1/ Although Nam was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.

⇒ Despite his superior strength, Christopher was soon overpowered by his attacker.

2/ He can speak French well enough to go to the conference. (FLUENT)

⇒ His French is fluent enough to go to the conference.

3/ I think we ought to permit him to do whatever he chooses. (HAND)

⇒ I think we ought to give him a free hand.

4/ This is the quickest way to get into the town centre.

⇒ There is no quicker way than this  to get into the town centre.

5/ The decorators have finished the whole of the first floor.

⇒ We have the whole of the first floor finished by the decorators.

6/ I felt stupid when I realized what I’d done. (FOOL)

⇒ I felt such a fool when I realized what I'd done.

7/ Would you like to contribute something to our campaign? (MAKE)

⇒ Would you like make a contribution to our campaign?

8/ I’m sure you were driving too fast.

⇒ You must have been driving too fast.

9/ It was overeating that caused his heart attack.

⇒ If he hadn’t overeaten, he wouldn’t have had a heart attack.

10/ My boyfriend is very short-tempered.

⇒ My boyfriend loses his temper very easily.

11/ Money is of little value on a desert island. (COUNTS)

⇒ Money counts for little in the island. 

12/ The last time we were here was in 1980.

⇒ We haven't been here since 1980.

13/ John is very self-confident. (CONFIDENCE)

⇒ John has a lot of confidence in himself.

14/ There is no ice cream left. (RUN)

⇒We have run out of ice-cream.

15/ I had better go back to work. (TIME)

⇒It is time I got back to work.

16/ He is more a lecturer than a teacher.

⇒He is not so good a teacher as a lecturer.

17/ Collecting stamps is Peter’s great passion. (CRAZY)

⇒ Peter is crazy about collecting stamps.

18/ He watched videos all day. (ENTIRE)

⇒ He spent the entire day watching the videos.

19/ The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours.

⇒ It took three and half hours to fly to Moscow.

26. Today/ there/ be/ little/ traffic/ yesterday.

⇒Today there is a little traffic yesterday.

27. long/ does/ how/ you/ take/ home/ market/ go/ to/ from/ the/ it/to/ ?

⇒How long does you take it from home to the market?

Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

28. Nick hasn’t been to Vietnam before. (time)

⇒This is the first time Nick has been to Viet Nam.

29. When I was young, I regularly walked to school. (used)

⇒ I used to walk to school when I was young.

30. You don’t need to talk so loudly.

⇒ There is no need for you to talk so loudly

31. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.

⇒ She never went to Paris without buying a new dress. 

32. She intended to find out who is responsible for the accident.

⇒ She had an intention of finding out who is responsible for the accident.

33. The train couldn’t run because of the storm.

⇒The storm prevented the train from running.

34. He prefers plain water to coffee.

⇒ He would like plain water than coffee.

35. Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.

⇒ Despite the fact that she said she would come, I don''t think she ever will.

36. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn’t turn up.

⇒ The pop star that we invited onto the chat show didn’t turn up.

37. My father used to play football when he was young.

⇒ My father doesn’t  play football anymore.

38. We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map.

⇒ If we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost in the jungle.

39. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Nam Dinh.

⇒ It takes three hours to drive from Hanoi to Nam Dinh.

40. When did you first know him?

⇒ How long have you known him?

1. Despite his superior strength, Christopher was soon overpowered by his attacker.

2. His French is fluent enough to go to the conference.

3. I think we ought to give him a free hand.

4.  There is no quicker way than this  to get into the town centre.

5. We have the whole of the first floor finished by the decorators.

6. I felt such a fool when I realized what I'd done.

7. Would you like make a contribution to our campaign?

8. You must have been driving too fast.

9. If he hadn’t overeaten, he wouldn’t have had a heart attack.

10. My boyfriend loses his temper very easily.

11. Money counts for little in the island. 

12. We haven't been here since 1980.

13. John has a lot of confidence in himself.

14. We have run out of ice-cream.

15. It is time I got back to work.

16. He is not so good a teacher as a lecturer.

17. Peter is crazy about collecting stamps.

18. He spent the entire day watching the videos.

19. It took three and half hours to fly to Moscow.

26. Today there is a little traffic yesterday.

27. How long does you take it from home to the market?

28. This is the first time Nick has been to Viet Nam.

29. I used to walk to school when I was young.

30. There is no need for you to talk so loudly.

31. She never went to Paris without buying a new dress. 

32. She had an intention of finding out who is responsible for the accident.

33. The storm prevented the train from running.

34. He would like plain water than coffee.

35. Despite the fact that she said she would come, I don''t think she ever will.

36. The pop star that we invited onto the chat show didn’t turn up.

37. My father doesn’t  play football anymore.

38. If we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost in the jungle.

39. It takes three hours to drive from Hanoi to Nam Dinh.

40. How long have you known him?