REWRITING (Relatives Reported Passive Conditional)

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Rewrite each sentence using a MODAL or MODAL PERFECT. There may be more than one answer.

1. It isn’t necessary for them to finish the job tonight.


They ......................................................................................................................

2. It’s possible that I took your jacket by mistake.


I ......................................................................................................................

3. That man knows how to speak four languages.


That man ......................................................................................................................

4. I didn’t wear a sunhat, and now my head hurts.


My head hurts. I ......................................................................................................................

5. It rained last night so the grass is wet.


It ...................................................................................................................... . The grass is wet.

6. The man you saw wasn’t Jack. He’s been abroad since the summer.
You ......................................................................................................................

Change the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH using verbs from the chart:

advice ask suggest apologize explain tell order say

1.- 'Don't lend Harry any money,' I said to Ann. 'He never pays his debts.'
Ann …

2.- Could you please ring back in half an hour?' said the secretary/me
The secretary …

3.- 'Why don't you cut your hair?' my mother/us.


My mother …

4.- ‘You’d better stay at home. It’s raining.’ John said/Mary.


John …

5.- 'I'm sorry I'm late,' she said. 'The bus broke down.
She …

Rewrite the following sentences using IF.

1. The exam was too difficult. I didn't pass it.

2. My car broke down. That's why I arrived late.

3. I didn't become ill because I didn't eat the fish.

4. The phone didn't work properly. That's why I couldn't speak to you.

5. The thief ran too fast. The police didn't catch him.

6. The government won't win the elections unless they create employment.

7. I'll buy a new computer provided that I get a rise in salary.

8. She wanted to buy that picture, but she didn't have enough money.
Change the following into the PASSIVE. There are two possibilities:

1.- People have given George a lot of presents for his birthday.
P1: …
P2: …
2.- Someone has told me told me that story before.
P1: …
P2: …
3.- Someone paid him £50 for that awful lecture.
P1: …
P2: …
4.- They taught Jane's daughter Latin when she was only six years old.
P1: …
P2: …
5.- No one will tell us the answer until tomorrow.
P1: …
P2: …
6.- Will they give us enough food?
P1: …
P2: …

Combine the following pairs or groups of sentences by means or relative pronouns, making any changes wonderful
view. She had been told about this view necessary.

1. His girlfriend turned out to be an enemy spy. He trusted her absolutely.

2. This is the story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory.

3. This is a story of a group of boys. Their plane crashed on an uninhabited island.

4. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.

5. Tom had been driving all day. He was tired and wanted to stop.

6. We'll have to get across the frontier. This will be difficult.

7. I saw several houses. Most of them weren’t big enough.

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