GRAMMAR EXERCISE

GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
1. The children prefer cycling to walking.
The children would rather
2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d rather
3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.
I’d rather
4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.
I’d rather you
5. Please don’t go there now.
I’d rather you
6. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.
Her journey
7. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.
It took
8. We spent three hours opening the door.
It took
9. He washed his car in one hour.
It took
10. They built that bridge in three years.
It took
11. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
The sea was too
12. The ink was so faded that I couldn’t read the word.
The ink was too
13. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.
It was
14. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.
He speaks
15. These questions are too difficult for us to answer.

These questions are so
16. He spoke too quickly for me to understand.
He spoke so
17. The air is too polluted for us to breathe.
The air is not
18. The tea was too hot for him to drink.
It was such
19. The garden is too small to play football in.
The garden isn’t
20. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.
The box was so
It was such
21. The film was interesting enough for us to see twice.
It was such
The film was
22. I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold.
The sea is not
23. It was such hot coffee that he couldn’t drink it.
The tea was too
24. No one in the group is younger than her.
She is the
25. Tom is the best football player in the team.
No one in the team is
26. My sister is taller than any other student in the class.
My sister is
27. Susan isn’t as good at chemistry as Sarah.
Sarah is
28. Stone isn’t as hard as iron.
Iron is
29. I don’t play the guitar as well as he does.

He plays
30. No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh city.
Ho Chi Minh city
31. My father doesn’t drink a lot. He doesn’t smoke a lot.
My father neither
32. He didn’t come. He didn’t phone me.
He neither
33. I come late and my friend comes late too.
Both
34. She likes pop music. She also likes rock music.
She likes not only
35. You can go to bed. You can watch TV if you like.
You can either
36. I / not meet / him / yesterday.

37. When / I / go / work / see / accident

38. They / used / live here / but now / they / live / city.

39. She / wash / dishes / while / husband / watch / TV

40. When / I / come / they / have / breakfast.

41. Farmers / work / field / at the moment.

42. My friend / not write / me / a year.

43. My father / jog / that park / every morning.

44. I / learn / French / many years now.

45. Before I / go / out / I / prepare / dinner.

Note:
Would rather + V1 + than + V1
Would rather + O + V (quá khứ đơn): muốn ai làm gì