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Sentence transformation part 1

I-Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning.
1. Because of the rough sea the ferry couldn’t sail.

 The rough see...
2. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.

 I’d rather...
3. Jame spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract.

 Jame didn’t...
4. It’s a pity I didn’t come to your party yesterday.



I wish...
5. A child can understand this problem.

 This problem...
6. He couldn’t afford to buy the car.

 The car...
7. Couldn’t you have got a bus to the station ?

 Wasn’t...
8. Fares will be very likely to go up again this autumn.



It looks...

9. How about something to eat before the show ?

 Shall...
10. There is no satisfactory answer for that question.

 That question ...
11. If it hadn’t been delayed by her kissing everyone good bye, she would have caught the train.



If she hadn’t insisted...
12. “It certainly wasn’t me who took your card” said Bol.

 Bob denied...
13. I never had the intention of going to the meeting.

 I never intended...
14. If you missed the program me, you couldn’t really understand their intention.

 Unless...
15. I haven’t been able to see them for over a year.



It is...
16. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film.

 He was too...
17. He borrowed the money from the bank .

 The bank...
18. It is not very expensive.

 It doesn’t...
19. The owners of newspapers are usually very rich.

 The people

20. Some one should have written to the newspapers.

 The newspapers...
21. A doctor took out her tonsils when she was six.

 She...
22. You look different. Has some one done your hair.

 Have you...
23. “If I were you, Richard, I’d go by tram” she said.

 Have you thought...
24. “why don’t you buy them this picture as a wedding present, Sarah?

 Robin suggested...
25. “Don’t move, or I’ll kill you ’’ ,the bank robber said to the clerk.

 The bank manager threatened...
26. Is this the only way to reach the city centre ?



Isn’t there...
27. He remembered and so did she.

 He didn’t...
28. When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problem.

 It’s high time something...
29. May I borrow your pen ?

 Would you mind...
30. “I’d take a taxi if I were you” said Peter.



Peter suggested...
31. It’s said that he escaped to a neutral country.

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 We’d rather...
33. You really should be able to dress your self by now.

 It’s high...
34. He is getting someone to mend the window.

 He’s having...
35. I’m sorry now that I didn’t learn to ride a bike when I was younger.

 I regret...
36. Book now for a 10 percent reduction.

 You’ll get...

37. People who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticize foreign customs.

 Foreign customs...
38. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.

 Thank you very much for ...
39. I expect that he will get there by lunch time.



I expect him...
40.” You stole the jewels” The inspector said to him.

 The inspector accused...
41. The drama critic of the “Daily news” regards the new play as a major break thought.

 According to...
42. Although the team played well, they lost.

 Despite...
43. The only way you can be come a good athlete is by training hard everyday.



Only by...
44. I’m immediately his arrivals things went wrong.

 No sooner...
45. The noise next door didn’t stop until after midnight.

 It was not...
I/ Rewrite the sentences.

1. “You should have waited for us ” the team leader said to him.

" The team leader criticised...
2. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.

" He might...
3. The last time it snowed here was 6 years ago.

" It...
4. I only realised what I had missed when they told me about it later.

" Only when...
5. There weren’t nearly as many people at the meeting as I had expected.

" There were far...
6. When the minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.

" On...
7. There wasn’t need for you to have gone to all the trouble.

" You...
8. Please don’t say things like that.

" I wish...
9. This is the best composition I have ever written.

" Never...

10. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to help me.

" Busy...
11. Vietnamese coffee is considered to be one of the best in the world.

" They regard...
12. If you ask me well in advance, I’ll be willing to work over time.

" Provided you...
13. It would have been a super weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather.

" But...
14. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.

" If I...
15. “I’m sorry I was late” said Peter.

" Peter apologized...
16. I’m sure she didn’t do it on purpose.

" She can’t...
17. “ I thihk you should look for a better job” Jill said to Alison.

" Jill advised...
18. “ We will go on strike” the workers said.

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" This meal didn’t...
20. This problem can not be solved instantly.

" These is no...

21. David went home before I arrived.

"When I arrived...
22. Richard reduced his intake of fatty food and lost 7 kilos in a month.

" Richard cut down...
23. While mending the road, they accidently blocked our water pipes.

" They accidently cut off...
24. Six cars were stolen from the car park. A teenage boy is responsible.

" A teenage boy is responsible...
25. It was such a cold day yesterday that I wore my winter coat.

" I felt...
26. The builder is going to mend my roof tomorrow.

" I...
27. She can’t have any more children because of her age.

" She is too...
28. He failed to win the race.

" He didn’t...
29. He would prefer you to pay him immediately.

" He’d rather...
30. Pamela became popular with young people in the 1950.

" Pamela caught...

31. At school, my reading was very slow and my writing was illegible.

" I read very...
32. As the patient was still too weak, the surgeon postponed the operation.

" The surgeon put off...
33. I thought she bores a strong resemblance to her grandmother.

" She reminded...
34. Is this the best hotel you could find?

" Couldn’t...
35. I prefer Vietnamese food to English food.

" I’d...
36. Is there any likelihood of their passing the exams?

" Are they likely...
37. We haven’t received confirmation of hotel booking yet.

" Our hotel (hasn’t) booking hasn’t.

38. He is on the fifteenth page of the report he’s typing.

" So far he...
39. My English friend finds using chopsticks difficult.

" My English friend isn’t...
40. You must see the rector tomorrow afternoon.

" You’ve...
41. He never expressed regret for what he had done.

" At no time...
42. As soon as I locked all the doors, the doorbell rang.

" Hardly...
43. I won’t tolerate this behaviour for a minute longer.

" I won’t put...
44. It is essential that the road is finished before next summer.

" The road...
45. Mathematics improves the way we think, it is a basic tool of thinking.

" Since mathematics...
46. Women in developed countries nolonger bear many children.

" No longer...
47. Safeguarding our natural resources is nous a must.

" ...
48. We have a six o’clock deadline for this work.

" This work...
49. I don’t see the point of re-decorating this room.

" Redecorating...
50. You can’t park here: It’s a restricted area.

" No...
51. I had had no experience of striking but I quickly picked it up.

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52. I never intended to help such a man.

" I never had...
53. They decided not to go for the picnic because the weather might be bad.

" For fear...
54. I was on the point of leaving the house when the telephone rang.

" I was...
55. The students were so clever to see the solution to the problem very quickly.

" How...
56. Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking.

" Mrs Scott prides...
57. John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing.

" Not until...
58. I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievement.

" Much...
59. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error.

" The accident is...
60. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you.

" Yogurt is supposed to do...

61. Crops in low-lying areas have suffered serious damage as a result of flooding.

" Flooding...
62. I trued as hard as I could but I just couldn’t get the money.

" No matter...
63. It was so late that nothing could be done.

" It was too...
64. After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out .

" The firemen managed...
65. Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor land.

" It’s impossible...
66. The nurse may be taking his pulse but I can’t see well.

" It looks...
67. It isn’t a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.

" I’m...
68. “Congratulation ! I’m happy when I hear your success”.

" She congratulated...
69. “I must see the manager” she cried.

" She insisted...
70. Arthur said he was sorry he had hurt her feelings.

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