Ôn tập 11- Sentence transformation

Sentence transformation (keys)
Rewrite the sentences, do not change their meanings.
1. How long is it since you started learning English?
When did you start learning English?
2. I would like you to help me do this English exercise.
Do you mind helping me do this English exercise?
3. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.
If he had hurried, he wouldn t have missed the train’ .
4. If it doesn’t rain soon, the crops will be lost.
Unless it rains soon, the crops will be lost.
5. Although the team played well, they lost.
Despite playing well, the team lost.
6. I didn’t go because it rained heavily.
Because of the heavy rain, I couldn t go’ .
7. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
I wish I hadn t missed your birthday party’ .
8. Tom doesn’t study so hard as Marry.
Mary studies harder than Tom.
9. It is hopeless for her to wait for his return.
Waiting for his return is hopeless for her.
10. I missed the meeting because my car broke down.
If my car hadn t broken down, I wouldn t have missed the meeting’ ’ .
11. The police are questioning Mr. and Mrs. David.
Mr. and Mrs. David are being questioned by the police.
12. He would pass the contest if he didn’t drink alcohol.
Unless he drank alcohol, he would pass the contest.
13. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
She left the room without saying a word.
14. The door was too heavy for the child to put it open.
The door was so heavy that the boy couldn t put it open’ .
15. I was very busy, so I couldn’t go to the meeting.

If I hadn t been busy, I could have gone to the meeting’
16. In spite of his old age, he worked very hard.
Although he was old, he worked very hard.
17. People who are lazy won’t be wealthy.
Nobody who is lazy will be wealthy.
18. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to.
We were never made to do anything we didn t want to’ .
19. I haven’t come there for several years.
It is several years since I last came there.
20. The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there.
21. He feels ill because he has worked hard.
He has worked so hard that he feels ill.
22. He got up early so that he wouldn’t be late for the meeting.
He got up early so as not to be late for the meeting.
23. She was a very intelligent student so she always got the scholarship.
She was such an intelligent student that she always got the scholarship.
24. I’ll stay at home if I am not invited.
Unless I am invited, I ll stay at home’ .
25. You are too young to ride a motorbike.
You are not old enough to ride a motorbike.
26. My father stopped smoking 2 years ago.
My father hasn t smoked for 2 years’ .
27. I’ve never been to Hue before.
This is the first time I ve been to Hue’ .
28. I regret telling him what we were planning to do.
I wish I hadn t told him what we were planning to do’ .
29. He didn’t go to school because he was ill.
Because of his illness, he didn t go to school’ .
30. You should eat a lot of fresh fruit.

He advised me to eat a lot of fresh fruit.
31. I last saw him when I was a student.
I haven’t seen him since I was a student.
32. The flight to Moscow lasted three hours.
It took three hours to fly to Moscow.
33. It is cheaper to go by car than by train.
Going by train is more expensive than going by car.
34. Since she was careless, Mary lost her job.
Because of her carelessness, Mary lost her job.
35. It is impossible to learn a foreign language in a week.
Learning a foreign language in a week is impossible.
36. It took him a whole day to repair the radio.
He spent a whole day repairing the radio.
37. Nam often spends 2 hours a day doing the housework.
It often takes Nam 2 hours a day to do the housework.
38. Let’s go for a walk. We’ve been working all day.
John suggested going for a walk.
39. I expect that they will get there by lunch.
I expect them to get there by lunch.
40. I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your birthday party last Sunday, John.
Mary apologizes for not coming to John s birthday party last Sunday’ .
41. Thanks to Laura’s report. I was able to finish the project.
Had it not been Laura s report, I wouldn t have been able to finish the project’ ’ .
42. That question cannot be answered satisfactorily.
There is no satisfactory answer for that question.
43. I don’t like keeping fish. My sister doesn’t like keeping fish either.
Neither my sister nor I like keeping fish.
44. I have not experienced such a storm since I was a child.
Not since I was a child have I expected such a storm.
45. Those children were not well educated.

Those children’s education was not very good.
46. We expected that the report will be published shortly.
The report is expected to be published shortly
47. We only learnt the truth yesterday.
It was only yesterday that we learnt the truth.
48. If it hadn’t been for your help he would be in a worse mess.
If you hadn t helped him, he would be in a worse mess’ .
49. Thanks to your help, I finished it in time.
But for your help, I couldn t have finished it in time’ .
50. I did not know what would happen and I did not care what would happen.
I neither knew nor cared what would happen.
51. I’d like to visit India more than any other country in the world.
It’s India that I d like to visit most/more than any other country in the world.’
Sentence transformation
Rewrite the sentences, do not change their meanings.
1. How long is it since you started learning English?
When ?………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I would like you to help me do this English exercise.
Do you mind ..?………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.
If he ..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. If it doesn’t rain soon, the crops will be lost.
Unless .………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Although the team played well, they lost.
Despite .………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. I didn’t go because it rained heavily.
Because of ...…………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
I wish ...………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Tom doesn’t study so hard as Marry.

Mary .……………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. It is hopeless for her to wait for his return.
Waiting .………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. I missed the meeting because my car broke down.
If my car ..……………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. The police are questioning Mr. and Mrs. David.
Mr. and Mrs. David .…………………………………………………………………………………………
12. He would pass the contest if he didn’t drink alcohol.
Unless ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
She left .………………………………………………………………………………………………………
14. The door was too heavy for the child to put it open.
The door ..……………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. I was very busy, so I couldn’t go to the meeting.
If .……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
16. In spite of his old age, he worked very hard.
Although .…………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. People who are lazy won’t be wealthy.
Nobody ...……………………………………………………………………………………………………
18. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to.
We were ..……………………………………………………………………………………………………
19. I haven’t come there for several years.
It is ..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
20. The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
It is ..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
21. He feels ill because he has worked hard.
He ...…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
22. He got up early so that he wouldn’t be late for the meeting.
He .……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
23. She was a very intelligent student so she always got the scholarship.

She was .………………………………………………………………………………………………………
24. I’ll stay at home if I am not invited.
Unless ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………
25. You are too young to ride a motorbike.
You are not ..…………………………………………………………………………………………………
26. My father stopped smoking 2 years ago.
My father .……………………………………………………………………………………………………
27. I’ve never been to Hue before.
This is ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………
28. I regret telling him what we were planning to do.
I wish .………………………………………………………………………………………………………
29. He didn’t go to school because he was ill.
Because of .……………………………………………………………………………………………………
30. You should eat a lot of fresh fruit.
He advised .……………………………………………………………………………………………………
31. I last saw him when I was a student.
I haven’t ...……………………………………………………………………………………………………
32. The flight to Moscow lasted three hours.
It took ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………
33. It is cheaper to go by car than by train.
Going ...………………………………………………………………………………………………………
34. Since she was careless, Mary lost her job.
Because of .……………………………………………………………………………………………………
35. It is impossible to learn a foreign language in a week.
Learning ..……………………………………………………………………………………………………
36. It took him a whole day to repair the radio.
He spent ...……………………………………………………………………………………………………
37. Nam often spends 2 hours a day doing the housework.
It often .………………………………………………………………………………………………………
38. Let’s go for a walk. We’ve been working all day.

John suggested .………………………………………………………………………………………………
39. I expect that they will get there by lunch.
I expect .………………………………………………………………………………………………………
40. I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your birthday party last Sunday, John.
Mary apologizes ..……………………………………………………………………………………………
41. Thanks to Laura’s report. I was able to finish the project.
Had it ...………………………………………………………………………………………………………
42. That question cannot be answered satisfactorily.
There is no ...…………………………………………………………………………………………………
43. I don’t like keeping fish. My sister doesn’t like keeping fish either
Neither .………………………………………………………………………………………………………
44. I have not experienced such a storm since I was a child.
Not since ..……………………………………………………………………………………………………
45. Those children were not well educated.
Those children’s ...……………………………………………………………………………………………
46. We expected that the report will be published shortly.
The report ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
47. We only learnt the truth yesterday.
It was ...……………………………………………………………………………………………………
48. If it hadn’t been for your help he would be in a worse mess.
If ..……………………………………………………………………………………………………
49. Thanks to your help, I finished it in time.
But .…………………………………………………………………………………………………
50. I did not know what would happen and I did not care what would happen.
I neither .……………………………………………………………………………………………………
51. I’d like to visit India more than any other country in the world.
It’s ...…………………………………………………………………………………………………
52. Collecting stamps from foreign countries is one of Jane’s interests.
Jane ……………………………………………………………………………………………