I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1. “I met my old teacher yesterday,” said Nam.
Nam
2. This problem seems difficult for me.
I wish
3. They have painted the wall pink.
The wall
4. If you fail the final exam, you won’t be able to graduate.
Unless
5. It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.
I wish
6. We have just bought our daughter a motorbike.
Our daughter
7. People say that the soil here is very rich.
The soil
8. Those students started to learn Japanese in 2005.
Those students have
9. My father stopped smoking two years ago.
My father hasn’t
10. “I love wearing jeans,” Lan said.
Lan said
11. “Are you fond of wearing uniforms?” said the teacher to me.
The teacher
I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1. “I met my old teacher yesterday,” said Nam.
Nam said that he had met his old teacher the previous day 2. This problem seems difficult for me.
I wish this problem weren't too difficult for me 3. They have painted the wall pink.
The wall has been painted pink 4. If you fail the final exam, you won’t be able to graduate.
Unless you fail the final exam, you will be able to graduate. 5. It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.
I wish you were here now
6. We have just bought our daughter a motorbike.
Our daughter has just been bought a motorbike 7. People say that the soil here is very rich.
The soil here is said to be very rich
8. Those students started to learn Japanese in 2005.
Those students have learnt Japanese since 2005 9. My father stopped smoking two years ago.
My father hasn’t smoked for 2 years
10. “I love wearing jeans,” Lan said.
Lan said she loved wearing jeans
11. “Are you fond of wearing uniforms?” said the teacher to me.
The teacher asked me if i was fond of....
I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1. “I met my old teacher yesterday,” said Nam.
Nam said that he had met his old teacher the previous day
2. This problem seems difficult for me.
I wish this problem weren't difficult
3. They have painted the wall pink.
The wall has been painted pink
4. If you fail the final exam, you won’t be able to graduate.
Unless you fail the final exam, you'll be able to graduate
5. It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.
I wish you were here now
6. We have just bought our daughter a motorbike.
Our daughter has just been bought a motorbike by us.
7. People say that the soil here is very rich.
The soil here is said to be very rich
8. Those students started to learn Japanese in 2005.
Those students have learnt Japanese since 2005
9. My father stopped smoking two years ago.
My father hasn’t smoked for two years.
10. “I love wearing jeans,” Lan said.
Lan said she loved wearing jeans.
11. “Are you fond of wearing uniforms?” said the teacher to me.
The teacher asked (me) if I was fond of wearing uniforms