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

1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work to day.

=> You don’t have to finish the work to day.
2. Sally finally managed to get a job.
=> Sally finally succeeded in getting a job.
3. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.
=> I certainly never go to that restaurant.
4. “I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued.
=>'' You’d better take a holiday''the doctor continued
5. If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill.
=> Unless you rest yourself you really will be ill.
6. I should like someone to take me out to dinner.
=> What I should like is to be taken out to dinner.
7. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
=> Martin’s poor doesn't prevent him from enjoying life.
8. They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them.
=> They can’t leave the dog alone on holiday
9. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.
=> The break-up of the marriage made my aunt heavily stressed.
10. I can’t believe that he passed the exam.
=> I find unbelivable that he passed the exam..
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
=> There isn't any way as fast as this to get to the city center..
2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.
=> He is the most successful in solving the problems.
3. We arrived too late to see the first film.
=> We didn’t arrive early enough to see the first film.
4. “Would you mind not smoking in here?”
=> I’d rather you didn't smoke in here.
5. He wrote the letter in two hours.
=> It took him two hours writting the letter.
6. “Why don’t we go out for a walk?”
=> My father suggested going out for a walk
7. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.
=> Though mr.benson is old,he runs 8 miles before breakfast..
8. I was very interested in our conversation.
=> It was interesting in our conversation.,
9. Why did you do that ?
=> Whatever ,you shouldn't have done that.
10. These bookshelves are my own work.
=>I make These bookshelves myself.
Exercise 3: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. I don't play tennis as well as you do.
You play tennis better than I do.
2. I haven't been to the dentist's for two years.
It's two years since I went to the dentist's.
3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
She never went to Paris without buying a new dress.
4. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
After having spent seven years at secondary school I went to university.
5. It's not worth living to make her change her mind.
There's no need to make her change her mind.
6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.
He denied for stealing (having stolen) the car/ that he had stolen the car.
7. Is this the only way to reach the city centre?
Isn't there another way to reach the city centre.
8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
1. If I were you, I’d take the train
At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen/ someone had stolen the money
9. It's my opinion that you should take more instead
exersise. of the bus.
If I were you, I'd take more exercise. 2. Someone must have forgotten
10. I was going to leave, but because of what to lock
he thesaid,door.
I didn't.
She persuaded me not to leave. 3. They have had/ owned this
Exercise 4: Rerwite the following sentences housethat for ten
keep years.
the same meaning.
4.
1. He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip toAt the end of theLondon.
course, there
He greatly regretted not seeing Andrey on her wastripatobig party.
London.
2. It's thought that the accident was caused by humanstar5. The pop that/ who/ whom
error.
The accident is thought to have been causedwe by invited
human onto error.the chat show
3. "Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal whendidn’t you go turn to up.
India?" he asked Elizabeth.
He asked Elizabeth if she would be visiting the 6.Taj
Despite
Mahalher whensaying that she
she went.
4. "Ithink you should try the chicken Marengo," wouldsaid come, the Iwaiter.
don’t think she
The waiter recommended us to try/ that we should ever will.try………..
5. 1.ThisYouis should
the most take the train
delicious cake I have ever
7. No tasted.
sooner had the plane left
instead of the bus..
I have never tasted such a dilicious cake the airport than the accident
2. I'm sure
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5: Rerwite forgot sentences
the following happened.that keep the same meaning.
to lock the door.
1. The questions are so easy that everyone 8. can
Hadanswer
you slept them.well last night,
3. They
They’re suchbought this house
easy questions teneveryone can
that answer them.
you wouldn’t feel tired now.
2. years
The boy ago. will receive some money to continue 9. Howhis longstudy. His parents
is it since you died in a traffic
4. The course finished with a big
accident started the project ?
The party.
boy whose parents died in a traffic accident 10. Thewill receive
church some
where money to continue his
their
5. We invited a pop star onto the
study wedding will be held is lovely.
3. chat
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are producing turn up. in Vietnam.
motorbikes
6. Although
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produced in Vietnam
4. would
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come, don't think sosheI didn't know who he was.
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had been
will. there yesterday, I would have known who he was
5. 7.If you
The doplanenot had
try hard,
hardlyyou
leftcan't
the pass the examination.
Unless you try hard,
airport when the accident you can’t pass the examination.
6. happened.
They spent more money, they had to work harder.
The 8. more they tired
You feel spentnowmoney the harder they had to work
because
7. you
Peopledidn't sleep very wellcover
thought that the last was made of iron.
The cover was thought to have been make of iron
night.
8. 9.HeWhenwent didto London.
you startHe thehad lived there when he was a boy.
He went to London where had lived when he was a boy
project?
9. Jane was absent from class because of her sickness.
10. Their wedding will be held in
Because Jane was sick, Jane was absent from clas
a lovely church.
10. The package was too heavy for Peter to carry.
The package was so heavy that Peter couldn’t carry it
Exercise 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
Exercise 7: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. My father used to play football 1. My father doesn’t play football

when he was young. anymore
2. Jane gave me a present on 2. I was given a present on my
my last birthday. last birthday
3. "Let's go swimming" 3. She suggests going swimming
4. "Would you like a cup of 4. He invited me a cup of tea
coffee?" 5. If we had had a map, I
5. We got lost in the jungle wouldn’t got lost in the jungle
because we didn't have a map. 6. I haven’t seen Bob since I was
6. I last saw Bob when I was in in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City. 7. It takes three hours to drive
7. It is a three-hour drive from from Hanoi to Nam Dinh.
Hanoi to Namdinh. 8. I wish you had told us about it
8. It's a pity you didn't tell us 9. The owner of the house is
about this. thought to be abroad
9. They think the owner of the 10. The sea was too rough for
house is abroad. the children to go swimming
10. The children couldn't go
swimming because the sea was
very rough.

Exercise 8: Rewrite each of the sentences,

beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1. When did you first know him?
How long have you known him?
2. Their trip lasted three day.
They had a trip lasting three days.
3. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you.
In case it rain hard this afternoon, take the rain coat with you.
4. She had to do the washing up but she didn't.
She forgot doing the washing up.
5. English is easy to learn.
It is easy to learn English.
6. Don't leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.
If you leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.
7. The furniture was too old to keep.
It was such old furniture that we couldn't keep it.
8. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.
No one else plays the guitar better than Garry in her class.
9. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time.
Since the computer was invented, people have saved a lot of time.
10.It's necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.
Everybody needs to clean up their neighborhood one a week.

Exercise 9: Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning
stays the same
1. It is necessary to finish the work today.
—> You need to finish the work today.
2. Sally finally managed to get the job.
--> Sally finally succeeded in getting the job.
3. This is the last time I go to this restaurant.
--> I certainly will never go to this restaurant.
4" I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued.
-> You'd better take a holiday " the doctor said to him.
5. " If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill”
— > Unless you rest yourself you really will be ill.
6. The doctor told him that he work too hard.
-> You work too hard" the doctor sai to him.
7. Those pictures are beautiful.
—> How beautiful those pictures are.
8. It was an interesting film.
-> What an interesting film !
9. What is the weight of your suitcase?
--> How heavy is your suitcase?
10. How tall is Peter's father?
-> What is Peter's father's height?
Exercise 10: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the first one:
 1. The car is too expensive for
him to buy.
2. It wasn’t until Shirley was
1. He can't afford to buy the car. eight years that she began to
2. Shirley didn't begin to read read.
until she was eight. 3. Mrs. Taylor wished she
3. Mrs. Taylor regretted buying
the second –hand washing-
hadn’t bought the second –
machine. hand washing – machine.
4. Nobody can deny that she has 4. It can’t be denied that she
a beautiful voice. has the beautiful voice.
5. Jane is the tallest girl in her 5. Nobody in Jane’s class is as
class . tall as her.
6. They couldn't find the
manager anywhere .
6. The manager was no where
7. Their teacher is making them to be found.
study hard . 7. They are being made to
8. As I get older , I want to travel study hard.
less. 8. The older I get, the less I
9. I have never been to Liverpool want to travel.
in my life .
10. My father speaks very little
9. Never have I been to
French . Liverpool in my life.
10. My father speaks hardly
any French.