I would like you to help me do this English exercise2. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.. I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your birthday party last Sunday, John.. I don’t like keeping
Trang 1Sentence transformation (keys) Rewrite the sentences, do not change their meanings.
1 How long is it since you started learning English?
When did you start learning English?
2 I would like you to help me do this English exercise
Do you mind helping me do this English exercise?
3 He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train
If he had hurried, he wouldn t have missed the train’
4 If it doesn’t rain soon, the crops will be lost
Unless it rains soon, the crops will be lost.
5 Although the team played well, they lost
Despite playing well, the team lost.
6 I didn’t go because it rained heavily
Because of the heavy rain, I couldn t go’
7 I’m sorry I missed your birthday party
I wish I hadn t missed your birthday party’
8 Tom doesn’t study so hard as Marry
Mary studies harder than Tom.
9 It is hopeless for her to wait for his return
Waiting for his return is hopeless for her.
10 I missed the meeting because my car broke down
If my car hadn t broken down, I wouldn t have missed the meeting’ ’
11 The police are questioning Mr and Mrs David
Mr and Mrs David are being questioned by the police.
12 He would pass the contest if he didn’t drink alcohol
Unless he drank alcohol, he would pass the contest.
13 She didn’t say a word as she left the room
She left the room without saying a word.
14 The door was too heavy for the child to put it open
The door was so heavy that the boy couldn t put it open’
15 I was very busy, so I couldn’t go to the meeting
If I hadn t been busy, I could have gone to the meeting’
16 In spite of his old age, he worked very hard
Although he was old, he worked very hard.
17 People who are lazy won’t be wealthy
Nobody who is lazy will be wealthy.
18 They never made us do anything we didn’t want to
We were never made to do anything we didn t want to’
19 I haven’t come there for several years
It is several years since I last came there.
20 The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there
It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there.
21 He feels ill because he has worked hard
He has worked so hard that he feels ill.
22 He got up early so that he wouldn’t be late for the meeting
He got up early so as not to be late for the meeting.
23 She was a very intelligent student so she always got the scholarship
She was such an intelligent student that she always got the scholarship.
24 I’ll stay at home if I am not invited
Unless I am invited, I ll stay at home’
25 You are too young to ride a motorbike
You are not old enough to ride a motorbike.
26 My father stopped smoking 2 years ago
My father hasn t smoked for 2 years’
27 I’ve never been to Hue before
This is the first time I ve been to Hue’
28 I regret telling him what we were planning to do
I wish I hadn t told him what we were planning to do’
29 He didn’t go to school because he was ill
Because of his illness, he didn t go to school’
30 You should eat a lot of fresh fruit
He advised me to eat a lot of fresh fruit.
31 I last saw him when I was a student
I haven’t seen him since I was a student.
32 The flight to Moscow lasted three hours
It took three hours to fly to Moscow.
Trang 233 It is cheaper to go by car than by train.
Going by train is more expensive than going by car.
34 Since she was careless, Mary lost her job
Because of her carelessness, Mary lost her job.
35 It is impossible to learn a foreign language in a week
Learning a foreign language in a week is impossible.
36 It took him a whole day to repair the radio
He spent a whole day repairing the radio.
37 Nam often spends 2 hours a day doing the housework
It often takes Nam 2 hours a day to do the housework.
38 Let’s go for a walk We’ve been working all day
John suggested going for a walk.
39 I expect that they will get there by lunch
I expect them to get there by lunch.
40 I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your birthday party last Sunday, John
Mary apologizes for not coming to John s birthday party last Sunday’
41 Thanks to Laura’s report I was able to finish the project
Had it not been Laura s report, I wouldn t have been able to finish the project’ ’
42 That question cannot be answered satisfactorily
There is no satisfactory answer for that question.
43 I don’t like keeping fish My sister doesn’t like keeping fish either
Neither my sister nor I like keeping fish.
44 I have not experienced such a storm since I was a child
Not since I was a child have I expected such a storm.
45 Those children were not well educated
Those children’s education was not very good.
46 We expected that the report will be published shortly
The report is expected to be published shortly
47 We only learnt the truth yesterday
It was only yesterday that we learnt the truth.
48 If it hadn’t been for your help he would be in a worse mess
If you hadn t helped him, he would be in a worse mess’
49 Thanks to your help, I finished it in time
But for your help, I couldn t have finished it in time’
50 I did not know what would happen and I did not care what would happen
I neither knew nor cared what would happen.
51 I’d like to visit India more than any other country in the world
It’s India that I d like to visit most/more than any other country in the world.’
Sentence transformation Rewrite the sentences, do not change their meanings.
1 How long is it since you started learning English?
When ………?
2 I would like you to help me do this English exercise
Do you mind……… ?
3 He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train
If he………
4 If it doesn’t rain soon, the crops will be lost
Unless………
5 Although the team played well, they lost
Despite………
6 I didn’t go because it rained heavily
Because of………
7 I’m sorry I missed your birthday party
I wish………
8 Tom doesn’t study so hard as Marry
Mary………
9 It is hopeless for her to wait for his return
Waiting………
10 I missed the meeting because my car broke down
If my car………
11 The police are questioning Mr and Mrs David
Mr and Mrs David………
12 He would pass the contest if he didn’t drink alcohol
Unless………
13 She didn’t say a word as she left the room
Trang 3She left……….
14 The door was too heavy for the child to put it open
The door………
15 I was very busy, so I couldn’t go to the meeting
If ………
16 In spite of his old age, he worked very hard
Although………
17 People who are lazy won’t be wealthy
Nobody………
18 They never made us do anything we didn’t want to
We were………
19 I haven’t come there for several years
It is………
20 The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there
It is………
21 He feels ill because he has worked hard
He………
22 He got up early so that he wouldn’t be late for the meeting
He………
23 She was a very intelligent student so she always got the scholarship
She was………
24 I’ll stay at home if I am not invited
Unless………
25 You are too young to ride a motorbike
You are not………
26 My father stopped smoking 2 years ago
My father………
27 I’ve never been to Hue before
This is………
28 I regret telling him what we were planning to do
I wish ………
29 He didn’t go to school because he was ill
Because of………
30 You should eat a lot of fresh fruit
He advised………
31 I last saw him when I was a student
I haven’t………
32 The flight to Moscow lasted three hours
It took………
33 It is cheaper to go by car than by train
Going………
34 Since she was careless, Mary lost her job
Because of………
35 It is impossible to learn a foreign language in a week
Learning………
36 It took him a whole day to repair the radio
He spent………
37 Nam often spends 2 hours a day doing the housework
It often………
38 Let’s go for a walk We’ve been working all day
John suggested………
39 I expect that they will get there by lunch
I expect………
40 I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your birthday party last Sunday, John
Mary apologizes………
41 Thanks to Laura’s report I was able to finish the project
Had it………
42 That question cannot be answered satisfactorily
There is no………
43 I don’t like keeping fish My sister doesn’t like keeping fish either
Neither………
44 I have not experienced such a storm since I was a child
Not since………
45 Those children were not well educated
Those children’s………
46 We expected that the report will be published shortly
The report ………
Trang 447 We only learnt the truth yesterday.
It was………
48 If it hadn’t been for your help he would be in a worse mess
If………
49 Thanks to your help, I finished it in time
But………
50 I did not know what would happen and I did not care what would happen
I neither………
51 I’d like to visit India more than any other country in the world
It’s………
52 Collecting stamps from foreign countries is one of Jane’s interests
Jane ………