Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one.

1. The world would be much better off if all environmental pollution stopped today.

-> Were . . . . . . .

2. He suddenly thought that he might have misunderstood her.

-> It crossed . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. You must concentrate on your study more.

-> You must apply. . . .

4. If you don't pay on time, your booking will be cancelled.

-> Failure. . . . . . . .

II. Write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word. 
1. He drove so carelessly that he had an accident last month. (such)
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2. Dickens’s last novel was unfinished when he died. (without)
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3. Mark is too young to see the horror film. (enough)
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4. Everyone but Jane failed to produce the correct answer. (succeeded)
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5. “How about going to the concert?” said John. (suggested)
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II. Write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word. 
1. He drove so carelessly that he had an accident last month. (such)
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2. Dickens’s last novel was unfinished when he died. (without)
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3. Mark is too young to see the horror film. (enough)
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4. Everyone but Jane failed to produce the correct answer. (succeeded)
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5. “How about going to the concert?” said John. (suggested)
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III. Use the words provided to write meaningful sentences. Use can make any necessary changes if you wish.
1. John/ only/ understand/ little/ what/ professor/ say/ last lecture.
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2. I/ not/ suppose/ you/ have/ change/ two pounds.
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3. harder/ he/ try/ worse/ he/ danced/ before/ large audience.
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4. Never/ my life/ I/ see/ such/ beautiful sunset.
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5. five-thousand dollar reward/ offered/ the capture/ escaped criminals.
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6. Peter/ not/ care/ if/ Tony/ leave/ stay.
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7. What/ he/ did/ come/ no surprise/ me.
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8. Though/ she/ very tired/ she/ agreed/ help/ son/ his homework.
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9. My mother/ always/ first one/ get up/ prepare/ breakfast/ us. 
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10. In order/ get/ scholarship/ students/ required/ write/ essay/ their future.
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A – Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one.

1.    Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

à Despite his…………………………………………………………………….……………

2.    She knows a lot more about it than I do.

à I don’t know…………………………………………………………………………………

3.    That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.

à  It is such……………………………………………………………………………………

4.    “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.

à She reminded…………………………………………………...…………………………

5.    It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday.

à This work……………………………………………………………………………………

IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :

1. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.

- Without _____________________________________________

2. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.

- Only by______________________________________________

3. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.

- The fact that__________________________________________

4. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.

- Neither_______________________________________________

5. He was ill. He went to school.

- In spite of____________________________________________

6. Think carefully. Answer my question.

- Before _______________________________________________

7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

- My mother ___________________________________________

8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.

- If ___________________________________________________

9. She cooked better than you did.

- You _________________________________________________

10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.

- We can only __________________________________________

11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

- Because _____________________________________________

12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”

- She said _____________________________________________

13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.

- Because of ___________________________________________

14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.

- If ___________________________________________________

15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.

- The question was too___________________________________

IX. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one.

1.     The house was so old that it needed repairing.

=>It was such ____________________________________________________________.

2.     She couldn’t come to my birthday party because she was busy.

=>She was busy __________________________________________________________.

3.     It took Mai five hours to go to the seaside last week.

=>Mai spent _____________________________________________________________.

4.     She always gets up early in the morning and she is used to it.

=>She’s used____________________________________________________________.

5.     He speaks too quickly for me to understand.

=> He doesn’t speak_______________________________________________________.