REPHRASING

1. It's a pity you didn't tell us about it.

I wish

2. The heat was such that I nearly fainted.

It was

3. Is it possible to travel to London by coach?

I wonder

4. He's getting someone to mend the windows.

He's having

5. It started to rain at two o'clock.

It has

6. They made her hand over her passport.

She was

7. I thought it would be better than that.

It wasn't

8. No one has ever discussed that question.

That question

9. We couldn't go out because the weather was so bad.

It was such

10. Six years ago we started writing to each other.

We have

11. My brother and I both went to that school.

I went to that school and so

12. She and I had never been there before.

Neither

13. Someone must meet him at the railway station.

He

14. Someone stole my purse from my handbag.

My purse

15. Getting a good job doesn't interest him.

He

16. She said to us: "Don't be late".

She told

17. The garden is too small to play football.

 The garden isn't

18. I often get up early.

I am used

* When did you start working here?

How long

* No one in the group is younger than her.

She's

* They made him wait for two hours.

He was

* I must leave now or I will miss the bus.

I will

* The police made the boat turn back.

The boat

* I have never been to the ballet before.

It's

* The switch was too high for him to reach.

He wasn't tall

* We wanted to play the match this morning, but it was raining.

If

* Last week the painter came to paint the walls

We

* I left earlier in order to be able to catch the bus.

(so that)

* She can't come to the party! What a shame!

I wish

* You won't pass the exam unless you study harder

If

* We will go to the cinema after lunch.

We won't go

* You must water these plants every two weeks.

These plants

* They cancelled the match because it was raining

(because of )

* People thought that the man had died

It

The man

* Perhaps they've forgotten about the meeting

(must)

* I don't really want to have lunch now.

I'd rather

* The men robbed a lot of money from the bank.

A great

* I'd like to be a millionaire.

I wish

*He has lived in this house all his life

(since)

* I'm sure he has gone to the beach

(must)

* "Don't go", the man said to us.

The man

* He can't make friends because of his bad temper.

His bad temper