Sentence Transformation

Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. He is not a professional singer, but he sang this song beautifully.
- Despite not being a professional singer, he sang this song beautifully.
2. He doesn’t sing well, and he doesn’t play the guitar well.
- He neither sing nor play the guitar well.
3. She couldn’t speak English, so she didn’t get the job.
- If she had been able to speak English, she could have got the job.
4. Unfortunately, I wasn’t early enough to get a good seat.
- I was too late to get a good seat.
5. The thief said he did not shoot the guard dog.
- The thief denied shooting the guard dog.
6. If I am paid all the money I am owed, I will change my car.
- Should I am paid all the money I am owed, I will change my car.
7. They are going to build a new cinema on the site of the old library.
- A new cinema is going to be built on the site of the old library.
8. Anne read the book then she went to see the film.
- After Anne read the book, she went to see the film.
9. We all need to let our families know we are safe.
- Each of us needs to let our families know we are safe.
10. ‘You must park here’, the police officer said to Agnes.
- The police officer asked Agnes to park there.

11. Amanda finally managed to get a good job.

->Amanda finally succeeded in getting a good job.
12. It was wrong of you to have lied your parents.
->You shouldn’t have lied your parents.
13. He was able to cope with the matter on his own.
-> He succeeded in coping with the matter on his own.
14. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the manager.
-> The manager wondered why he hadn’t got a computer before.
15. Doris was standing outside the shop when I saw her.
-> I saw Doris standing outside the shop.
16. Laura last saw her sister when she left for Japan.
-> Laura hasn’t seen her sister since she left for Japan.
17. A boy’s bike was taken. He visited the police station.
-> The boy whose bike was taken visited the police station.
18. Their house was redecorated last week.
-> They had their house redecorated last week.
19. Anne read the book then she went to see the film. (After)
-> After reading the book, Anne went to see the film.
20. Mike moved to Australia six months ago. (been)
-> Mike has been stayed in Australia for 6 months.