Paraphrasing

Re-write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed
before it.

1. Let's go to the cinema.

He suggested ______________________________________

2. Although it was raining hard, we went to the movies on foot.

Despite ______________________________________

3. I haven't seen him before.

This is the first time ______________________________________

4. After swimming hard for 2w hours, he succeeded in crossing the river.

He managed ______________________________________

5. The police have caught three smugglers.

Three smugglers ______________________________________

6. It isn't necessary for you to bring it.

You ______________________________________

7. How much does it cost?

The tourist wanted to know _________________________________

8. It was such a lovely day that we went to the beach.

The day was _________________________________

9. It is essential that you study this paraphrasing.

You ______________________________________

10. You can't complete this exercise unless you study.

If ______________________________________
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1.      Why don't you study French in your free time?

If I were ___________________________________________
2.      They opened a new theatre in our neighbourhood last week.
A new theatre _______________________________________
3.      The party was not a success, but we had a good time.
Although __________________________________________
4.      If you want to get a good table in that restaurant, you should make a reservation.
You can get a good table in that restaurant by ______________________________________
5.      'Mary enjoys drawing pictures of the countryside.' the teacher explained.
The teacher explained ______________________________________
6.      The children finished dinner before their father arrived.
When their father ______________________________________________
7.      That man is very friendly.  He lives next door.
The man _________________________________________________
8.      They haven't arrested the train robbers yet-
The train robbers ________________________________________
9.      'If I were you, I would buy a new washing machine,' Ann said to me.
Ann advised me _______________________________________________
10.  This bank operates with big companies.  It was founded in 1957.
This bank ___________________________________________________
11.  They haven't cleaned this room for ten days.
It's ten days __________________________________________________
12.  They didn't publish her book becasue she wasn't a famous writer.
If she ____________________________________________________
13.  American food isn't as good as Spanish food.
Spanish food is ____________________________________________
14.  I was late for work this morning because I didn't take a taxi.
I wish ___________________________________________
15.  This room is too small to seat forty students.
This room isn't ___________________________________
16.  'When will you be ready?' Tom asked me.
Tom wanted to know______________________________________
17.  She didn't finish her university studies and now she can't get a good job.
She should ____________________________________________________
18.  The news report didn’t provide enough information about the situation.
The news report provided ____________________________ about the situation.
19.  When he was young, he was quite fat, but now he’s really skinny.
He’s really skinny now, but he ______________________________ when he was young.
20.  That machine won’t work if you don’t press that bottom.
______________________________________, that machine won’t work.