Sentence Transformation
Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
I advised you to put your money in the bank.
You’d
There is no need for you to talk so loudly.
You don’t
She said to me, “make a list of what you want for your holiday.
She told
My mother last visited me five years ago.
My mother hasn’t
Although Bill took a taxi, he arrived late for the meeting.
In spite of
He has to stop smoking or he will have lunch cancer.
If
I would prefer you deliver the sofa on Sunday.
I’d rather
He speaks English better than his older brother.
His older brother
He speaks English better than his other brother.
His older brother
She speaks English very fluently. She speaks English very clearly.
She speaks English not only
I had to spend 3 hours writing my essay.
It
Without the atmosphere, we would die.
If
You mustn’t. smoke in the classroom.
Smoking
In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
Although
The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving.”
The driver asked the passengers
We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
If
I prefer going put for meal to staying at home.
I’d rather
No city in Vietnam is as large as HCM city.
HCM city
Citizens must obey the country’s law.
The country’s law
She hasn’t phoned me for a fornight.
It’s
She started working as a secretary 4 years ago.
She has
The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
The water was too cold
Could I borrow your pen?
Would you mind
“Do you like this film?” Huong asked me.
Huong asked
She’s fat because she eats so many chips.
If
“Why hasn’t he phoned me?” She wondered.
She wondered
We arrived too late to see the first film.
We didn’t
“If I were you, I wouldn’t trust him.” She said to me.
She advised
I haven’t tasted this kind of food before.
It’s
Mr. Lam is the most talented person in our country.
No one
Mrs.Lan said to her son “Be careful when you cross the street.”
Mrs.Lan told
My father smoked a packet of cigarettes when he was young.
He used
The little boy can’t carry this bag because it’s very heavy.
This bag
This student didn’t take his teacher’s advice, so he failed in her examination.
If
My sister has studied Chinese for two years.
My sister began
Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year.
Why
It’s my opinion that you should take more exercise.
If I
“I I were you, I wouldn’t trust him.” She said to me.
She advised
I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him.
I wish
The sea was too rough for us to go swimming.
We

Although he failed many times, he still hoped to succeed.
Despite
Who is the owner of this nice house?
Who
Weather conditions influence most people’s lives?
Most people’s lives
Unless he takes more care, he’ll have an accident.
If
I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
Traveling
Because she behaves well, we love her.
Because of
The mechanic serviced my motorbike last week.
I had
To lie on the beach all day is wonderful.
It’s
As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking.
No sooner
Maria regrets not applying for the job in the bank.
Maria wishes