PARAPHRASING
1. Their garden is so beautiful.
They have such a beautiful garden.
2. We won’t be able to get home if they don’t give us a lift.
Unless they give us a lift, we won’t be able to get home.
3. There was nothing to eat when we arrived.
There wasn’t anything to eat when we arrived.
4. My mother doesn’t sleep well, and neither does my father.
Neither my mother nor my father sleeps (sleep) well.
5. I can’t wait until they give their next performance. I’ll go and see it immediately.
As soon as they give their next performance, I’ll go and see it.
6. I didn’t know anybody at the party.
I knew nobody (no one) at the party.
7. You’re not allowed to eat ice-cream or drink cold drinks.
You mustn’t eat (can’t eat)(are forbidden to eat) ice-cream or drink cold drinks.
8. Jane sometimes hits her husband and he occasionally hits her too.
Jane and her husband occasionally hit each other.
9. You must stay in bed until Friday.
You can’t (mustn’t) get up until Friday.
10. We should hurry up.
We ought to hurry up.
11. I think there’s no sugar left.
I don’t think there’s any sugar left.
12. I last saw him six years ago.
I haven’t seen him for six years.
13. I’m afraid we don’t have enough petrol.
I’m afraid we have too little petrol.
14. I’d like to study art but I don’t know if I’ll pass the entrance exam.
If I pass the entrance exam, I’ll study art.
15. Would you like me to do the shopping for you?
Shall I do the shopping for you?
16. I don’t have enough friends to talk to.
I have too few friends to talk to.
17. Malgaroo is a capital city but it’s very dirty.
Although Malgaroo is a capital city, it’s very dirty.
18. He can’t lift this suitcase, he’s too weak.
He isn’t strong enough to lift this suitcase.
19. He and his wife don’t enjoy classical music.
Neither he nor his wife enjoys (enjoy) classical music.
20. Let’s go to the cinema!
How about going to the cinema?
21. Mary is prettier than her sister.
Mary’s sister isn’t as pretty as she is.
22. Is it necessary for you to write the essay for tomorrow?
Do you have to write the essay for tomorrow?
23. Nobody helped Ellen to cook this delicious dinner.
Ellen cooked this delicious dinner herself (by herself).
24. Would you like me to bring you something to drink?
Shall I bring you something to drink?
25. Aunt Gloria came last March and she is still staying with us.
Aunt Gloria has been staying with us since last March.
26. When we arrived, the chief inspector was questioning the clerk.
When we arrived, the clerk was being questioned by the chief inspector.
27. They ought to stop the hooligans.
Hooligans ought to be stopped.
28. He didn’t study law. That’s why he isn’t a rich man now.
If he had studied law, he would be a rich man now.
29. Why are they laughing so loudly?!
I wish they weren’t laughing so loudly. (I wish they wouldn’t laugh so loudly).
30. UNIVERSAL has just released a new science fiction film.
A new science fiction film has just been released by UNIVERSAL.
31. My boyfriend can’t dance. It’s so annoying.
I wish my boyfriend could dance.
32. I’m not a princess so I can’t marry a prince.
If I were a princess, I could (would be able to) marry a prince.
33. “Can I borrow your car, John?”, asked Brian.
Brian asked John if he could borrow his car. (Brian asked to borrow John’s car.
34. “I won’t go to that stupid meeting”, said Frank.
Frank refused to go to that stupid meeting.
35. It seems that Janet spends too much time in the pub.
Janet seems to spend too much time in the pub.
36. I think you should go to bed as soon as possible.
You’d better go to bed as soon as possible.
37. Perhaps he speaks English.
He might speak English.
38. Peter was an excellent cook when he was at college.
Peter used to be an excellent cook when he was at college.
39. They’d prefer to eat something hot, I guess.
They’d rather eat something hot, I guess.
40. The criminal escaped before the police arrived.
When the police arrived, the criminal had (already) escaped.
41. I regret I didn’t learn languages when I was younger.
I wish I’d learned languages when I was younger.
42. “I didn’t eat the chocolate”, said Bobby.
Bobby claimed (that) he hadn’t eaten the chocolate.
43. They showed me the new exhibition hall.
I was shown the new exhibition hall.
44. I saw the show in London. It will be coming to Warsaw.
The show I saw in London will be coming to Warsaw.
45. What a pity I didn’t know you were coming.
If only I had known you were coming.
46. No one expected the last guest.
The last guest was unexpected. (The last guest wasn’t expected.)
47. “I will never meet Peter again”, said Joan.
Joan was sure she would never meet Peter again.
48. Everyone must listen to the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister must be listened to.
49. You shouldn’t get on his nerves.
You’d better not get on his nerves.
50. May I turn down the radio?
Do you mind if I turn down the radio?
51. “Where do you come from, John?”, asked Mary.
Mary asked John where he came from. (Mary asked where John came from).
52. I lent Peter my best suit.
Peter borrowed my best suit.
53. “Is there another road do Stuttgart?”, asked the tourist.
The tourist asked if there was another road to Stuttgart.
54. William the Conqueror became King of England. He won the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
William the Conqueror, who had won (won) the battle of Hastings in 1066, became King of England.
55. My father smokes too much. I think he should stop.
I wish my father would stop smoking.
56. “There is going to be a storm”, said Joe.
Joe said there was going to be a storm.
57. John didn’t tell me when he was coming back, so I didn’t meet him at the airport.
If John had told me when he was coming back, I would have met him at the airport.
58. Charles Edward Stuart landed in Scotland in 1745. His mother was Jan Sobieski’s daughter.
Charles Edward Stuart, whose mother was Jan Sobieski’s daughter, landed in Scotland in 1745.
59. An expert will prepare this test.
This test will be prepared by an expert.
60. “I ate too much for supper. Now my stomach is upset”, complained Larry.
Larry complained that his stomach was upset because he’d eaten too much for supper.
61. They were cleaning my room when I arrived at the hotel.
When I arrived at the hotel, my room was being cleaned.
62. The old man is a friend of mine. You are laughing at him.
The old man you are laughing at, is a friend of mine.
63. The dentist is filling her tooth.
Her tooth is being filled by the dentist.
64. “Don’t leave me now, I’m scared”, begged Mary.
Mary begged me not to leave her because she was scared.
65. It’s a pity I sold my car.
I wish I hadn’t sold my car.
66. “Did the explosion frighten you?”
“Were you frightened by the explosion?”
67. Somebody is ringing up a doctor.
A doctor is being rung up.
68. Whispering is rude when you are in company.
It is rude to whisper when you are in company.
69. John is in love with Agnes. John is only thirteen.
John, who is only thirteen, is in love with Agnes.
70. Nobody respected Susan.
Susan wasn’t respected.
71. I’m sorry I can’t help him.
I wish I could help him.
72. “Help me, please”, asked the girl.
The girl asked for help.
73. “Has anyone seen my tennis racket?”, I asked.
I wanted to know if anyone had seen my tennis racket.
74. It is a pity she is such a talkative person.
I wish she weren’t (wasn’t) such a talkative person.
75. Nobody said anything.
Nothing was said.
76. We ought to do something about it.
Something ought to be done about it.
77. I advise you to stop drinking so much.
If I were you, I would stop drinking so much.
78. They operated on him yesterday.
He was operated on yesterday.
79. A man answered the phone. He said that Tom was out.
The man who answered the phone said (that) Tom was out.
80. Peggy lives next door. She is a friend of mine.
Peggy, who lives next door, is a friend of mine....
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