Bài tập Rewrite sentences

REWRITE SENTENCES 
“ Why don’t you put better lock on the door,Barbara”? said John
 => John suggested..................................................................................................
Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
 => Despite his........................................................................................................
I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
 => This is the first............................................................................................
The architect has drawn plans for an extentionto the house.
 => Plans...............................................................................................................
It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday
 => You..................................................................................................................
“ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.
 => The journalist wanted to know........................................................................
It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
 => The meat was.................................................................
It is essential that Profesor Van Helsing is met at the airport
 => Profesor Van Helsing...... ..........................................................................
You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa.
 => If you.................................................................
“ Can I borrow your typewriter,Janet”? asked Peter.
 => Peter asked if.... ...................................................................
She started working as a secretary five years ago.
 => She has....... .......................................................................
She knows a lot more about it than I do.
 => I don’t know............ ...................................................................
My French friend finds driving on the left difficult
 => My French friend isn’t............................................................................
They think the owner of the house is abroad.
 => The owner................. ....................................................................
We didn’t go on holiday because we did not have enough money
 => If we............................ .....................................................................
The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough. 
 => The sea was too..................................................................................
The mechanic seviced my car last week
 => I............................................................................................
I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
 => Travelling............ ............................................................................................
He couldn’t efford to buy the car,
 => The car............... ............................................................................................
“Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked
 => He suggested......................................
Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
 In spite of............................................................................................
I’m sorry I missed your birthday party
 I wish.........................
They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.
 The streets................
Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
 Apple are not...................
I advice you to put your money in the bank.
 You’d........................
That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
 It is such.........................................
I’ll pick the children up if you like.
 Would you.....................................
He objected to the fact that his secretary came to work late
 He was annoyed...............................
Tom is the most industious pupil.
 No other pupil.................
She isn’t accustomed to life in London
 She’s not used to.......................
“Don’t forget to phone the office,”she told him.
 She reminded...................
I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.
 I wish.........................
The police has just released John.
 John..........................................................................................................
I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly
 They were speaking.........
We spent 5 hours getting to London.
 It took........
I get to work in 20 minutes.
 It ..................
It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday.
 This work........
It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.
 I wish...............
The bread is so tale we can’t eat it.
 The bread isn’t..........
Who does this bag belong to?
 Whose........
My boyfriend is very short-tempered.
 My boyfriend loses..........
You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
 No matter........ ............................................................................................
If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home.
 Get......... ............................................................................................
How have you been getting on with your enquiries?
 How much............
I gave Ted the massage, but he already knew about it
 I needn’t.........
46. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.
 The snow
47. I didn’t arrived in time to see him.
 I wasn’t early.
48. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
 I apologise..
49. She didn’t hurry, so she missed the train.
 If.
50. Barbara is the best tennis-player in the club.
 No one
51. I haven’t seen that man here before.
 It’s..
52. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
 The furniture was too.
53. The robbers made the bank manager hand over on the money.
 The bank manager..
54. Tom learned to drive when he was nineteen.
 Tom has..
55. She had never been so unhappy before.
 She was unhappier..
56. It was so late that nothing could be done.
 It was too...
57.He left school and then joined the army.
 After 
 58.The leak was repaired by the plumber this morning.
 The plumber ..
 59.This flower is very beautiful!
 How !
 60. Somebody stole his watch yesterday.
 His watch ...
61. The last time she had a swim was five years ago.
 She hasn't 
62. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
 “Please...
63. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
 The date.
64. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
 We are going .
65. The bus take s longer than the train.
 The train.
66. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
 It is..
67. Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class.
 Maria wishes..
68. Would you like me to finish the work tonight?
 I’ll...
69. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
 In.
70. My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
 If my husband..
71. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill
 Bill doubted..
72. The postman was bitten by our dog.
 Our dog.
73. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. 
 The fog prevented.
74. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car.
 In spite..
75. The cake was so hard so I couldn’t cat it.
 It was.
76. We didn’t go because it rained. 
 If it hadn’t..
77. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
 My mother...
78. I don’t suppose you have change for a pound, do you?
 Do you happen
79. He failed to win the race.
 He didn’t.
80. Mary rang hours and hourd ago.
 It’s hours.
81. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.
 I wish..
82. She asked Michael how she liked her new dress.
 “How..
83. A train leaves at 8 o’clock every morning.
 There is..
84. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
 It
85. I would like you t help me to put the chairs away.
 Do you mind.
86. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor.
 Unless 
87. He would prefer you to pay him immediately.
 He’d rather
88. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
 The water was not.....................................................................................
89. Somebody repaired her car yesterday.
 She............................................................................................................
90. You must see the manager tomorrow morning.
 You’ve.......................................................................................................
91. There was never any answers when we rang.
 Every.........................................................................................................
92. That’s an insulting name to use for him.
 Don’t call..................................................................................................
93. John asked if it was the blue one or the green she wanted.
 Which........................................................................................................
94. She liked Paris very little, and Rome less.
 She thought Rome.....................................................................................
95. I can meet you if you arrive before eleven.
 So..............................................................................................................
96. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight.
 All the prisoners........................................................................................
97. I’ve warned you not go to near that dog.
 I’ve warned you about..............................................................................
98. No, please don’t tell him.
 I’d rather....................................................................................................
99. Why don’t asked her yourself?
 I suggest.....................................................................................................
100. An up-to-date visa is necessary for Andorra.
 You’ll......................................................................................................... 
ANSWER KEYS:
1. John suggested that Barry should put a better lock on the door
2. Despite his both broken legs, he managed to...................
3.This is time I have eaten this kind of food.
4. Plans for an extentionto the house have been drawn by the architect / Plans have been drawn for na extension by the architect.
5. You don’t have to finish by Saturday.
6. The journalist wanted to know how many survivors there were / the number of the survivors there were.
7.The meat was so rotten that it had to be thrown away.
8........must be met at the airport.
9...don’t have a visa you can’t ............
10.........if he could borrow Janet’s typewriter
11.....been working as a ........for 5 years
12............so much about it as she does
13................used to driving on the left
14............of the house is thought to be abroad
15. If we had enough money we would have gone on holiday
16.........was too rough for the children to ................
17. I got / had my car serviced by the mechanic last week. / I got the mechanic to sevice my car last week. / I had the mechanic sevice my car last week.
18..........by air always makes me ........
19.........was too expensive for him to buy
20........that I (should) put my ...............
21. In spite of having / his / earning a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
22. I wish I had gone to your birthday party./ I hadn’t missed your birthday party.
23.............haven’t been cleaned this week
24.........usually as expensive as ..........
25.You’d better put your money in the bank
26..............a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there.
27. Would you like me to pick the children up? / mind if I pick up the children?
28. He was annoyed at / about his secretary coming late to work. / becase his secretary came to work late.
29...................pupil is as industrious as Tom
30. She’s not used to living / life in London
31. She reminded him to phone the office.
32. I wish I had (got) time to listen to you.
33. John has just been released by the police.
34. They were speaking too softly for me to hear . / so softly that I couldn’t hear them.
35. It took us 5 hours to get to London.
36. It takes me 20 minutes to get to work.
37. This work must be finished by Monday.
38. I wish I had taken my doctor’s advice.
39. The bread isn’t fresh enough to eat.
40. Whose bag is this? / is this bag?
41....................his temper very easily
42.......how long you use it , it won’t wear out
43. Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home
44.............progress have you made with your enquiries?
45. I needn’t have given Ted the massage, because he already knew about it.
46.The sow prevented the trains from running
47. I wasn’t early enough to see him
48. I apologise for being rude to you yesterday
49. If she had hurried, she would have caught the train
50. No one in the club is better at tennis than B.
51. It’s the first time I have seen that man
52.The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
53.The bank manager was made to hand over the money
54. Tom has been able to drive since he was nineteen.
55. She was unhappier than she had ever before. 
56. ...late to do anything.
57. After leaving/ having left the school, he joined the army.
58. The plumber repaired the leak this morning.
59. How beautiful this flower is!
60. Somebody stole his watch yesterday.
61. She hasn't had a swim for 5 years.
62. “ please wake me at 8 tomorrow morning”,I said to ..........
63. ...of the meeting will have to be changed.
64. .......to have the car repaired.
65. .....doesn’t take as long as the bus.
66. It is over 6 m. since J had his hair cut.
67. Maria wishes she had been put in a higheer class.
68. I’ll finish the work tonight if you like.
69. In case get hungry on the train yoou’d better take .....
70. ......has left the car keys, we could have picked him up at ......
71. ......if John would come.
72. ...........bit the postman. 
73. ...............us from driving.
74. .......of having a broken leg, he manged to get out of the car. 
75. ..........such a hard cake that i couldn’t eat it.
76. .......rained we would have gone.
77. .........cooks better than me.
78. ...........to have change for a pound?
79. .......... win the race.
80. ..........since Mary rang.
81. .......I had finished my homework last night.
82. “ How do you blike my dress, M?” she aasked.
83. .....a train that leaves at 8.........
84. It can’t be denied that she has a beautiful voice
85. .........helping me to put the chair away
86. ......sbd sends for a doctor, the child will die
87. .........you paid him immediately
88. ..........warm enough for the children to swim in
89. She had someone repair her car
90. You ‘ve got to see the ................
91. Every time we rang there wasn’t any answer
92. Don’t call him that insulting name
93. “ Which one do you want, the blue or the green”,John asked
94. She thought Rome was even worse than Paris
95. So long as you arrive before 11, I can meet you
96. .....prisoners will be caught again by tonight
97. I’ve warned you about your going near the dog
98. .................you didn’t tell him
99. ..............you ask her youself. 100. You’ll need an up-to-date visa for Andorra.