Rewrite each of the following sentences beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same
. Exercise 12: Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays
the same.
1. Mike left the office before Ken arrived there.
When ..................................................................................................................
2. I haven't been to the supermarket for three weeks.
The last time .......................................................................................................
3. We started working on this project a year ago.
We have ..............................................................................................................
4. During the English lesson, the lights went out.
While...................................................................................................................
5. How long have they lived in this neighborhood?
When ..................................................................................................................?
6. When you phoned Anne, it was her lunch time.
When.................................................................................................
7.Just after finishing his homework, Joe turned on the TV.
As soon as .....................................................................................................
8. I was confused because the instructions were only in Spanish
The instructions .................................................... ………………….
9. Does the project interest you ?
Are you ....................................................................................... ?
10. Would you please do it for me?
Would.........................................................................................
11. She crossed the road. I saw her
I saw ………………………………………………………….
12. They sang a song. I heard them
I heard ……………………………………………………….
13. The children are interested in going in the rain.
The children enjoy.....................................................................
14. Why don’t we go out for a meal tonight?
I suggest ............................................................................................
15. It took her 2 hours to drive from London to Edinburgh.
She spent ............................................................................................
16. My parents don’t allow me to play games on computer.
My parents don’t let.......................................................................................
17. She doesn’t usually stay up so late.
She is not used ...................................................................................
18. My grandfather is very weak. He can’t lift the box.
My grandfather is too ......................................................................
19. She was very stupid when she went out without a raincoat.
It was very stupid of ...............................................................
20. They got out of the car.
I watched them.....................................................................................
21. Somebody has robbed the bank near our house.
The bank …………………………………………………
22. Somebody told me to wait outside.
I …………………………………………………………….
23. They will complete the new high way from north to south next year.
The new …………………………………………………….……
24. My aunt made this sweater for her son.
This …………………………………………………….…………
25. My teacher asked me to be here at 10 am.
I …………………………………………………….……………
26. Most students are frightened of speaking a foreign language
Speaking a foreign language is ......................................................
27. The meeting was so boring that I almost fell asleep
I ……………………………................. …………………..
28. The teacher found her pupil’s exam results disappointing
The teacher was ………………………………………………
29. It is three months since he last attended a meeting.
He hasn’t…………………………………………………………
30. They consider acupuncture is very safe with enough precautions.
Acupuncture is ……………………………………………
the same.
1. Mike left the office before Ken arrived there.
When ..................................................................................................................
2. I haven't been to the supermarket for three weeks.
The last time .......................................................................................................
3. We started working on this project a year ago.
We have ..............................................................................................................
4. During the English lesson, the lights went out.
While...................................................................................................................
5. How long have they lived in this neighborhood?
When ..................................................................................................................?
6. When you phoned Anne, it was her lunch time.
When.................................................................................................
7.Just after finishing his homework, Joe turned on the TV.
As soon as .....................................................................................................
8. I was confused because the instructions were only in Spanish
The instructions .................................................... ………………….
9. Does the project interest you ?
Are you ....................................................................................... ?
10. Would you please do it for me?
Would.........................................................................................
11. She crossed the road. I saw her
I saw ………………………………………………………….
12. They sang a song. I heard them
I heard ……………………………………………………….
13. The children are interested in going in the rain.
The children enjoy.....................................................................
14. Why don’t we go out for a meal tonight?
I suggest ............................................................................................
15. It took her 2 hours to drive from London to Edinburgh.
She spent ............................................................................................
16. My parents don’t allow me to play games on computer.
My parents don’t let.......................................................................................
17. She doesn’t usually stay up so late.
She is not used ...................................................................................
18. My grandfather is very weak. He can’t lift the box.
My grandfather is too ......................................................................
19. She was very stupid when she went out without a raincoat.
It was very stupid of ...............................................................
20. They got out of the car.
I watched them.....................................................................................
21. Somebody has robbed the bank near our house.
The bank …………………………………………………
22. Somebody told me to wait outside.
I …………………………………………………………….
23. They will complete the new high way from north to south next year.
The new …………………………………………………….……
24. My aunt made this sweater for her son.
This …………………………………………………….…………
25. My teacher asked me to be here at 10 am.
I …………………………………………………….……………
26. Most students are frightened of speaking a foreign language
Speaking a foreign language is ......................................................
27. The meeting was so boring that I almost fell asleep
I ……………………………................. …………………..
28. The teacher found her pupil’s exam results disappointing
The teacher was ………………………………………………
29. It is three months since he last attended a meeting.
He hasn’t…………………………………………………………
30. They consider acupuncture is very safe with enough precautions.
Acupuncture is ……………………………………………