Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. I don't play tennis as well as you do.

You ..................................................

2. I haven't been to the dentist's for two years.

It's .............................

3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.

She never ..................

4. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.

After .................................................

5. It's not worth living to make her change her mind.

There's .............................................

6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.

He denied ..................................

7. Is this the only way to reach the city centre?

Isn't there ................................?

8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.

At no time ..................................................

9. It's my opinion that you should take more exersise.

If I............................................................

10. I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn't.

She persuaded ...................................

a. Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. It was so late that nothing could be done

    It was too....

2. Bill is going to write to me. I will tell you all his news

   .. when................................

3. She didn't say a word as she left the room.

   She left the room ...

4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test

    As long as .............................................

5. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do

    We .....................

6. It 's a pity I didn’t take my doctor's advice.

    I wish...................................................

7.  They made him wait for two hours.

    He was ........................................

8. It took us 3 hours to open the door.

    We .............................................

9. A train leaves at 7 o'clock every morning.

    There is ......................................

10. During dinner, the phone rang.

    While I ...........................

b. Change these sentences into passive voice

1. I'll ask some one to paint my house blue.

2. I don't like people laughing me at my mistake.

3. Did anyone see you come in ?

4. I want you to leave me alone.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

31. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

32. “How long have you been in this job?” She asked him.

A. She asked him how long he has been in that job.

B. She asked him how long has he been in that job.

C. She asked him how long he had been in that job.

D. She asked him how long had he been in that job.

33. "What's your job?", said the doctor to Mr. Thomas.

A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was.

B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is.

C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job.

D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job.

34. “I don’t like football”, she said.

A. She said she didn’t like football. B. She said she don’t like football.

C. She said she doesn’t like football. D. She said I didn’t like football.

35.“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.

A. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.

B. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.

C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.

D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

31. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

32. “How long have you been in this job?” She asked him.

A. She asked him how long he has been in that job.

B. She asked him how long has he been in that job.

C. She asked him how long he had been in that job.

D. She asked him how long had he been in that job.

33. "What's your job?", said the doctor to Mr. Thomas.

A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was.

B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is.

C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job.

D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job.

34. “I don’t like football”, she said.

A. She said she didn’t like football. B. She said she don’t like football.

C. She said she doesn’t like football. D. She said I didn’t like football.

35.“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.

A. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.

B. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.

C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.

D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.

I.       Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

0.      He didn’t write to her because he didn’t like her.

He didn’t like her, so he didn’t write to her.                                                                         

1.      I like table tennis and that’s why I spend a lot of time on that game.

2.      Because the weather was cold, we had to cancel our picnic.

3.      I won’t forget to phone her. You know, I like her so much.

4.      They tried their best to complete the course and that was why they passed it.

5.      I love my city so much, so I think I will stay and work here in my city.

6.      He doesn’t see any reasons for a holiday, therefore he will continue to work.

7.      Please don’t forget me because I will miss you so much.

8.      The children like cartoons so much, so they will ask their grandpa to buy cartoons for them.

Exercise 1: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.

There ....................................................................................................................................................................................

2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.

He is the most ..................................................................................................................................................................

3. We arrived too late to see the first film.

We didn't ............................................................................................................................................................................

4. "Would you mind not smoking in here?"

I'd rather ...............................................................................................................................................................................

5. He wrote the letter in two hours.

It took .....................................................................................................................................................................................

6. "Why don't we go out for a walk?"

My father suggested ............................................................................................................................................................

7. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.

Though .................................................................................................................................................................................

8. I was very interested in our conversation.

It was interesting ......................................................................................................................................................

9. Why did you do that ?

Whatever .......................................................................................................................................................................?

10. These bookshelves are my own work.

I made ...............................................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 2: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. I don't play tennis as well as you do.

You .....................................................................................................................................................

2. I haven't been to the dentist's for two years.

It's ......................................................................................................................................................

3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.

She never .........................................................................................................................................

4. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.

After ..................................................................................................................................................

5. It's not worth living to make her change her mind.

There's ............................................................................................................................................

6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.

He denied .........................................................................................................................................

7. Is this the only way to reach the city centre?

Isn't there .........................................................................................................................................?

8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.

At no time ...........................................................................................................................................

9. It's my opinion that you should take more exersise.

If I...........................................................................................................................................................

10. I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn't.

She persuaded .....................................................................................................................................

1.Fiona was so disappointed that she couldn't keep on working.

=>such

2.They made him wait for two hours.

=>He was

3.I only recognized him when he came into the room.

=>It was

4.Thanks to Lan's help, I was able to finish the project.

=>Had

5. He was very sorry that he didn't see Audrey on her trip to London.

=> he greatly registered

6. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.

=> The accident is

7. "Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India? " He asked Elizabeth.

=>He asked

8. I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn't.

=> he persuaded

9. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted.

=> I have