Question

[9A5 -12-Quang Huy]

REWRITE these following sentences.

1. We usually visit museums when we have leisure time. (enjoy)

à We

2. Jenny finds reading poetry boring. (dislike)

à Jenny

3. Her old house is bigger than her new one.

à Her new house

4. No one in my class is taller than Peter.

à Peter

5. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.

à The white dress

6. Although the weather was bad, it did not delay the traffic.

à In spite of

7. They built a new bridge over the river.

à A new bridge

8. I last wrote to my pen-pal two months ago.

à I haven’ t

9. “Where does your brother work?” she asked me.

à She asked me

10. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission. (mustn’t)

à You

11. It’s good idea to swallow rapidly if you have hiccups. (should)

à You

12. They once started these machines by hand.

à They used to

13. He doesn’t get up late anymore.

à He used to

14. David had gone home before we arrived.

à After

15. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.

à When

16. He never left the house. He had been born there. (where)

à

17. I will tell you something. You didn’t  know it before. (which)

à

18. I’ll never forget the day. I met you then. (when)

à

19. It was cold. However, Tom still went swimming. (although)

à

20. John is very sad. He fails the final exam. (because)

à

Answer 1

[Thu Hồng]

1. We usually visit museums when we have leisure time. (enjoy)

à We enjoy visiting museums when we have leisure time.

2. Jenny finds reading poetry boring. (dislike)

à Jenny dislikes reading poetry.

3. Her old house is bigger than her new one.

à Her new house is not so big as her old one.

4. No one in my class is taller than Peter.

à Peter is the tallest in my class.

5. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.

à The white dress is not so expensive as the black one.

6. Although the weather was bad, it did not delay the traffic.

à In spite of the bad weather, it did not delay the traffic.

7. They built a new bridge over the river.

à A new bridge was built over the river.

8. I last wrote to my pen-pal two months ago.

à I haven’ t written to my pen-pal for 2 months.

9. “Where does your brother work?” she asked me.

à She asked me where my brother worked.

10. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission. (mustn’t)

à You mustn't leave the room without permission

Answer 2

[Thu Hồng]

11. It’s good idea to swallow rapidly if you have hiccups. (should)

à You should swallow rapidly if you have hiccups.

12. They once started these machines by hand.

à They used to start these machines by hand.

13. He doesn’t get up late anymore.

à He used to get up late.

14. David had gone home before we arrived.

à After David had gone home, we arrived.

15. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.

à When the light had gone out, we got out of the office.

16. He never left the house. He had been born there. (where)

à He never left the house where he had been born.

17. I will tell you something. You didn’t  know it before. (which)

à I will tell you something which you didn’t  know before.

18. I’ll never forget the day. I met you then. (when)

à    I’ll never forget the day when I met you.

19. It was cold. However, Tom still went swimming. (although)

à     Although it was cold, Tom still went swimming. 

20. John is very sad. He fails the final exam. (because)

à   John is very sad because he fails the final exam.