REPHRASING EXERCISES

I. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICES:

1. My parents sent me to an English-speaking school. I
2. My mother didnt let me stay in the country. I
3. Thieves roke into our house. !ur house
". Temperature is measured y a thermometer. # thermometer
$. E. %&nche' (as arrested) imprisoned and tortured in 1*+". The police
,. %he couldnt a--ord the .ersian cat. The .ersian cat
+. They ought to mend the roo-. The roo-
/. 0id they repair all the (indo(s1 2ere
*. 3ave they (atered the plants1 3ave
14. They elieve that the government is thinking o- imposing ne( special ta5es. The government
11. They claim that the drug produced undesirale side-e--ects. The drug
12. Everyody thinks she sings eauti-ully. %he
II. RELATIVE CLAUSES:
13. I ought some red (ine. It tasted like ink. The red (ine
1". 2e sa( an actor on T6. 2hats his name1 2hats
1$. The river is very deep. The river runs y my house. The river
1,. That is the man. My est -riend is going out (ith him. That is the man
1+. My icycle has een stolen. I le-t it there. My ike)
1/. 7our ne( -latmate used to e my est -riend. 3e (orks in that o--ice. 7our ne(
1*. 8ondon urnt do(n in 1,,,. It had to e reuilt. 8ondon)
24. The 8iverpool E5press (as late. It should have arrived at 3. The 8iverpool E5press)
21. The Titanic (as the largest ship ever made. It had a length o- 344 m. The Titanic)
22. This is Mr. 9ones. 3is company e5ports to :rance. This is Mr. 9ones)
23. That mans daughter has an original .icasso painting. That is
2". The teacher is very pleased. 3is students passed the test success-ully. The teacher
2$. That is the o--ice I (ork in. That is the o--ice
2,. I study English in that school. That is the school
2+. This is the house. My grandmother (as orn in it. This is
III. I WISH
2/. It is a pity you are not here. I- only you
2*. Im sorry) ut I cant help you no(. I (ish
34. %he is unhappy ecause she is ill. %he (ishes
31. I really (ant him to stop gamling. I (ish
32. 7ou never rush your teeth a-ter meals. I (ish
33. Im sorry I argued (ith my -riend yesterday. I (ish
3". Im sorry that I didnt -inish my home(ork last night. I (ish
3$. %he should have called her parents earlier. I (ish
3,. I should have learnt :rench at school. I (ish
3+. %he kno(s it (as a mistake to take drugs. %he (ishes ...
IV. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:
3/. I- they are not protected) the gorillas (ill soon disappear. ;nless
3*. I- he doesnt (ork harder) he (ill lose his <o. ;nless
"4. 2ell miss the train i- (e dont hurry. ;nless
"1. I (ill lend you the money only i- you promise to pay me ack. I (ont
"2. .eople urn coal in their homes) so the air is polluted. I-
"3. 3e doesnt like his <o) so he isnt happy. I-
"". I cant speak :rench) so Im not going to live in :rance. I-
"$. 2e didnt choose a ook) so (e didnt have any prolems. I- (e...
",. 3e didnt (ear gloves) so the police caught him. I- he
"+. They didnt -ollo( the maps) so they got lost. I-
"/. In my opinion) you should <oin a gym. I- I
"*. I advise you to look him straight in the eye. I- I
$4. My advice to you is to call the police. I- I
$1. 7oud etter not touch that utton. I- I
$2. 3e is e5hausted ecause he keeps training -or so many hours. I- he
$3. I cant (rite to her ecause I dont have her address. I- I
$". I got (et ecause I -orgot my umrella. I- I
$$. 2e didnt go on holiday ecause (e didnt have enough money. I- (e

V. PAST SIMPLE + LAST, AGO > PRESENT PERFECT + FOR, SINCE:
$,. The last time it rained (as in March = since March>
$+. The last time I had a <o intervie( (as $ years ago =-or>
$/. I last heard -rom him in 9uly. I havent
$*. 2e havent seen this sho( -or 2 months. The last time
,4. I havent een to a museum since %eptemer. I last
,1. I -irst met 0an in 1*/4 and (e are still good -riends. 0an and I have
,2. 3e gave up smoking in 1**3. 3e hasnt
,3. 2e arrived in %pain 3 (eeks ago. 2e have een .
,". 2hen did you -irst get to kno( her1 3o( long
,$. 2hen did %ue start learning ?hinese1 3o( long1
VI. SO - SUCH
,,. The (eather (as so (arm that I didnt need a coat. It (as such
,+. The lesson (as so oring that she -ell asleep. It (as such
,/. The stories are so good that noody moves. They are
,*. %he speaks (ith such a strong accent that people cant understand her. 3er accent
VII. TOO - ENOUGH
+4. The (eather is too ad -or camping. The (eather isnt
+1. The to(n (as too small to e marked on the map. The to(n (asnt
+2. 3e speaks too @uickly -or me to understand. 3e doesnt speak
+3. The ridge is too narro( -or trucks to pass. The ridge isnt
+". 3e couldnt reach the utton ecause it (as too high. The utton
+$. The (indo( (as very small. 3e couldnt get through it. The (indo( (asnt
+,. The suitcase (as very heavy. %he couldnt carry it. The (indo( (asnt
++. These shoes are very small. I cant (ear them. The shoes arent
VIII. MODAL VERBS
+/. 3e isnt here. .erhaps he (ent out. 3e must
+*. !ur car looks so clean and shining. It must
/4. Im sure the decision (as di--icult to accept. The decision must
/1. I told you to slo( do(n) ut you didnt. 7ou should
/2. 0riving -ast in to(n (as a stupid thing to do. 7ou shouldnt
/3. The police are stopping drivers on the road. There may
/". Its possile that she has already told him. %he may
/$. I dont elieve he stole the money. 3e cant .
/,. Im sure he didnt say that. 3e cant
/+. Im sure he isnt %panish. 3e cant...
//. It isnt possile -or me to see you tonight. I cant
/*. There is no need to (alk. 9ohn (ill give us a li-t. 2e neednt
*4. It isnt necessary to uy me a gi-t. 7ou neednt
*1. 7ou must not smoke in here. %moking
*2. Maye my oy-riend is coming to see me tonight. My oy-riend
IX. COMPARATIVES - SUPERLATIVES:
*3. Mum doesnt speak English as (ell as 0ad. 0ad speaks
*". T6s dont cost as much as they used to. T6s cost
*$. :ruit isnt as -attening as cheese. ?heese
*,. 3er canary sings etter than mine. My canary doesnt sing
*+. The ga'elle runs the -astest animal in the (orld. Ao animal runs
*/. Is this the cheapest -ood youve got1 3ave you got1
X. QUESTIONS FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS:
**. .aul collected the ruish
144. 9ournalists have it easier than most people
141. !esity a--ects millions o- people
142. I met Tom in the street
143. Im (aiting here -or Mary
14". This ook elongs to %tephen
14$. 3e hasnt phoned ecause her phone is out o- order
14,. That T6 series egins in a -e( days
14+. I have een driving since 1**,
14/. I go to the hairdressers every 2 months
14*. My grandson (eighs 24 pounds
114. Ten students (ere asent