Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentences without changing meaning, using the given words :1.I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly. ( object )…………………………………………………………………..2.The fundraisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert. ( No )………………………………………………………………….3.It would have been a superb weekend if the weather had been better. ( But )…………………………………………………………………4.It was an impressive building but it wasn’t to my taste. ( Impressive )……………………………………………………………………5.Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease. ( enormous )……………………………………………………………………..6.The idea no longer interests her. ( gone )………………………………………………………………………7.He delayed writing the book until he had a lot of research. ( only )………………………………………………………………………8.You don’t find such exquisite handmade suits in many shops here. ( in few )……………………………………………………………………..9.His insistence on dropping out of the race at the last minute came as no shock to everybody. ( he )……………………………………………………………………10. What are the chances of Twilight 2 being a huge boxoffice success? ( how likely )……………………………………………………………………..11. Nowadays I consider taking up a hobby to be far less important than I used to. ( attach nearly )………………………………………………………………………12. Naomi doesn’t know all the answers, though he pretends to. ( acts )……………………………………………………………………..13. Thanks to my mother’s encouragement, she entered the beauty contest ( had)……………………………………………………………………….14. Do phone us when you arrive at the airport, even if it’s very late. ( however )……………………………………………………………………….15. They have been fewer people who consume Chinese products. (decrease)………………………………………………………………………..16. She’ll probably pass the high school entrance examination. ( stands )……………………………………………………………………….17. She was afraid to scream because she didn’t want to wake up the neighbors ( fear )……………………………………………………………………….18. The accident happened owing to the driver’s ignorance. ( unless )………………………………………………………………………..19. The “environmentally friendly” label on this product is misleading. ( despite what )……………………………………………………………………..20. They brought me 2 laptops, but neither worked satisfactorily. (which)………………………………………………………………………Key : 1. I object to people criticizing me unfairly. being criticized unfairly.2. No official decision on where to send the proceeds of concert has been made by the fundraisers.3. But for the bad weather, it would have been a superb weekend.4. Impressive as the building wasmight be, it wasn’t to my taste.5. Enormous effort has been made by scientists to find a cure for this disease.6. She has gone off the idea.7. Only after he had a lot of research did he ( begin to ) write the book.8. In few shops here do you find such exquisite handmade suits.9. He insisted on dropping out of the race at the last minute, which came as no shock to everybody.10. How likely is it that Twilight 2 will be a huge boxoffice success? Twilight to be a huge boxoffice success?11. Nowadays, I don’t attach nearly asso much importance to taking up a hobby as I used to.12. Naomi acts as if as though he knew all the answers.13. Had it not been for her mother’s encouragement, she wouldn’t have entered the beauty contest.14. However late it is when you arrive at the airport, do phone me.15. There has been a decrease in the number of people who concume Chinese products.16. She stands a very good chance of passing the high school entrance examination. 17. She was afraid to scream for fear of waking up the neighbors.18. Unless the drive had been ignored, the accident wouldn’t have happened.19. Despite what is printed in the label, this product isn’t “environmentally friendly”.20. They brought me 2 laptops, neither of which worked properly.
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Exercise 7: Rewrite the sentences without changing meaning :
Writing transformation 1
1 Her success went beyond her expectation
Never
2 Tony is very charming, but I wouldn'nt trust him
Charming
3 I left without dsaying goodbye as I didn't want to disturb the meeting
Rather than ………
4 If there is an emergency, ring this number
In case
5 The thieft must have come in through the window
The thieft almost
6 Driving at that spees is dangerous although you are an experienced driver or not
However
7 Its lack of irregular verbs makes Esperanto to a unique language
Unlike
8 You won't find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs Jones
Nowhere
9 The play is so popular that the theatre is likely to be full every night
Such is
10 Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves
All dogs
*Key to writing 1:
1 Never had she expected she was so successful./ such success.
2 Charming as/ though Tony/ he is/ may be, I wouldn't trust him/ Tony.
3 Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
4 In case of emergency, ring this number.
5 The thieft almost certainly came in through the window.
6 However experinced a driver you are/ you are as a driver, driving at that speed is dangerous.
7 Unlike other languages, Esperanto has no irregular verbs.
8 Nowhere will/ can you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs Jones.
9 Such is the popularity of the play that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
10 All dogs are thought (by experts) to have evolved from wolves.
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-Writing transformation 2
1 Although he is old, he often plays tennis
In spite of
2 Tom is not used to working so hard
Tom is in
3 The day was so cold that we stayed indoor
It
4 The man was too tired to keep on working
The man was so
5 TV programs attract so many viewers They can satisfy every taste
Because
6 He is not good at English, He can't get the job
If
7 One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of the race
One runner was so
8 He used to wait there all the time
He used to wait there
9 My friend had the storekeeper deliver the book case
My friend asked
10 My brother can be so annoying some times
I am
*Key to writing2
1 In spite of his old age / being old, he often plays tennis.
2 Tom is in habit of working less hard.
3 It was such a cold day that we stayed indoor.
4 The man was so tired that he couldn't keep on working.
5 Because they can satisfy every taste, TV programs attract so many viewers.
6 If he were good at English, he could get the job
7 One runner was so exhausted (that) he couldn’t/was unable to complete the last lap of the race.
8 He used to wait there all day.
9 My friend asked the store to deliver the book case.
10 I am so annoyed by my brother some times.
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-Writing transformation 3 :
1 Mai was encouraged by the news
The news
2 Ba made that dress himself
The dress
3 I have never read such a romantic story
This is
4.Everyone heard about the accident before I did
I was the
5 The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him The film star avoid
6.We didn't arrive in time to see her
We weren't early
7 If you don't have a rest,you really will be ill
Unless
8 The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it
The water was not
9 Ba was arrested by the police
The police
10.There are a number of people waiting to see you
A number of people
*Key to writing 3
1 The news was encouraging to Mai.
2 The dress was made by Ba.
3 This is the most romantic story I have ever read.
4 I was the last to hear about the accident.
5 The film star avoid being recognized by everyone.
6 We were not early enough to see her in time.
7 Unless you have a rest, you really will be ill.
8 The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in.
9 The police arrested Ba.
10 A number of people are waiting to see you
-Writing transformation 4 :
Trang 41 I hope to see you at Christmas.
I am
2 Your hair is too long, You'd better have it cut
Your hair
3 Are you against working on Sunday?
Do you object ?
4 I have to writes 6 letter a day
There are
5 People always laugh at his funny face, he doesn't like it
He dislikes
6 You are not permitted to smoke in the hall
Smoking
7 I wish I had gone on holiday with my friend
I regret
8 Tom's father no longer smokes cigarettes
No
9 This baby rarely cries during the night
Rarely
10 People did not discover Aids until 1981
Not until
*Key to writing 4
1 I am looking forward to seeing you at Christmas.
2 Your hair needs cutting/to be cut.
3 Do you object to working on Sunday?
4 There are 6 letters to be written to day.
5 He dislikes being laughed at (his funny face).
6 Smoking is not permitted in the hall.
7 I regret not going on holiday with my friend.
8 No longer does Tom father smoke cigarettes.
9 Rarely does this baby cry during the night.
10 Not until 1981 did people discover Aids.
-Writing transformation 5 :
1 I seldom come there at night
Seldom
2 We have never seen such a wonderful sight before
Never
3 Those students arrived late because they had an accident
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4 Tom was worried because of the heavy traffic
Because the
5 I regret not finishing my home work at the weekend
I wish
6 Ba ate too much and then felt sick
If
7 It started to rain at 2 o'clock
It has
8 She and I had never been there before
Neither
9 It was such good weather that we went swimming
The weather
10 I can't see that far
It is too
*Key to writing 5 :
1 Seldom do I come there at night.
2 Never have we seen such a wonderful sight before.
3 Because of having accident, those students arrived late.
4 Because the traffic was heavy, Tom was worried.
5 I wish I finished my home work at the weekend.
6 If Ba had not eaten much, he would not have felt sick.
7 It has rained since 2 o'clock.
8 Neither of us have been there
9 The weather was so good that we went swimming.
10 It is too far for me to see.
Writing transformation 6 :
1 I'd rather not see him tomorrow
I don't
2 After many years of hard work,he retired
After he
3 With the money he has saved, he can buy a house
His saving money
4 We had to wait two hours for Ba
Ba kept
5 It is difficult for us to make ends meet these days
We find
Trang 66 I am sorry, I interrupted your dinner.
I apologized
7 He does almost no work
He hardly
8 It's very difficult to leave here after such a long time
It isn't
9 That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there
It is such
10 You can't visit Moscow unless you get a visa
If you
*Key to writing 6 :
1 I don't want to see him tomorrow.
2 After he had worked hard for many years, he retired.
3 His saving money can help him buy a new house.
4 Ba kept us waiting for two hours.
5 We find it difficult to make ends meet these days.
6 I apologized for interrupting your dinner.
7 He hardly does any work.
8 It is not easy to leave here after such a long time.
9 It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there.
10 If you don't have a visa, you can't visit Moscow.
Writing transformation 7 :
1 Reading scientific books is one of my interest
I'm
2 Jane is the tallest girl in her class
Nobody
3 His parents made him study for his exam
He was made
4 Peter said he wasn't feeling well
Peter said " I "
5 I'm pleased that we shall meet again soon
I'm looking
6 I have never met a famous person before
It is
7 He said "I will go to school tomorrow."
He said
8 "What kind of books do you read?" They asked Huong
They asked Huong
9 The police has just caught the thief
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10 My classmate, Lan, loves to write letters
My classmate, Lan, enjoys
*Key to writing 7 :
1 I am interested in reading scientific books.
2 No body in her class is taller than Jane.
3 He was made to study for his exam.
4 Peter said: "I am not feeling well".
5 I am looking forward to meeting each other again.
6 It is the famous person I have ever met.
7 He said he would go to school the following day.
8 They asked Huong what kind of book she read.
9 The thief has just been caught by the police.
10 My classmate, Lan enjoys wring letters.
-Writing transformation 8 :
1 Ba is taller than Hung
Hung
2 They are going to build a new school here
A new school
3 The last time I saw him was in 1995
I haven't
4 The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it
The furniture was too
5 Unless he phones immediately he won't get any information
If
6 We will solve the problem next week
The problem
7 The naught boys always draw on the wall
I wish
8 " Would you like to go with me to the market, Mai ? "- Ha said
Ha invited
9 "I'll see you tomorrow, John."
Peter told
John
10 "I left my umbrella here two days ago."
Susan told them ………
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1 Hung is not as tall as Ba.
2 A new school is going to be built here.
3 I have not seen him since 1995.
4 The furniture was too expensive for me to buy it.
5 If he phones immediately, he will get some information.
6 The problem will be solved next week.
7 I wish the naughty boy did not draw on the wall.
8 Ha invited Mai to go to the Market with her.
9 Peter told John he would see John the next day.
10 Susan told them she had left her umbrella there 2 days before.
Writing transformation 9 :
1) We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money
If it
2) I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back
Hardly
3) It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England The English owe
4) “If my members agree to that, I’ll be very surprised,” said the union delegate
The union delegate observed that
5) While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time Despite my
6) I’m sorry I missed Professor Baker’s lecture
I’m sorry not
7) We may not be able to give the concert
The concert
8) I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test
It came
9) I only recognized him when he came into the light
Not until
10) That rumor about the politician and the construction contract
is absolutely false
There is
*Key to writing 9 :
1 If it hadn’t been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed.
2 Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back.
Trang 93 The English owe the introduction of potatoes and tobacco to Walter Raleigh.
4 The union delegate observed that he would be very surprised if his members agreed
5 Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time
6 I’m sorry not to have heard/attended Pro Baker’s lecture.
7 The concert may have to be cancelled.
8 It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test.
9 Not until he came into the light did I recognize him
10 There is (absolutely) no truth in that rumour about the politician and the construction contract.
-Writing transformation 10 :
1 The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer
Only after
2 He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery
He received a
3 You can eat as much as you like for 5$ at the new lunch-bar
There is no
4 She wore a hearing-aid, even though she could hear the phone ring
perfectly well
She wasn’t so
5 You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs Jones
Mrs Jones is
6 My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year
I was
7 It was his incompetence which led to their capture
If
8 I’m certainly not going to give you any more money
I have no
9 The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister
Had it not
10.It is quite pointless to complain
There’s no
*Key to writing 10 :
1 Only after a new pay offer did the workers call off the strike.
2 He received a sentence of six months for his part in the robbery.
3 There is no limit/restriction to how much you eat at the new lunch-bar.
Trang 104 She wasn’t so deaf/hard of hearing that she couln’t hear the phone.
5 Mrs Jones is the most generous person you will/could ever meet/ (be likely) to meet.
6 I was allowed to go abroad alone for the first time last year.
7 If he hadn’t been so imcompetent they wouldn’t have been captured.
8 I have no intention of giving you any more money.
9 Had it not been for the death of the PM the bill would have been passed/got through.
10.There’s no point in complaining.
Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentences without changing meaning, using the given words :
1 I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly ( object )
………
2 The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the
proceeds of the concert ( No )
3 It would have been a superb weekend if the weather had been better ( But )
4 It was an impressive building but it wasn’t to my taste ( Impressive )
5 Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease
( enormous )
6 The idea no longer interests her ( gone )
7 He delayed writing the book until he had a lot of research ( only )
8 You don’t find such exquisite hand-made suits in many shops here ( in few )
9 His insistence on dropping out of the race at the last minute came as
no shock to everybody ( he )
10 What are the chances of Twilight 2 being a huge box-office success? ( how likely )
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11 Nowadays I consider taking up a hobby to be far less
important than I used to ( attach nearly )
12 Naomi doesn’t know all the answers, though he pretends to ( acts )
13 Thanks to my mother’s encouragement, she entered the
beauty contest ( had)
14 Do phone us when you arrive at the airport, even if it’s very late ( however )
15 They have been fewer people who consume Chinese products (decrease)
16 She’ll probably pass the high school entrance examination ( stands )
17 She was afraid to scream because she didn’t want to wake up the neighbors ( fear )
18 The accident happened owing to the driver’s ignorance
( unless )
19 The “environmentally friendly” label on this product is
misleading ( despite what )
20 They brought me 2 laptops, but neither worked satisfactorily (which)
*Key :
1 I object to people criticizing me unfairly / being criticized unfairly.
2 No official decision on where to send the proceeds of concert has been made by the fund-raisers.
3 But for the bad weather, it would have been a superb weekend.
4 Impressive as the building was/might be, it wasn’t to my taste.
Trang 125 Enormous effort has been made by scientists to find a cure for this disease.
6 She has gone off the idea.
7 Only after he had a lot of research did he ( begin to ) write the book.
8 In few shops here do you find such exquisite hand-made suits.
9 He insisted on dropping out of the race at the last minute, which came as no shock to everybody.
10 How likely is it that Twilight 2 will be a huge box-office success? / Twilight to be a huge box-office success?
11 Nowadays, I don’t attach nearly as/so much importance to taking
up a hobby as I used to.
12 Naomi acts as if/ as though he knew all the answers.
13 Had it not been for her mother’s encouragement, she wouldn’t have entered the beauty contest.
14 However late it is when you arrive at the airport, do phone me.
15 There has been a decrease in the number of people who concume Chinese products.
16 She stands a very good chance of passing the high school
entrance examination
17 She was afraid to scream for fear of waking up the neighbors.
18 Unless the drive had been ignored, the accident wouldn’t have happened.
19 Despite what is printed in the label, this product isn’t
“environmentally friendly”.
20 They brought me 2 laptops, neither of which worked properly
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