EXERCISE
Rewrite the following with the suggested .
1. Tom doesn’t play football anymore
.---> Tom used.................................................................................................................
2. My mother bought me a nice blouse .
---> A nice blouse............................................................................................................
3. They say that the company is in difficult.
---> The company.............................................................................................................
4. “Would you mind waiting for a few minutes”
---> We were asked ............................................................................................................
5. You can get suntan by sunbathing.-
--> If................................................................................................................................
6. “ Where’s the best place to buy souvenir? “
---> I asked her...................................................................................................................
7. You won’t lose weight if you don’t stop eating much.
---> Unless.........................................................................................................................
8. To know English is necessary.
---> It is.............................................................................................................................
9. May day is considered to be the day of the working class.
--> Everyone considers.................................................................................................
10. In Strafford- Avon we saw Shakespeare’s birthplace.
---> We saw the house.....................................................................................................
11. There are far more heavy lorries on the road than there used to be.
---> They didn’t.............................................................................................................
12. I regret spending so much money.
---> I wish..............................................................................................................
13. What’s the height of the mountain?.
---> How..............................................................................................................?
14. I don’t feel as tired after a train journey as I do after a car journey.
---. I feel more.............................................................................................................
15. Cars are faster than buses.
-->Buses aren’t....
16. He turned off the light, then he went to bed.
---> Turning,..............................................................................................................
17. Theatre programmes usually have lots of information.-
--> There................................................................................................................
18. He has been collecting stamps for five years.
---> He started...............................................................................................................
19. More newspapers are being sold in this city.-
--> People..................................................................................................................
20. They were giving their son some presents when we came.
---> their son..............................................................................................................
21. he garage is servicing my car on Monday.
---> I am....
22. There is usually plenty of sunshine in southern countries
.---> It’s.............................................................................................................
23. Remember to check your flight number.
---> Don’t...............................................................................................................
24. Football attracts people much and so does tennis.-
--> Football attracts people as...........................................................................................
25. Apple usually cheaper than oranges.-
--> Apples are not...............................................................................................................
26. She knows a ot more about it than I do
.---> I don’t know..............................................................................................................
27. How long is it since you saw Mary?
--->when..........................................................................................................................?
28. Robert is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job.
---> Robert wishes..............................................................................................................
29. Mary felt tired but she still went to the party.-
--> though............................................................................................................
30. He didn’t pass the exam because he didn’t work hard.
---> If he..............................................................................................................
31. Sally’s parents gave her a bicycle for her birthday.
---> Sally ................................................................................................................
32. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well.-
--> Peter said ”I.................................................................................................................
33. The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours.
---> it took................................................................................................................
34. It is difficult to train dogs.-
--> Dogs...............................................................................................................
35. The red blouse was more expensive than the blue one.
---> The blue blouse....
36. Tax free goods can be bought before you get on the plane.
---> you..............................................................................................................
37. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year
---> Why................................................................................................................?
38. Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop.-
--> All the switches...........................................................................................................
39. How long is it since they moved here?
---> When..............................................................................................................?
40. Knowing English is useful.
---> It..............................................................................................................
41. It took us two hours to water the flowers.
We spent.............................................................................................................
42. He is extremely rich but he is not happy.
---> In spire...............................................................................................................
43. It is expected that he will come on time.
--> He...............................................................................................................
44. He drives carefully.
---> He is..............................................................................................................
45. “ Turn down the radio, Tom
‘ .---> Tom’ mother told....................................................................................................
46. My father usually has me clean his bicycle.-
--> My father usually has...................................................................................................
47. “ You shouldn’t go to school late” the teacher said.-
--> The teacher advised.....................................................................................................
48. We couldn’t answer those two difficult questions.
---> Those two questions.................................................................................................
49. Mark is too young to see that horror film.
---> Mark isn’t....................................................................................................
50. We couldn’t drive because of the frog
.---> The frog...............................................................................................................
51. I stopped. I bought a newspaper.
--> I stopped..............................................................................................................
52. I haven’t eaten a pizza for a year.
--->The last time..............................................................................................................
53. This fruit is a new experience.
---> It’s the first.............................................................................................................
54. You don’t need to cook dinner today.
---> It isn’t.............................................................................................................
55. They understand more than we do.
---> We don’t....................................................................................................................
56. Originally, tennis was an indoor game.
---> Tennis................................................................................................................
57. He speaks too quickly for me to understand.
---> He doesn’t... .......
58. I started to learn English three years ago.
--->