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1A Sentence Building Key - Week 9

The document provides exercises to practice building sentences using comparative adjectives and adverbs, phrasal verbs, and other grammar structures. The exercises involve completing a second sentence to have a similar meaning to a first sentence using a provided word. There are two exercises with 10 items each focusing on different grammar points, followed by a more advanced practice with 5 additional items.

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1A Sentence Building Key - Week 9

The document provides exercises to practice building sentences using comparative adjectives and adverbs, phrasal verbs, and other grammar structures. The exercises involve completing a second sentence to have a similar meaning to a first sentence using a provided word. There are two exercises with 10 items each focusing on different grammar points, followed by a more advanced practice with 5 additional items.

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Week 9: Sentence Building

Comparison of adjectives and adverbs - The same, as ... as -


The only ... who/that, everyone/no one else ... except/but -
Phrasal verbs (make)
Exercise 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to
complete each sentence. You must use between two and five words. Do
not change the word given.

1. My sister is younger than me. (old)


→ I’m not as old as my sister.
2. I don’t think Jane and I are much alike. (like)
→ I don’t think I look (much) Jane.
3. Johnny’s almost as tall as Bob now. (height)
→ Johnny and Bob are almost the same height now.
4. Helen is slim and has fair hair. (fair-haired)
→ Helen is a slim, fair-haired girl.
5. The only person I still keep in touch with is Teresa. (else)
→ I’ve lost touch with everyone else but Teresa.
Exercise 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to
complete each sentence. You must use between two and five words. Do
not change the word given.

6. I know my sister will always write better than me. (well)


→ I know I will never write as well as my sister.
7. Our good points compensate for our weaknesses. (make)
→ Our good points make up for our weaknesses.
8. She has too much common sense to marry a man like that.
(sensible)
→ She is too sensible to marry a man like that.
9. Her parents have a lot of money. (well)
→ Her parents are well off.
10. I’m not nearly as good looking as she is. (much)
→ She’s much better than I am.
Exercise 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to
complete each sentence. You must use between two and five words. Do
not change the word given.

1. I can’t get all those clothes into my case. (room)


→ There isn’t room for all those clothes in my case.
2. It’s no problem for me to get up early. (Getting)
→ Getting up early is no problem for me.
3. The house was too expensive for us. ((enough)
→ We didn’t have to buy the house.
4. He complained because the neighbors made so much
noise. (objected)
→ He objected to his neighnors make so much noise.
5. Being on good terms with your neighbors is sensible.
(makes)
 It makes sense to be on good terms with your neighbors
Exercise 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to
complete each sentence. You must use between two and five words. Do
not change the word given.

6. The children aren’t allowed to go out on their own. (let)


→ She doesn’t let the children go out on their own.
7. The price includes the house and the garage, too. (well)
→ The price includes the garage as well as the house.
8. There wasn’t enough light in the room for me to study.
(dark)
→ It was too dark in the room for me to study.
9. We’re trying to find a house in the country. (looking)
→ We’re looking for a house in the country.
10. It’s his job to look after the garden. (responsible)
→ He’s responsible for looking after the garden.
MORE ADVANCED PRACTICE
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each
sentence. You must use between three and six words, including the
word given. Do not change the word given.

1. ‘Honestly, I didn’t cheat in the test!’ said John. (denied)


→ John denied /having cheated/ that he had cheated/ in the test.
2. Pop in for a chat whenever you are in town. (happen)
→ If you (ever) happen to be in town, pop in for a chat.
3. Paula had just reached the gate when it began to rain. (than)
→ No sooner had Paula reached the gate than it began to rain.
4. ‘Mark wrote that poem, not Ian,’ said Helen. (it)
→ According to Helen, it was Mark, who wrote that poem, not Ian.
5. Even if it is expensive, they want to go on the London Eye. (may)
→ Expensive though it may be, they want to go on the London Eye.
MORE ADVANCED PRACTICE
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each
sentence. You must use between three and six words, including the
word given. Do not change the word given.

6. Unless you tell the truth, the school trip will be can
canceled. (mean)
→ Your failure to tell the truth will mean the cancelation
of the school trip.
7. Jill has never been here before, so it is possible that that
she has got lost. (have)
→ Jill may/ might have got lost /as/ since/ because/ it is
the first time she has ever been here.
8. Instead of spending money on clothes, I prefer to spend
it on books. (spend)
→ I would rather spend money on books than on clothes.

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