Sentence transformation

1.there was no precedent for the King's resignation

never.................before was there precedent for the king's resignation.............................

2.the only way to eliminate world terrorism is by united opposition

only by..........united opposition is the world terrorism eliminated ................................

3.i didn't realize he was your brother until i saw the photograph

it was only...when I saw the photograph that I realize he was your brother.....................................

4.i write to him almost every day

hardly................. does a day pass without my writing to him...........................

5.John didn't celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing

not until..........................................

6.it was only when i left home that i realized how much my father meant to me

only when.......... I left home did I realize how much my father meant to me..............................

7.Alice and charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child

only when........the birth of their second child did .Alice and charles decide to move to a bigger house ...............................

8.we could relax until all the guests had gone home

only.......when all the guests had gone home that we could relax ..........................................

9.it isn't worth considering his suggestion for a moment

not for a moment........is his suggestion worth giving consideration............................

10.just as she put the phone down, it rang again

scarcely......... had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back........................................

1.they little suspected that the musical was  going  to be runaway success.

→Little did they suspect that the musical was  going  to be runaway success.

2.The existence of extraterrestrial is not confirmed by the report.

→ The report doesn't confirm the existence of extraterrestrial.

3.I won't go out that way to visit him again on my account.

→ On no account will I go out that way to visit him

4.it isn't worth considering his suggestion for a moment.

→Not worth considering his suggestion for a moment.

5.she didn't shed a tear when the story ended in tragedy

→Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy.

6.he only thought about having  a holiday abroad after he retired.

→Not until after he retired did he think about having a holiday 

1.they little suspected that the musical was  going  to be runaway success.

→Little did they suspect that the musical was  going  to be runaway success.

2.The existence of extraterrestrial is not confirmed by the report.

→ The report doesn't confirm the existence of extraterrestrial.

3.I won't go out that way to visit him again on my account.

→ On no account will I go out that way to visit him

4.it isn't worth considering his suggestion for a moment.

→Not worth considering is his suggestion for a moment.

5.she didn't shed a tear when the story ended in tragedy

→Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy.

6.he only thought about having  a holiday abroad after he retired.

→Not until after he retired did he think about having a holiday 

1. He was advised to stay in bed for a few days

2. I wish I had told him what happened last night.

3. It's has been 20 years since the last time he visited his village.

I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.

1. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.

⇒⇒ Martin's .......poor health can't prevent him from enjoying life.........

2. Thanks to his aunt's legacy of 10.000 $ he was able to buy the house he wanted.

⇒⇒ Had his ........not received the legacy of 10000 from his aunt...........

3. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay ofter.

⇒⇒ Only after ....... a new pay is offered did the workers called off the strike...................

4. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

⇒⇒ I'd rather ......go out for a meal than stay at home.........

5. Mary was the only student absent from class.

⇒⇒ Apart........from Mary, evertbody attended the class.........

6. It's difficult for older people to learn a language.

⇒⇒ Older people have .......difficulty in learning a language...........

7. Jane hasn't made much progress at school.

⇒⇒ Jane has only.....made a little progress at school .........

8. He does almost no work.

⇒⇒ He hardly .......does work.........

9. I had expected the weather to be worse

⇒⇒ The weather was not.......as bad as I had expected.....

10. It's the cheapest watch but it's the nicest.

⇒⇒ Not only......is it the cheapest but it is also the nicest. ........

I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.

1. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.

\(\Rightarrow\) Martin's poor health can't prevent him from enjoying life

2. Thanks to his aunt's legacy of 10.000 $ he was able to buy the house he wanted.

\(\Rightarrow\) Had it not been for his aunt's legacy of 10.000 $, he wouldn't have been able to buy the house he wanted.

3. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay ofter.

\(\Rightarrow\) Only after a new pay offer did the workers call off the strike

4. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

\(\Rightarrow\) I'd rather go out for a meal than stay at home.

5. Mary was the only student absent from class.

\(\Rightarrow\) Apart from mary, everyone in the class wasn't absent

6. It's difficult for older people to learn a language.

\(\Rightarrow\) Older people have more difficulties in learning a language

7 Jane hasn't made much progress at school.

Jane has only made a little progress at school.

8. He does almost no work.

\(\Rightarrow\) He hardly does his work

9. I had expected the weather to be worse

\(\Rightarrow\) The weather was not as bad as i had expected

10. It's the cheapest watch but it's the nicest.

\(\Rightarrow\) Not only is it the cheapest but it's also the nicest

Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT
1. He is my friend as well as yours

Not only is he your friend, but he's mine too.
2. He booked tickets for the afternoon performance and the evening performance as well

Not only did he book tickets for the afternoon performance but he also booked for the evening permance as well.
3. Burglars stole a thousand pounds' worth of electrical goods, and left the flat in an awful mess

Not only did the burglars steal a thousand pound's worth of electrical goods, they also lef the flat in an awful mess
4. Tony was not only late, but he had left all this books behind

Not only was Tom late, but he had left all this books behind
5. You will enhance your posture and improve your acting ability on this course

Not only will you enhance your posture but you will improve your acting ability on this course
6. It isn't worth considering his suggestion for moment

Not for one moment is it worth considering his suggestion
7. She didn't shed a tear when the story ended in tragedy

Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy
8. The manager not once offered us apology

Not once did the manager offer is an apology
9. She made no sound as she crept upstairs

Not a sound did she make as she crept upstairs
10. He only thought about having a holiday abroad after he retired

Not until he retired did he think about having a holiday abroad

Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT

1. He is my friend as well as yours

-> Not only is he my friend but also yours
2. He booked tickets for the afternoon performance and the evening performance as well

-> Not only did he book tickets for the afternoon performance but also the evening performance
3. Burglars stole a thousand pounds' worth of electrical goods, and left the flat in an awful mess

-> Not only did burglars steal a thousand pounds' worth of electrical goods but also left the flat in an awful mess
4. Tony was not only late, but he had left all this books behind

-> Not only was Tony late but also he had left all this books behind
5. You will enhance your posture and improve your acting ability on this course

-> Not only will you enhance your posture but also improve your acting ability on this course
6. It isn't worth considering his suggestion for moment

-> Not worth is it considering his suggestion for moment
7. She didn't shed a tear when the story ended in tragedy

-> Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy
8. The manager not once offered us apology

-> Not once did the manager offer us an apology
9. She made no sound as she crept upstairs

-> No sound did she make as she crept upstairs
10. He only thought about having a holiday abroad after he retired

-> Not until he retired did he think about having a holiday abroad

1.    At this moment I ………am correcting…….. my pupils' exercises. (to correct)

2.    ……………Does Mary visit…….South Africa? (visit/Mary) 

3.    ……………Have you ever seen………. a ghost? (see/you/ever) 

4.    Every day his grandfather ……………goes…………. for a walk. (to go)

5.    What are you doing here? I ………………am looking………….. for my book. (to look)

6.    How long …………………have you lived………… in your current apartment/house? (live/you) 

7.    On my way home I usually ……………stop………… to drink a cup of coffee. (to stop)

8.    ………………………Did you come…………….. to work by subway this morning? (come/you) 

9.    The telephone often ……………rings………….. during supper. (to ring)

10.  Listen, someone ……………is knocking…………….. at the door. (to knock)

11.  How often ……………do you go………………..swimming when you were a child? (go/you) 

12.  …………………Did you cook……………………anything interesting last night? (cook/you) 

13.  What ………………did you eat…………… for breakfast this morning? (eat/you) 

14.  I must run home, mother ……………is wating…………… for me. (to wait)

15.  William ……………comes………… to our workshop on Mondays. (to come)

16.  Since what age……………have you played…………… soccer? (play/you) 

17.  …………………Did they go…………to Oktoberfest last year? (go/they) 

18.  We often …………take………….. tea for breakfast. (to take)

19.  Architects ……………make………….. plans of the buildings. (to make)

20.  What……………did you eat………… for dinner last night? (eat/you) 

21.  ………………Did you cook………………………anything interesting last night? (cook/you) 

22.  I………………have already painted………………(already paint) the living room blue.

23.  What ………………did you eat…………… for breakfast this morning? (eat/you) 

24.  I………………………read……………..(read) that book you lent me. I…………got………..(got) another 50 pages to read.

25.  I……………………have had……………….(have) my dog for sixteen years.

26.  I………………………will decorate…………………..(decorate) the house this summer.

27.  She…………………drinks……………(drink) ten glasses of water!

28.  How long ………………have you lived…………… in your current apartment/house? (live/you) 

29.  Help, I ………………lose……………..(lose) my wallet. How can I get home?

30.  Sarah: He …………………is studying at the library…………….(study, at the library) for his German test on Wednesday. In fact, he …………had been reviewing………………(review) for the test every day for the last week. 

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1/ It's necessary for students to review their work for tests

students have to....review their work for tests ...........

2/ lan'll have a vacation that last for three months

lan'll have .............a three-month vacation........................

3/ nam intends to visit his grandparents tonight

nam's .............going to visit his grandparents tonight...........

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

\(\Rightarrow\)She has not a swam for five years 

=> She last swam five years ago 

=> It's ten years she didn't swim 

2. I have never met such a famous person before.

=> It is the first time I've met such a famous person.

3. They have not cleaned the streets for a week

⇒It is a week since they last cleaned the streets .

⇒They last cleaned a week ago

⇒The last time they  cleaned the streets was a week ago .

4. I have not come there for two years.

⇒I last came there two years ago.

⇒It is two years since I last came .

⇒The last time I came here was two years ago .

5. I have studied english for seven years

⇒I started studying english seven years ago .

6. The last tim i met him was two weeks ago. 

⇒I have not met him for two weeks 

⇒I last met him two week ago .

⇒It is 2 weeks since I last met him

7. She has never seen him before

⇒It is the the first time she saw him .

8. They have not gone on a picnic for many months

⇒They last went on a picnic many months ago

⇒It is many months since they last went a picnic

⇒The last time they went a picnic was many months ago

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Viết lại câu dưới dạng câu điều kiện

1) We haven't met him since he left for tokyo. We didn't know his address.

Had we known his address,we would have met him since he left for tokyo.

2) I don't know what to do. So, i ask you for advice

If you were me,what would you do?

3) Once this street has been rebuilt , it will take you only two hours to get there

If once this street hadn't been rebuilt , it wouldn't take you two hours to get there

4) Be punctual or you will miss the train

You will miss the train if you aren't punctual