was such _{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

13. The driver said, “ Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”

=> The driver asked all the passengers _{………………………………………………………………………………………}

14. Robert opened the drawer and took out a knife.

=> Opening_{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….}

15. Mr Brown is going to retire at the end of this year. It was decided

=> The fact that _{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

16. I’d rather drink coffee than tea

=> I prefer_{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

17. The explanation was so complicated that I couldn’t understand it.

=> The explanation was too_{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

18. Although he was tired, he was determined to finish his work.

=> In spite_{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

19. “Where is the post office?”, he asked

=> He wanted to know_{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

20. They produced the first TV picture in 1962.

=> The first TV picture_{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

VIII. Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning the same as the root one.
1. I get up earlier than he does.

=> He_{.......................................................................................................................................................................................}

2.My mother has more days off than my father.

=> My father_{......................................................................................................................................................................}

3. Mr Tuan works more days in the week than Tim’s father

=> Tim’s father _{...............................................................................................................................................................}

4. Hoa’s classes finish later than Minh’s classes

=> Minh’s classes_{...........................................................................................................................................................}

5. His sister has more books than him.

=> He_{.......................................................................................................................................................................................}

6. This hamburger costs ten thousand dong.

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

7. They are reading a comic which has one hundred pages.

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

8. She is watching a film which lasts three hours.

=> She is watching _{........................................................................................................................................................}

9. The students are sitting on a bench which has five seat.

=> The students are sitting_{........................................................................................................................................}

10. They are running a race which is five hundred meters long.

=> They are running