Rewrite the sentences without any changes in meaning to the original ones.

1. The art gallery has a large restaurant.

2. It’s the first time I have seen this man here.

(It is the first time + (that) + S + have/has + Vp2)

3. I don’t mind looking after the baby for you.

(I don’t mind + V-ing/ N/ pronouns/adj )

4. Peter invited Ann to go to the concert with him that night.

(invite sb to V + O : mời ai làm gì)

5. The lions are fed by the keepers at 3 p.m everyday.

6. John is interested in astronomy.

(S + (to be) + interested in + N/ V_ing … : bày tỏ sự quan tâm, sở thích đến đối tượng nào đó)

7. It was not until 1915 that the cinema became an industry.

8. She told me that she liked my coat and was looking for one like it herself.

9. I can’t stand being in a classroom where everybody is making so much noise.

(Can’t help + V-ing : cực kỳ không thích, không chịu nổi cái gì)

10. So difficult is the test that students need three months to prepare.

There’s a large restaurant in the art gallery

`=>` The art gallery has a large restaurant.

I haven’t seen that man here before.

`=>` It’s the first time I have ever seen that man here.

I’m quite happy to look after the baby for you.

`=>` I don’t mind looking after the baby for you. (mind + Ving: phiền khi làm gì)

“Would you like to go to the concert with me tonight?” Peter said to Ann.

`=>` Peter invited Ann to go to the concert with him that night.

The keepers feed the lions at 3 p.m everyday.

`=>` The lions are fed at 3 p.m everyday.

Câu bị động: S + to be + PII + O (by sb)

John finds astronomy very interesting

`=>` John is interested in astronomy.

Interested in sth/Ving: có hứng thú với điều gì

The cinema didn’t become an industry until 1915

`=>` It was not until 1915 that the cinema became an industry

It was not until +từ/cụm từ chỉ thời gian + that + S + Ved: Mãi cho đến... thì ...

“I like your coat , I’m looking for one like that myself” she said to me

`=>` She told me she liked my coat, she was looking for one like that herself.

Câu tường thuật lùi thì

I feel uncomfortable to be in a classroom where everybody is making so much noise.

`=>` I can’t stand being in a classroom where everybody is making so much noise.

can't stand Ving: không thể chịu đựng làm điều gì

The test is so difficult that students need three months to prepare.

`=>` So difficult the test is that students need three months to prepare. ( cấu trúc đảo ngữ )