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Sentence Transformations - Various - Easy

This document provides examples of rewriting sentences using different words while maintaining the same meaning. It gives 15 sentences and rewrites them using the word in brackets. For example, the first sentence "This store closes at nine-thirty in the evening" is rewritten as "This store is open until nine-thirty in the evening" by using the word "open". The document is an exercise in paraphrasing sentences through synonym substitution.

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Sentence Transformations - Various - Easy

This document provides examples of rewriting sentences using different words while maintaining the same meaning. It gives 15 sentences and rewrites them using the word in brackets. For example, the first sentence "This store closes at nine-thirty in the evening" is rewritten as "This store is open until nine-thirty in the evening" by using the word "open". The document is an exercise in paraphrasing sentences through synonym substitution.

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PARAPHRASING / REWRITES / TRANSFORMATIONS 2

Rewrite the first sentense using the word in brackets so that it has the same meaning as the first one .

1 This store closes at nine-thirty in the evening.


This store ______________________________________________________ nine-thirty in the evening. (OPEN)

2 We postponed our departure because of the storm.


We ______________________________________________ our departure because of the storm. (OFF)

3 The train arrived safely at the station a few minutes ago.


The train ________________________________________________________ safely at the station. (JUST)

4 We stayed at home because it was snowing.


We stayed at home ______________________________________________________________. (THE)

5 Tom and Mary have a car but they seldom use it.
Tom and Mary have a car but they ______________________________________________ use it. (EVER)

6 You should know better than to go to such a dangerous place.


You _____________________________________ know better than to go to such a dangerous place. (TO)

7 The flood destroyed thousands of homes.


Thousands of homes _________________________________________________________ the flood. (BY)

8 Tom said that he didn't have enough strength to do that.


Tom said that he _________________________________________________________ to do that. (TOO)

9 My TV broke, so I had to pay a technician to repair it.


My TV broke, so I had to _________________________________________________________. (HAVE)

10 What a pity I don't have a fish pond in my garden.


I ____________________________________________________________________________ garden. (WISH)

11 My advice is to tell Tom how you feel.


If ______________________________________________________, I would tell Tom how I feel. (YOU)

12 They say that he worked very hard in his younger days.


____________________________________________ that he worked very hard in his younger days. (IT)

13 I'm not very interested in outdoor sports.


I'm not very _________________________________________________________ outdoor sports. (ON)

14 Tom didn't have enough time so he didn't do it himself.


Tom would've done it himself if __________________________________________________. (MORE)

15 Tom said Mary should smile more often.


Tom ______________________________________________________________ more often. (ADVISED)
KEY

1 This store closes at nine in the evening.


This store IS OPEN UNTIL (TILL) nine-thirty in the evening.

2 We postponed our departure because of the storm.


We PUT OFF our departure because of the storm.

3 The train arrived safely at the station a few minutes ago.


The train HAS JUST ARRIVED safely at the station.

4 We stayed at home because it was snowing.


We stayed at home BECAUSE OF THE SNOW.

5 Tom and Mary have a car but they rarely use it.
Tom and Mary have a car but they HARDLY EVER use it.

6 You should know better than to go to such a dangerous place.


You OUGHT TO know better than to go to such a dangerous place.

7 The flood destroyed thousands of homes.


Thousands of homes WERE DESTROYED BY the flood.

8 Tom said that he didn't have enough strength to do that.


Tom said that he WAS TOO WEAK to do that.

9 My TV broke, so I had to pay a technician to repair it.


My TV broke, so I had to HAVE IT REPAIRED (HAVE A TECHNICIAN REPAIR IT).

10 What a pity I don't have a fish pond in my garden.


I WISH I HAD a fish pond in my garden.

11 My advice is to tell Tom how you feel.


If I WERE YOU, I would tell Tom how I feel.

12 They say that he worked very hard in his younger days.


IT IS SAID that he worked very hard in his younger days.

13 I'm not very interested in outdoor sports.


I'm not very KEEN ON outdoor sports.

14 Tom didn't have enough time so he didn't do it himself.


Tom would've done it himself if HE HAD HAD MORE TIME.

15 Tom said Mary should smile more often.


Tom ADVISED MARY TO SMILE more often.

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