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EXERCISE 1: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1.
It isn't necessary to finish the work to day. You don't _______________________________________________________________________
2.
Sally finally managed to get a job. Sally finally succeeded _____________________________________________________________
3.
That's the last time I go to that restaurant. I certainly _______________________________________________________________________
4.
"I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued. You'd __________________________________________________________________________
5.
If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill. Unless __________________________________________________________________________
6.
I should like someone to take me out to dinner. What I should ____________________________________________________________________
7.
Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life. Martin's poor ____________________________________________________________________
8.
They'll have to take the dog on holiday with them. They can't leave __________________________________________________________________
9.
My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up. The break-up of the marriage ________________________________________________________
10.
I can't believe that he passed the exam. I find ___________________________________________________________________________
EXERCISE 2: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1.
This is the fastest way to get to the city center. There __________________________________________________________________________
2.
If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him. He is the most ____________________________________________________________________
3.
We arrived too late to see the first film. We didn't _______________________________________________________________________
4.
"Would you mind not smoking in here?" I'd rather ________________________________________________________________________
5.
He wrote the letter in two hours. It took _________________________________________________________________________
26.
"Why don't we go out for a walk?" My father suggested _______________________________________________________________
7.
In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast. Though _________________________________________________________________________
8.
I was very interested in our conversation. It was interesting _________________________________________________________________
9.
Why did you do that ? Whatever _______________________________________________________________________
10.
These bookshelves are my own work. I made __________________________________________________________________________
EXERCISE 3: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1.
Don't play tennis as well as you do. You ____________________________________________________________________________
2.
I haven't been to the dentist's for two years. It's _____________________________________________________________________________
3.
Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress. She never _______________________________________________________________________
4.
I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university. After ___________________________________________________________________________
5.
It's not worth living to make her change her mind. There's _________________________________________________________________________
6.
He said he was not guilty of stealing the car. He denied _______________________________________________________________________
7.
Is this the only way to reach the city centre? Isn't there _______________________________________________________________________
8.
He never suspected that the money had been stolen. At no time _______________________________________________________________________
9.
It's my opinion that you should take more exercise. If I ____________________________________________________________________________
10.
I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn't. She persuaded ___________________________________________________________________
EXERCISE 4: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1.
He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London. He greatly regretted _______________________________________________________________
2.
It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.
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The accident is ___________________________________________________________________
3.
"Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India?" he asked Elizabeth. He asked ________________________________________________________________________
4.
"I think you should try the chicken Marengo," said the waiter. The waiter recommended ___________________________________________________________
5.
This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted. I have __________________________________________________________________________
6.
Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another. Scarcely ________________________________________________________________________
7.
Without his help, we would all have been in worse trouble. Had it __________________________________________________________________________
8.
No students in my class can speak English as fluently as she does. She speaks ______________________________________________________________________
9.
My father started to read that book two weeks ago. He’s still reading it. My father has ____________________________________________________________________
10.
“I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star. The film star objected _____________________________________________________________
EXERCISE 5: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1.
The questions are so easy that everyone can answer them. They're such _____________________________________________________________________
2.
The boy will receive some money to continue his study. His parents died in a traffic accident. The boy whose ___________________________________________________________________
3.
They are producing motorbikes in Vietnam. Motorbikes are ___________________________________________________________________
4.
I wasn't there yesterday, so I didn't know who he was. If I _____________________________________________________________________________
5.
If you do not try hard, you can't pass the examination. Unless __________________________________________________________________________
6.
They spent more money, they had to work harder. The more _______________________________________________________________________
7.
People thought that the cover was made of iron. The cover________________________________________________________________________
8.
He went to London. He had lived there when he was a boy. He went to London where ___________________________________________________________
9.
Jane was absent from class because of her sickness.