He did worse in the exam than she did
He did worse in the exam than she did
Exercise 1 WRITING Sentence Transformation
1. "Why hasn't Peter phoned?&" she wondered.
She wondered.
2. I'm only interested in why he did it.
The only thing
3. He tried to escape but the police stopped him
The police prevented him...
4. She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker.
She is having .
5. Couldn't you find the best hotel?
Is this
6. John began playing the piano ten years ago
John has.
7. They won't be able to come on Sunday
It will be
8. She needs to study harder
She doesn't .
9. I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.
The car.......
10. My mother made these curtains.
These curtains..
Tom was very lazy, but he got the highest mark in the exam. I think it was a ____ result.
A. surprise B.surprising C.surprised D.surprisingly
7. He did not follow the career path in art although his parents are all artists.
→ Despite who are all artists, he did not follow the career path in art.
8. I would move to Ho Chi Minh city if I got a job offer although it is far from my family.
→ I would move to Ho Chi Minh city if I got a job offer, despite from my family.
7. He did not follow the career path in art although his parents are all artists.
→ Despite who are all artists, he did not follow the career path in art.
8. I would move to Ho Chi Minh city if I got a job offer although it is far from my family.
→ I would move to Ho Chi Minh city if I got a job offer, despite from my family.
Rewrite the following sentences
1.He works hard and he will pass the exam
-> If he
2.He didn't pass the exam because he didn't work hard
-> If
3. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance
-> If
4.She didn't hurry, so she missed the train
->Were
5.They wanted to buy the house, but they hadn't have enough money
-> If
6.We must go now or we'll be late
->If
7.He was planning to go to the teacher training college but his father died
-> If
8.They didn't follow the map,so they got lost
->If
9.I'm having a lot of troubles now because I lost my passport last week
->If
10.If you don't watch the programme,you can't really guide
->Unless
A. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each sentence below.
35. '' Where did you go last night''? she said to her boyfriend.
A. She asked her boyfriend where did he go last night.
B. She asked her boyfriend where he went the night before.
C. She asked her boyfriend where had he gone the night before.
D. She asked her boyfriend where he had gone the night before.
36. '' Remember to write to your aunt''. I said to Miss Linh.
A. I said to Miss Linh remember to write to her aunt. B. I said to Miss Linh to remember to write to her aunt.
C. I told Miss Linh remember to write to her aunt. D. I reminded Miss Linh to remember to write to her aunt.
37. '' How long have you lived in Ha Noi''? said my friend.
A. My friend asked me how long have I lived in HaNoi. B. My friend asked me how long had I lived in HaNoi.
C. My friend asked me how long I had lived in HaNoi. D. My friend asked me how long I have lived in HaNoi.
38. ''Close the books, please'' said our teacher.
A. Close your book said by our teacher. B. Our teacher asked us close our book.
C. Our teacher said us close our book. D. Our teacher asked us to close our book.
39. “I didn’t break your watch” the boy said.
A. The boy told the girl that he hadn’t broken her watch. B. The boy asked the girl that he hadn’t broken her watch.
C. The boy told the girl that he didn’t break her watch. D. The boy told the girl that he hadn’t broken your watch.
40. “Don’t make noise because I am listening music now” he said to me.
A. He asked me not to make noise because I am listening music now.
B. He asked me not to make noise because I was listening music then.
C. He asked me not to make noise because he was listening music then.
D. He asked me to make noise because I was listening music then.
41. “I have just seen your mother this morning”. Laura said to Lewis.
A. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning.
B. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning.
C. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning.
D. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning.
42. “We are ready to come with our friends” they said.
A. They told us they are ready to come with their friends. B. They told us they were ready to come with our friends.
C. They told us we were ready to come with our friends. D. They told us they were ready to come with their friends.
43. “I was intending to meet you tomorrow” she said.
A. She told me she was intending to meet me tomorrow. B. She told me she had intending to meet me the next day.
C. She told me she had been intending to meet me tomorrow. D. She told me she had been intending to meet me the next day.
44. Mrs Smith: “ Don’t play in front of my windows”
A. Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of her windows. B. Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of my windows.
C. Mrs Smith told us to not play in front of her windows. D. Mrs Smith said us not to play in front of her windows.
45. “I didn’t witness that accident.”
A. He denied not having witnessed that accident. B. He denied having witnessed that accident.
C. He denied not having witnessing that accident. D. He denied not had witnessed that accident.
* Find and underline the mistakes in the following sentences, then correct them.
1. I am certain that her saw me. …………………
2. It’s luckily that she is still here. …………………
3. She is pleased if you got in touch. …………………
4. Bill told me that he has none friends. …………………
5. John was happy that he passing the exam. …………………
6. We are going to the concert, and so do they. …………………
7. I’m sorry if I won’t be able to accept the job. …………………
8. I will call you when I will return from my country. …………………
9. Hang borrowed the money so she could finish her education. …………………
10. Since the Thi Vai River is awfully polluted, it’s water isn’t fit for fish to survive. …………………
1.They(not be)................good at math,so they got bad score.
2.What tine did he (watch)................TV last night?
3.If i (study).................harder,I would have passed the exam.
4.The boy is too young (ride).......................a motorbike.
5.A modern hospital should (build).........................in thistown soon.
5. Unless he studies hard, he will fail the exam
=> If he _______________, he will fail the exam
7. She said to him, '' What do you do in your free time ? ''
=> She asked him ______________ free time
