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BÀI TẬP VỀ CHUYỂN ĐỔI CÂU - SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Rewrite the following sentences in such ways that the original meanings of the given sentences remain unchanged.

1. We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.

→ If it____________________________.

2. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.

→ Hardly____________________________.

3. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.

→ The English owe____________________________.

4. “If my members agree to that, I’ll be very surprised,” said the union delegate.

→ The union delegate observed that____________________________.

5. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.

→ Despite my____________________________.

6. I’m sorry I missed Professor Baker’s lecture.

→ I’m sorry not____________________________.

7. We may not be able to give the concert.

→ The concert____________________________.

8. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.

→ It came____________________________.

9. I only recognized him when he came into the light.

→ Not until____________________________.

10. That rumor about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false.

→ There is____________________________.

11. One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of the race.

→ One runner was so____________________________.

12. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.

→ I’ve____________________________.

13. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.

→ We____________________________.

14. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.

→ Had it not____________________________.

15. It is quite pointless to complain.

→ There’s no____________________________.

16. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.

→ Only after____________________________.

17. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.

→ He received a____________________________.

18. You can eat as much as you like for 5$ at the new lunch-bar.

→ There is no____________________________.

19. She wore a hearing-aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well.

→ She wasn’t so____________________________.

20. You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs. Jones.

→ Mrs. Jones is____________________________.

21. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.

→ I was____________________________.

22. It was his incompetence which led to their capture.

→ If____________________________.

23. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money.

→ I have no____________________________.

24. Our hotel booking hasn’t been confirmed.

→ We haven’t received____________________________.

25. The sales man told me that my new car would be delivered next Wednesday.

→ According____________________________.

26. The Yeti has very rarely been seen at this altitude. = người tuyết

→ There have____________________________.

27. It’s not certain that Jones will get the job.

→ It is open____________________________.

28. Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.

→ No sooner____________________________.

29. As I get older, I want to travel less.

→ The older____________________________.

30. A house in that district will cost you at least 100,000$.

→ You won’t be able____________________________.

31. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.

→ Alan’s illness____________________________.

32. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.

→ As long as____________________________.

33. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.

→ No sooner____________________________.

34. The protest has been so vociferous that the committee has had to reconsider. (om sòm)

→ There has been____________________________.

35. You think that fat people are always jolly but you are wrong.

→ Contrary____________________________.

36. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.

→ The less____________________________.

37. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.

→ The patient made____________________________.

38. There isn’t a pair of thermal socks left in the shop, Madam. (nhiệt, ấm)

→ We are completely____________________________.

39. Their chances of success are small.

→ It is not____________________________.

40. The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike.

→ The rail workers have no____________________________.

41. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking.

→ Mrs. Scott prides____________________________.

42. It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us.

→ If it hadn’t ____________________________.

43. It wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.

→ It came____________________________.

44. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.

→ There’s no point____________________________.

45. John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing.

→ Not until____________________________.

46. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements.

→ Much____________________________.

47. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.

→ The accident____________________________.

48. House prices have risen dramatically this year.

→ There has____________________________.

49. This affair does not concern you.

→ This affair is no____________________________.

50. You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18th.

→ The final date____________________________.

51. Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.

→ Despite his____________________________.

52. What a surprise to see you here!

→ Fancy____________________________.

53. I don’t intend to apologise to either of them.

→ I have____________________________.

54. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me.

→ Not until____________________________.

55. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.

→ Had it not____________________________.

56. An and Cam did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child.

→ Only when____________________________.

57. You’re under no obligation to accept their offer.

→ Your can please____________________________.

58. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.

→ Martin’s poor____________________________.

59. The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees.

→ Each____________________________.

60. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect.

→ But for his command____________________________.

61. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.

→ The average____________________________.

62. My father finds maps hard to follow.

→ My father has____________________________.

63. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.

→ The last____________________________.

64. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.

→ The film star avoided____________________________.

65. I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.

→ What____________________________.

66. We weren’t surprised by his success.

→ It came____________________________.

67. “That’s a lovely new dress, Jean” said her mother.

→ Jean’s mother complimented____________________________.

68. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.

→ Only____________________________.

69. We couldn’t find George anywhere.

→ George was____________________________.

70. Customs officials are stopping more travellers than usual this week.

→ An increased____________________________.

71. She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.

→ She is a____________________________.

72. No one has challenged his authority before.

→ This is the first time____________________________.

73. “If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team,” said the manager.

→ The manager threatened____________________________.

74. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.

→ The house____________________________.

75. You’ll certainly meet lots of people in your new job.

→ You are____________________________.

76. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.

→ Rather____________________________.

77. There aren’t many other books which explain this problem so well.

→ In few other books____________________________.

78. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.

→ I object____________________________.

79. Robert is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job.

→ Robert now wishes____________________________.

80. I am having a lot of trouble now because I host my passport last week.

→ If I____________________________.

81. When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall.

→ The police caught____________________________.

82. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.

→ Sad____________________________.

83. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.

→ The man is____________________________.

84. Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.

→ Having____________________________.

85. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said.

→ She flatly____________________________.

86. It wasn’t necessary for them to call for help after all.

→ They____________________________.

87. You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs Jones.

→ Nowhere____________________________.

88. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her.

→ Hardly____________________________.

89. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning.

→ Getting____________________________.

90. We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.

→ Much to____________________________.

91. He knows really everything there is to know about whales.

→ There’s____________________________.

92. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for an concerned.

→ The sooner____________________________.

93. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.

→ So____________________________.

94. I’m absolutely sure that they weren’t playing in this weather.

→ They can’t____________________________.

95. “I didn’t steal the car,” he said, “I just borrowed it”.

→ He denied____________________________.

96. I only made that terrible mistake because I wasn’t thinking.

→ If I____________________________.

97. We had planned to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning.

→ We were____________________________.

98. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.

→ No sooner____________________________.

99. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.

→ The more____________________________..

100. “I think the whole idea’s ridiculous,” he said.

→ He dismissed____________________________.

101. The authorities will prosecute anyone they find trespassing on this land.

→ Anyone found____________________________.

102. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

→ I’d rather____________________________.

103. It would have been a super weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather.

→ But____________________________.

104. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.

→ The team leader criticised____________________________.

105. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.

→ He might____________________________.

106. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.

→ It____________________________.

107. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.

→ Only when____________________________.

108. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.

→ There were far____________________________.

109. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.

→ On____________________________.

110. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.

→ You____________________________.

111. Please don’t say things like that.

→ I wish____________________________.

112. This is the best essay I have ever written.

→ Never____________________________.

113. I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course.

→ I took it____________________________.

114. I am terribly sorry; I thought you were a friend of Anna’s.

→ I took____________________________.

115. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.

→ Busy____________________________.

116. I would prefer you to do computer science.

→ I’d rather____________________________.

117. He didn’t get his visa until last Monday.

→ It was____________________________.

118. They continued to say that I was to blame.

→ They persisted____________________________.

119. Vietnamese coffee is considered to be one of the best in the world.

→ Vietnamese coffee____________________________.

120. If you ask me well in advance I’ll be willing to work over time.

→ Provided you____________________________.

121. “I never used bad language,” she said.

→ She denied____________________________.

________THE END______