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Rewrite Exercises
Rewrite Exercises
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words
in bold. Do not change the word given. Use no more than five words.
23) She used factor 12 suntan lotion as she gets sunburnt easily. DIDN’T
If ______________________________________, she wouldn’t use factor 12 suntan lotion.
24) You must leave home early or you will miss the flight. DON’T
You will miss the flight if__________________________________________________ early.
25) It’s a pity that I have to work tomorrow, so I can’t go shopping with you. IF
_____________________________________work tomorrow, I could go shopping with you.
26) Peter lives with his parents because he can’t afford to buy a flat. LIVE
If he could afford to buy a flat, _________________________________________ his parents.
27) Clare Spender is the author; her book became a bestseller overnight. WHOSE
Clare Spender ______________________________________ became a bestseller overnight.
28) I read a book. It was written by Samuel Jackson. WHICH
I read_____________________________________________________ by Samuel Jackson.
29) This girl is in my class. She speaks four languages. WHO
This girl__________________________________________________________in my class.
30) That is the zoo. They took the tiger there. WHERE
That ______________________________________________________ they took the tiger.
31) I’m watching a rugby match for the first time. NEVER
I ________________________________________________________ a rugby match before.
32) My father cannot cook well. GOOD AT
My father __________________________________________________________________.
33) I don’t have enough money, so I cannot buy this jacket. AFFORD
_________________________________________________________________this jacket.
34) ‘We should take the train’, said Sue. SUGGEST
She _______________________________________________________________________.
35) It is likely that he will travel to Europe. TO
He ________________________________________________________________to Europe.
36) No other European city is as polluted as Athens. MOST
Athens is _______________________________________________________ city in Europe.
37) The city’s first subway system is now being built. BUILDING
The government __________________________________________ the first subway system.
38) When did you start to learn English? BEEN
How _______________________________________________________________ English?
39) The last time I read a thriller was ages ago. FOR
I _____________________________________________________________________ ages.
40) The last time I spoke to Kathy was yesterday morning. SINCE
I _________________________________________________________ yesterday morning.
41) I didn’t like the story. I didn’t like the actors. NEITHER
I _____________________________________________________________ the actors.
42) I don’t trust the lawyer or his partner. NOR
I ______________________________________________________________ his partner.
43) Mary was away and so were her parents. NOR
Neither Mary ______________________________________________________ home.
44) ‘I am seriously ill.’ she said. WAS
She told me ____________________________________________________________.
45) ‘Don’t touch those cakes!’ she said to them. NOT
She told _________________________________________________________ cakes.
46) ‘Where did the concert take place?’ HAD
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He asked _____________________________________________________________.
47) ‘Have you ever been to a psychiatrist?’ He asked Mary. VISITED
He asked Mary __________________________________________________ a psychiatrist.
48) When he was preparing for exams, he studied very hard. STUDY
He ____________________________________________ when he was preparing for exams.
49) There is more crime in our neighbourhood than in the past. USE
There _______________________________________ so much crime in our neighbourhood.
50) Seeing my dad with a beard still looks strange to me. USED
I am still ____________________________________________ my dad with a beard.
51) Watching awful TV programmes doesn’t bother me anymore. GOT
I ______________________________________________________ awful TV programmes.
52) In the past, she always went to the cinema on Friday evening. WOULD
In the past, she ______________________________________ the cinema on Friday evening.
53) I caught the train because I was on time. BEEN
If I _______________________________________________, I would have missed the train.
54) He married her because he was in love with her. NOT
If he hadn’t been in love with her, he ________________________________________ her.
55) Eating that much will make you fatter. EAT
If _______________________________________________________ you’ll put on weight.
56) You won’t lose weight because you eat too much pasta. MIGHT
You ______________________________________________________ if you ate less pasta.
57) I don’t see my cousins very often because they live in the USA. COULD
I ________________________________________ more often if they didn’t live in the USA.
58) We reached the station but we missed the train. BY
____________________________________________________ the station, the train had left.
59) Jack began to play football a year ago and he’s still playing. FOR
Jack _________________________________________________________________ a year.
60) Jason went to Canada in 2001. He returned home in 2002. IN
Jason _______________________________________ for a year and returned home in 2002.
61) We arranged a meeting for tomorrow. GOING
We _______________________________________________________a meeting tomorrow.
62) I have a dentist’s appointment at 2.00 p.m. today. AM
I ________________________________________________the dentist’s at 2.00 p.m. today.
63) Alice didn’t go to the concert because she was ill. WOULD
If Alice hadn’t been ill, she __________________________________________ the concert.
64) The astronaut Yuri Gagarin became famous because he went to the Moon. BECOME
The astronaut Yuri Gagarin ____________________________if he hadn’t been to the Moon.
65) The engine needs cleaning once a week. MUST
The engine ______________________________________________________ once a week.
66) The government didn’t allow him to manufacture his machine. ALLOWED
He _____________________________________________________________ his machine.
67) Shops aren’t selling as many music CDs these days. SOLD
Not so many music CDs _____________________________________________ these days.
68) Visitors to the museum are not allowed to touch the exhibits. MUST
The exhibits _________________________________________________________ visitors.
69) A very intelligent robot has just been designed by some engineering students at Çukurova
University. HAVE
Some students at Çukurova University ________________________ a very intelligent robot.
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ANSWER KEY
1) … have to get ...
2) ….
3) …...
4) …...
5) …...
6) …?
7) … used to go fishing...
8) … didn’t use to have...
9) … is too hard for us...
10) … isn’t old enough...
11) … is too afraid to tell...
12) … isn’t as high as...
13) … as there wasn’t enough food.
14) … haven’t met each other for.
15) … haven’t watched...
16) … haven’t finished the book yet.
17) … has been ill since...
18) Something must be done ...
19) will probably be employed.
20) …is watched by...
21) Were you given…?
22) were spoiled by...
23) … she didn’t get sunburnt easily...
24) … you don’t leave home …
25) If I didn’t have to ...
26) … Peter wouldn’t live with …
27) … is the author whose book ....
28) … a book which was written ...
29) … who speaks four languages is ...
30) … is the zoo where ...
31) … have never watched…
32) … isn’t good at cooking.
33) I can’t afford to buy ...
34) … suggested taking the train.
35) … is likely to travel ...
36) … the most polluted…
37) … is now building…
38) … long have you been learning…
39) …haven’t read a thriller for…
40) … haven’t spoken to Kathy since…
41) … liked neither the story nor …
42) … trust neither the lawyer nor …
43) … nor her parents were at…
44) … she was seriously ill.
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1) … must be…
2) …might be…
3) …can’t see the island…
4) …did you start reading…
5) …less fluently than…
6) ...took us five hours…
7) …isn’t big enough…
8) …the best pianist…
9) …fewer people in class today
10) …doesn’t / can’t type as carefully as…
11) …is the same colour as…
12) …so can her mother.
13) …neither does Carol.
14) …remember having dinner…
15) …have you been working…
16) …gave me very little…
17) …not easy to find…
18) …you don’t have…
19) I were you, I would…
20) We have stayed …
21) …I borrow your car…
22) …isn’t much …
23) … may know…
24) …are having a picnic…
25) …didn’t have to buy…
26) …I didn’t steal…
27) …Have you tidied your room…
28) … by herself.
29) … might solve…
30) …took us two hours…
31) …asked us to fill…
32) …was driven by my uncle…
33)
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