REPHRASING

Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.

1. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor.

Unless
2. Is this dictionary yours?
Does
3. He works too hard: that’s why he’s so tired.
If
4. Mary dances better than Alice.
Alice
5. They lent the new student some equipment.
The student
6. Why don’t we have a meal out?
What
7. “Did you buy my tickets?” she asked.
She asked me
8. “Don’t smoke here!”
She
9. “How long does it take to get to London by coach?” asked the tourist.
The tourist wanted
10. It’s twelve years since I last saw John.
I
11. My friend left before I got there.
By the time
12. There’s a dance at our club on Saturday.
We
13. Next year is our 15th wedding anniversary.
Next year we will
14. His teachers have warned him about his bad behaviour.
He
15. “I must write phone my parents soon”
She told me
16. Please don’t open that window”
Would you
17. Someone has already sent the invitations.
The
18. We’ll get over the problem easily if nothing else goes wrong.
Unless
19. She’s too weak after her illness to go back to work.
She’s not
20. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for ages.
It’s ages
21. Whose pen is this?

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22. Rosalind is so hard-working that she’s sure to get on in her job.
Rosalind is such
23. The winter in England is too cold for gardeners to leave geraniums outside.
The winter in England is not
24. Peter’s grandfather came to live in England 50 years ago.
Peter’s grandfather has
25. Stephen would rather windsurf than sail.
Stephen prefers
26. Despite not speaking a word of French, Jeremy decided to make his home in Paris.
Although
27. Henry’s got toothache because he doesn’t go to the dentist for regular check-ups.
If Henry
28. I’m not tall enough to reach that shelf.
The shelf is
29. I’m sure it was Tom who cleared up.
Tom must
30. “Why do I have to fill in so many forms?” asked Andrew.
Andrew asked
31. No one has signed this certificate.
This certificate
32. Someone should do the job tomorrow.
The job
33. I’ve never met a more dependable person than Roger.
Roger is
34. I have to write letters, but I hate it.
I hate
35. People say that he has been all over the world.
He is
36. “I shall be staying with some friends”, she said.
She told us
37. The last time I saw James was a very long time ago.
I haven’t
38. His teachers have warned him about his bad behaviour.
He
39. He stole some money and was arrested for it.
He was
40. Let’s go out for a meal.
What
41. Someone’s just given me an invitation to a party.
I
42. Mark isn’t as clever as Ann is.
Ann
43. I didn’t hear what he said because I was reading a fascinating book.
If I
44. Someone might be repainting the house the house for us next year.
We

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1. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor.

Unless somebody sends for a doctor, the child will die.
2. Is this dictionary yours?
Does this dictionary belong to you?
3. He works too hard: that’s why he’s so tired.
If he didn’t work so hard, he wouldn’t be that tired.
4. Mary dances better than Alice.
Alice doesn’t dance as well as Mary.
5. They lent the new student some equipment.
The student was lent some equipment.
6. Why don’t we have a meal out?
What about having a meal out?
7. “Did you buy my tickets?” she asked.
She asked me if I had bought her tickets.
8. “Don’t smoke here!”
She ordered me not to smoke there.
9. “How long does it take to get to London by coach?” asked the tourist.
The tourist wanted to know how long it took to get to London by coach?
10. It’s twelve years since I last saw John.
I haven’t seen John for twelve years.
11. My friend left before I got there.
By the time I got there, my friend had already left.
12. There’s a dance at our club on Saturday.
We are having a dance at our club on Saturday.
13. Next year is our 15th wedding anniversary.
Next year we will have been married for 15 years.
14. His teachers have warned him about his bad behaviour.
He has been warned about his bad behaviour.
15. “I must write phone my parents soon”
She told me she had to phone her parents soon.
16. Please don’t open that window”
Would you mind not opening that window?
17. Someone has already sent the invitations.
The invitations have already been sent.
18. We’ll get over the problem easily if nothing else goes wrong.
Unless something else goes wrong, we’ll get over the problem easily.
19. She’s too weak after her illness to go back to work.
She’s not well enough after her illness to go back to work.
20. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for ages.
It’s ages since I enjoyed myself so much.
21. Whose pen is this?
Who does this pen belong to?
22. Rosalind is so hard-working that she’s sure to get on in her job.

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23. The winter in England is too cold for gardeners to leave geraniums outside.
The winter in England is not warm enough for gardeners to leave geraniums outside.
24. Peter’s grandfather came to live in England 50 years ago.
Peter’s grandfather has lived in England for 50 years.
25. Stephen would rather windsurf than sail.
Stephen prefers windsurfing to sailing.
26. Despite not speaking a word of French, Jeremy decided to make his home in Paris.
Although he didn’t speak a word of French, Jeremy decided to make his home in Paris.
27. Henry’s got toothache because he doesn’t go to the dentist for regular check-ups.
If Henry went to the dentist for regular check-ups, he wouldn’t have got toothache.
28. I’m not tall enough to reach that shelf.
The shelf is too high for me to reach.
29. I’m sure it was Tom who cleared up.
Tom must have cleared up.
30. “Why do I have to fill in so many forms?” asked Andrew.
Andrew asked why he had to fill so many forms.
31. No one has signed this certificate.
This certificate hasn’t been signed.
32. Someone should do the job tomorrow.
The job should be done tomorrow.
33. I’ve never met a more dependable person than Roger.
Roger is the most dependable person I’ve ever met.
34. I have to write letters, but I hate it.
I hate writing letters.
35. People say that he has been all over the world.
He is said to have been all over the world.
36. “I shall be staying with some friends”, she said.
She told us that she would be staying with some friends.
37. The last time I saw James was a very long time ago.
I haven’t seen James for a long time.
38. His teachers have warned him about his bad behaviour.
He has been warned about his bad behaviour by his teachers.
39. He stole some money and was arrested for it.
He was arrested for having stealing (for stealing) some money.
40. Let’s go out for a meal.
What about going out for a meal?
41. Someone’s just given me an invitation to a party.
I have just been given an invitation to a party.
42. Mark isn’t as clever as Ann is.
Ann is cleverer than Mark.
43.I didn’t hear what he said because I was reading a fascinating book.
If I hadn’t been reading a fascinating book, I would have heard what he said.
44.Someone might be repainting the house the house for us next year.
We might be having the house repainted.

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