SENTENCE BUILDING 1. Thing not go accordingplan I have stay several more days. Things have not gone according to my plan and I have to stay several more day. 2. Music gave me lot pleasure I sometimes dream a professional musician. Music gave me a lot of pleasure so I sometimes I dreamed a professional musican. 3. If you not mind slower journey be direct bus. If you don’t mind the slower journey, there will be directed bus. 4. Your paper should write such way most ignorant wouldable understand. Your paper should be written such as the way that mos ignorant would able understand. 5. Her mother go shop twice week. Her mother goes to the shop twice a week 6. When concert over even the white men shake Roy’s hand. When the concert was over even the white men shook Roy’s hand. 7. All means will write you care your young sister. By all means, I will write to you in care of your young sister. 8. Could you leak your plans do business here? Could you leak out your plans in doing business here? 9. We thank your understanding this matter assure you that will happen again. We thank for your understanding in this matter and assure you that will not be happen again. 10. He such powerful swimmer he always won races. He was such a powerful swimmer that he always won the races. 11. Earth suddenly stop spin we all fly it If the earth was suddenly stop spinning , we could all fly off it. 12. When we last meet we tell you we plan move. When we last met. We told you that we planed to move. 13. What the man wearing you saw? What was the man wearing when you saw him? 14. She turn deaf ear her crying baby. She turned a deaf ear to her crying baby. 15. Nobody was blame the accident. Nobody was to blame for the accident. 16. I work dawn dusk earn living. I work from dawn to dusk to earn my living. 17. After be apprehended , all the robbers prosecute. After being apprehended all the robbers prosecuted. 18. The food was good but cheap. The food was good but also it is cheap. 19. She talked the contest as if win prize. she talked about the contest as if she had won prize. 20. She had the doctor’s because had backache. She had to go to the doctor’s because she had a backache. 21. She very selfish woman but somehow you can’t like her. She is very selfish woman but somehow you can’t help liking her. 22. Another attempt climb mountain make next year. Another attempt to climb that mountain will be make next year. 23. If doctor morning office hours he visit patients hospital afternoon. If the doctor has morning office hours , he will visit his patients in the hospital in the afternoon. 24. He do voluntary service help disadvantaged children. He does voluntary service help to disadvantaged children 25. I suddenly feed worry could say anything. I suddenly felt worried so I could say anything. 26. This morning I had do breakfast because I short money This morning I had not done breakfast because I had short money. 27. The information had received by delegates before recess. The information had been received by delegates before the recess. 28. If roofer not come soon will leak inside If roofer isn’t come soon. It will leak inside. 29. Please advise us soon the goods have dispatched. Please advise us as soon as the goods have been dispatched. 30. Eating drinking much well insufficient food harmful health Eating and drinking too much as well as insufficient food are harmful to the health. 31. He graduate law school soon enough join his father’s firm. He will graduate from law school soon enough to join his father’s firm. 32. If I enough money go live country. If I had enough money . I would go and live another country. 33. She walk though she has study model She walks as though she has studied modeling. 34. My sister arranged the trays lunch carried them out two two. My sister arranged the trays for lunch and carried them out two by two. 35. I lost interest violinleave school stop play it. I lost interest in violin when I left my school and stopped playing it. 36. When I see her the distance I thought she my mother in law but she not. When I saw her from the distance that I thought she was my mother in law but she wasn’t. 37. As soonwe off the train rush to work. As soon as we had gotten off the train, we rushed to work. 38. We must bodies clean rooms well ventilated live as much possible open air. We must wash our bodies and clean our rooms well ventilated for live as much as possible open air. 39. When I high school used lead football team. When I was in high school. I used to be lead football team. 40. He often fall asleep while teacher explain the lesson. He often falls asleep while his teacher was explaining the lesson. 41. My lifelong aspiration been that become a good pianist. My lifelong aspiration has been that I can become a good pianist. 42. You can make main road London from Chillington until you come the crossroad station. You can make a main road to London that was from Chillington until you come to the crossroad of station. 43. You think pour me glass water? Do you think you could pour me a glass of water? 44. Fables are transmit word mouth people Fables are transmitted by word of mouth among the people. 45. Neither his teacher his classmates satisfied him Neither his teacher nor his classmates satisfied with him 46. Don’t me unless not understand it. Don’t ask me unless you don’t understand it. 47. Sooner start quickly you’ll finish. The sooner you start quickly you’ll finish. 48. Mr brow charge of office while director away his vacation. Mr Brow took charge of the office while the director was away on his vacation. 49. She love nor hate you Neither she loves nor hates you 50. We stay the sun such time we become sunburned. We stayed in the sun for such a long time that we became sunburned.
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1 My boss works better than he’s pressed for time.
The less time my boss has, the better he works.
2 I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back.
3 John hasn’t had his hair cut for over 6 months.
It’s over 6 months since John had his hair cut.
4 You can use my car but you have to keep it carefully.
Provided that you keep my car carefully, you can use it.
5 He couldn’t escape from the prison because it was very secure.
The prison was so secure that he couldn’t escape.
6 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.
7 The students’ riotous behavior should have been severely punished.
The student deserved punishment for their riotous behavior.
8 Unless we leave now, we’ll miss our ride home.
We won’t miss, if we leave now.
Trang 29 The computer will be available anytime but one o’clock.
The computer won’t be available at one o’clock.
10 Bruce didn’t want to tell me the truth but I found out any way.
Although Bruce didn’t tell me the truth, I know.
11 They never make us do anything we didn’t want to do.
We were never made us do anything we didn’t
want to do.
12 My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve known.
I’ve never known the person who is more warm-hearted than my mother.
13 People can sometimes be disappointed when they know each other well.
It can sometimes be disappointed when they know each other well
14 I’m sure she didn’t do it on purpose.
She can’t have done it on purpose.
15 What time do we have to get up in the morning?
Could you please wake me up in the morning?
16 I’d like to make a phone call.
I wonder if it would be possible for me to make a phone call.
17 My little brother can be annoying sometimes.
I am so annoying by my little brother sometimes.
Trang 318 I’m always nervous when I traveled by air.
Traveling by air always make me nervous.
19 They haven’t cleaned the sheet this week.
The sheets haven’t been cleaned this week.
20 As I get older , I want to travel less
The older I get, the less I want to travel.
21 The patient recovered more rapidly than the doctors expected.
The patient made quicker recovery than the
doctor expected.
22 Could you give me some information, please?
I wonder if you could give me some information.
23 I advised you to put you money in the bank.
You’d better put your money in the bank.
24 A house in that district will cost you at least $100,000.
You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for less than 10000
25 Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.
Alan’s illness was the result of his working too hard.
26 My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.
I was allowed to go abroad alone for the first time last year.
Trang 427 It was his incompetence which led to their capture.
If he had been wise, they wouldn’t have capture.
28 He spoke so fast that nobody could understand him.
He spoke too fast for nobody to understand him.
29 If the king spoke wisely, people should praise him.
Unless the king spoke wisely, people would not praise him.
30 He had hardly left the office when the phone rang.
No sooner had he left the office when the phone rang.
31 He started work as sooner as the term had finished.
No sooner had the term finished than he started work.
32 I spent seven years at secondary school then I went to university.
After having seven years at secondary school, I went to university.
33 Somebody repaired her refrigerator last month.
She had somebody repair refrigerator last month.
34 In spite of the heavy rain, my father went to work.
Although it rained heavily, my father went to work.
Trang 535 She urged her husband to write the letter.
She urged that her husband should write the
letter.
36 If I had known she was sick, I would have visited her.
Had I known she was sick, I would have visited her.
37 The last time I was in London was in 1972.
I have been in London since 1972.
38 This lecture bores me to tear.
I am bored by this lecture.
39 I am sorry now that I asked her to stay.
Now I wish I hadn’t asked her to stay.
40 They couldn’t trace who had supplied the information in the first place.
The source of the information couldn’t be traced.
41 Try to think of a book you have really enjoyed reading and recommend
it to your classmates.
If there is an interesting book, you will
recommend it to your classmates.
42 Although the fire spread around, he managed to get out of his room.
Despite spread the fire around, he managed to get out of his room.
Trang 643 Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
44 He remembered, and so did he.
He didn’t forget and neither did he.
45 The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired.
The car was too rusty to be repaired.
46 The house seemed to have been unoccupied for several months.
It looked as the house has been unoccupied for several months.
47 The fisherman’s life was one of great poverty.
Throughout his life fisherman was very poor.
48 I don’t enjoy cooking for five hungry children.
Cooking for five hungry children is not fun.
49 The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road.
The gate is closed so that the children can’t run into the road.
50 Susan likes staying in hotels but she prefers camping.
Susan doesn’t like staying in hotels as much as she enjoys camping.