Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one, using the words in brackets.
1. Tomorrow, we will have a meeting with Dr. Emmerich. He is the president of Oxacon electrics. (who) *
2. I don't know how this machine works so I don't use it. (if) *
3. Connie is always spending money on luxury clothes although she comes from a poor family. ( in spite of) *
4. "Who broke my favorite vase?'' She asked. *
5. Although Tony was paid a good salary, he decided to quit his job? ( despite) *
6. I have talked to the cohen. His short film won the National Film Award. (whose) *
1. Tomorrow, we will have a meeting with Dr. Emmerich who is the president of Oxacon electrics.
2. If I knew how this machine works, I would use it.
3. In spite of coming from a poor family, Connie is always spending money on luxury clothes.
4. She asked who had broken her favourite vase?
5. Despite a good salary, he decided to quit his job?
6. I have talked to the cohen whose short film won the National Film Award.
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Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one, using the words in brackets.
1. Tomorrow, we will have a meeting with Dr. Emmerich. He is the president of Oxacon electrics. (who)
2. I don't know how this machine works so I don't use it. (if)
3. Connie is always spending money on luxury clothes although she comes from a poor family. ( in spite of)
4. "Who broke my favorite vase?'' She asked.
5. Although Tony was paid a good salary, he decided to quit his job? ( despite)
6. I have talked to the cohen. His short film won the National Film Award. (whose)
1. Tomorrow, we will have a meeting with Dr. Emmerich who is the president of Oxacon electrics.
2. If I know how this machine works, I will use it.
3. Connie is always spending money on luxury clothes in spite of her poor family.
4. She asked who broke her favorite vase.
5. Despite a good salary, he decided to quit his job?
6. I have talked to the Cohen whose short film won the National Film Award.
IX. Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one,
using the word in brackets.
1. You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words. ( LOOK)
________________________________________________________________________
2. The doctor told my father to stop smoking. ( GIVE)
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3. The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks. ( UP)
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4. Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. ( GREW)
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5. His business is going badly- he’ll have to stop doing it soon. ( CLOSE)
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6. My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don’t seem to have a good relationship with each other. ( GET)
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IV/ Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentences have a similar meaning to the original one, using the word in brackets
1 You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words (LOOK)
=>
2 The doctor told my father to stop smoking (GIVE)
=>
3 The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks (UP)
=>
4 Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (GREW)
=>
5 His business is going badly - he'll have to stop doing it soon (CLOSE)
=>
6 My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don't seem to have a good relationship with each other (GET)
=>
IV/ Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentences have a similar meaning to the original one, using the word in brackets
1 You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words (LOOK)
=> You should use a dictionary to look up the meaning of new words.
2 The doctor told my father to stop smoking (GIVE)
=> The doctor told my father to give up smoking.
3 The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks (UP)
=> The cost of living has been going up considerably in the past few weeks.
4 Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (GREW)
=> Margaret Thatcher was born and grew up in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.
5 His business is going badly - he'll have to stop doing it soon (CLOSE)
=> His business is going badly - he'll have to close it down soon.
6 My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don't seem to have a good relationship with each other (GET)
=> My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don't seem to get on well with each other.
. Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one, using the word in brackets
1. I live in a noisy city and I don’t like that. (wish)
2. People think that he is a great teacher. (thought)
3. “When should I turn off the oven, Mum?” Mai asked her mother. (to turn off)
4. Getting along with people from other cultures is hard for us. (It)
1. I wish I did not live in a noisy city.
2. It is thought that he is a great teacher.
3. Mai asked her mother to turn off the oven.
4. It's hard for us to get along with people from other cultures.
Rewrite the second sentence, using words given in brackets, so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
2. That is her school. (hers)
=> _____________________________________________________
3. It takes me about two hours each day to do my homework. (spend)
=> _____________________________________________________
4. His new film is really surprising me. (surprised)
=> _____________________________________________________
5. I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella. (although)
=> _____________________________________________________
6. They will sell these chemicals everywhere in my hometown. (sold)
=> _____________________________________________________
7. Scientists will find solutions to reduce pollution in our city. (by)
=> _____________________________________________________
8. They will build a solar power factory in Australia in the future. (be)
=> _____________________________________________________
That school is hers
I spend about two hours each day doing my homework
I am surprised by his new film
Although I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.
These chemicals will be sold everywhere in my hometown.
Solutions to reduce pollution in our city will be found by scientists
A solar power factory in Australia will be built in the future
I. Rewrite each sentence beginning with the words given so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. (2.0 p)
1. I feel sorry I don’t have enough time to look over the document for you.
→ I wish _________________________________________________________________ .
2. My absence from school yesterday made the teacher angry.
→ Because __________________________________________________________________.
3. They gave me a place to stay and let me use their car.
→ Not only _________________________________________________________________ .
4. It was such a difficult question that we couldn’t answer it.
→ The question was too ________________________________________________________.
5. Jack can’t tell you about that sight because he doesn’t see it.
→ Jack could ________________________________________________________________.
6. The correspondents sent their reports to their newspaper.
→ The correspondents’_________________________________________________________.
7. Computer systems used to be more expensive than they are now.
→ Computer systems now are not ________________________________________________.
8. Mr Brown looks very sad. His team has lost the game.
→ Mr Brown, whose___________________________________________________________.
9. "If I were you, I wouldn’t believe in his words," said my friend to me.
→ My friend advised___________________________________________________________.
10. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.
→ Such ____________________________________________________________________.
1. I feel sorry I don’t have enough time to look over the document for you.
→ I wish I had enough time to look over the document for you.
2. My absence from school yesterday made the teacher angry.
→ Because I was absent from school yesterday, the teacher was angry.
3. They gave me a place to stay and let me use their car.
→ Not only did they give me a place ti stay but they also let me use their car.
4. It was such a difficult question that we couldn’t answer it.
→ The question was too difficult for us to answer.
5. Jack can’t tell you about that sight because he doesn’t see it.
→ Jack could tell you about that sight if he saw it.
6. The correspondents sent their reports to their newspaper.
→ The correspondents’ reports were sent to their newspaper.
7. Computer systems used to be more expensive than they are now.
→ Computer systems now are not as expensive as they used to.
8. Mr Brown looks very sad. His team has lost the game.
→ Mr Brown, whose team has lost the game, looks very sad.
9. "If I were you, I wouldn’t believe in his words," said my friend to me.
→ My friend advised me not to believe in his words.
10. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.
→ Such a disappointed girl Fiona was that she could not keep on working.
I. For each of the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word given in brackets. (5ms)
1. The children will go swimming if it is sunny. (won’t)
Unless ……………………………………………………………………… swimming
2. You got lost because you didn’t do what I told you. (followed)
If ……………………………………………………………………………… got lost.
3. They had to cancel the flight because of the horrible storm. (canceled)
The ……………………………………………………………………………… storm.
4. You won’t have to go to the meeting tomorrow. (necessary)
It will ……………………………………………………………………. tomorrow.
5. How long was your flight from Hanoi to Bangkok? (take)
How …………………………………………………………………………Bangkok?
1. The children will go swimming if it is sunny. (won’t)
Unless …it is sunny, the children won't go…………… swimming
2. You got lost because you didn’t do what I told you. (followed)
If ………you had followed what I told you, you would not have got lost……………………… got lost.
3. They had to cancel the flight because of the horrible storm. (canceled)
The …flight had to be canceled because of the horrible……… storm.
4. You won’t have to go to the meeting tomorrow. (necessary)
It will be not necessary for you to go to the meeting………. tomorrow.
5. How long was your flight from Hanoi to Bangkok? (take)
How …long does it take you to fly from Hanoi to…………Bangkok?
Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one using the word given:
Mary’s hair is short.
=> Mary ______________________________________________________.