1.My brother used to study more lazily than he does now.

2.John could hardly understand what the teacher said.

3.She is fond of her newphew in his terrrible behavior.

4.The plane doesn't take as long as the train.

5.Do you happen to have change for 2 pounds?

Rewrite:

1. My brother studies now harder than he used to.

-> My brother____________________________used to study more lazily than he does now_____________________________.

2. John only understood very little what the teacher said.

-> John could hardly______________________understand what the teacher said___________________________________.

3. Tom will be twenty next week.

-> It's Tom's______________________twentieth birthday next week___________________________________.

4. She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.

-> She is fond of her nephew in_______________________spite of his terrible behaviour__________________________________.

5. He didn't hurry, so he missed the bus.

-> If_______________________he had hurried he wouldn’t have missed the bus__________________________________.

6. He prefers reading books to watching TV.

->He would________________________rather read books than watch TV_________________________________.

7. The train takes longer than the plane.

-> The plane_______________________does not take as long as the train_________________________________.

8. I don't suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you?

->DO you happen_______________________to have change for 2 pounds?__________________________________.

Despite my nephew's terrible behavior, I am fond of him

1. Although the team played well, they lost.

® In spite of ...playing well, the team lost ....

2. In spite of all our warnings, he left the camp without taking his rifle.

® Although we had warned him, he left the camp without taking his rifle

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

 ® Despite......my nephew's terrible behavior, I am fond of him.....

4. In spite of his age, Mr Benson runs 7 miles before breakfast everyday.

® Although...Mr.Benson was old, he runs 7 miles before breakfast every day

5. Although she wasn't experienced, she got the job.

® In spite of..not being experienced, she got the job.......

6 The flat 's so noisy but we enjoy living there.

® Even though....the flat's so noisy, we enjoy living there......

7. Although Christopher was stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.

® Despite his......his superior strength, Christopher was soon overpowered by his attacker.(tham khảo c7).............

8. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.

® Despite my....strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time..........

9. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost.

® I got lost....although I knew the area well...

10. Although I warned them not to climb that tree, they did.

® In spite of........being warned not to climb that tree, they did

11. Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports.

® Despite her....severe disability, Judy participated in many sports.

12. When I was running to the stadium, I met Lan.

® Running.........to the stadium, I met Lan......

1. Although the team played well, they lost.

® In spite of .the team's playing well, they lost......

2. In spite of all our warnings, he left the camp without taking his rifle.

® Although we had warned him, he left the camp without taking his rifle.

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

 ® Despite......MY NEPHEW'S TERRIBLE BEHAVIOUR, I AM FOND OF HIM.....

4. In spite of his age, Mr Benson runs 7 miles before breakfast everyday.

® Although..MR BENSON IS OLD, HE RUNS 7 MILES BEFORE BREAKFAST EVERYDAY.

5. Although she wasn't experienced, she got the job.

® In spite of.....HER BEING INEXPERIENCED, SHE GOT THE JOB....

6 The flat 's so noisy but we enjoy living there.

® Even though...THE FLAT IS SO NOISY, WE ENJOY LIVING THERE.......

7. Although Christopher was stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.

® Despite his........BEING STRONGER OF THE TWO, CHRISTOPHER'S ATTACKER SOON OVERPOWERED HIM...........

8. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.

® Despite my......STRONG DISAPPROVAL OF YOUR BEHAVIOUR, I WILL HELP YOU THIS TIME........

9. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost.

® I got lost...ALTHOUGH I KNEW THE AREA WELL....

10. Although I warned them not to climb that tree, they did.

® In spite of......MY WARN, THEY CLIMBED THAT TREE..........

11. Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports.

® Despite her...SEVERE DISABILITY, SHE PARTICIPATED IN MANY SPORTS..

12. When I was running to the stadium, I met Lan.

® Running........TO THE STADIUM, I MET LAN.......

1.He was annoyed because I walked across the field.

=> He ojected to my walking across the field.

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

=> I am fond of my nephew in spite of his terrible behavior.

3. I won't swim in the sea because it is too cold.

=> The sea is not warm enough for me to swim.

4." I was not 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 whoes suicase it was.

6. she hasn't ridden a horse before.

=> It is the first time she has ridden a horse. 

7. Haven't you got any cheaper televisons.?

=> Are these your cheapest televisions?

8.The children should be in bed by now.

=> It's time for the children to be in bed.

9.He can't do anything about it. 

=>There's nothing he can do about it.

10. He borrowed my book , but he forgot to return it.

=> I lent him my book, but he forgot to return it.

1.He was annoyed because I walked across the field.

=> He ojected to my walking across the field.

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

=> I am fond of my nephew in spite of his terrible behavior.

3. I won't swim in the sea because it is too cold.

=>The sea is not warm enough for me to swim

4." I was not there at the time " he said

=> He denied being there at time.

5. " Who does that suitcase belong to " the policeman asked us

=> The policeman asked us whoes suicase it was

6. she hasn't ridden a horse before.

=>It is the first time, she has ridden a hourse

7. Haven't you got any cheaper televisons.?

=> Are these your cheapest television?

8.The children should be in bed by now.

=> It's time for the children to be in bed.

9.He can't do anything about it. 

=>There's nothing he can do about it

10. He borrow my book , but he forgot to return it.

=> I lent him my book, but he forgot to return it

Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1.Mr. Stone is not rich man. He wishes he ...drove..... (to drive) a Porshe instead of the car he has now.

2. But his wife isn't fond of cars. She wishes they .....lived..... (To live) in a bigger house.

3. They have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy wishes he ....had.. (To have) his own PC, and the girl, who is not very beautiful, wishes she .....were..... (To be) the most popular girl in her school.

4.Grandmother Sarah likes travelling a lot. She wishes she ....saw..... (To see) lots of countries she reads about.

5. Grandfather John is fond of cooking. He is not a real chef, but he wishes he ....worked.... (To work) is a famous restaurant.

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

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Rewriting these sentences without changing their meanings

1. Margaret stayed home because her mother was sick

-> Because of ___her mother's sickness, Margaret stayed home ________

2. The train came late because it was foggy

-> Because of __the foggy weather, The train came late _________

3. In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William still went to school

-> Although __he surffered from a bad cold, William still went to school_________

4. Because of the boring film, I decided to leave early

-> Because ____the film was boring, I decided to leave early_______

5. Because of the rough sea, we can't swim today

-> Because _____the sea is rough, we can't swim today______

6. Because of the cold weather, he stayed at home and watched TV

-> Because ____the weather was cold, he stayed at home and watched TV_______

7. In spite of the bad weather, they are going to have a picnic

-> Although ___the weather is bad, they are going to have a picnic ________

8. In spite of the high price, her father bought that computer for her

-> Although ____the price was high, her father bought that computer for her ________

9. In spite of her illness, she went to work

-> Although ____she was ill, she went to work _______

10. Although he is ill, he tries to go to school on time

-> In spite of __his illness , he tries to go to school on time_________

11. Most of the time, Claire does her homework after dinner (usually)

-> Claire ____usually spends most of the time doing her homework after dinner ___________

12. Chris doesn't enjoy sports (like)

-> Chris _____doesn't like sports________

13. Do you like ice-skating ? (fond)

-> Are ____you fond of ice-skating__________

14. Do you have plans for tonight ? (doing)

-> What ___are you doing for tonight_________

15. She never went abroad when she was a child (go)

-> She _____didn't use to go abroad when she was a child _________

Rewriting these sentences without changing their meanings

1. Margaret stayed home because her mother was sick

-> Because of Margaret's mother sickness, Margaret stayed home.

2. The train came late because it was foggy

-> Because of being foggy, the train came late.

3. In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William still went to school

-> Although William suffered from a bab cold, he still went to school.

4. Because of the boring film, I decided to leave early

-> Because the film is boring , I decided to leave early

5. Because of the rough sea, we can't swim today

-> Because the sea is rough, we can't swim today

6. Because of the cold weather, he stayed at home and watched TV

-> Because the weaher is cold, he stayed at home and watched TV

7. In spite of the bad weather, they are going to have a picnic

-> Although the weather is bad, they are going to have a picnic

8. In spite of the high price, her father bought that computer for her

-> Although the price was high, her father bought that computer for her

9. In spite of her illness, she went to work

-> Although she was ill, she went to work

10. Although he is ill, he tries to go to school on time

-> In spite of his illness, he tries to go to school on time

11. Most of the time, Claire does her homework after dinner (usually)

-> Claire usually does her homework after dinner

12. Chris doesn't enjoy sports (like)

-> Chris does not like sports

13. Do you like ice-skating ? (fond)

-> Are you fond of ice-skating

14. Do you have plans for tonight ? (doing)

-> What are you doing tonight ?

15. She never went abroad when she was a child (go)

-> She used to go abroad