I don’t play the guitar as well as he does
11.he doesn't play the guitar as well as Henry
11.he doesn't play the guitar as well as Henry
Henry plays guitar better than him
=> Henry plays the guitar better than him
11.he doesn't play the guitar as well as Henry
Henry plays............................................................
11.he doesn't play the guitar as well as Henry
Henry plays guitar better than him
Henry plays guitar better than him.
If only I ______ play the guitar as well as you!.
A. would
B. should
C. could
D. might
Đáp án C
Cấu trúc câu ước: If only I would/could/might V. (Giá như….).
Dùng “could” để ám chỉ tới khả năng.
Dịch: Giá như tôi có thể chơi ghi ta giỏi như cậu
If only I ... play the guitar as well as you .
If only I might play the guitar as well as you .
Rewrite these following sentences keep the meaning as the root one
1. He doesn't play the guitar as well as Henry.
-> Henry plays .......................................................
2.Martha is more tanlented than Bill.
-> Bill is .................................................................
3. Nobody in our class is more intelligent than Jane is.
-> Jane is ...............................................................
4. No animal in the world is as big as a whale is.
-> A whale is ..........................................................
5. Laura reads more quickly than her brother does.
-> Her brother .........................................................
6. Jack is the tallest student in this class.
-> No .....................................................................
7. His assignment is different from mine.
-> My assignment ...................................................
8. He knows a lot more about it than I do.
-> I don't know ........................................................
9. Jane is a better swimmer than mary.
->. Jane ..................................................................
10. She is a far more careful driver than I am.
-> She drives ...........................................................
11. She is a slower and more careful driver than I am.
-> She drives............................................................
12. Joe dances more gracefully than his partner.
-> Joe's partner .........................................................
13. When he is old , he doesn't like to travel.
-> The older ..............................................................
14.Is this the cheapest pet food you have got?
-> Have you .............................................................?
15. My book isn't as interesting as yours.
-> Your book is ..........................................................
16. His car runs faster than a race car.
-> A race car ..............................................................
17. He speaks Spanish more fluently than I do.
-> I ...........................................................................
18. Her watch isn't as expensive as mine .
-> My watch ..............................................................
19. Tan's salary is higher than Minh's.
-> Minh's salary ..........................................................
20. Exercise 1 is more difficult than exercise 2.
-> Exercise 2 ..........................................................
Rewrite these following sentences keep the meaning as the root one
1. He doesn't play the guitar as well as Henry.
-> Henry plays the guitar better than him.
2.Martha is more talented than Bill.
-> Bill is not as talented as Martha.
3. Nobody in our class is more intelligent than Jane is.
-> Jane is the most intelligent in our class.
4. No animal in the world is as big as a whale is.
-> A whale is the biggest animal in the world.
5. Laura reads more quickly than her brother does.
-> Her brother doesn't read as quickly as Laura.
6. Jack is the tallest student in this class.
-> No student in this class is as tall as Jack.
7. His assignment is different from mine.
-> My assignment is the same as his.
8. He knows a lot more about it than I do.
-> I don't know as much about it as he does.
9. Jane is a better swimmer than mary.
->. Jane swims better than Mary.
10. She is a far more careful driver than I am.
-> She drives far more carefully than I do.
11. She is a slower and more careful driver than I am.
-> She drives more slowly and carefully than I do.
12. Joe dances more gracefully than his partner.
-> Joe's partner doesn't dance as gracefully as he does.
13. When he is old , he doesn't like to travel.
-> The older he is, the less he likes to travel.
14.Is this the cheapest pet food you have got?
-> Have you got cheaper pet food than this?
15. My book isn't as interesting as yours.
-> Your book is more interesting than mine.
16. His car runs faster than a race car.
-> A race car doesn't run as fast as his car.
17. He speaks Spanish more fluently than I do.
-> I don't speak Spanish as fluently as he does.
18. Her watch isn't as expensive as mine .
-> My watch is more expensive than hers.
19. Tan's salary is higher than Minh's.
-> Minh's salary is not as high as Tan's
20. Exercise 1 is more difficult than exercise 2.
-> Exercise 2 is not as difficult as exercise 1.
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown and keep the meaning unchanged:
1. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William.
- William suggested
2. He started to play the guitar five years ago.
- He has
3. I am fond of my nephew although he behaves terribly.
- I am fond of my nephew in
4. “I wasn’t there at the time,” he said.
- He denied
5. “Who does that suitcase belong to?” the policeman asked us.
- The policeman asked us whose
6. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.
- It’s
7. We couldn’t answer those two difficult questions.
- Those two
8. Haven’t you got any cheaper televisions?
- Are these
9. I would prefer you not to smoke in here.
- I’d rather
10. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.
- It was
11. She prefers reading to watching TV.
- She would
12. Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.
- Eventually he managed
13. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
- In
14. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him.
- I wish
15. She couldn’t get to work because of the heavy snow.
- The heavy snow
16. I had expected the weather to be worse.
-The weather was not
17. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
- I wasn’t early
18. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
- I apologise
19.He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.
- If
20. I haven’t seen that man here before.
- It’s
21. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
- The furniture was too
22. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
- The bank manager
23. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
- It is
24. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
- In
25. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
- Bill doubted
26. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
- The fog prevented
27. He failed to win the race.
- He didn’t
28. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
- It’s hours
29. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
- It
30. Somebody repaired her car yesterday.
- She
1. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William.
- William suggested that Peter complain to the company
2. He started to play the guitar five years ago.
- He has played the guitar for 5 years
3. I am fond of my nephew although he behaves terribly.
- I am fond of my nephew in spite of his terrible behavior
4. “I wasn’t there at the time,” he said.
- He denied being there at the time
5. “Who does that suitcase belong to?” the policeman asked us.
- The policeman asked us whose was that suitcase
6. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.
- It’s the first time she has ridden a horse
7. We couldn’t answer those two difficult questions.
- Those two difficult questions couldn't be answered by us
8. Haven’t you got any cheaper televisions?
- Are these the cheapest television you have?
9. I would prefer you not to smoke in here.
- I’d rather you didn't smoke in here
10. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.
- It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors.
11. She prefers reading to watching TV.
- She would rather read than watch TV
12. Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.
- Eventually he managed to make her answer the question.
13. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
- In spite of being intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
14. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him.
- I wish I had gone to the airport to say goodbye to him.
15. She couldn’t get to work because of the heavy snow.
- The heavy snow prevented us from getting to work
16. I had expected the weather to be worse.
-The weather was not as bad as I had expected
17. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
- I wasn’t early enough to see her
18. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
- I apologise for being rude to you yesterday
19.He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.
- If he had hurried, he wouldn't have missed the train
20. I haven’t seen that man here before.
- It’s the first time I have seen that man
21. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
- The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
22. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
- The bank manager was made to hand over the money by the robbers
23. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
- It is 6 months since John last had his hair cut
24. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
- In case you get hungry on the train, take some sandwiches
25. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
- Bill doubted whether John would ocme
26. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
- The fog prevented us from driving
27. He failed to win the race.
- He didn’t succeed in winning the race
28. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
- It’s hours since Mary rang
29. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
- It can't be denied she has a beautiful voice.
30. Somebody repaired her car yesterday.
- She
1. I can’t cook as well as my mother. => My mother can cook____________
2. He does not play tennis as well as Jack. => Jack can___________________
3. I did not spend as much money as you. => You spent___________________
4. I don’t think this book is expensive as it is. => This book is____________
5. . This is the most interesting film of all. => No other films are_____________
6 He drives more carefully than Jack does. => Jack_____________
7. Other oceans in the world aren’t as large as the Pacific one. => The Pacific Ocean is ______
1. I can’t cook as well as my mother. => My mother can cook_______better than I_____
2. He does not play tennis as well as Jack. => Jack can_________play tennis better than him__________
3. I did not spend as much money as you. => You spent_________more money than I__________
4. I don’t think this book is expensive as it is. => This book is________not as cheap as I think____
5. . This is the most interesting film of all. => No other films are_______more intersting than this one______
6 He drives more carefully than Jack does. => Jack_____does not drive as carefully as him________
7. Other oceans in the world aren’t as large as the Pacific one. => The Pacific Ocean is ___the largest ocean in the world___
1. I can’t cook as well as my mother.
=> My mother can cook better than I do.
2. He does not play tennis as well as Jack. => Jack can play tennies better than he does.
3. I did not spend as much money as you.
=> You spent much money than me.
4. I don’t think this book is expensive as it is.
=> This book is
5. . This is the most interesting film of all. => No other films are as interesting as this film.
6 He drives more carefully than Jack does. => Jack doesn't drive as carefully as he does.
7. Other oceans in the world aren’t as large as the Pacific one.
=> The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.
21. If only (A) I would (B) play the guitar as well (C) as you (D).
21. If only (A) I would (B) play the guitar as well (C) as you (D).
=> could
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.
21. If only (A) I would (B) play the guitar as well (C) as you (D).
-> could. vì if only = i wish. sử dụng để nói lại sự hối tiếc và mong muốn của đối tượng: i wish i could...
6. No one in my class is as tall as Tam. => Tam is the____________________ 7. I can't cook as well as my mother. => My mother can cook____________
8. He does not play tennis as well as Jack. => Jack can___________________
9. I did not spend as much money as you. => You spent___________________
10. I don't think this book is expensive as it is. => This book is____________
11. He is the tallest boy in his class. => No one in_______________
12. This is the most interesting film of all. => No other films are_____________
13. No cars in the world are more expensive than Japanese ones. => Japanese cars _____
14. This exercise is easier than that one. => That exercise is not_________
15. He drives more carefully than Jack does. => Jack_____________
16. No one in the group plays better than he. => He can___________________
17. No hotel in the city is as comfortable as this. => This hotel is the _______
18. Other oceans in the world aren't as large as the Pacific one. => The Pacific Ocean is ______