KEYS PRACTICAL REWRITING EXERCISES

KEYS PRACTICAL REWRITING EXERCISES KEYS PRACTICAL REWRITING EXERCISES KEYS PRACTICAL REWRITING EXERCISES KEYS PRACTICAL REWRITING EXERCISES KEYS PRACTICAL REWRITING EXERCISES KEYS PRACTICAL REWRITING EXERCISES KEYS PRACTICAL REWRITING EXERCISES KEYS PRACTICAL REWRITING EXERCISES

KEYS PRACTICAL REWRITING EXERCISES

I Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence

1 → Mr Holton wouldn't have operated if he hadn’t known (that) the

rumour was malignant

2 → But for Jim's greater speed, John would have won a gold medal

3 → No sooner had they arrived than things went wrong

4 → He was too tired to see/watch the end of the film

5 → We were (greatly/very) shocked to hear/when we heard that an

earthquake had occurred

6 → We have had our first floor decorated (by the decorators)

7 → She has no intention of giving up her hobby

8 → I have never eaten such a good meal as that/a better meal than that

9 → Home computers aren’t as expensive as they used to

10 → I shouldn’t have parked outside the police station

11 She knows a lot more about it than I do

→ I don't know

12 Let's go abroad for our holiday this year

→ Why

13 During dinner, the phone rang

→ While I

14 Your hair needs cutting

→ It's time you

15 If you run a lot, you'll become healthy

→ The

16 They regret ever doing business with him

→ They wish they had never done business with him

17 We didn’t finish the work because of his carelessness

→ If he hadn’t been careless/ had been (more) careful, we would have

finished the work

18 If you followed my advice, you’d be successful

→ Were you to follow my advice, you’d be successful

19 He left without saying a single word, which is very impolite

→ It was impolite of him to leave without saying a single word

20 Working for this travel agency will not be possible without a good

command of English

→ Unless you have a good command of English, you can’t / will not be able

to work for this travel agency

21 I simply fail to understand some of my friends’ attitudes to work.

→ I have some friends whose attitudes to work I simply fail to understand

22 He didn't study his lessons very carefully, so he gets bad marks now

→ If he had studied his lessons very carefully, he wouldn’t get bad marks now

23 Although Judy was severely disabled, she took part in many sports

→ Despite her severe disability, Judy took part in many sports./ Despite her being severely disabled, Judy took part in many sports./

24 The film was so interesting that I couldn’t go to bed

→ It was such an interesting film that I couldn’t go to bed

25 “Why didn’t you go to the club last night?” the girl said to Jim

→ The girl asked Jim Why he hadn’t gone to the club the night before/ the previous night

26 The lions are fed at 3 pm every day

27 If we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost

28 I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday

29 It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it

30 What a silly thing to say!

31 There isn't any tea left

32 I haven't seen him since I was a student

33 Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep

34 Robert has been out of job/ jobless/ unemployed for two years

35 She will not complete the work unless she is paid extra/ if she is not paid extra

36 I wish I had time to come and help you with your homework

37 Why don’t we visit the museum this afternoon?

38 The classrooms are cleaned every day

39 He suggested going out for a while / we should go out for a while

40 He got wet because he forgot his umbrella

41 During the week I get up earlier than at the weekend

42 The college where I study is not far from my apartment

43 Yesterday morning I was eating/having breakfast when my friend Marco arrived

44 Marco said: “don’t forget your tennis racket.’

45 We play tennis once a week every Wednesday afternoon

46 whose mother used to work with mine

47 is thought to have got in through the bathroom window.

48 she had some siblings to play with

49 stopped smoking now

50 hadn ' t helped me, I I shouldn ' t have been able to find my way

51 was made to do chores all day by her step - mother

52 he seen to come down the lane?

53 years since I enjoyed myself so much

54 must be turned off before you leave

55 .of the heavy traffic, I arrived on time

56 Henry hasn’t smoked any cigarette since 2005

57.If Jack didn’t pass the speed limit, he wouldn’t be stopped by the police 58.Bill and Peter are not old enough to ride motor-cycles

59.It was such a high flood that they had to live on the roofs

60.The last winter is/was not so/as cold as this winter

Or: The last winter is/was warmer than this winter

61.The poor people in the flood region have been helped by people all over the country

62.Because of the cold morning, children go to school in heavy clothes

63.Although David has read a lot of books, he cannot find a good solution 64.You don’t have to finish the work today

65.Hai finally succeeded in getting a job

66.How heavy is your suitcase ?

67.This is the most romatic story I have (ever) read

68.He is behaving more violently than ever before

69.I’ve warned you about (your) going near that dog

70.So long as he arrives before eleven, she can meet him

71.In spite of his good salary/ having a good salary he was unhappy in his job 72.I wish I had finished my homework last night

73 I’m interested in reading scientific books

74 That is the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen

75 This hat is the cheapest I have

76 Many trees are being grown in the school garden

77 I am as heavy as Hoa

78 He is more intelligent than she

79 I am not to be disturbed under any circumstances

→Under no circumstances am I to be disturbed.

80 I’d rather you didn’t go

→I’d prefer you not to go.

81 She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard

→However hard she works, she never seems to succeed.

82 A new flu vaccine has been on trial since the beginning of the year

→They have been trying out/testing a new flu vaccine since the …

83 Mary knew what the answer was after reading the book

→By the time she finished reading the book, Mary knew what the answer

was

84 I took little notice of the girl standing at the gate

→I didn’t pay much attention to the girl standing at the gate.

85 It was easy for us to find the house

→We had no difficulty in finding the house.

86 You can leave only when I tell you

→Until I tell you, you cannot leave

87 The rain in Ha Noi last October was the biggest one since 1984

→No rain in Ha Noi since 1984 was as big as the one last October.

88 He tried very hard to give up smoking

→ He made great efforts to give up smoking

89 An aerial is not required with this radio

→ You don’t need to use an aerial wih this radio

90 When he stops smoking, he’ll feel better

→ The sooner they stop smoking, the better he will feel

91 These young men became doctors after six years training

→After these young men had been trained for six years, the became doctors

92 People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D

→Paper is believed to have been invented by the Chinese in 105 A.D.

93 A man I don’t know told me about that

→I was told about that by a man I don’t know.

94 It takes six hours to drive from here to London

→It is a six hour drive from here to London.

95 It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us

→Had it not been for the goalkeeper, we would have lost the match.

96 I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements

→Much as I admire her achievement, I don’t really like her.

97 The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic

→The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic.

98 Under no circumstances should you phone the police

→The last thing you should do is to phone the police.

99 We couldn’t find George anywhere

→George was nowhere to be found.

100 Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong

→No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.

101 Although Nam was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon

overpowered him

→Despite his being the stronger of the two, Nam was soon overpowered by

his attacker

102 The council rarely allows appeals against its decisions

→Hardly does the council allow appeals against its decisions.

103 If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house

→If I were you, I would forget about buying a new house.

104 I applied for the job but was turned down

→My application for the job was turned down.

105 There are more people out of work in this country than ever before

→Never have there been more people out of work in this country.

106 Although he seems friendly, he’s not to be trusted

→Friendly as he may seem, he’s not to be trusted.

107 “Whatever you do, don’t give up hope” they said

→They urged me not to give up hope.

108 My boss works better when he’s pressed for time

→The less hurried the boss is, the worse he works.

109 It is expected that the company can get more profit this year

→The company is expected to get more profit this year.

110 I was astonished by her confidence

→What astonished me was her confidence.

111 Someone told me my flight was cancelled when I got to the airport

→Arriving at the airport, someone told me my flight was cancelled

112 Someone has stolen the boss’s car

→The boss has had his car stolen

113 The last time we were here was in 1980

→We haven’t been here since 1980

114 Mrs Wilson says she is sorry she didn’t attend the meeting yesterday

→Mrs Wilson sends her apologies for not having attended the meeting yesterday

115 It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine

→I cancelled my subscription to that magazine nine months ago.

116 The north west of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast

→The annual rainfall in/for the North West of Britain is greater/higher than that in the southeast

117 When I arrived in Canberra, I wrote a letter home

→On arriving in Canberra, I wrote a letter home

118 I’d like to visit Singapore more than any other countries in the world

→Singapore is the country I’d like to visit most

119 She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know

→She is a person who listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know

120 I have never seen such a mess in my life!

→Never in my life have I seen such a mess!

121 The hurricane blew the roof off the house

→The house had its roof blown off by the hurricane.

122 I didn’t see her again for five years

→Five years have passed since I last saw her.

123 People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to

→The smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular as it used to be.

124 If you find it necessary, you can contact me on this number

→Should you find it necessary, you can …