“What time did you leave the office yesterday?” the police said to him.. The government can make farmers destroy sick chicken.. Jane is seen to cut flowers in the garden.. The local gove
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1 Simona last wrote to me seven months ago
heard
I Simona for seven months
2 My grandmother became deaf when she was about 60
since
My grandmother _she was about 60
3 My grandfather doesn’t go out often these days
ever
My grandfather these days
4 She hasn’t seen her family for years
last
It’s years saw her family
5 He started working as a teacher five years ago
worked
He as a teacher for fivr years
6 It is ten years since I last saw her
haven’t
I her for ten years
7 She moved to London two years ago
since
It moved to London
2 Reported Speech
1 “Don’t sit in front of the computer for too long” our teacher told us
warned
Our teacher in front of the computer for too long
2 “What is the width of this cupboar?” Rebecca asked her sister
wide
Rebecca asked her sister was
3 “Peter, You’ve eaten all the ice cream!” said his mother
accused
Peter’s mother all the ice cream
4 The teacher told us not to be late on Friday
better
“You late on Friday” the teacher said
5 “Please don’t stay out late” his mother said
asked
His mother out late
Trang 26 “I’m sorry I’m late again” he said.
apologized
He late again
7 You can watch if you keep quiet” said the actor
provided
The actor said that I could watch _quiet
8 “Remember to bring your books,” he said
remind
He bring my books
9 John said, “ You’d better not lend them any money, Daisy”
advised
John lend them any money
10 "Why don't you ask the teacher for help?" Peter asked me
advised
Peter the teacher for help
11 "Don't forget to go to the supermarket after work", he said
reminded
He the supermarket after work
12 “ If I were you, I would go by taxi, Richard.” She said
advised
She go by taxi
13 “Where will you go tommorow?” She said to her classmate
asked
She go the following day
14 “Have you had a good time last weekend?” Peter said to me
whether
Peter a good time last weekend
15 “What time did you leave the office yesterday?” the police said to him
asked
The police _the office the day before
3 Passive voice
1 They say the ice in Antarctica is getting thinner all the time
Said
The ice in Antarctica getting thinner all the time
2 A newly qualified dentist took out Mr Dupont’s tooth
Had
Mr Dupont _by a newly qualified dentist
Trang 33 A famous architect designed Dr Smith’s house for him.
Had
Dr Smith a famous architect
4 There are Spanish and French traslations of the book
Been
The book into Spanish and French
5 Someone is going to redecorate the kitchen for us next month
Have
We are going _next month
6 They say the fashion model was discovered by her agent while working at a restaurant
Said
The fashion model is by her agent while working at a restaurant
7 A very friendly taxi driver drove us to the town
Driven
We a very friendly taxi driver
MORE PRACTICE
Fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE words so that the meaning of the second sentence
is the same as the orginal one.
1 She did the test in two hours
It took to do the test
2 Mary will cook the soup in our hour
It will take Mary an the soup
3 I walked there in three hours
It took to walk there
4 My father has someone check his car
My father has
5 the leader will have them build a swimming pool
The leader will have a
6 The editor had someone print that article
The editor had
7 Bill gets them to publish his photos every week
Bill gets every week
8 Tom gets me to reserve a table in the restaurant
Tom gets in the restaurant
9 Mr.Brown has got someone to pick the tomatoes
Mr.Brown has
10 No other animal is as big as an elephant
Elephant is
Trang 411 A donkey is less beautiful than a horse.
A donkey is as a horse
12 My old watch is not as expensive as my new one
My new watch is my old one
13 How impressive the mausoleum is!
The mausoleum
14 How fluently she speaks English!
She speaks
15 How beautiful the picture is!
The picture
16 That girl is too shy to participate in the beauty contest
That girl is she cannot participate in the beauty contest
17 Bill learns too lazily to pass the exam
Bill learns he cannot pass the exam
18 The car travels too slowly to get there on time
The car travels it cannot get there on time
19 His dog is too fierce for the stranger to enter the house
He has such a the stranger cannot enter the house
20 Jack is too careless to do that job
Jack is so cannot do that job
21 It is too hot for her to go out
It is such a hot cannot go out
22 They have never been to HaNoi before
Nerver to HaNoi before
23 She has hardly worn her new dress
Hardlly has new dress
24 You rarely help me
Rarely me
25 He began to love only when he worked in a company
Only when he worked in a company to love
26 They make a trip only in summer
Only in summer a trip
27 She went to bed at ten o’clock
Only at ten o’clock to bed
28 If he were a millionaire, he would buy a plane
Were he would buy a plane
29 She could win the prize if she tried her best
Did she , she could win the prize
Trang 530 I would have done that if I had been rich
Had I , I would have done that
31 His wife made him stay at home
He was at home by his wife
32 The government can make farmers destroy sick chicken
Farmers can be sick chicken
33 Her parents forced her to marry an old man
She was an old man by her parents
34 They heard her cry in the room
she was in the room
35 The teacher noticed her sleep in the class
She was in the class by the teacher
36 Jane is seen to cut flowers in the garden
They see in the garden
37 They said thay he would leave his hometown
It was would leave his hometown
38 The bank was robbed by a group of gangsters
A group of gangsters
39 The local government is going to build a new bridge
A new bridge is going by the local government
40 They reported that the prisoner had escapeed
It was prisoner had escaped
41 When I was walking on the street, I saw an accident
Walking , I saw an accident
42 Before we go to school, we do all our homework
Before , we do all our homework
43 While she took the exam, she got sick
While , she got sick
44 After students graduate from university, they can get jobs in a company
After , students can get jobs in a company
45 The mother smiled happily and took the baby in her arms
Smiling took the baby in her arms
46 After we had had dinner, we watched a film on television
After , we watched a film on television
47 This raincoat is too small for him to wear
This raincoat isn’t for him to wear
48 Tom is not tall enough to reach that picture
Tom is too that picture
Trang 649 Please send this letter to Jane when you meet her.
Please send when you meet her
50 His secretary brought the guests some coffee
His secretary brought the guests
WRITING: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
MORE PRACTICE
Fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE words so that the meaning of the second sentence
is the same as the orginal one.
51 She did the test in two hours
It took her two hours to do the test.
52 Mary will cook the soup in our hour
It will take Mary an hour to cook the soup.
53 I walked there in three hours
It took me three hours to walk there.
54 My father has someone check his car
My father has his car checked.
55 the leader will have them build a swimming pool
The leader will have a swimming pool built.
56 The editor had someone print that article
The editor had that article printed.
57 Bill gets them to publish his photos every week
Bill gets his photos published every week.
58 Tom gets me to reserve a table in the restaurant
Tom gets a table reserved in the restaurant.
59 Mr.Brown has got someone to pick the tomatoes
Mr.Brown has got the tomatoes picked.
60 No other animal is as big as an elephant
Elephant is the biggest animal.
61 A donkey is less beautiful than a horse
A donkey is not so beautiful as a horse.
62 My old watch is not as expensive as my new one
My new watch is more expensive than my old one.
63 How impressive the mausoleum is!
The mausoleum is very impressive.
64 How fluently she speaks English!
She speaks very fluently.
Trang 765 How beautiful the picture is!
The picture is very beautiful.
66 That girl is too shy to participate in the beauty contest
That girl is so shy that she cannot participate in the beauty contest.
67 Bill learns too lazily to pass the exam
Bill learns so lazily that he cannot pass the exam
68 The car travels too slowly to get there on time
The car travels so slowly that it cannot get there on time.
69 His dog is too fierce for the stranger to enter the house
He has such a fierce dog that the stranger cannot enter the house.
70 Jack is too careless to do that job
Jack is so careless that he cannot do that job.
71 It is too hot for her to go out
It is such a hot weather that she cannot go out.
72 They have never been to HaNoi before
Nerver have they been to HaNoi before.
73 She has hardly worn her new dress
Hardlly has she worn her new dress.
74 You rarely help me
Rarely do you help me.
75 He began to love only when he worked in a company
Only when he worked in a company did he begin to love.
76 They make a trip only in summer
Only in summer do they make a trip.
77 She went to bed at ten o’clock
Only at ten o’clock did she go to bed.
78 If he were a millionaire, he would buy a plane
Were he a millionaire, he would buy a plane.
79 She could win the prize if she tried her best
Did she try her best, she could win the prize.
80 I would have done that if I had been rich
Had I been rich, I would have done that.
81 His wife made him stay at home
He was made to stay at home by his wife.
82 The government can make farmers destroy sick chicken
Farmers can be made to destroy sick chicken.
83 Her parents forced her to marry an old man
She was forced to marry an old man by her parents.
Trang 884 They heard her cry in the room.
She was heard to in the room.
85 The teacher noticed her sleep in the class
She was noticed to sleep in the class by the teacher.
86 Jane is seen to cut flowers in the garden
They see Jane cut flowers in the garden.
87 They said that he would leave his hometown
It was said that he would leave his hometown.
88 The bank was robbed by a group of gangsters
A group of gangsters robbed the bank.
89 The local government is going to build a new bridge
A new bridge is going to be built by the local government.
90 They reported that the prisoner had escapeed
It was reported that the prisoner had escaped.
91 When I was walking on the street, I saw an accident
Walking on the treet, I saw an accident.
92 Before we go to school, we do all our homework
Before going to school, we do all our homework.
93 While she took the exam, she got sick
While taking the exam, she got sick
94 After students graduate from university, they can get jobs in a company
After graduating from university, students can get jobs in a company.
95 The mother smiled happily and took the baby in her arms
Smiling happily, the mother took the baby in her arms.
96 After we had had dinner, we watched a film on television
After having had dinner, we watched a film on television.
97 This raincoat is too small for him to wear
This raincoat isn’t big/large enough for him to wear.
98 Tom is not tall enough to reach that picture
Tom is too short to reach that picture.
99 Please send this letter to Jane when you meet her
Please send Jane this letter when you meet her.
100 His secretary brought the guests some coffee
His secretary brought some coffee to the guests.
Trang 9WRITING: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION TRANSFORMATION OF VERBS
PRACTICE:
I Rewrite the sentences
1) This is the first time he went abroad
=> He hasn’t………
2) She started driving one month ago
=> She has………
3) I last had my hair cut when I left her
.=> I haven’t………
4 John has not had his hair cut for over six months
=> The last time
5 I haven’t seen that man here before
=> It is the first………
6 I haven’t seen him for ages
=> It’s ………
7.I haven't visited the museum for three months
=> It is three ………
8.The last time I saw her was a week ago
=> I ………
9.My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month
=> It’s ………
10 It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema
=> We ………
11 The last time I saw Rose was three years ago
=> I ………
KEYS:
1 He hasn’t gone abroad before
2 She has driven for one mouth
3 I haven’t had my hair cut since I left her
4 The last time John had his hair cut was over six months ago
5 It is the first time I have met that man here
6 It’s ages since I last saw him
7 It is three months since I visited the museum
8 I haven't seen her for a week
Trang 1010 We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.
11 I haven’t seen Rose for three years
PARTICIPLES
I REWRITING Rewrite the sentences
1 He should work harder to be a champion in Olympics It’s worth it
-It’s worth _
2 “Let’s go to a hotel in Ayvalik this weekend” Cenk said
-Cenk suggested _
3 It’s not a good idea to borrow a lot of money from a bank
-It’s better to avoid _
4 Semih really loves to drive race cars so he’s going to join a racing club
-Semih really enjoys _
5 I made an effort to reach that rope but I couldn’t
- I tried _
6 Metin hates travelling by train
-Metin can’t stand _
7 Having a good night sleep is important for babies
-It’s important for babies
8 Don’t miss seeing the Ephesus when you are in Turkey
-Don’t forget _
9 My father and I can’t wait to watch Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe match
-My father and I are looking forward to _
10 Monitoring the workers is necessary in my job
-It’s necessary for me
11 I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning
- I’m used to ………
12 Would you please switch the radio on?
- Would you mind ……….?
13 It’s more dangerous to ride a motorbike than to drive a car
- Riding a motorbike ………
14 The children liked to walk in the rain
- The children enjoyed ………
Answer Key :
1 It’s woth working harder to be a champion in the Olympics
2 Cenk suggested going to a hotel in Ayval?k this weekend