1. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William.

- William suggested that Peter complain to the company

2. He started to play the guitar five years ago.

- He has played the guitar for 5 years

3. I am fond of my nephew although he behaves terribly.

- I am fond of my nephew in spite of his terrible behavior

4. “I wasn’t there at the time,” he said.

- He denied being there at the time

5. “Who does that suitcase belong to?” the policeman asked us.

- The policeman asked us whose was that suitcase

6. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.

- It’s the first time she has ridden a horse

7. We couldn’t answer those two difficult questions.

- Those two difficult questions couldn't be answered by us

8. Haven’t you got any cheaper televisions?

- Are these the cheapest television you have?

9. I would prefer you not to smoke in here.

- I’d rather you didn't smoke in here

10. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.

- It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors.

11. She prefers reading to watching TV.

- She would rather read than watch TV

12. Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.

- Eventually he managed to make her answer the question.

13. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.

- In spite of being intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.

14. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him.

- I wish I had gone to the airport to say goodbye to him.

15. She couldn’t get to work because of the heavy snow.

- The heavy snow prevented us from getting to work

16. I had expected the weather to be worse.

-The weather was not as bad as I had expected

17. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.

- I wasn’t early enough to see her

18. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.

- I apologise for being rude to you yesterday

19.He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.

- If he had hurried, he wouldn't have missed the train

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

- It’s the first time I have seen that man

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

- The furniture was too expensive for me to buy

22. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.

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

23. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.

- It is 6 months since John last had his hair cut

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

- In case you get hungry on the train, take some sandwiches

25. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.

- Bill doubted whether John would ocme

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

- The fog prevented us from driving

27. He failed to win the race.

- He didn’t succeed in winning the race

28. Mary rang hours and hours ago.

- It’s hours since Mary rang

29. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.

- It can't be denied  she has a beautiful voice.

30. Somebody repaired her car yesterday.

- She

1- It is about 500 meters from my house to school.

2- My father used to go to work by car, but now he goes by bus.

3-My mother drives carefully.

.Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech,beginning as shown.

1,He is too young to go to school .

->He is not .......old enough to go to school ........

2,Her hair is long,straight and black

->She has .....long straight black hair ......

3,We have quite different character

->Our characters......are different .........

4,The water is so dirty that he can't bathe his eyes

->The water is not.........clean enough for him to bathe his eyes.....

.Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech,beginning as shown.

1,He is too young to go to school .

->He is not old enough to go to school.

2,Her hair is long,straight and black

->She has long straight black hair.

3,We have quite different character

->Our characters are different.

4,The water is so dirty that he can't bathe his eyes

->The water is not clean enough for him to bathe his eyes.

1. My shirt is not as the same as yours.

Your shirt is different than me

2. She reads books in her free time.

Books is read in her free time

3. He started learning English 3 years ago.

He has learnt English for 3 years

4. Collecting stamps from foreign coutries is one of Mai's interests.

Mai is interested in collecting stamps from foreign coutry

1. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same:

1. My shirt is not as the same as yours.

=> Your shirt is different from my shirt.

2. She reads books in her free time.

=> Books are read in her free time.

3. He started learning English 3 years ago.

=> He has learned English for 3 years.

4. Collecting stamps from foreign coutries is one of Mai's interests.

=> Mai is interested in collecting stamps from foreign coutries.

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1. Your shirt is different from my shirt.

2. Books is read by her in her free time.

3. He has learned English for 3 years.

4. Mai is interested in collecting stamps from foreign countries.

I . Rewrite the sentences , beginning as shown , so that the meaning stays the same

1. '' Don't walk on the grass'' the gardener said to us

-> The gardener told .....us not to walk on the grass.......................

2. The last time she visited me was five months ago

-> She hasn't .....visited me for 5 months.............................

3. He often went fishing when he was a child

=> He used ........to go fishing when he was a child...................................

4. It took my mother half an hour to wash all those clothes

=> My mother ......spent an hour washing all those clothes..............................

5. His sister is too young to go to school alone

=> His sister isn't ..........old enough to go to school alone..............

Rewrite the sentences so as it has the same meaning with the first one,beginning with the given words

1. Her book is not the same as my book

Her book is........... different from mine...................................

2. Lan is skillful, but Lien is more skillful

Lan is not........as skillful as Lien...........................................

3. They make pottery in this village

Pottery.............is made in this village..................................

4.They built my school in 1992

My school.............was built in 1992....................

5. Why don't we bring a camera?

How about........bringing a camera​............................?

6. No one in my class is as good as Hai

Hai is...............the best student in my class.......................................

1. Her book is not the same as my book

Her book is more different than mine

2. Lan is skillful, but Lien is more skillful

Lan is not as skillfull as Lien

3. They make pottery in this village

Pottery is made in this village

4.They built my school in 1992

My school was built in 1992

5. Why don't we bring a camera?

How about bringing a camera?

6. No one in my class is as good as Hai

Hai is the best in my class

1. This book is old
⇒What an old book
2. This dress is colourful
⇒What a colourful dress
7. My room is not the same as your room
⇒My room is different from your room
8. Her uniform is different from my uniform
⇒Her uniform is not the same as my uniform
9. Mai likes cooking
⇒Mai's hobby is cooking
10. Hoang's hobby is playing games
⇒Hoang likes playing games

Rewnte the following sentences without changing the meaning
1. This book is old
⇒ What...........an old book?.............
2. This dress is colourful
⇒ What...........a colourful dress!..............
3. I started learning English fifteen year ago
⇒ I have.........learned English for 15 years..........
4. He began playing computer games 2 month ago
⇒ He has.........played computer games since 2 month ago............
5. I started doing morning exsrcise 2 days ago
⇒ I have ..............done morning exercise for 2 days.................
6. She has cared eggshells for 10 years
⇒ She started..............caring eggshells 10 years ago.................
7. My room is not the same as your room
⇒ My room is.................different from your house.................
8. Her uniform is different from my uniform
⇒ Her uniform is not............the same as my uniform...............
9. Mai likes cooking
⇒ Mai's hobby................is cooking.................
10. Hoang's hobby is playing games
⇒ Hoang likes...............playing / to play games.................

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