Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.
1. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
=> Not only_______________________________________________________
2. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
=> No sooner _____________________________________________________
3. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
=> Hardly _______________________________________________________
4. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
=> Not until ______________________________________________________
5. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.
=> Only _________________________________________________________
6. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.
=> Never ________________________________________________________
7. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.
=> Under the table _________________________________________________
8. His brother had rarely been more excited.
=> Rarely_________________________________________________________
9. The facts were not all made public until later.
=> Only__________________________________________________________
10. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
=> Had___________________________________________________________
11. The response to our appeal was so great that we has to take on more staff.
=> Such__________________________________________________________
12. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
=> Not only ______________________________________________________
13. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.
=> Little _________________________________________________________
14. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?
=> Should________________________________________________________
15. The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way.
=> In ___________________________________________________________
16. The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled.
=> So ___________________________________________________________
17. If the government raised interest rates. They would lose the election.
=> Were__________________________________________________________
18. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door.
=> No sooner _____________________________________________________
19. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
=> Such__________________________________________________________
20. It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March.
=> Seldom________________________________________________________
21. You won’t allowed in until your identify has been checked.
=> Only__________________________________________________________
22. Just after the play started there was a power failure.
=> Hardly________________________________________________________
23. The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as inept as this.
=> Rarely_________________________________________________________
24. We had only just arrived home when the police called.
=> Scarcely_______________________________________________________.
25. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage.
=> On no_________________________________________________________.
26. The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record.
=> Never before___________________________________________________.
27. The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceedings began.
=> Barely________________________________________________________.
28. She seldom misses a lecture.
=> Seldom_______________________________________________________.
29. As soon as we had come home, it started to rain
=> No sooner_____________________________________________________.
30. As soon as we had turned on the TV, the electricity went out.
=> Hardly _______________________________________________________.
31. I have never been embarrassed like that!
=> Never _______________________________________________________.
32. She had never experienced this exhilarating emotion in her life.
=> Never _______________________________________________________.
33. He has seldom seen anything stranger
=> Seldom_______________________________________________________.
34. I have seldom seen him looking so miserable.
=> Seldom_______________________________________________________.
35. As soon as I had got out of the bed, the phone rang.
=> Scarcely _______________________________________________________.
36. As soon as he had finished dinner, she walked in the door.
=> No sooner _____________________________________________________.
37. I only understood the problem then.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
38. We will be only able to accomplish this great task by working hard.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
39. You can only pass this exam by studying hard.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
40. You can only understand it when you grow up.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
41. I can only forgive you if you tell me the truth.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
42. I only realized that I'd seen it before after the film started.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
43. The situation was so strange that I couldn’t sleep.
=> So ___________________________________________________________.
44. The test is so difficult that students need three months to prepare.
=> So ___________________________________________________________.
45. The exercise is so easy that every students can do it easily.
=> So ___________________________________________________________.
46. He not only studies well, but also he sings well.
=> Not only ______________________________________________________.
47. If you meet her, please call me!
=> Should _______________________________________________________.
48. If you had obeyed orders this disaster would not have happened
=> Had___ ______________________________________________________
1. Only when I arrived the airport did I realize I had forgotten my passport.
2. There were far less about the lesson that he understood than I had assumed.
3. There is no need for you to complete all those sentences.
4. I wish you didn’t ask me such silly questions.
5. The guy I met on the stage last night was the nicest person I have ever met.
6. Peter denied having hit anybody in that class.
7. If you hadn’t participated, I wouldn’t have been able to win the race.
8. Lazy as he is, he always gets good marks on his tests.
9. It came as no surprise to us at all that he failed his exam.
10. Tired as I was, I managed to finish your homework on time.
11. The chances are that the meeting will not end before.
12. I am not trying to make you feel any worse about it.
13. We are never allowed to leave the school by our teacher.
14. Despite being overslept, Clive wasn’t late for work.
15. Mai suggested that Linh clear up the garbage before leaving.
16. It’s been a long time since we last used these machines.
17. No-one else in the club plays tennis as well as Thu.
18. They wish they weren’t travelling on uncomfortable buses.
19. Homeless children were said to be taken care of by you.
20. I am used to getting up early.
21. It takes my aunt hours to do window shopping at the weekend.
Hoa promised to work harder to get good qualifications.
22. He was seen going out with his girlfriend by me last weekend.
23. Nothing has ever been moved in this house.
24. If I were you, I would study harder.
25. You knew the man who sat next to me at the birtrhday party last night, didn’t you?
26. When were you born?
27. We usually have a two-month summer holiday.
28. I prefer playing to learning.
29. His favourite activity is watching TV.