‘Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?’ said John.. Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.”... Jack told Mary that he had studied English for five years
Trang 1Rewrite each of the sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the given one.
1 It isn’t necessary to finish the work today
You don’t need to finish the work today
2 Sally finally managed to get a job
Sally finally succeeded in getting a job
3 “I advised you to take a holiday” The doctor said
“You’d take a holiday,” the doctor said
4 “I’m sorry that I broke the glass” said Peter
Peter apologized for breaking/ having broken the glass
5 I’ve warned you not to go near the dog
I’ve warned you about going near the dog
6 She didn’t say a word as she left the room
She left the room without saying a word
7 Speaking English fluently is not easy
It is not easy to speak English fluently
8 I would like you to help me to put the chair away
Do you mind helping me to put the chair away?
9 Reading scientific books is one of my interests
I’m interested in reading scientific books
10 She and I have never been there before
Neither she nor I have been there before
11 Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat? He asked
He suggested that I should put my luggage under the seat
12 John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man
John used to smoke cigarettes when he was a young man.
13 She doesn’t usually stay up late
She’s not used to staying up late
14 It was impossible to work in that condition
Working in that condition was impossible
15 Speaking English fluently is not easy
It is not easy to speak English fluently
16 Mr John would rather watch TV than go to the cinema
Mr John prefers watching TV to going to the cinema
17 Why don’t you ask her yourself?
I suggest that you should ask her yourself
18 “You can’t borrow my motorbike, Peter” Mary said
Mary refused to lend Peter her motorbike
19 We had to spend three hours to open the door
It took us three hours to open the door
20 “I’d take a taxi if I were you” said Peter
Peter suggested that I should take a taxi
21 My sister has studied French for two years
My sister began studying French two years ago
22 ‘Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?’ said John
John suggested that Barry should put a better lock on the door
23 It is impossible to learn a foreign language in a week
Learning a foreign language in a week is impossible
24 I wasn’t there at that time
I denied being/ having been there at that time
25 It took us three hours to open the door
We spent three hours opening the door
26 “How many students are there in your class ?”
The man asked me how many students there were in my class
27 “You should go to the lecture”
The teacher advised us to go to the lecture
28 Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.”
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29 She said, “ Have you got a new car, Jack ?”
She asked Jack if he (had) got a new car
30 He said to her, “ Give my regards to your parents.”
He told her to give his regards to her parents
31 “Don’t talk to that man”, she said
She told me not to talk to that man
32 “You’d better not lend them any more money.” said Alice
Alice advised me not to land them any money
33 “You’d better not go out without a raincoat.”He said
He advised me not to go out without a raincoat.
34 The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”
The driver asked the passengers not to get off the bus while it was moving
35 “Why don’t you close the door, John ?”, Nam asked
Nam asked John to close the door.
36 He said to his wife, "Are you cooking in the kitchen now?”
He asked his wife if she was cooking in the kitchen then
37 He said ,”I didn’t know what to do.”
He said that he hadn’t known what to do
38 I said to him, "How did you go to school yesterday?”
I asked him how he had gone to school the day before
39 He said to the boy, "Put your briefcase on this table.”
He asked the boy to put his briefcase on that table
40 The boy said to his friends, "Don’t make too much noise!”
The boy told his friends not to make too much noise
41 “You’d better not lend him any more money, Paul,” said Tom
Tom advised Paul not to lend him any more money
42 She said, “I didn’t know you.”
She said that she hadn’t known me
43 The boy said, “I don’t know what I’ll do”
The boy said that he didn’t know what he would do
44 She asked him, “Have you read this book ?”
She asked him if he had read that book
45 He asked, “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?”
He asked me why I hadn’t come to school the day before
46 I heard Rosa sing this song many times
Rosa was heard to sing this song many times
47 No one can answer all these questions well
All these questions cannot be answered well
48 They have canceled all flights because of the bad weather
All flights have been cancelled because of the bad weather
49 Someone accused Sean of selling secret information to our opponents
Sean was accused of selling secret information to our opponents
50 They said he had left Paris secretly in his private car
He was said to have left secretly in his private car
51 Many people said that they were guilty
They were said to be guilty
52 It was said that he won the scholarship
He was said to win the scholarship
53 It is reported that the prisoners escaped by means of a helicopter
The prisoners are reported to have escaled by means of a helicopter
54 It is thought that the pilot was killed in the plane crash
The pilot is thought to have been killed in the plane crash
55 It was expected that the strike would end after the negotiation
The strike was expected to end after the negotiation
56 It is said that the driver was falling asleep at the time
The driver is said to have been falling asleep at the time
Trang 357 It is understood that the President is staying on an island for holiday.
The President is understood to be staying on an island for holiday
58 It was believed that there was some connection between the murders
There was believed to be some connection between the murders
59 It is known that the team has been supposed by millions of fans
The team is known to have been supposed by millions of fans
60 How do people learn languages?
Howare languages learned?
61 They are going to ask you some difficult questions at the interview
You are going to be asked some difficult questions at the interview
62 Some people saw him go on holiday with a very young girl
He was seen to go oin holiday with a very young girl
63 Today is not Sunday We have to get up early
If today were Sunday, we wouldn’t have to get up early
64 My younger sister is not old enough That’s why she can’t go to school by herself
If my youger sister were old enough, she could go to school by herself
65 I didn’t know how to do the exercise because I was absent from class yesterday
Had I not been absent from class yesterday, I would have known how to do the exercise
66 Tom failed the exam because he didn’t study hard enough
If Tom had studied hard enough, he wouldn’t have failed the exam
67 She didn’t come because she didn’t know you were here
Had she known you were here, she would have come
68 We lost our way.We didn’t arrive on time
Unless we had lost our way, we would have arrived on time
69 We couldn’t save his life because we didn’t find him earlier
Had we had found him earlier, we could have saved his life
70 You must go now or you will be late for school
If you go now, you won’t be late for school
71 They didn’t have a map So they got lost
If they had had a map, the wouldn’t have got lost
72 Nam won’t be successful unless he works
If Nam doesn’t work, he won’t be sucessful
73 He will die if we don’t send him for a doctor
Unless we send him for a doctor, he will die
74 You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa
If you don’t get a visa, you can’t visit the United States
75 We don’t go on holiday because we don’t have enough money
If we had enough money, we would go on holiday
76 Stop talking or the teacher will punish you
If you don’t stop talking, the teacher will punish you
77 She speaks very fast, so we can’t hear her well
If she didn’t speak very fast, we could hear her well
78 A building was destroyed in the fire It has been rebuilt
The building which was destroyed in the fire has been rebuilt
79 This book is very interesting It is about all kinds of schools in England
This book, which is about all kinds of schools in England, is very interesting
80 I was waiting for a man He didn’t turn up
The man whom I was waiting for didn’t turn up
81 We don’t know the factory Tom works there
We don’t know the factory where Tom works
82 We visited the church last Sunday It was beautiful
The church which we visited last Sunday was beautiful
83 I’m looking after some children They are terribly spoilt
The children whom I’m looking after are terribly spoilt
84 I don’t like the flat My grandparents are living in that flat
I don’t like the flat where my grandparents are living
85 My uncle is very interested in science You met him at the meeting last Sunday
Trang 4 My uncle, whom you met at the meeting last Sunday, is very interested in science.
86 The hotel was very comfortable I stayed there for two weeks
The hotel where I stayed for two weeks was very comfortable
87 The car belongs to his girlfriend Tom is driving it
The car which Tom is driving belongs to his girlfriend
88 The student is our classmate You’ve just talked to his parents
The student whose parents you’ve just talked to is our classmate
89 My mother works in an office building It is the highest one in this city
The office building where my mother works is the highest one in this city
90 The painting is worth half a million pounds It was stolen last Sunday
The painting which was stolen last Sunday is worth half a million pounds
91 The subject was interesting Dr Gold spoke about it
The subject about which Dr Gold spoke about was interesting
92 The woman is my neighbour You talked to her daughter at the meeting last week
The woman whose daughter you talked to at the meeting last week is my neighbour
93 She is the most beautiful girl I have ever known
I’ve never known such a beautiful girl
94 No one in the class is taller than Dave
Dave is the tallest (student) in the class
95 Mum doesn’t speak English as well as Dad
Dad speaks English better than Mum
96 Peter does not drive so carefully as Tom
Tom drives more carefully than Peter does
97 No restaurant in the city is better than that one
That restaurant is the best one in the city
98 This watch is worse than that one
That watch is better than/ isn’t so/ as bad as this one
99 My sister writes more carefully than she did
My sister didn’t write so/ as carefully as she does
100 This story is more interesting than any other story that I have ever read
This is the most interesting story that I have ever read
101 The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours
Yesterday we did such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours
102 Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.”
Jack told Mary he had studied Englihs for five years
103 Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it
If they don’t leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it
104 The workers repaired the bridge last week
The bridge was repaired by the workers last week
105 No one could open the door of the house
The door of the house couldn’t be opened
106 The city where we were born is very small
The city in which we were born is very small
107 She has studied French for five years
She began studying French five years ago
108 They left very early in the morning They didn’t want anybody to see them.(so that)
They left very early in the morning so that nobody could see them
109 He collects old coins He is likes it
He is fond of collecting old coins
110 She said, “Have you got a new car, Jack ?”
She asked Jack if he had got a new car
111 He said to her, “Give my regards to your parents.”
He told her to give his regards to her parents
112 I didn’t understand the lesson because I didn’t go to school yesterday
If I had gobe to school yesterday, I would have understood the lesson