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    Lesson 6 - Paraphrase

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    The document provides examples of sentence transformations where the meaning is kept the same but the structure is changed. Some examples include changing active to passive voice, adding conjunctions like "although" or "despite", and rearranging clauses and words. The goal is to practice different ways to rewrite sentences while maintaining the original meaning.

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    The document provides examples of sentence transformations where the meaning is kept the same but the structure is changed. Some examples include changing active to passive voice, adding conjunctions like "although" or "despite", and rearranging clauses and words. The goal is to practice different ways to rewrite sentences while maintaining the original meaning.

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    Lesson 6 - Paraphrase

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    The document provides examples of sentence transformations where the meaning is kept the same but the structure is changed. Some examples include changing active to passive voice, adding conjunctions like "although" or "despite", and rearranging clauses and words. The goal is to practice different ways to rewrite sentences while maintaining the original meaning.

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    LESSON 6: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1)

    1. We couldn’t have managed without/but for my father’s money.


    => If it hadn’t been for my father’s money,we could not have managed
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    2. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
    => Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back
    ___________________________________________________
    3. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.
    => The English owed the introduction of pototoes and tobacco to walter raleigh
    ___________________________________________________.
    4. “If my members agree to that I’ll be very surprised,” said the union delegate.
    => The union delegate would be very surprise if his member agreed to that
    __________________________________________________.
    5. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
    => Despite strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time
    ___________________________________________________.
    6. I am sorry I missed Professor Baker’s lecture.
    => I am sorry not to have attended professor banker’s lecture
    __________________________________________________.
    7. We may not be able to give the concert.
    => The concert may have to be cancelled
    __________________________________________________
    8. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
    => It came as no surprise to me that harry had failed his driving test
    _________________________________________________.
    9. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
    => Not until he came into light the light did I recognized him
    ___________________________________________________.
    10. That rumour about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false.
    => There is a grain of truth in that rumor_ about the politician
    _________________________________________________
    11. One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of the race.
    => One runner was so exhausted that he cound not complete the last lap of the race
    __________________________________________________.
    12. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.
    => I’ve never known such a more warm hearted person than my mother
    __________________________________________________.
    13. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do. (make sb V)
    => We were never _made to do anything we didn’t want to do
    __________________________________________________
    14. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.
    => Had it not been for the death of the prime minister, the bill would have been passed
    __________________________________________________
    15. It is quite pointless to complain.
    => There’s no point in complaining__________________________________________________
    16. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.
    => Only after _a new pay offere did the workers call off the strike
    __________________________________________________.
    17. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.
    => He received a six month sentence in prison for his part in the robbery
    ___________________________________________________
    18. You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar.
    => There's no limit on how much you eat for $5 at the new luch bar
    ___________________________________________________.
    19. She wore a hearing-aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well.
    => She wasn’t _so deaf of hearing that she could not hear the phone ring perfectly well
    ________________________________________________
    20. You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs. Jones.
    => Mrs. Jone is the most generous person thay you will ever met
    ___________________________________________________

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