REPHRASING – REVISION - 2

1. Despite having been vaccinated she caught the flu.

- Although she
2. “We will arrest them for illegal entry in the country”, the policeman said.

- The policeman said

3. The teacher glued the pieces of the broken toy.

- The pieces
4. I love German. Unfortunately, I can’t speak it fluently.

- I wish
5. As he hadn’t behaved himself, his parents got angry with him.

- His parents
6. Everybody must read the instructions first.

- The instructions
7. The engineer has repaired my television.

- I’ve
8. I regretted having hit the dog on the head.

- I wish
9. If your friend doesn’t come before ten, he will miss the train.

- Unless
10. The children stayed at home because it was raining.

- As
11. What time do the banks close today?”

- Tim asked me
12. My kitchen is being redecorated at the moment.

- I am
13. People say that she is his girlfriend.

- She
14. “Why don’t we play computer games?” said Michael.

- Michael suggested
15. She said: “Are you coming to the party on Friday?”

- She asked him

16. Smoking is forbidden in hospitals.

- You
17. Although the weather was horrible, we went skiing.

- In spite of
18. Wendy didn’t study for her test. Therefore, she failed.

- If

19. “Don’t speak so loud, please”, she said to the students.

- She
20. Steve advised me to tell Paul about it.

- Steve suggested

21. I didn’t make a note of it in my diary, so I forgot about it.

- If
22. She lost the race in spite of running well.

- Although
23. Although Orson was over seventy, he continued to cycle to work every day.

- Despite
24. “Perhaps it would be better to go out in the afternoon”, Sharon’s mother said.

- Sharon’s mother recommended

25. The police don’t oblige the suspects to say anything.

- The suspects
26. She’s getting someone to mend the windows.

- She’s having
27. Mary said to us “Don’t be late.”

- She told
28. She made a lot of mistakes because she didn’t study hard for the exam.

- If she
29. I am sorry I didn’t tell him everything.

- I wish
30. I am having my house painted now.

- My house
31. The teacher said to me “Wait for me outside”.

- The teacher told me

32. If the tickets don’t arrive, we won’t be able to go.

- Unless
33. Where are my keys?

I wonder
34. The mechanic is going to repair her car next week.

- She
35. Mary was sorry she ate so many cakes.

- Mary wished
 REPHRASING – REVISION – 2 - key
1. Despite having been vaccinated she caught the flu.
- Although she had been vaccinated, she caught the flu.
2. “We will arrest them for illegal entry in the country”, the policeman said.
- The policeman said that they should arrest them for illegal entry in the country.
3. The teacher glued the pieces of the broken toy.
- The pieces of the broken toy were glued.
4. I love German. Unfortunately, I can’t speak it fluently.
- I wish I could speak German.
5. As he hadn’t behaved himself, his parents got angry with him.
- His parents got angry with him because/since he hadn’t behaved himself.
6. Everybody must read the instructions first.
- The instructions must be read first.
7. The engineer has repaired my television.
- I’ve had my television repaired.
8. I regretted having hit the dog on the head.
- I wish I hadn’t hit the dog on the head.
9. If your friend doesn’t come before ten, he will miss the train.
- Unless your friend comes before ten, he will miss the train.
10. The children stayed at home because it was raining.
- As it was raining, the children stayed at home.
11. What time do the banks close today?”
- Tim asked me what time the banks closed that day.
12. My kitchen is being redecorated at the moment.
- I am having my kitchen redecorated at the moment.
13. People say that she is his girlfriend.
- She is said to be his girlfriend.
14. “Why don’t we play computer games?” said Michael.
- Michael suggested playing computer games.
15. She said: “Are you coming to the party on Friday?”
- She asked him if he was coming to the party on Friday.
16. Smoking is forbidden in hospitals.
- You mustn’t smoke in hospitals. / You are not allowed to smoke in hospitals.
17. Although the weather was horrible, we went skiing.
- In spite of the horrible weather, we went skiing.
18. Wendy didn’t study for her test. Therefore, she failed.
- If she had studied, she wouldn’t have failed.
19. “Don’t speak so loud, please”, she said to the students.
- She asked the students to not speak so loud.
20. Steve advised me to tell Paul about it.
- Steve suggested telling Paul about it.
21. I didn’t make a note of it in my diary, so I forgot about it.
- If I had made a note or it in my diary, I wouldn’t have forgotten about it.
22. She lost the race in spite of running well.
- Although she had run / run well, she lost the race.
23. Although Orson was over seventy, he continued to cycle to work every day.
- Despite being over seventy, Orson continued to cycle to work everyday.
Despite his age, Orson continued to cycle to work everyday.
24. “Perhaps it would be better to go out in the afternoon”, Sharon’s mother said.
- Sharon’s mother recommended going out in the afternoon.
25. The police don’t oblige the suspects to say anything.
- The suspects aren’t obliged to say anything.
26. She’s getting someone to mend the windows.
- She’s having the windows mended.
27. Mary said to us “Don’t be late.”
- She told us not to be late.
28. She made a lot of mistakes because she didn’t study hard for the exam.
- If she had studied hard for the exams, she wouldn’t have made a lot of mistakes.
29. I am sorry I didn’t tell him everything.
- I wish I had told him everything.
30. I am having my house painted now.
- My house is being painted now.
31. The teacher said to me “Wait for me outside”.
- The teacher told me to wait outside.
32. If the tickets don’t arrive, we won’t be able to go.
- Unless the tickets arrive, we won’t be able to go.
33. Where are my keys?
I wonder where my keys are.
34. The mechanic is going to repair her car next week.
- She is going to have her car repaired next week.
35. Mary was sorry she ate so many cakes.
- Mary wished she hadn’t eaten so many cakes.