I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 pts)
1. Although the weather was terrible we had a good time at the campsite.
Despite__________________________________________________________________________________
2. I regret telling him the news.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
3. 'Don’t be late for the meeting tomorrow morning, Tim!” she said.
She told _________________________________________________________________________________
4. The school I went to last year was better than this one.
This school _______________________________________________________________________________
5. I’d rather you stayed home tonight than went out with those people.
I’d prefer_________________________________________________________________________________
6. People think that Mr Smith took bribes from a mafia group.
Mr Smith _________________________________________________________________________________
7. I’ve never seen such a long bridge before.
This _____________________________________________________________________________________
8. Thanks to Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early.
If it ______________________________________________________________________________________
9. How much does this camera cost?
What____________________________________________________________________________________
10. The work is very hard and he can’t do it.
The work is too____________________________________________________________________________
1. We sat in the garden chatting. Then we phoned our friends. ( Before ).
Before phoning our friends, we sat in the garden chatting.
2. We phoned a lots of people. We didn't make a guest list first. ( Without ).
We phoned a lot of people without making a guest list first.
3. We checked our phone messages. Then we made a list of who was coming (After)
After checking our phone message, we made a list of who was coming.
4. Dad helped us. He did the barbecue. (By)
Dad helped us by doing the barbecue.
5. He cooked the meat. The he realised we hadn't bought any rolls (After)
After cooking the meat, he realised we hadn't bought any rolls.