1.No one helped him paint the gate.(Reflexive pronoun)
=>He painted the gate by himself 
2.I often got up late when I was ten years old.(used to)
=>I used to get  up late when I was ten years old
3.It took my brother two hours to do volunteer work at a local orphanage last year.
=>My brother spent two hours doing volunteer work at a local orphanage last year.

can cook better than my sister does

has to work late on Sundays

Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one given before it.

1. I am interested in collecting stamps.

--------------I like collecting stamps----------------------

2. There is beef and chicken in the menu.

--------------The menu has beef and chicken---------------------------------

3. Her book is not like mine

---------------------Her book is different from mine-----------------------------

4. This film is more interesting than that one.

------------------------That film is not as interesting as this film----------------------------

5. He didn’t wear enough warm clothes. He’s had a cold for three days. 

---------------He's had a cold for three days because he didnt't wear enough warm clothes-------------------------------------------

6. The market does not have any carrots.

----------------There aren't any carrots in the market-----------------------------------

7. It's still cold, but it was colder yesterday.

----------------------Today isn't as cold as it was yesterday--------------------------------

8. Khanh is a better painter than Giang.

----------------Giang can't paint as well as Khanh-------------------------------

9. I like salad best.

------------------Salad is my favorite food---------------------------------

10. How many kilos of rice would you like?

-------------------How many kilos of rice do you want?------------------------------

1. The last time she went out with him was two years ago

→ She hasn^’t __________gone out with him for 2 years_________________________________________________________

2. Although the weather was bad, we had a wonderful holiday with a lot of interesting activities.

→ Despite _____the bad weather, we had a wonderful holiday with a lot of interesting activities. _________________________________________________________________

3.  The woman is so fool that no one took any notice of her.

→ She is______such a fool woman that no one took any notice of her.

__________________________________________________________________

4. They don’t have enough time so they cannot do me a favor.
→ Were______they to have enough time , they could do me a favor__________________________________________________________________

5. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John.

→ John advised Elizabeth____________not to lend him any more money______________________________________________

1. She didn’t like literature and her sister didn’t either.
    Neither _____ _____________________she nor her sister likes literature________________________________________
2. I’ve never done such a difficult test.
    It  __________ is the first time i have done such a difficult test._____________________________________________________________

3. I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet.
    If _______________________  my children hadn't wanted a pet, I wouldn't have bought that dog________________________________________________

4. The weather was so beautiful that we went swimming.
   It was ________________ such a beautiful weather that we went swimming.____________________________________________________

5. I am really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.
   I really wish __________________I had invited her to the party._____________________________________________

Tham khảo

1. She studies far more seriously now than she used to.

2. He is behaving more violently than ever before.

3. So long as he arrives before eleven, she can meet him.

4. Such was Fiona’s disappointment that she could not keep on working.

5. The reason why I missed the beginning of the film was my car broke down.

6. You should not have allowed/let a four-year-old child to walk/ walk home alone.

7. Not until I left home could I realize how important the family is.

8. We have booked five rooms, only two of which have air conditioning.

9. Had it not been for my Mom’s help, I could not have held a big party.

10.The harder you work, the more successful you are/ will be.

1.       Although the weather was terrible we had a good time at the campsite.                                    

Despite___the terribe weather, we had a good time at the campsite. _______________________________________________________________________________

2.       I regret telling him the news.

I wish _________I hadn't told him the news__________________________________________________________________________

3.       'Don’t be late for the meeting tomorrow morning, Tim!” she said.

She told ______Tim not to be late for the meeting the next morning___________________________________________________________________________

4.       The school I went to last year was better than this one.

This school ________is not as good as the school I went to last year_______________________________________________________________________

5.       I’d rather you stayed home tonight than went out with those people.

I’d prefer___you to stay home home tonight rather than go out with those people.______________________________________________________________________________

6.       People think that Mr Smith took bribes from a mafia group.

Mr Smith _________is though to have taken bribes from a mafia group. ________________________________________________________________________

7.       I’ve never seen such a long bridge before.

This ______is the first time I have seen such a long bridge _______________________________________________________________________________

8.       Thanks to Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early.

If it ________hadn't been for Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early. ______________________________________________________________________________

9.       How much does this camera cost?

What_______is the price of this camera_____________________________________________________________________________

10.    The work is very hard and he can’t do it.

The work is too_______hards for him to do_____________________________________________________________________

1. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult. (used)

Ò My French friend ¬_________isn't used to driving on the left _____________________________________________

2. They’re telling me that I must make a decision soon. (pressure)

Ò   I am under pressure to make a decision soon by them

3. I only found out the truth because I heard the two of them talking.  (found)

Ò   If I  hadn't heard him speaking on the phone, I wouldn't have found out the truth

4. I bought myself some good new clothes. I need them for my new job.  (which)

Ò   I bought myself some good new clothes which I need for my new job.

5. I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is distracting me. (putting)

Ò  I am trying to concentrate but all that noise you making is putting me off

6. We could just see him in the crowd.  (make)

Ò We_____make you out ____________________________________in the crowd.

7. The area is so polluted that it is hard to live there.  (pollution)

Ò Such ________is the pollution of the area tha_________________________________that it is hard to live there.

8. Why were you so impatient in such a situation?  (supposed)

Ò You are _______not supposed to be impatient__________________________________such a situation.

9. He is likely to arrive late again.  (probably)

Ò He ____will probably arrive late____________________________________again.

10. I don’t mind if you leave now.  (objection)

Ò I have ____no objection to your leaving _____________________________________now

1 My father no longer smokes a lot

2 No one in her class is as intelligent as Mary

3 It was not warm enough for children to go to school

4 They started living here ten years ago

5 If you want my opinion, you should take more exercise