SACH VIET LAI CAU ON TH HSG

1. No matter how hard he tried, he can’t master English pronunciacion
2. His mother goes with him to everywhere
3. We are going to have our car repaired next week
4. It is unnecessary to explain
5. So long as you arrive befor eleven, I can meet you.
6. I suggest that you should ask her yourself.
7. He’d rather you paidhim immediately
8. It can’tbe denied that he has a beautiful voice
9. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
10. It wasn’t until the end of December did he arrive in England.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 5
1. Pompeii was completely destroyed by an eruption of Mount Versuvius in 79 A.D.
2. Although it rained heavily, Louis came to class on time.
3. Ms. Phoebe suggested (that) Minh should use energy-saving appliances .
4. The last time I saw her was two years ago.
5. No sooner had the thieves touched the safe than tear gas was released.
6. Hardly had the teacher returned home from work when he started to write the lesson
plan.
7. It was not until he came into the room that I recognized him.
8. I must send Jane and Alice my thanks/ a thank-you note for their presents.
9. - He came down with a cold, so he stayed home.

- He came down with a cold. Therefore, he stayed home.
- He came down with a cold; therefore, he stayed home.
10. They stopped writing to each other almost two years ago.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 6
1. It took (me) more than twelve (/12) hours to fly from Bangkok to London.
2. Nothing (on the issue) has been decided yet.
3. The film was so boring that she felt asleep.
4. Going to the theatre is one of my favourite pastimes/ something I really enjoy doing.
5. Provided (that) you fill the car up with petrol , you can borrow it.
6. There is no point/sense/good (in) complaining about the situation.
7. If I were her, I wouldn't spend too much/ I would spend less money on clothing.
(/ If only she wouldn't spend too much/ she would spend less money on clothing).
8. No one (else) in the world plays football as/so badly as you (do).
9. Susan has no difficulty/difficulties in making friends at her new school.
10. There is a lot of/ heavy traffic in the road today.

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SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 7
1. Under no circumstances should you lose your temper.
2. In spite of her hurt leg // leg injury, Van finished the marathon race.
3. I'd like to have gone to the party.
4. She blames me for having caused the accident.
5. How can I make up for what I have done?
6. The thief almost certainly came in through the window.
7. Such was the spectator's anger that the organizers had to cancel the match.
8. I'd sooner he hadn't said all those embarrassing things about me.
9. He can make himself understood by most people when he speaks English.
10. We spent five hours getting to Tay Ninh.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 8
1. She was head over heels in love with him.
2. They were all ears to the presidents speech.
3. Her name was just on the tip of my tongue.
4. The coward was // got down on his knees asking for money.
5. How did you talk Thomas into lending you the money.
6. The prisoner broke loose from his cell in the middle of the night.
7. We shouldn't lose our breath talking to that stubborn guy. //
We should save our breath not talking to that stubborn guy.
8. They couldn't reach a decision on // of where to go on holiday.
9. I look forward to going to England.
10. She is prone to allergies.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 9
1. Would you mind objecting me/ my sitting here for a while?

Or: Would you mind if I sat here for a while?
2. There’s no point in persuading him to agree with our plan.
3. “Could you lend me fifty thousand dong, Nam?” said Hung.
4. As long as you keep calm, you will pass your interview.
5 They spent ten years building that museum.
6. No matter how long you use the book it will not wear out.
7. Despite scoring only one goal, he has been chosen as “the best player of the match.
8. Nowhere can/ will you find more reasonable prices than in our shop
9. The joke (which/ that) I told (them) made them laugh a lot.
10. It’s impossible for a little boy to do this kind of work

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 10
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1. My brother didn't use to study as/so hard as he does now
used to study more lazily than he does now.

2. I’d rather you didn’t ask me that question.
3. I haven’t seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
4. John could hardly understand what the teacher said.
5. It's Tom's twentieth birthday next week.
6. She is fond of her nephew in spite of his terrible behaviour.
7. He would rather read books than watch TV.
8. If he had hurried he would/could have caught the bus

wouldn’t have missed the bus
9. The plane does not take as long as the train

takes a shorter time than the train
is quicker/faster than the train.
10. Do you happen to have change for 2 pounds?
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 11
1. Two tablets should be taken every 4 hours (by you).
2. Sue said she would see her darling there the following day and told him not to be late.
3. The bus driver is said to have been listening to his walkman at the time of the crash.
4. You won't be allowed to come in if you don't have the ticket/ unless you have the ticket.
5. He objected to his secretary(’s) coming late to work /...to the fact that his secretary came
late to work.
6. The lake is not warm/hot enough for them to swim in.
7. You needn’t/ don’t have to/ don’t need to finish the work now.
8. It was so cold/ such a cold day that we stayed/had to stay indoors.
9. No student in my school is more talented than Jane.
10. We are going to have/get the/our car repaired next week.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 12
1. Despite (his father’s) taking/ having taken a taxi, he still arrived late for the meeting.
2. She has not visited her parents for ages.
3. It’s difficult for handicapped people to shop/ go shopping in supermarkets.
4. You need not book tickets for the show in advance.
5. Had we had a map, we wouldn’t have got lost.
6. It was such a hard cake that I could not eat it.
Or: It was so hard a cake that I could not eat it.
7. The fog prevented us from driving.
8. I am going to have my piano tuned tomorrow.
9. The flowers in the garden haven’t been watered for many weeks.
10. Every day, it takes my younger brother two hours to learn English.

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1. Not until the office phoned me did I find out about the meeting.
2. Had I realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accept the job.
3. They might not have noticed the tyre was flat.
4. John is being made by his school to it his exams again.
5. It’s time I was staring my homework.
6. I wish I had bought some tickets for the concerts.
7. Pay me back the money you took and I won’t tell the police.

or I will tell the police.
8. He was believed to be a robber

have been a robber.
9. He had his house broken into last night.
10. She suggested accepting his invitation.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 14

1. He is a good speaker of English.
2. It’s a long time since I saw them.
3. Lan doesn’t study English as/so well as Mai.
4. I suggest that you should ask her yourself.
5. So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly.
6. I wish I had a laptop.
7. If I were you, I wouldn’t touch that switch.
8. It was such old furniture that we couldn’t keep it.
9. Football is said to be the best game to play.
10. She asked/told me to do her a favor.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 15
1. They seem to have sent us the wrong information.
2. By the time I realized what was happening, she had left / gone.
3. Tam suggested going to the cinema that night.
4. There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones.
Or : There is no teacher teaching / who teaches as well as Miss Jones in this school.
5. According to the salesman, my new car would be delivered next Wednesday.
6. Although my mother is well into her eighties, she is still remarkably active.
7. The time I had was too short / not enough (for me) to visit the town properly.
8. If you hadn't reminded me about this meeting, I would have missed it.
9. Not until John / he received the offer of promotion, did he / John celebrate.
10. All the shops had their windows blown out by the gas explosion.

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1. You can't / won't watch T.V until you have finished eating.
2. It was such a dreadful performance that we left before the interval
3. He is not used to driving in heavy traffic every day.
4. If it hadn't been for Tim's carelessness, he wouldn't have lost his job.
5. The hotel where we are staying is very cheap.
6. He wished he had said goodbye to her at the airport.
7. Despite her serious illness, she enjoyed life very much.
8. I was brought up in a small village on the Scottist border.
9. I would rather you didn't drink tea at night.
10. Nobody has heard of Lucia for a week.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 17
1. It was not warm enough for children to go to school.
2. Soon after we came home last night did it start to rain
3. It is a good idea to avoid traveling during the rush hour
4. It is six months since we last made a cake
5. I advised Jack to put his money in the bank.
6. She drives more slowly and carefully than I do.
7. The bookself was too high for the children to reach.
8. If he ate less chocolate, he wouldn’t be overweight
9. I wish he would accept the job he’s been offered
10. I would rather have the sofa delivered on Sunday
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 18
1. Huong is responsible for looking after her little brother.
2. Tom would not have missed the ferry if his car hadn’t broken down.
3. I haven’t made up my mind whether to move or not.
4. We probably won’t see each other again this week.
5. Be careful or you will hurt yourself.
6. They decided that a new school should be built immediately.
7. I can’t keep up with you.
8. Martin can’t read the newspaper without wearing his glasses.
9. Lan has been living here since 1987.
10. Nam doesn’t like staying in hotels as much as camping.

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1. It’s two years since I left university
2. I have never tasted such a delicious cake
3. You should not have left the window open last night
4. Because of the rain, we couldn’t go to shool
5. Unless you keep your feet dry, You will catch a cold
6. Not only did he spend all his money, he also borrowed some from me
7. They invited him to go to the stadium tomorrow
8. I’ll have a new dress made
9. It’s high time you could dress yourself by now
10. I regret telling/having told him what we were planning to do that evening
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 20
1. His idea is not as (so) sensible as yours. (less sensible than...)
2. They didn’t let her go out.
3. It has already been paid for
4. He won a prize and so did her sister.
5. She won’t do it and neither will I.
6. I haven’t seen seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City
7. It takes three hours to drive from Hanoi to Namdinh
8. I wish you had told us about this
9. The owner of the house is thought to be aboad
10. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 21
1. Were I to meet the author one day I would ask him to sign my copy of this book.
2. If he didn't have his nose in a book, he might ( sometimes) pay attention to what I say
3. Only when Alice and Charles had (had) their second child, did they decide to move to a

bigger house.
4. You can please yourself (yourselves) about whether you accept their offer or not.
5. Martin's poor health doesn't stop ( prevent ) him from enjoying life.
6. The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic.
7. Much as I admire her achievements, I don't really like her.
8. There were far fewer people there than I had expected.
9. You didn't need to have gone to all that trouble.
10. Never have I written such a good essay ( a better essay than this ).
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 22
1.I would look for another job if I were Peter.
Or I suggest that Peter should look for another job
2.Hardly had he returned home when the teacher started to write the lesson plan
3.Tom apologized to Tina for having broken the vase
4.The police prevented us from getting nearer
Or The police wouldn't let us get nearer
5.No one in our school is said to be as bright as Nam

No other student in our school are as bright as Nam
6.It was only when he came into the room that I recognized him
7.I must give Jane and Alice many thanks for their present
8.He came down with a cold so he stayed home

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9. They last played tennis 2 years ago.
10.It was such good news that she smiled happily
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 23
1. The car was too expensive for him to buy it
2. You’d better put your money in the bank
3. The town wasn’t as far as I thought
4. I wish I could swim
5. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food
6. The journalist wanted to know how many survivors there were
7. The meat was so rotten that it had to be thrown away
8. If you don't have get a visa, you can’t visit the United States
9. Peter asked Janet if she could borrow her typewriter.
10. She has been working as a secretary for five years.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 24

1. Unless he lived for the others, his life would be meaningless.( he would find his
life meaningless.

2. This work must / has to be finished by Monday.
3. I haven’t spoken to Jim since I sold him my old car.
4. I’d rather you didn’t smoke in the dining room.
5. No member of the family is wiser than Mrs. Smith.
6. It’s better for me to get back to work.
7. What an easy language to learn English is.
8. It was such a good news ( that ) she smiled happily.
9. Before Dad gets angry, you should turn that music down.
10. In spite of the fine weather they didn’t find the trip interesting.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 25
1. It’s no good calling the police .
2. I ‘d rather you didn’t buy me a present.
3.. I am going to have / get my roof mended tomorrow ( by ..... )
I’m going to have the builder mend my roof tomorrow

to get the builder to mend my roof
4. She is too old to find any good jobs.
5. All the switches must be turned off before you leave your house / your house being left
6. My French friend isn’t used to driving on the left
7. He regretted not having said/ saying goodbye to her at the airport.
8. Chemistry doesn’t interest me / is not interesting to me at all
9. If I were / was you, I would forget about buying a new house.
10. There were so few students that the class was cancelled
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 26
1. Is this the cheapest carpet you have got?
2. He asked me to pass his suitcase
3. Had The weather forecast been inaccurate , we would have taken the right precaution
4. Despite his poverty’/ being poor/ the fact that he was poor he was always happy.
5. If I were you, I wouldn’t touch that switch.
6. They were such strong people/ men that they could lift the rock

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7. It was such old furniture that we couldn’t keep it.
8. He was made to study hard for his exam(by his parents ).
9. Rarely did he meet such a beautiful film star.
10. No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 27
1. Rich as he was, he never helped the poor.
2. There has been a sharp fall/ decline in birth rates recently.
3. It’s a waste of time trying to make him change his mind.
4. That blouse makes her look younger.
5. It was while she was on holiday in France that she took these photographs.
6. By Sunday I will have finished this./ this will have been finished.
7. This is the first time I have visited Japan.
8. I’m not used to studying late at night./ I’m not in the habit of studying late at night.
9. Our neighbour has never invited us into his house.
10. His career as a journalist started 10 years ago.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 28
1.I can’t remember whether I told the news or not.
2. Mary wished she hadn’t bought the second hand washing machine.
3. I am not used to writing the kind of letter.
4. Donald kept us waiting for 2 hours.
5.“Have you thought of going by train?” asked Sue.
6. On being asked about the strike, the Minister declined to comment.
7. There is too little time (for us) to eat now.
8. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information about her.
9. He might not have got my letter.
10. Although we didn’t expect you, we’re glad you’ve come.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 29
1. He asked her to give him a lift to school

if she could give him a lift to school
2. What amazes me is the mistakes you have made.
3. Hardly had they begun work when the lights failed.
4. What should be done in such cases?
5. The more slowly you walk, the longer it takes (you) to get there.
6. The burglar is thought to have got in through the bathroom window.
7. It is over six months since John last had his hair cut.
8. It was too late for them to do anything about this
9. In spite of my inability in speaking Chinese, I decide to settle in Shanghai.

the fact that I can't speak Chinese, I decide to settle in Shanghai
10. I find it difficult to understand his dialect.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 30
1. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
2. It wasn’t until Shirley was eight years that she began to read.
3. Mrs Taylor wished she hadn’t bought the second – hand washing – machine.
4. It can’t be denied that she has the beautiful voice.
5. Nobody in Jane’s class is as tall as her.

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6. The manager was no where to be found.

7. They are being made to study hard.

8. The older I get, the less I want to travel.

9. Never have I been to Liverpool in my life.

10. My father speaks hardly any French.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 31

1. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car

2. He’d rather play golf than tennis

3. I used to play chess better than (I do) now

4. We haven’t visited Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years

5. The bookshelf was too high for the children to reach

6 It is a three-hour drive from Hai phong to Hanoi

7. I wish I hadn’t missed your birthday party

8. If our grandparents didn’t live so far away, we would visit them more often

9. It’s Minh’s eighteenth birthday next week

10. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 32

1. Bob denied taking / having taken my car.

2. The fox tried in vain to reach the grapes.

3. The team leader criticized John for not waiting / having waited for them.

4. Anyone found trespassing on this land will be prosecuted by the authorities.

5. Betty is devoted to (looking after) handicapped people.

6. Instead of (using) butter, we used margarine.

7. Only in Poland can you get dishes and bowls with this design.

8. Not until much later did we discover the mistake.

9. It’s flooding that causes most of the damage in spring

(It’s in spring that flooding causes most of the damage).

10. Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star the party would not have been

a success / Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star the party would

have been a failure

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 33

1. You should not have allowed a four-year-old child to walk home alone.

2. Not until I left home could I realize how important the family is.

3. Mrs. Green is proud of what her son can contribute / contributes to the play.

4. Hardly any young engineers were recruited.

5. We have booked five rooms, only two of which have air conditioning.

6. It looks as if she will come to the performance late.

7. Had it not been for Mom’s help, I could not have held a big party.

8. The harder you work, the more successful you are.

9. Such was Fiona’s disappointment that she could not keep on working.

10. Competent as Richard is

though may be in his work, he does not know how to deal with this client.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 34
1/ He denied for stealing (having stolen) the car/ that he had stolen the car.

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2/ Isn’t there another way to the city centre.

some other way to reach

any other way reaching

3/ At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen/ someone had stolen the money.

4/ If I were you, I’d take more exercise.

5/ She persuaded me not to leave.

6/ He greatly regretted not seeing Andrew on her trip to London.

7/ The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.

8/ He asked Elizabeth if she would be visiting the Taj Mahal when she went..

9/ The waiter recommended us to try/ that we should try …..

10/ I have never tasted such a delicious cake

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1. It was such an unexpected remark that she didn’t know what to say ( she couldn’t say) a word.

2. Noone in the world plays guitar as/so badly as you (do)

3. I needn't have written that letter.

4. Contrary to its(the) harmless appearance, the fish is quite dangerous.

5. He forgot all/ everything about it, and so did she.

6. It is a pity I didn’t apply for the job.

7. If I had known all the facts, I wouldn’t have rung the police.

8. The reason why she lost the job was that she didn’t work hard enough.

9. Mr Minh let Hai leave early.

10. I have no advice to offer you.

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1. It was a two-month holiday.

2. As a correspondent, he could write very fast.

3. The actress will have the photographer take her some photos.

4. The teacher is going to have the window cleaned.

5. The more I learn English, the more I like it.

6. She is said to work 16 hours a day.

7. If he hadn’t been lazy (/ had been hard working), he would have passed the examination.

8. I wish I hadn’t got many bad (/ had got many good) marks last year.

9. Who does this house belong to?

10. It takes me twenty minutes to ride bicycle to school.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 37

1. Although we had advised him, he camethere alone.

2. The lazier Peter is, the more bad marks he will get.

3. Her coming birthday party makes her feel happy.

4. After he had had dinner, he went to the cinema.

5. I found her behavior annoying.

6. The lions are fed at 3 pm every day.

7 If we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost.

8. I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday.

9. It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it.

10. What a silly thing to say!

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 38

1.There isn't any tea left. (/ is no tea / is not any tea at all).

2. I haven't seen him since I was a student.

3. Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep.

4. Robert has been out of job (/jobless/unemployed/work) for two years.

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5. She will not complete the work unless she is paid extra (/if she is not paid extra.)
6. Not until I left home did I realize how much my parents meant to me.
7. What an excellent essay it was!
8. It took him 2 hours to write the letter.
9. More people were at the meeting last week than they were at this one.
10. She has appeared on stage in our city six times this year.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 39

1. You don't have to finish the work today.
2. Sally finally succeeded in getting a job.
3.1 certainly won't go to that restaurant any more. 4.
You'd better take a holiday.

Unless you rest yourself you really will be ill.

What I should like is being/ to be taken out to dinner.

Martin's poor health doesn't / can't prevent / stop him (from) enjoying life.

They can't leave their dog behind when they go/are on holiday.

The break-up of the marriage made my aunt heavily stressed.

I find it hard to believe that he passed the exam.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 40
1. There's no faster way than this to get to the city center.
2. He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problems.
3. We didn't arrive early enough to see the first film.
4. I'd rather you didn't smoke in here
5. It took him 2 hours to write the letter.
6. My father suggested we should go out for a while.

going out for a while.
7. Though Mr.Benson is old, He runs 8 miles before breakfast.
8. It was interesting to talk to you.
9. Whatever did you do that for ?
made these bookshelves myself.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 41
1. Brian advised Tom not to go swimming.
2. The more slowly you walk, the longer it takes to get there.
3. Diana asked Maria when she was leaving for Rome.
4. Pauline reminded her mother to buy some bread.
5. Sue denied making/having made any long distance calls.
6. I was allowed to go abroad alone for the first time last year.
7. I have no intention of giving you any more money.
8. When you phoned me, I was having lunch.
9. Nothing is known about Pam’s past life.
10. My uncle had this house specially built.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 42
1. Not until he got home did he remember about the bag.
2. Phong, whose father has given him a present looks very happy.
3. It's foolish of him to say that.
4. Not only is Ann good-looking (but) she is also well-behaved.
5. Henry wished he hadn't bought the second hand car.
6. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t get the money.

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7. I was about to leave the house when the telephone rang.
8. My English friend isn't used to using chopsticks.
9. Much as I admire her achievements, I don’t really like her.
10. As well as being bad=>tempered, she was very lazy.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 43
1. William is so careful that he never makes mistakes when he reads.

(William is so careful a reader that he never makes mistakes.)
2. Even though Larry was expected to accept the job, he didn’t.
3. This expensive villa has never been rented.
4. Don’t let yourself be seen by the others.
5. No one could find his passport anywhere.
6. I should have thought of that before.
7. Is this the best hotel you could find ?
8. No matter what I do my parents are never satisfied.
9. Our hotel booking hasn’t been confirmed yet.
10. I really wish I had invited her to the party.
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1. The center has two separate swimming pools.
2. You can go in free/ without paying/ don’t have to pay/ are not charged if you are under 18.
3. There are usually long waits at the airport/ long waiting times.
4. You have to pay quite a lot for ( a ) plane ticket ( s).
5. Driving too fast is very dangerous/ full of danger.
6. Students have to be ( at least) sixteen years old.
7. Each course is two weeks long/ in length/ for two weeks.
8. There is no charge for every tenth student.
9. If factories do not stop polluting the river water, fish won’t be able to live there./ If factories

stop polluting the river water, fish will be able to live there./ If factories weren’t polluting/ did
not pollute the river water, fish could live there.
10. Because the climate is very cold, a lot of children and old people have to go to hospitals.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 45
1. Is his knowledge of French good enough to work as a translator ?
2. That’s the man I lent my car to.
3. The older I get, the less I want to travel.
4. They are being made to study hard.
5. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
6. Can’t you go a bit later? It’s only 9 o’clock.
7. It was too late for anything to be done ( to do anything )
8. What an excellent meal it was !
9. I wasn’t early enough to see her.
10. The last time we saw each other was two years ago.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 46

1. Tom accused Jane of stealing his book

2. There is no money left

isn't any money left

is no more money

3. I suggested that we should meet sometimes

4. In spite of her injured ankle, she still won the tennis match

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5. He can't be found

6. Claudia writes so fast that she always finishes first

7. I don't know about it as much as she cloes

8. I had my motor-bike repaired by my brother lastweek

9. I can see the reason why people are attracted to spending allday on the beach

10. John's father used to be asked a lot of questions by John when he was a small boy.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 47
1. It was such an unexpected remark that she didn’t know what to say ( she couldn’t say) a word.
2. Noone in the world plays guitar as/so badly as you (do)
3. I needn't have written that letter.
4. Contrary to its(the) harmless appearance, the fish is quite dangerous.
5. He forgot all/ everything about it, and so did she.
6. It is a pity I didn’t apply for the job.
7. If I had known all the facts, I wouldn’t have rung the police.
8. The reason why she lost the job was that she didn’t work hard enough.
9. Mr Minh let Hai leave early.
10. I have no advice to offer you.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 48
1. It was interesting to talk to you.
2. Whatever did you do that for ?
3. I made these bookshelves myself.
4. You play tennis better than I do.
5. It’s two years since I went to the dentist’s.
6. She never went to Paris without buying a new dress.
7. After having spent seven years at secondary school I went to university.
8. There’s no need to make her change her mind.
9. Each day it gets colder.
10. Taking the job will mean moving to London.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 49
1. You play tennis better than I do.
2. It's two years since I went to the dentist's.
3. She never went to Paris without buying a new dress.
4. After having spent seven years at secondary school I went to university.
5. There's no need to make her change her mind.
6. He denied for stealing (having stolen) the car/ that he had stolen the car.
7. Isn't there (another way/ some other way/ any other way)(to/ to reach/ reaching) the city centre.
8. At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen/ someone had stolen the money.
9. If I were you, I'd take more exercise.
10.She persuaded me not to leave.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 50
1. They're such easy questions that everyone can answer them.
2. The boy whose parents died in a traffic accident will receive some money to continue his study
3. Motorbikes are being produced in Vietnam
4. If I had been there yesterday, I would have known who he was
5. Unless you try hard, you can't pass the examination.

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6. The more they spent money the harder they had to work
7. The cover was thought to have been make of iron
8. He went to London where had lived when he was a boy

9. Because Jane was sick, Jane was absent from class
10. The package was so heavy that Peter couldn't carry it
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l. If I were you, I'd take the train instead of the bus.
2. Someone must have forgotten to lock the door.
3. They have had/ owned this house for ten years.
4. At the end of the course, there was a big party.
5. The pop star that/ who/ whom we invited onto the chatshow didn't turn up.
6. Despite her saying that she would come, I don't think she ever will.
7. No sooner had the plane left the airport than the accident happened.
8. Had you slept well last night, you wouldn't feel tired now.
9. How long is it since you started the project ?
10. The church where their wedding will be held is lovely.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 52
1. My father doesn't play football anymore
2. I was given a present on my last birthday
3. She suggests going swimming
4. He invited me a cup of tea
5. If we had had a map, I wouldn't got lost in the jungle
6. I haven't seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City
7. It takes three hours to drive from Hanoi to Namdinh.
8. I wish you had told us about it
9. The owner of the house is thought to be abroad
10. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 53
1. Jack denied cheating in the exam.
2. She stepped back without saying a word.
3. I saw Jane standing outside a shop.
4. Travelling by car always makes me nervous.
5. If the patient hadn’t been given this treatment, he would have died.
6. It might rain tomorrow.
7. On entering the room, the children found that someone had stolen the TV set.
8. Nobody who was at the meeting will say anything to the press.
9. The infected tooth will have to be taken out by the dentist.
10. I’m not used to driving on the left.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 54
11. The museum (that) we want to visit opens at 12:00.
12. Because Jack was a correspondent, he could write very fast.
13. Is this necessary for me to fill in any forms?
14. Because of his bad behavior, he must be punished.
15. It costs more to send things by Airmail than by sea/ less to send things by sea than by

Airmail.
16. It’s for taking photos with.
17. There’s too much fog recently.
18. Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.

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19. Of the two brother, Tom is more talkative.
20. I have no intention of giving you any more money.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 55
21. Were I you, I would tell the police about the accident.
22. That house hasn’t been lived for years.
23. It is the most romantic story I’ve ever read.
24. If I had been thinking, I wouldn’t have made that terrible mistake.
25. It’s for taking photos with.
26. There’s too much fog recently.
27. Although we like pasta, we don’t have it every day.
28. After they had listened to the weather forecast, they set off.
29. If the stranger asked me the time, I wouldn’t tell him.
30. I bought a car from a woman whose house you used to live in.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 56
1. We stayed at home instead of going to the theatre.
2. The floor has to be cleaned.
3. It was such a long film that we missed our last bus.
4. If I were you I would spend more time on my written work.
5. Because of his bad behavior, he must be punished.
6.The girl whose party I went to phoned me.

7. I had my younger brother repair my bike last week

( I had my bike repaired by my younger brother last week )

8. I don't know as much about it as her / she does

9. It's the first time I've ever seen such a big pig.

10. He wishes he had invited Mary to his party
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 57
1.How long have you known him
2.They had a three-day trip
3.In case it rain hard this afternoon, take the rain coat with you
4.She forgot doing the washing up
5.It is easy to learn English
6.If you leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity
7.It was such old furniture that we couldn't keep it
8.No one else in Gary's class plays the guitar as well as her
9.Since the computer was invented, people have saved a lot of time.
10.Everybody needs to clean up their neighborhood once a week
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 58
You need to finish the work today
1. Sally finally succeeded in getting the job
2. I certainly will never go to this restaurant
3. "You'd better take a holiday " the doctor said to him
4. Unless you rest yourself you really will be ill
5. "You work too hard" the doctor sai to him
6. How beautiful those pictures are
7. What an interesting film (it was)!
8. How heavy is your suitcase?
10. What is Peter's father's height?
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1. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
2. It wasn't until Shirley was eight years that she began to read.
3. Mrs Taylor wished she hadn't bought the second - hand washing - machine.
4. It can't be denied that she has the beautiful voice.
5. Nobody in Jane's class is as tall as her.
6. The manager was no where to be found.
7. They are being made to study hard.
8. The older I get, the less I want to travel.
9. Never have I been to Liverpool in my life.
10. My father speaks hardly any French.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 60
1. He objected to his secretary's coming late to work

to the fact that his secretary came late to work.

2. It's Tom's twentieth birthday.

3. We can only get in to the house if someone has a key.

4. Hardly did John understand what the teacher said .

5. She suggested they should go swimming the following day

6. He thanked me
7. He greatly regretted not seeing Andrey on her trip to London.
8. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
9. He asked Elizabeth if she would be visiting the Taj Mahal when she went.
10. The waiter recommended us to try/ that we should try....
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 61
1. He was made to study hard for his exam.
2. It took us two hours to get to London.
3. The date of the meeting will have to be changed again.
4. Peter used to play football.
5. He started collecting stamps five years ago.
6. I last saw my sister in 2000.
7. I advised Nam not to ride his bike too fast.
8. He is not old enough to go to school alone.
9. My brother suggested going out for a walk.
10. Tom thanked me for helping him.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 62
1. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
2. Despite (his)taking/ having taken a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
3. Alan has not visited his parents for ages.
4. It’s difficult for handicapped people to shop/ go shopping.
5. Herry suggested that Anna went/ should go... to the doctor .
6. Nick asked Jane if she could lend him five pounds.
7. You need not book tickets for the show in advance.
8. Don’t you wish you had learnt to swim ?
9. Had we had a map, we wouldn’t have got lost.
10. They succeeded in finishing the project in time for the presentation./.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 63
1. He is a good speaker of English.
2. It’s a long time since I saw them.
3. Lan doesn’t study English as/so well as Mai.

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4. I suggest that you should ask her yourself.
5. So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly.
6. I wish I had a laptop.
7. If I were you, I wouldn’t touch that switch.
8. It was such old furniture that we couldn’t keep it.
9. Football is said to be the best game to play.
10. She asked/told me to do her a favor.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 64
1. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the USA in 1876 by France.
2. He advised me to study harder.
3. My car can run faster than his/his car.
4. The picture was too high for the little boy to touch.

(or The picture is not low enough for the little boy to touch.)
5. Neither the deer nor hippopotamus eat meat.
6. How heavy is your suitcase?
7. This is the first time I have ever read such a romantic story.
8. I am interested in reading scientific books.
9. If he were good at English, he could get the job.
10. John asked her if she wanted the blue or the green one.

(or John asked her which one she wanted, the blue or the green one.)
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 65
1. She has such a beautiful voice that everyone admires it.
2. He wishes he hadn't told her the truth.
3. It hasn't rained for a fortnight. / It hasn't been raining for a fortnight.
4. If we had enough money, we would buy the house.
5. The nurse asked Mrs. Green how old her son was.
6. We haven't decorated this room for years
7. It was such wonderful news that she decided to have a celebration
8. We are going to have the garage repair the car for us next week.

We are going to have the car repaired for us by the garage next week.
9. You don't have to finish the work now.
10. No student in my school is as talented Jane
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 66
1. My brother didn't use to study as/ so hard as he does now/ used to study more lazily than he does now.
2. I’d rather you didn’t ask me that question.
3. I haven’t seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
4. John could hardly understand what the teacher said.
5. It's Tom's twentieth birthday next week.
6. She is fond of her nephew in spite of his terrible behaviour.
7. He would rather read books than watch TV.
8. If he had hurried he would/could have caught / wouldn’t have missed the bus
9. The plane does not take as long as/takes a shorter time than/ is quicker/faster than the train.
10. Do you happen to have change for 2 pounds?
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 67
1. I wish I had finished my work before the picnic.
2. The children bought a lot of food so that they could live in the forest for two weeks.
3. However hard Mike tries, he can’t pass the driving test.
4. She went straight to her hotel room as soon as she arrived.

or As soon as she arrived, she went straight to her hotel room.

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5. The reason why she lost her job is that she didn’t work hard enough.

6. He used to be thought (to be)/ as a selfish man.

7. So stupid is he that he can’t remember his lesson.

8. The more we examine it, the more we like it.

9. The police prevented us from getting nearer.

10. We were served by a very clumsy boy.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 68

1. In spite of the heavy rain, we arrived on time.

2. My sister isn’t old enough to stay at home alone.

3. He was made to study hard for the exam by his parents.

4. After they had travelled across Hanoi, they flew to Ho Chi Minh City.

travelling/ having travelled

5. If we had enough money, we could/ would buy that house.

6. I used to go fishing with my brother when I was a child.

7. It took (them/ us/ me ...) two hours to fly from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.

to go/ get/ travel from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City

by air/ plane.

8. It is over six months since John (last) had his hair cut.

9. He is going to have/ get the ball fixed (for him) tomorrow by his father.

10. The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it.

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1. Unless someone puts some more coal in, the fire will go out.

2. In case you (may) get hungry on the train, you’d better/ you should take some sandwiches.

3. Although Mr. Anderson didn’t/ couldn’t speak Vietnamese, he decided to settle in Hanoi.

4. Everyone who visits the town falls in love with it.

5. That’s the man who used to work with me when I lived in Moscow.

6. Never has John been so rude to anybody.

7. She has such a soft voice that it is impossible for me to hear it.

Or:- She speaks so softly that it is impossible for me to hear.

8. If people did enough exercise, there wouldn’t be a lot of heart diseases.

9. A new museum is being built in the city centre by them.

10. I wish I hadn’t spent so much money on clothes.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 70

1. That old house has just been sold (by them).

2. The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it.

3. Despite taking a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.

Despite the fact that Bill/he took a taxi, he/Bill still arrived late for the concert.

4. It took two hours to fly from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city.

5. John advised Mary /not to lend/ against lending/ that man any more money.

6. It is ten years since I last heard this song/ I heard this song for the last time.

7. My mother cooks better than me/ I does.

My mother is a better cook than me/ I am.

8. I don’t mind looking after the baby for you.

9. Tom apologized to his boss for handing in his report so late.

10. The man whose wife and children are away seems very lonely.

SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 70

1. It will take us at least 20 minutes to get to the airport.

2. Carol has no difficulty/ doesn’t have any difficulty (in) making friends.

3. He had no one to talk to.

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4. But for your help and encouragement, I wouldn’t have my life as today.
5. I haven’t made up my mind yet whether to move or not.
6. I’d rather you didn’t go there now.
7. She has been living here since 1997.
8. I was prevented from going to work by the transport strike.
9. This office isn’t big/large enough for two people.
10. John still lives in England, doesn’t he?
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 72
1. Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
2. I wish your friend were at the party.
3. We have lived/have been living here for 15 years.
4. Trung was given a microcomputer on his birthday.
5. This is the first time he has played a computer game.
6. Nga is looking forward to meeting her aunt again.
7. He is so old that he can't have more children.
8. Susan said to me that she was very busy so she would ring me the following/next day.
9. They are being made to study hard by their teacher.
10. No one has signed this cheque.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 73
1. If only your sister could come as well.
2. It looked as if / though the house had been occupied for several months.
3. He was too tired to stay awake until the end of the film.
4. I was the last person to know about the accident.
5. It’s very important to keep the environment clean.
6. If he had been informed, he would have attended the seminar.
7. In spite of being short of money, I’ll lend you some.
8. I warned the boys not to swim out too far.
9. If she hadn’t forgotten to add salt, the food wouldn’t have been tasteless.
10. If only you had told me earlier.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 74
1. He was made to study hard for his exam.
2. It took us two hours to get to London.
3. The date of the meeting will have to be changed again.
4. Peter used to play football.
5. He started collecting stamps five years ago.
6. I last saw my sister in 2000.
7. I advised Nam not to ride his bike too fast.
8. He is not old enough to go to school alone.
9. My brother suggested going out for a walk.
10. Tom thanked me for helping him.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 75

1. I had to cancel the birthday party because of my closet friend’s serious illness.
2. An essay on the life of President Ho Chi Minh will be written by Hung.
3. I wished I had visited my grandfather.
4. In spite of coming late, he gained the highest result.
5. If we had known that Lan had an accident, we would have visited her.
6. These magazines shouldn’t be left on the table.They should be put on this shelf.
7. It took one hour and a half to fly to Ho Chi Minh City by plane.
8. The kidnappers threatened him if he didn’t pay the ranson, they would kill the boy.

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9. If you lived near us, we would visit you very often.
10. It was such an interesting film that all we wanted to see again.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 76
1.You’d better take a sweater in case it gets cold.
2. Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep.
3.It was such a hot day that he had to cancel the tennis game.
4.In case it gets cold you should take a sweater.
5.We take you up Da Lat where you can enjoy pure air.
6.If Tim studied hard, he could get better grades.
7.Tuan, who studies the best of us, is very active.
8.He was advised to stop smoking because of his poor health.
9.The book was so interesting that he read it from cover to cover.
10. The day was so hot that he had to cancel the tennis game.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 77
1. Have the seats been booked yet?
2. I asked Mrs. Hoa what sports she often played.
3. I asked the landlady if / whether there was a TV in the bedroom.
4. Lien suggested going to the cinema.
5. I wish I could speak English.
6. He said he was going to Hanoi the next day/ the following day.
7. In spite of tiredness, the poor farmer kept working.
8. If I knew the answer, I would/ could tell you.
9. I haven't met him for two months.
10. Unless you try hard, you will not pass your final exam.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 78
1. They are putting pressure on me to make a decision soon.
2. We were not taken in by his smooth manner.
3. I really must get down to answerring all these letters.
4. Don’t come to/ draw the conclusion that this work is easy.
5. I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is putting me off.
6. Against everybody’s expectation, she lost
7. You must apply yourself to your work more.
8. She stands a good chance of being elected.
9. The boss objected to his secretary(‘s) coming to work late.
The boss objected to the fact that his secretary came to work late.
10. It was such a great demand for tickets that people queued day and night.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 79
1. I wasn’t early enough to see her.
2. He suggested that I should put my luggage under the seat.
3. All the switches must be turned off before leaving the workshop.
4. That car belongs to Mrs Edwards.
5. Would you mind if I borrowed your pen
6. He reminded me to arrive on time for the interview the following day.
7. I wish I had known I had to write my name in block capitals.
8. This man no longer smokes.
9. You will have an opportunity of meeting her later.
10. I’m sorry for having forgotten the tickets.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 80
1. She advised Sam not to trust Mary.

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2. We didn’t arrive in time/ early enough to see the first film.
3. She’s not used to going to bed early.
4. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car.
5. Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
6. That house has been empty for years.
7. I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here.
8. Sue is looking forward to going to Spain on holiday.
9. If I had been thinking, I wouldn’t have made that terrible mistake.
10. It is the most romantic story I’ve ever read.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 81
1. We have run out of sugar.
2. I would have difficulty in finishing the work by the weekend.
3. I don’t feel like spending another day at the beach.
4. I’ll take my camera in case Sally doesn’t bring hers to the party.
5. He left the meeting without saying goodbye to everyone.
6. Tan doesn’t take after his father at all.
7. I was always being told what to do by my parents when I was small .
8. You’re better at describing people than I am.
9. I’ll miss the train unless I leave now.
10. They left early in order to avoid getting caught in the traffic.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 82
1. Would you mind helping me with this box?
2. She wanted to know who had eaten the cake.
3. What was the weather like on your holiday/when you were on holiday?
4. I do not ski very well, but I’d like to learn.
5. The exam was easier than I expected.
6. Do not forget to get/keep in touch with me if you come to London.
7. Make sure that you turn up in (good) time.
8. Your English will get better if you keep practising.
9. Normally it takes me 10 minutes to get to school.
10. She wants to meet people who are /come from other countries.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 83
1. There was not enough time (for me) to go back home for my umbrella.
2. Concert tickets had/needed to be booked well in advance.
3. What do you find interesting about this city?
4. If only I had studied harder at school.
5. Would you mind picking me up from the station?
6. Can you tell me if you are interested in sports ?
7. The fire had been put out by the time the fire brigade arrived.
8. You must have been proud of your son’s success.
9. I have been studying / have studied English for three years.
10. The football players haven’t finished their training yet.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 84
1. We haven’t spoken (to each other) for a long time.
2. When I was having/eating dinner, the phone rang.
3. What are you doing on Saturday evening?
4. I’d rather you didn’t open the window.
5. The last time I went to the cinema was two months ago.
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7. We’ll have to wait /stay until John arrives.
8. The older people get, the worse their eyesight becomes.
9. It is pointless to have that old keyboard repaired.
10. It is the least exciting concert that I’ve ever been to.
SENTENCE TRANFORMATION 85
1. I haven’t made up my mind yet/yet made up my mind whether to move or not.
2. My flowers haven't come out in spite of the fine weather.
3. I may have forgotten to mention that the deadline is Tuesday
4. I'd rather go sailing than swimming.
5. Carol congratulated Ron on passing/ having pased his driving tests.
6. My parents never let me walk barefoot when I was a child.
7. The tests have been collected and the answers have been checked.
8. We were not given any instructions and shown what to do.
9. The boy denied having done/doing anything wrong.
10. Amanda has made much/good/great/a lot of progress this term.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 86
1. There has been a dramatic increase/rise in the house prices this year
2. In spite of her hurt leg, Van finished the marathon race.
3. I’d like to have gone to the party
4. She blames me for having caused the accident.
5. We spent five hours getting to Hai Phong
6. Could you keep an/your eye on my bag while I’m away, please?
7. Tommy is aslways the last to arrive
8. At the end of the course there was a big party.
9. Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself
10. Minh accused Hoa of breaking/ having broken his/her camera.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 87
1. This is the first time he has ever been on board a ship.
2. David has no difficulty (in) making friends.
3. You can’t watch TV until you finish/ have finished eating.
4. Although she was tired, she managed to finish her work.
5. There have been no messages/ not been any messages for me, have there?
6. The more he drinks, the worse he gets.
7. I wish I had bought some tickets for the concert.
8. If I were you, I would go to the doctor’s,
9. He is having a doctor take his temperature/ his temperature taken by a doctor.
10. It was a kind of computer which/that I was not familiar with/ with which I was not familiar.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 88
1. He was such a careless driver that he had an accident last month.
2. Dicken died without finishing his last novel.
3. Mark isn’t old enough to see the horror film.
4. Only Jane (Jane was the only one who) succeeded in producing the correct answer.
5. John suggested going to the concert.
6.The milk is too hot for me to drink.
7.Athough he learnt very hard, he failed the exam.
8.They wished they had enough money to buy this house.
9.Unless we see most of the stars, we will use a giant telescope.
10. If there was no atmosphere, we would die
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11. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
12. Despite (his)taking/ having taken a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
13. Alan has not visited his parents for ages.
14. It’s difficult for handicapped people to shop/ go shopping.
15. Herry suggested that Anna went/ should go... to the doctor .
16. Nick asked Jane if she could lend him five pounds.
17. You need not book tickets for the show in advance.
18. Don’t you wish you had learnt to swim ?
19. Had we had a map, we wouldn’t have got lost.
20. They succeeded in finishing the project in time for the presentation./.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 90
1. If Jim had lent me money , I would have been able to buy the car.
2. Rarely did he meet such a beautiful film star.
3. Despite his poverty he was always happy
4. She can neither ask intelligent questions nor profit from listening to her colleagues.
5. He not only spoke English very carefully but also very clearly as well
6 .Faraday’s father was too poor to send Faraday/ him to school
7. The book is so boring that nobody likes it
8. They were such strong people/ men that they could lift the rock
9. My brother can play tennis better than me/ I do
My brother is a better tennis player than me/ I am
10. The weather forecast was inaccurate , so we didn’t take the right precaution.
10. Had The weather forecast been inaccurate , we would have taken the right precaution.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 91
1. Their parents left the children behind.
2. She said to me:” I go to this shop every morning to buy food”.
3. The green house is bigger than the blue one
4. Hoa sings the best in the club.
5. This kitchen is not the same as mine
6. He phoned so that he could talk to her.
7. They started living here ten years ago.
8. How long has she danced?
9. She told him that she was going to leave there soon.
10. The skillful workers have built the house for more than months.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 92
1. No one else in the class plays the guitar as well as Gary (does).
2. Despite Lan’s / her sickness / being sick, Lan (still) went to class yesterday.
3. It is thought that doing morning exercises is good for health.
4. As long as you follow the instructions carefully, you won’t have any problem.
5. Paul apologized to Susan for having given her the wrong number.
6. Never in my life have I seen such a mess.
7. Nobody who was at the meeting will say anything to the Press.
8. I am having my car serviced on Monday.
9. She left the room without saying a (any) word (words).
10. She is not old enough to see that movie.

(Or: She is so young that she can’t see that movie /

She is such a young girl that she can’t see that movie).
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1. Mike doesn’t cook as well as Barbara does
2. She asked Tom how many Japanese students there were in his class
3. I am used to getting up early in the morning
4. Would you mind giving me a hand?
5. If he didn’t speak so quickly, I could understand him
6. In spite of taking a taxi, he arrive late for the concert.
7. It is such a heavy suitcase that I can’t carry it
8. I suggest you should ask her yourself
9. When did you last see Mary? When was the last time that you saw mary?
10. It took three and half hours to fly (to get) to Moscow (by air/ by plane)

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 94
1. Need we write all the questions ?
2. No one in the club is better tennis - player than Barbara
3. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
4. “Please wake me at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning”- I asked the hotel porter.
5. It was such a hard cake that he couldn’t eat it .
6. “How do you like my new dress”- she asked John
7. She had her car repaired yesterday.
8. He is the most intelligent man I’ve ever met.
9. Everyday It takes me 2 hours to learn English.
10. This clock was bought by my grandfather 30 years ago.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 95
1. Hanoi people made an impression on Maryam.Hanoi people made Maryam impressed.
2. Malaysian people speak Bahasa Malaysia widely in Malaysia.
3. Mary spent two hours traveling / travelling to the countryside last week.
4. The reason why I missed the beginning of the film was that my car broke down.
5. Nam and his family had a two-day trip to their home village.
6. Don’t tell anyone if you are let into the sercret.
Don’t tell anyone if you are allowed to know / are told the sercret.
7. We are not definitely planning to go away.We are not sure / certain to go away.
We are not sure / certain of going away.
8. He speaks more persuasively than his brother (does).
9. Excuse me, don’t you work for that company.
10. The angry tourist said that he / She would never go / come back there again.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 96
1. My friend's laziness made him get bad marks.
2. I last saw our grandfather five months ago.
3. They get delighted at taking part in stamp collector's club. Or They get delighted to take part in
stamp collector's club.
4. I prefer watching TV to reading newspapers.
5. Unless I finish my work, I cannot go out with you.
6. Lan is the most intelligent student in her class.
7. It takes six hours to drive from London to Liverpool.
8. Tom exclaimed ( that)the house was lovely and asked Nam when he had bought it.
9. Although Mr. Bay is old, he runs 100 meters before breakfast.
10. They are such difficult exercises that we cannot complete them.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 97
1. It was her knowledge of world history that particularly impressed me.
2. John offered to carry the suitcase for me.

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3. I wish I had told you the truth.
4. Whose van is this?
5. Minerals continues being taken from the earth in immense quantities.
6. She worked hard; However, she never seem to succeed/ However, never seem to succeed, she
worked hard.
7. So was the Picasso painting expensive that nobody could buy it.
8. Unless I finish my work, I cannot go out with you.
9. Because of his broken leg, he could not go to work.
10. On hearing the news, she broke down.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 98
1. John advised..Mary not to lend that man any more money.
2. Despite (his)taking/ having taken a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert
3. Alan has not visited his parents for ages..........
4. It is difficult for handicapped people to shop/ go shopping.
5. Henry suggested that Anna went/ should go to the doctor .
6 Nick asked Jane if .she could lend him five pounds..............
7. You need ..not book tickets for the show in advance....
8. Don’t you wish you had learnt to swim ?
9. Had .we had a map, we wouldn’t have got lost.
10. They succeeded in finishing the project in time for the presentation.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 99
1. He was made to study hard for his exam.
2. It took us two hours to get to London.
3. The date of the meeting will have to be changed again.
4. Peter used to play football.
5. He started collecting stamps five years ago.
6. I last saw my sister in 2000.
7. I advised Nam not to ride his bike too fast.
8. He is not old enough to go to school alone.
9. My brother suggested going out for a walk.
10. Tom thanked me for helping him.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 100
1. All the students love the principal because of his kindness.
2. I’m sorry for having forgotten the tickets.
3. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it.
4. The house at the end of the street which has been empty for years has been sold.
5. I wish he took the doctor's advice.
6. I haven’t seen Tony since 1986
7. Jonathan is good at playing tennis very
8. I asked Mark to turn off all the lights when he went out
9. All the cars stopped because there was a cow on the street
10. Your work must be planned carefully

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