REWRITE THE SENTENCES

1. John has played football for 10 years.

 John began playing football 10 years ago
2. The train went around the mountain in three hours.
 It took three hours to go around the mountain
3. The clown put on his makeup in half an hour.
 The clown spent half an hour putting on his makeup
4. I have never seen such a good film before.
 It is the first time I have seen such a good film
5. It is 5 years since I had my car serviced.
 I have not had my car serviced for 5 years
6. She has not been to the hairdresser for three months.
 It is three months since she last went to the hairdresser’s
7. The last time I saw Mr. Brown was in December.
 I have not seen mr. Brown since in december.
8. Dad speaks English better than Mum.
 Mum doesn’t speak English as well as dad.
9. Jane types more carefully than me.
 I don’t type as carefully as jane.
10. I can’t describe things as well as you.
 You are better at describing things than I am
11. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
 I don’t know as much about it as she does.
12. He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother.
 His brother doesn’t speak as persuasively as he does
13. I have never had a better briefcase than this.
 This is the best briefcase I have ever had
14. You won’t find a more reasonable price.
 This is the most reasonable price you will find
15. She learned English and then she went to England.
 After she had learned english, she went to england
16. After many years of hard work, he retired.
 After he had worked hard for many years, he retired
17. The weather was very cold. We could not go out.
 The weather was not warm enough for us to go out
18. The weather was very cold. We could not go out.
 The weather was too cold for us to go out
19. The shoes are so big that I cannot wear them.
 The shoes are too big for me to wear them
20. Mary cleans the floor every morning.
 The floor is cleaned by Mary every morning
21. They had to carry the injured man to hospital.
 The injured man had to be carried to hospital
22. People used to write everything by hand before printing was discovered.
 Everything used to be written by hand before printing was discovered
23. Dangerous driving causes many accidents.
 Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving
24. Did they cancel all the flights because of the fog?
 Were all the flights cancelled bacause of the fog?
25. Has anyone ever taught you how to behave?
 Have you ever been taught how tobehave?

26. Why don’t we find somewhere to rest?

 I suggest finding somewhere to rest.
27. We would rather go to the cinema than watch films on television.
 I prefer going to the cinema to watching films on television.
28. It isn’t necessary to copy the topic of the composition.
 You don’t need to copy the topic of the composition
29. It is forbidden for you to leave the gate open. (use modal verb)
 You must not leave the gate open
30. Nobody in our class studies harder than Jack.
 Jack studies the hardest in our class
31. Nobody in our class is more hard-working than Tom.
 Tom is the most hard working in our class
32. No form of transport is as comfortable as the train.
 The train is the most comfortable of all forms of transport.
33. The sun shines brightly today.
 How brightly the sun shines today !
34. They are going to mend the roof tomorrow morning.
 The roof is going to be mended tomorrow morning
35. “If I were you, I would not lend Barry so much money,” she told John.
 She advised john not to lend Barry so much money
36. Why is she wearing dancing shoes?
 What is she wearing dancing shoes for ?
37. What is the depth of the swimming pool?
 How deep is the swimming pool?
38. Are you and your husband the same age?
 Are you_______as old as ________ your husband?
39. He behaves now worse than he used to.
 He used to behave better then he does now
40. The teacher won’t accept papers written in pencils.
 Papers writte in pencils will not be accepted by the teacher
41. Listening to music is one of my interests.
 I’m interesting in listening to music
42. Mai is often exhausted by her job.
 Mai finds her job often exhausting.
43. The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.
 The secretary did not be phoned ny the manager this morning
44. They don’t play football as badly as I think.
 They play footbal better that I think
45. He is the best football player in this team.
 Nobody in this team plays footbal better than he does
46. My friend and I are the same height.
 I am as tall as my friend.
47. It is compulsory to submit your test before the last day of this month. (use modal verb)
 You must submit your test before the last day of this month
48. It is against the law to ride motorbikes without helmets. (use modal verb)
 Everybody must ride motorbikes without helmets
49. I don’t wear this coat in winter. It isn’t warm. (enough)
 This coat is not warm enough for me to wear in winter
50. Would you like to go the beach?
 Do you feel like going to the beach