IX. Rewrite the following sentences with the beginning words, stay the same meaning with the old one.

1. “You stole the jewels!” the inspector said to him.

-> The inspector accused him of stealing the jewels.

2. If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house.

-> If I were you, I would forget about buying a new house

3. Although the play received good notices, not many people went to see it.

-> Despite the fact that the play received good notices, not many people went to see it

4. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.

-> They had such a fierce dog that no body would visit them

5. Would you mind not smoking in here?

-> I’d rather that you didn't smoke in here

6. “Let’s go for a walk in the park,” said Andrew.

-> Andrew suggested that we should go for a walk in the park

7. I applied for the job but was turned down.

-> My application for the job was turned down

8. “Please don’t drive so fast!” Ann begged her boyfriend.

-> Ann pleaded with her boyfriend not to drive so fast

9. Without his help we would all have died.

If it hadn't been for his help, we would all have died

10. It is said that he escaped to a neutral country.

-> He is said to have escaped to a neutral country