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Rephrasing 1

The document contains 20 sentences that have been rephrased to change the structure or wording while maintaining the same meaning. The key provides the original sentences rephrased into new sentence structures.

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REPHRASING 1

1.“Why don’t we go for a walk?”


She suggested…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. They’ve just sent me a whole lot of junk mail.
I have…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. “I wasn’t anywhere near the scene of the crime.”
The accused claimed…………………………………………………………………………………
4. “The swallows return every spring and fly past my window.”
She explained………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. They won’t let you into the theatre without a ticket.
Unless……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6.“Can you answer the phone? I’m having a shower!”
He asked his son…………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The government are now building a lot of new schools in the provinces.
A lot of new schools. ………………………………………………………………………………….
8. The police have just arrested him on suspicion of murder.
He………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Will they publish her new book next month?
Will her new book………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. Hey will have completed the motorway by Christmas.
The motorway…………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. I didn’t go downstairs because I was afraid of the dark.
If……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. We haven’t cleaned the house for weeks.
The house…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
13. Her job is tiring because she doesn’t have a secretary.
If she had……………………………………………………………………………………………………
14. “This spot is the best place for a picnic.”
My father said. …………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. Since I didn’t know she was the examiner, I made a silly mistake.
If………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
16. The Credit Bank lent me two thousand pounds in 1999.
I was…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. They give each of the children a bottle of milk everyday.
A bottle of milk………………………………………………………………………………………………
18. Give us your vote and we promise to make this country great again.
If……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
19. They showed us the sights of the city.
We …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
20. We will build more schools if we can afford to.
If…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
REPHRASING 1 - KEY
1.“Why don’t we go for a walk?”
She suggested going for a walk.
2. They’ve just sent me a whole lot of junk mail.
I have just been sent a lot of junk mail.
3. “I wasn’t anywhere near the scene of the crime.”
The accused claimed that he hadn’t been anywhere near the scene of the crime.
4. “The swallows return every spring and fly past my window.”
She explained that the swallows returned every spring and flew past her windows.
5. They won’t let you into the theatre without a ticket.
Unless you have a ticket, they won’t let you into the theatre.
6.“Can you answer the phone? I’m having a shower!”
He asked his son to answer the phone (because he was having a shower).
7. The government are now building a lot of new schools in the provinces.
A lot of new schools are being built in the provinces.
8. The police have just arrested him on suspicion of murder.
He has just been arrested on suspicion of murder.
9. Will they publish her new book next month?
Will her new book be published next month?
10. Hey will have completed the motorway by Christmas.
The motorway will have been completed by Christmas.
11. I didn’t go downstairs because I was afraid of the dark.
If I hadn’t been afraid of the dark, I would have gone downstairs.
12. We haven’t cleaned the house for weeks.
The house hasn’t been cleaned for weeks.
13. Her job is tiring because she doesn’t have a secretary.
If she had a secretary, her job wouldn’t be tiring.
14. “This spot is the best place for a picnic.”
My father said that that spot was the best place for a picnic.
15. Since I didn’t know she was the examiner, I made a silly mistake.
If I had known she was the examiner, I wouldn’t have made a silly mistake.
16. The Credit Bank lent me two thousand pounds in 1999.
I was lent two thousand pounds in 1999 by the Credit Bank.
17. They give each of the children a bottle of milk everyday.
A bottle of milk is given to each of the children everyday.
18. Give us your vote and we promise to make this country great again.
If you vote us, we will make this country great again.
19. They showed us the sights of the city.
We were shown the sights of the city.
20. We will build more schools if we can afford to.
If we can afford to, we will build more schools.

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