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1 Apples are usually cheaper than oranges

-> Apples are not usually as expensive as oranges.

2 He'd rather play golf than tennis

->He prefers playing golf to tennis.

3 Mai broke the cup because of her carelessness

->because Mai was careless, she broke the cup.

4 How long is it since they built the gouse

->When did they begin building the house?

5 You are not allowed to smoke here

-> would you mind not smoking here?

1.Apples are not so expensive as oranges.

2.He prefers golf to tennis.

3.Because Mai was careless,she broke the cup.

1 Apples are usually cheaper than oranges

-> Apples are not as expensive as oranges

2 He'd rather play golf than tennis

->He prefers golf to tennis

3 Mai broke the cup because of her carelessness

->because Mai was careless , Mai broke the cup

4 How long is it since they built the house

->When did they build the house ?

5 You are not allowed to smoke here

-> would you mind not to smoke here ?

16. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.             

Apples are not……as expensive as oranges…......................................................................................................

17. Pat is the tallest girl in her class.                             

No one………in her class is as tall as Pat……….....................................................................................................

18. There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones.

Miss Jones………is the best techer in this school……………………………………………………………...............

19. No other man in the town is as clever as he is.

He is……the cleverest man in the town…………………………………………………………………….................

20.The Niles River is much longer than the Red River.

The Red River is…not as long as the Nile River…………………………………………………………..................

16. Apples are not as expensive as oranges

17. No one is taller than Pat in her class

18.Miss Jones is the best teacher in this school

19. He is the most clever in the town

20. The Red River is  shorter than the Niles River

Ex2: Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:

1. It's a long time since we became close friends.

=> We have....become close friends for a long time....................

2. Hung is interested in collecting stamps.

=> Hung's....hoppies is collecting stamp...............................................

3. Lan is 1.58 tall and Mai is 1.58 tall, too

=> Lan...is the same height as Mai...................................................

4. No one is more intelligent than her in our school

=> She...is the most intelligent in her school...................................................................

5. "Can I borrow your bike, Linh?", Nam asked

=> Nam asked Linh...if he could borrow her bike...........................................

6. He'd rather play golf than tennis

=> He prefers.....playing golf to tennis............................

7. When did you start playing the piano?

=> How long......have you played the piano.....................................?

8. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges

=> Apples are not.......as expensive as oranges .................................

9. Your younger sister is too weak to lift that box

=> Your sister isn't.....strong enought to lift that box.............................................

10. "You shouldn't translate each sentence into Vietnamese," my brother told me

=> My brother told.....me not to translate each sentence into Vietnamese.......................

Ex2: Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:

1. It's a long time since we became close friends.

=> We have.............................become close friends for a long time...........................

2. Hung is interested in collecting stamps.

=> Hung's..........................hobby is collecting stamps.........................

3. Lan is 1.58 tall and Mai is 1.58 tall, too

=> Lan..........................is as tall as Mai............................

4. No one is more intelligent than her in our school

=> She..................................... is the most intelligent student in our school.................................

5. "Can I borrow your bike, Linh?", Nam asked

=> Nam asked Linh......................if he could borrow her bike........................

6. He'd rather play golf than tennis

=> He prefers.................playing golf to playing tennis................

7. When did you start playing the piano?

=> How long....................have you played the piano.......................?

8. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges

=> Apples are not....................as expensive as oranges....................

9. Your younger sister is too weak to lift that box

=> Your sister isn't........................strong enough to lift that box..........................

10. "You shouldn't translate each sentence into Vietnamese," my brother told me

=> My brother told me not to translate each sentence into Vietnamese.

Ex2: Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:

1. It's a long time since we became close friends.

=> We have........................become close friends for a long time................................

2. Hung is interested in collecting stamps.

=> Hung's.......................hobby is collecting stamps............................

3. Lan is 1.58 tall and Mai is 1.58 tall, too

=> Lan..........................is as tall as Hoa............................

4. No one is more intelligent than her in our school

=> She..................................is the most intelligent in our school....................................

5. "Can I borrow your bike, Linh?", Nam asked

=> Nam asked Linh................if he could borrow her bike..............................

6. He'd rather play golf than tennis

=> He prefers............playing golf to playing tennis.....................

7. When did you start playing the piano?

=> How long...................have you played the piano........................?

8. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges

=> Apples are not..................as expensive as orange......................

9. Your younger sister is too weak to lift that box

=> Your sister isn't.....................strong enough to lift that box.............................

10. "You shouldn't translate each sentence into Vietnamese," my brother told me

=> My brother told...................................................me that I shouldn't translate each sentence into Vietnamese................................................

23. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.

     Apples are not..............usually as expensive as oranges..................................................................................................

24. I advice you to put your money in the bank.

    You’d....better put your money in the bank. ........................................................................................................................

25. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.

     It is such............a dirty restaurant  that no one wants to eat there. ...........................................................................................................

26. I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly.

    They were speaking............so softly that  I couldn’t hear them ..........................................................................................

27. We spent 5 hours getting to London.

    It took..........us 5 hours to get to London. .................................................................................................................

28. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.

     No matter........how long you use it  it won’t wear out..............................................................................................................

29. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.

    The snow……prevented the trains from running……………………………………………………………………..…

30. Barbara is the best tennis-player in the club.

     No one…………………………in the club is better at playing tennis than barbara………………………………………………….…

31. I haven’t seen that man here before.

     It’s…………the first time i have seen that man here………………………………………………………………….……..

32. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.

    The furniture was too…expensive for me to buy……………………………………….…………………….

33. The robbers made the bank manager hand over on the money.

    The bank manager……………was made to hand over the money by the robbers……………………………………………………..

34. It was so late that nothing could be done.

    It was too…………late for something to be done…………………………………………….…………………...

35. He left school and then joined the army.

     After ……he had left school, he join the army………………………………………………………..…………………

36. The last time she had a swim was five years ago.

     She hasn't ……swum for five years………………………………………………………..……………

37. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.

    We are going ……to have the car repaired next week………………………………………………………………….

38. The bus take s longer than the train.

     The train………takes shorter than the bus……………………………………….…………………………….

39. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.

    In…case You get hungry on the train,  take some sandwiches. ………………………………………………………………………………….

40. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.

    The fog prevented…………us from driving………………………………………..

1.Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.

->Apples are not........usually as expensive as oranges.............

2.I advise you to put your money in the bank.

->You'd.......better put your money in the bank...............

3.My school has over 800 students.

->There are......over 800 students in my school.......................

4.I started teaching English three years ago.

->I have....learned E for three years.......................

5.No one in my class is more intelligent than Lan.

->Lan........is the most intelligent in my class................

6.No one has bought this house.

->This house........hasn't been bought..............

7.It's ages since I last talked to him.

->I have.......not talked to him for ages.................

8.He would prefer you to pay him immediately.

->He'd rather.......you paid him immediately.............................

1. Steven Spielberg directed Juassic Park
-> Juassic Park was directed by Steven Spielberg.
2. I'm always nervous when I face a lot of people.
-> Facing a lot of people always makes me nervous.
3. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
-> Apples are not usually as expensive as oranges.

13. Apple are not usually as expensive as oranges.

14. You’d better put your money in the bank.

15. It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there.

16. Would you mind if I picked up the children?

17. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.

18. No other pupil is as industrious as Tom.

19. She's not used to living in London.

20. She reminded him to phone the office.

39Her neighbor often drives her to the supermarket She...IS OFTEN DRIVEN TO THE SUPERMARKET BY HER NEIGHBOR....

40.It's a pity that Jane won't come to the party I wish..JANE WOULD COME TO THE PARTY..

41.He'd rather play golf than tennis He prefers.PLAYING GOLF TO PLAYING TENNIS...

42.The weather is bad,so we can't go for a picnic If..THE WEATHER WEREN'T BAD,WE COULD GO FOR A PICNIC...

-my sister can't cook as well as my mother does

my mother can cook better my siter does

-apples are usually cheaper than oranges

apples are not usually more expensive than oranges

apples are not usually as expensive as oranges

-his mother is taller than his father

his father is not taller than his mother

his father is not as tall as his mother

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