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(Verbal Tenses) - (Passive) : Rephrasing

The document provides examples for rephrasing sentences using different grammatical structures including passive voice, questions, comparatives, relative clauses, modals, gerunds/infinitives, and verb tenses. Each sentence is numbered and followed by the grammatical structure it demonstrates and a rephrased version. There are over 200 examples in total covering a wide range of sentence types and structures.

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(Verbal Tenses) - (Passive) : Rephrasing

The document provides examples for rephrasing sentences using different grammatical structures including passive voice, questions, comparatives, relative clauses, modals, gerunds/infinitives, and verb tenses. Each sentence is numbered and followed by the grammatical structure it demonstrates and a rephrased version. There are over 200 examples in total covering a wide range of sentence types and structures.

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REPHRASING

1. She started drinking too much alcohol two years ago. (Verbal Tenses)
- She has.
5. The teacher glued the pieces of the broken toy. (Passive)
- The pieces
6. It is possible that I finish work earlier than usual today. (Modal
verb)
- I.
7. This is the place. We last had coffee together here. (Relative
Clauses)
- This is.
10.

Everybody must read the instructions first. (Passive)

- The instructions.
11.

He made an effort to speak in English. (Gerund/Infinitive)

- He tried.
12.

I spent my holidays in France. (Question)

- Where.
13.

This is the man. His job is very dangerous. (Relative

Clauses)
- This is
15.

She gave up going to French lessons. (Gerund/ Infinitive)

- She stopped.
17.

Im not as good at English as you are. (Comparatives)

- You.
18.

The policeman knew where the thief was hidden.

(Question)
- Who
25.

Alberts drawing isnt as good as Gerards. (Comparatives)

28.

They came to live in New York two years ago. (Verbal

Tenses)
- They have.

29.

Smoking is forbidden in hospitals. (Modal Verb)

- You.
32.

I met that famous writer a year ago. (Verbal Tenses)

- Its been a year.


36.

That mans brother is my new English teacher. (Relative

Clauses)
- That is the man.
42.

My new neighbours have got a baby. Her name is Wendy.

(Relative Clauses)
- My.
44.

I havent read a play by George Bernard Shaw for eight

years. (Verbal Tenses)


- It is.
45.

The police dont oblige the suspects to say anything.

(Passive)
- The suspects.
48.

My grandfather is eighty-two years old. (Question)


?

52.

I thought it would be better than that. (Comparatives)

- Its not.
57.

People speak English all over the world. (Passive)

- English.
59.

Fiona is smiling in the picture. She is my boss. (Relative

Clauses)
- Fiona,
66.

It takes me two hours to get there. (Question)

- How

67.

The last time she wrote a poem was two years ago.

(Verbal Tenses)
- She.

68.

You must not smoke in here. (Modal Verb)

- Smoking.
73.

This story will shock you. (Passive)

- You.
79.

You should post these letters. (Passive)

- These.
85.

Sheila is 1.55 m tall. Her brother is 1.70 m tall.

(Comparatives)
- Sheila.
88.

This is the man. His dog bit my brother in the park.

(Relative Clauses)
- This is the man.
93.

The last time we saw that movie was six months ago.

(Verbal Tenses)
- We have.
94.

Smoking is forbidden in most restaurants. (Modal Verbs)

- You.
95.

The shop assistant didnt give us the ticket. (Passive)

- We.
96.

Al swims faster than Peter. (Comparatives)

- Peter.
97.

I saw Frank two months ago. (Verbal Tenses)

- I havent.
.
105.

You cant have a bicycle. (Modal Verbs)

- You are.
107.

A new magazine is on the hall table.

- There is.
108.
-

John lives next door. (Question)


?

111.

The meat was better than the fish. (Comparatives)

- The fish
112.

You can make green paint by mixing blue and yellow.

(Passive)
- Green paint
113.

I have been playing the piano for twenty years. (Verbal

Tenses)
- I started.
114.

I have English classes three times a week. (Question)


?

115.

Sharon is going to marry a man. He is Erics brother.

(Relative Clauses)
- The man
128.

Bananas are more expensive than apples. (Comparatives)

130.

I last had flu five years ago. (Verbal tenses)

- I havent
132.

The teenager in red has broken the window. (Passive)

- The window
135.

I last visited London fifteen years ago. (Verbal tenses)

- I havent
144.

Gerard plays tennis twice a week. (Question)

?
145.

That womans husband is my boss. (Relative Clauses)

- That is the woman


146.

They have found the stolen money. (Passive)

- The stolen money.


159.
- We.

They have given us a Roald Dahl novel. (Passive)

160.

She hasnt phoned her mother for two months. (Verbal

tenses)
- Its.
161.

They dont allow smoking in this room. (Modals)

- You
165.

Germany is richer than India. (Comparatives)

- India
170.

I havent seen your wife for a long time. (Verbal tenses)

- Its
174.

Mary goes swimming twice a week. (Question)

?
178.

I have never read such an interesting book. (Verbal tenses

/ Superlative)
- This is the
181.

.
The film is not as good as the novel. (Comparatives)

- The novel.
186.

John bought a new Rolls Royce. (Question)

?
187.

I visited a village yesterday but I did not like it. (Relative

clauses)
-I
195.

Its not necessary for you to make your bed. (Modals)

- You
198.

No other fictional secret agent is as famous as James

Bond. (Superlative)
- James Bond is

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