I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 pts)
1. Although the weather was terrible we had a good time at the campsite.
Despite__________________________________________________________________________________
2. I regret telling him the news.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
3. 'Don’t be late for the meeting tomorrow morning, Tim!” she said.
She told _________________________________________________________________________________
4. The school I went to last year was better than this one.
This school _______________________________________________________________________________
5. I’d rather you stayed home tonight than went out with those people.
I’d prefer_________________________________________________________________________________
6. People think that Mr Smith took bribes from a mafia group.
Mr Smith _________________________________________________________________________________
7. I’ve never seen such a long bridge before.
This _____________________________________________________________________________________
8. Thanks to Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early.
If it ______________________________________________________________________________________
9. How much does this camera cost?
What____________________________________________________________________________________
10. The work is very hard and he can’t do it.
The work is too____________________________________________________________________________
1. Although the weather was terrible we had a good time at the campsite.
Despite___the terribe weather, we had a good time at the campsite. _______________________________________________________________________________
2. I regret telling him the news.
I wish _________I hadn't told him the news__________________________________________________________________________
3. 'Don’t be late for the meeting tomorrow morning, Tim!” she said.
She told ______Tim not to be late for the meeting the next morning___________________________________________________________________________
4. The school I went to last year was better than this one.
This school ________is not as good as the school I went to last year_______________________________________________________________________
5. I’d rather you stayed home tonight than went out with those people.
I’d prefer___you to stay home home tonight rather than go out with those people.______________________________________________________________________________
6. People think that Mr Smith took bribes from a mafia group.
Mr Smith _________is though to have taken bribes from a mafia group. ________________________________________________________________________
7. I’ve never seen such a long bridge before.
This ______is the first time I have seen such a long bridge _______________________________________________________________________________
8. Thanks to Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early.
If it ________hadn't been for Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early. ______________________________________________________________________________
9. How much does this camera cost?
What_______is the price of this camera_____________________________________________________________________________
10. The work is very hard and he can’t do it.
The work is too_______hards for him to do_____________________________________________________________________