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EXERCISE 1 He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work He objected to his secretary coming late to work Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking Mrs Scott prides herself on her cooking What a surprise to see you here! Fancy seeing you here Please take a seat Would you please take a seat? Would you mind taking a seat? “You damaged my bicycle, John!” said Margaret Margaret accused John of damaging her bicycle John Spike failed to find the source of the River Nile John Spike didn’t succeed in finding the source of the River John Spike didn’t manage to find the source of the River Nile The doctor advised me to rest The doctor suggested that I (should) rest The doctor suggested me resting Many people were delayed because of the traffic jam A number of people were delayed by the traffic jam I am afraid I’m still having problems with understanding life in NY I am not used to living in NY 10 Jane does not play tennis as well as she used to Jane used to play tennis better than she does now 11 It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday You don’t need to finish by Saturday 12 Mrs Edwards is the owner of that car That car belongs to Mrs Edwards 13 My French friend finds driving on the left difficult My French friend isn’t accustomed to driving on the left 14 I’m always nervous when I travel by air Travelling by air always makes me nervous 15 Collecting dolls from foreign countries is one of Janets’s interests Janet is interested in collecting dolls from foreign countries 16 “I am sorry I gave you the wrong number,” said Paul to Susan Paul apologized to Susan for giving Susan the wrong number 17 The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours It took three and a half hours to fly to Moscow 18 “You stole the jewels!” the inspector said to him The inspector accused him of stealing the jewels 19 Most of a child’s life is spent in playing A child spends most of his life playing 20 It’s extremely difficult for us to make ends meets these days We find it difficult to make ends meet today 21 I don’t want to go to the party tonight I don’t feel like going to the party tonight 22 I wish I hadn’t told him what we were planning to I regret telling him what we were planning to 23 It is interesting to go out with friends at weekends Going out with friends at weekends is interesting 24 The long walk is very tiring They are tired of the long walk 25 I don’t read newspaper any more I’ve given up reading newspaper 26 He looks older when he wears glasses Glasses make him look older 27 Did you manage to solve the problem? Did you succeed in solving the problem 28 The street was flooded after the heavy rain, so I did not go to work The flood street prevented me from going to work 29 My parents find fault with everything I No matter what I do, my parents find fault with it 30 You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out No matter how long you use it, it won’t wear out EXERCISE The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday Only by training hard every day can you become … It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me Not until I had left home did I realize how much…… He never suspected that the money had been stolen At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left Only after a twelve hours wait did the flight leave The result of the match was never in doubt At no time was the result of the match in doubt I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss …… I write to him almost every day Hardly a day passes without my/me writing to him 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 We only dispatch goods after receiving the money Only after the money is received, we dispatch goods 10 Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight It wasn’t until she was eight that Shirley began to read 11 Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made No sooner had the announcement been made than everyone started complaining EXERCISE Staying at home would be better than going out tonight I’d rather stay at home than go out tonight I advise you to wear a coat when you go out (had better) I had better you wore a coat when you go out Hoa prefers to play ping pong (would rather) Hoa would rather play ping pong It is high time for us to go home It is high time we went home 5 Those students arrived late because they had an accident Because of an accident, those students arrived late Tom was worried because of the heavy traffic Because the traffic was heavy, Tom was worried We didn’t expect you, but we’re glad you’ve come Although we didn’t expect you, we’re glad you’ve come He passes the test though he was frequently absent from class In spite of being frequently absent from class, he passes… Although the play erreceived good notices, not many people went to see it Despite receiving good notices, not many people …… 10 Daisy’s father was very busy, but he still played with her Busy as/ though Daisy’s father was, he still played …… 11 I learnt English so that I can talk to foreigners I learnt English so as to be able to talk to foreigners 12 Our grandparents often worked hard on the farm when they were young (used to) Our grandfather used to work hard on the farm when … 13 It is quite pointless to complain There’s no point/ sense in complaining 14 I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements Much as I admire her achievements, I don’t really like her 15 We were very impressed by the new cinema but we found it rather expensive Impressed as/ though we were by the new …… 16 The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming/ to swim 17 The question was so difficult that no one could answer it It was such a difficult question that no one could answer it 18 Peter is too ill to get up Peter is so ill that he can’t get up 19 She can’t have more children because of her age She is too old to have more children She is not young enough to have more children 20 It is such a heavy book that I can’t lift it The book is so heavy that I can’t lift it 21 You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar There is no limit/ restriction on how much/ what you can eat at the new lunch-bar 22 You really should be able to dress yourself by now It’s high time you were able to dress yourself 23 We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb the children So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly 24 For a teacher of her experience and ability, discipline was not a problem For such an experienced and able teacher discipline was not a problem 25 Her grief was so great that she almost fainted So great was her grief that she almost fainted 26 She prefers Italian food to French food She’d rather Italian food than French food EXERCISE They are washing my father’s new car My father’s new car is being washed People say that he is a famous singer It is said that he is a famous singer He is said to be a famous singer People say that he was a famous singer It is said that he was a famous singer He is said to have been a famous singer Mrs Ha told Ba to carry those books back home Mrs Ha had Ba carry those books back home They did not finish the kitchen on Monday The kitchen wasn’t finished on Monday The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids The pyramids were built by the ancient Egyptians She hasn’t finished the letter yet This letter hasn’t been finished yet I’ll ask someone to make a new dress I’ll have someone make a new dress I’ll have a new dress made The bridge might be built in a hurry People might build the bridge in a hurry 10 You are not permitted to smoke in the hall Smoking is not permitted in the hall 11 They need to repaint their living room Their living room needs to be repainted Their living room needs repainting 12 Somebody should tell him He needs to be told by someone 13 They believe the students were educated in Canada The students are believed to have been educated in Canada 14 We may not be able to give the concert The concert may have to be cancelled 15 It is essential that Professor Van is/ be met at the airport Professor Van must be met at the airport 16 They never made us anything we didn’t want to We were never made to anything we didn’t want to 17 Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves All dogs are thought to have evolved from wolves 18 The mechanic serviced my car last week I had/ got my car serviced last week 19 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 20 If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home EXERCISE He said, “I wish I knew the answer.” He said that he wished he knew the answer Peter said he wasn’t feeling well Peter said: ‘I am not feeling well’ “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter Peter asked if he could borrow Janet’s typewriter Ronald denied stealing Mrs Clark’s handbag Ronald said that he had not stolen Mrs Clark’s handbag “John, please don’t tell anyone about my new address”, said Mary Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address “Please don’t drive so fast!” Ann begged her boyfriend Ann pleaded with her boyfriend not to drive so fast “You should take more exercise, Mr Roberts,” the doctor said, if you want to lose weight The doctor advised Mr Roberts to take more exercise if he wanted to lose weight “Will I ever find a job?” Tim said to himself Tim wondered if he would find a job The patient recovered more rapidly than expected The patient made a more rapid recovery than expected 10 My boss works better when he’s pressed for time The less time my boss has, the better he works 11 The house seemed to have been unoccupied for several months It looked as if the house had been unoccupied for …… 12 What a shame he wasn’t able to come I wish he had been able to come 13 I didn’t understand what he was saying because I hadn’t read his book If I had read his book I would have understood what he was… 14 If you missed the program, you can’t really judge Unless you watched the program, you can’t really judge 15 If his solicitor hadn’t advised him, he would have made a serious mistake Had it not been for the advice of his solicitor, he would … 16 You might fall if you’re more careful Be careful or you will fall 17 John is fat because he eats so many chips If John didn’t eat so many chips, he would not be so fat 18 It was his incompetence which led to their capture If it hadn’t been for his incompetence, they wouldn’t have been captured 19 The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money Were it not for the money, this job wouldn’t be worthwhile 20 Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of $100.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted Had his aunt not died and left him a legacy of $100.000, he would not have been able to buy the house he wanted 21 This book is very boring and so is that one This book is as boring as that one 22 It is not as warm in Canada as it is in Mexico Mexico is warmer than Canada 23 If you a lot of exercise, you will get healthy The more exercise you do, the healthier you will get 24 No one in the group is younger than her She is the youngest in the group 25 No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door Try as hard as I might I couldn’t open the door 26 Susan likes staying in hotels but she prefers camping Susan doesn’t like staying in hotels as much as she enjoys camping 27 He could not afford to buy the car The car cost more than he could afford 28 You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs Johns Mrs Johns is the most generous person you’ve ever met 29 She knows a lot more about it than I I don’t know as/ so much about it as she does 30 He could not afford to buy the car The car cost more than he could afford The car was too expensive for him to buy EXERCISE We were told to wait here by the director It was the director who told us to wait here Michael laughed when I told him the joke The joke that I told Michael made him laugh Temperature is measured by a thermometer A thermometer is s.t which is used for measuring temperature In Stratford-on-Avon we saw Shakespeare’s birthplace We saw the house in Stratford-on-Avon where Shakespeare was born The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press Nobody who was at the meeting will say anything to the press I haven’t seen this man here before This is the first time I have seen this man here Tom and Mary moved to Paris 20 years ago It is 20 years since Tom and Mary (have) moved to Paris It started to rain at PM It has rained since PM They have learnt English for years They began learning English years ago 10 I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test It came as no surprise to me to hear that Harry had …… 11 It hasn’t rained for a fortnight The last time it rained was a fortnight ago 12 Mackenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty By the age of twenty Mackenzie had written best-sellers 13 She started working as a secretary five years ago She has worked as a secretary for five years 14 Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan Laurence last saw his sister was when she left for Japan 15 He was the first man who left the burning building (REDUCE FORM OF RELATIV CLAUSE) He was the first man to have left the burning building 16 A pacifist is a person who believes that all wars are wrong (REDUCE FORM OF RELATIV CLAUSE) A pacifist is a person believing that all wars are wrong 17 Mr Bake will buy the house WHICH/ THAT is opposite to my house 18 Alexander Fleming _WHO/ THAT_ discovered penicillin received the Nobel Prize in 1945 19 The tree _WHOSE_ branches are dry should be cut down 20 Kark Marx _WHOSE theories have changed the world’s history is the German Philosopher 21 You have to take care of the books _WHICH/ THAT_ you borrowed from the library 22 The book _WHICH/ THAT I need can’t be found in the library 23 The decision was postponed _THAT_ was exactly what I wanted 24 I was sitting in a chair _WHICH/ THAT_ suddenly collapsed 25 The film was about a spy WHOSE wife betrays him [...]... They began learning English 3 years ago 10 I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test It came as no surprise to me to hear that Harry had …… 11 It hasn’t rained for a fortnight The last time it rained was a fortnight ago 12 Mackenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty By the age of twenty Mackenzie had written 4 best-sellers 13 She started working as a secretary five... pacifist is a person believing that all wars are wrong 17 Mr Bake will buy the house WHICH/ THAT is opposite to my house 18 Alexander Fleming _WHO/ THAT_ discovered penicillin received the Nobel Prize in 19 45 19 The tree _WHOSE_ branches are dry should be cut down 20 Kark Marx _WHOSE theories have changed the world’s history is the German Philosopher 21 You have to take care of the books _WHICH/ THAT_... a secretary five years ago She has worked as a secretary for five years 14 Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan Laurence last saw his sister was when she left for Japan 15 He was the first man who left the burning building (REDUCE FORM OF RELATIV CLAUSE) He was the first man to have left the burning building 16 A pacifist is a person who believes that all wars are wrong (REDUCE FORM... lot more about it than I do I don’t know as/ so much about it as she does 30 He could not afford to buy the car The car cost more than he could afford The car was too expensive for him to buy EXERCISE 6 1 We were told to wait here by the director It was the director who told us to wait here 2 Michael laughed when I told him the joke The joke that I told Michael made him laugh 3 Temperature is measured