Paraphrasing

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PARAPHRASING

Paraphrase the following sentences: the new sentence should be equivalent in meaning to the one that is given.

1. Their garden is so beautiful.
They have ........................................ .
2. We won’t be able to get home if they don’t give us a lift.
Unless ........................................ .
3. There was nothing to eat when we arrived.
There wasn’t ........................................ .
4. My mother doesn’t sleep well, and neither does my father.
Neither my mother ............................ .
5. I can’t wait until they give their next performance. I’ll go and see it immediately.
As soon as ........................................ .
6. I didn’t know anybody at the party.
I knew ........................................ .
7. You’re not allowed to eat ice-cream or drink cold drinks.
You ........................................ .
8. Jane sometimes hits her husband and he occasionally hits her too.
Jane and her husband ..................................... .
9. You must stay in bed until Friday.
You ........................ get up until Friday.
10. We should hurry up.
We ought ........................................ .
11. I think there is no sugar left.
I don’t think ........................................ .
12. I last saw him six years ago.
I ................................ six years.
13. I’m afraid we don’t have enough petrol.
I’m afraid we have too ............................ .
14. I’d like to study art but I don’t know if I’ll pass the entrance exam
If ........................................ .
15.Would you like me to do the shopping for you?
Shall ........................................ ?
16. I don’t have enough friends to talk to.
I have too ....................................... .
17. Malgaroo is a capital city but it’s very dirty.
Although ........................................ .
18. He can’t lift this suitcase, he’s too weak.
He isn’t ........................................ .
19. He and his wife don’t enjoy classical music.
Neither he ........................................ .
20. Let’s go to the cinema!
How about ........................................ ?
21. Mary is prettier than her sister.
Marys sister isn`t .................................. .
22. Is it necessary for you to write the essay for tomorrow?
Do you ........................................ ?
23. Nobody helped Ellen to cook this delicious dinner.
Ellen cooked ........................................ .
24. Would you like me to bring you something to doting?
Shall ........................................ ?
25. Aunt Gloria came last March and she is still staying with us.
Aunt Gloria has .................................... .
26. When we arrived, the chief inspector was questioning the clerk.
When we arrived the clerk ........................................ .
27. They ought to stop the hooligans.
Hooligans ............................... .
28. He didn’t study law. That’s why he isn’t a rich man now.
If ........................................ .
29. Why are they laughing so loudly ?!
I wish ...................... .
30. UNIVERSAL has just released a new science film.
A new science fiction film ................................ .
31. My boyfriend can’t dance. It’s so annoying.
I wish ................................ .
32. I’m not a princess so I can’t marry a prince.
If ........................................ .
33. "Can I borrow you car, John?" asked Brian.
Brian asked ............................ .
34."I won't go to that stupid meeting'' , said Frank.
Frank refused .......................... .
35. It seems that Janet spends too much time in the pub.
Janet .................................... .
36. I think you should go to bed as soon as possible.
You'd ...................................... .
37. Perhaps he speaks English.
He might ........................................ .
38. Peter was an excellent cook when he was at college.
Peter used ..................................... .
39.They'd prefer to eat something hot ,I guess.
They'd ................................ .
40. The criminal escaped before the police arrived.
When the police arrived ........................................ .
41.I regret I didn't learn languages when I was younger.
I wish ............................... .
42."I didn’t eat the chocolate" , said Bobby.
Bobby claimed ........................................ .
43.They showed me the new exhibition hall.
I ........................................ .
44.I saw the show in London. It will be coming to Warsaw.
The show .................................... .
45.What a pity I didn’t know you were coming.
If only ........................................ .
46.No one expected the last guest.
The last guest ........................................ .
47.''I will never meet Peter again" , said Joan.
Joan was sure ..................................... .
48.Everyone must listen to the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister ........................................ .
49.You shouldn't get on his nerves.
You'd ....................................... .
50.May I turn down the radio?
Do you mind ........................................ .
51."Where do you come from, John?”, asked Mary.
Mary asked...................................... .
52.I lent Peter my best suit.
Peter ........................................ .
53."Is there another road to Stuttgart?”, asked the tourist.
The tourist asked ........................................ .
54.Willam the Conqueror became King of England. He won the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
William the Conqueror, who ......................... .
55.My father smokes too much. I think he should stop.
I wish ........................................ stop smoking.
56."There is going to be a storm", said Joe.
Joe said ...................................... .
57.John didn’t tell me when he was coming back , so I didn’t meet him at the airport.
If John........................................ .
58.charles Edward Stuart landed in Scotland in 1745.His mother was Jan Sobieski's daughter.
Charles Edward Stuart, whose ........................................ .
59.An expert will prepare this test.
This test ........................................
60.'Iate too much for supper. Now my stomach is upset", complained Larry.
Larry complained that .................................... .
61.They were cleaning my room when I arrived at the hotel.
When Iarrived at the hotel, my room .......... .
62.The old man is a friend of mine. You are laughing at him.
The old you ................. .
63.The dentist is filling her tooth.
Her tooth .................... .
64."Don't leave me now. I'm scared", begged Mary.
Mary ....................... .
65.It's a pity I sold my car.
I wish ..................................... .
66."Did the explosion frighten you?"
"Were .................................. ."
67.Somebody is ringing up a doctor.
A doctor ................................. .
68.Whispering is rude when you are in company.
It ........................................ .
69.John is in love with Agnes. John is only thirteen.
John, who .................................... .
70.Nobody respected Susan.
Susan ........................................ .
71 I'm sorry Can’t help him.
I wish .............................. .
72."Help me, please", asked the girl.
The girl ..................... .
73."Has anyone seen my tennis racket?”, I asked.
Wanted to know ........................................ .
74. It is a pity she is such a talkative person.
I wish ...................................... .
75.Nobady said anything.
Nothing ............................... .
76.We ought to do something about it.
Something ........................................ .
77.I advise you to stop drinking so much.
If I ................................. .
78.They operated on him yesterday.
He ........................................ .
79.A man answered the phone. He said that Tom was out.
The man who .................................. .
80.Peggy lives next door. She is a friend of mine.
Peggy, who ........................................ .
81."Don't treat these animals so badly", said Brigitte to the farmer.
Brigitte told the farmer ................................... .
82.Wordsworth lived in the Lake District. Many people consider him a great poet.
Wordsworth, whom .................................... .
83.She showed him in.
He ........................................ .
84.Wellington defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo. It was fought in1815.
Napoleon ........................................,which ........................................ .
85."Don't buy me any more flowers!", Mary said to John.
Mary told ........................................ .
86.After the manager had signed the letters, his secretary posted them.
Before ........................................ .
87.Stratfored is in Warwickshire. Shakespeare was born there.
Shakespeare .................... ,which .................................... .
88.Things in shop-windows always tempt her.
She........................................ .
89.Speaking English with a good accent is difficult.
It ........................................ .
90."Why don't we go on the roller-coaster?”, I said.
I suggested ..................................... .
91. Nobody spoke to her at the party.
She ........................................ .
92."Shall I help you pack?", asked Noel
Noel offered ....................................... .
93."Help!Help!" ,cried somebody.
Somebody ........................................ .
94.When I was young it was my habit to bathe every night.
I........................................ .
95.It's a pity I won't see him during my stay in Warwick.
I wish ........................................ .
96."It's true, I stole that gold ring" , John Brown said.
John Brown admitted ........................................ .
97.I would like everyone to stop fighting.
I wish .............................. .
98.I think you should take an aspirin.
You had ..................................... .
99."May I use your phone?", he asked me.
He asked .................................... .
100.People believe that prehistoric people lived in trees.
Prehistoria people ........................................ .