v Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using modal perfect
1. It’s obvious that someone has posted the letter because I can’t see it here now.
→ Someone
2. It’s not a good idea to invite so many people to the party.
→ We
3. I’m sure that Andrew hasn’t failed the exam.
→ Andrew
v Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using reported speech
4. The teacher asked his student,” Where are you going after school”?
→ The teacher asked his student
5. Hill asked me, "How long will you stay in Greece?"
→ Hill asked me
6. Liam asked me, “When did you finish your assignments?”
→ Liam asked me
v Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using comparison
7. A camping vacation is definitely cheaper than a resort vacation.
→ A resort vacation
8. A smart phone can send messages more quickly than a laptop.
→ A laptop
9. My old laptop was a lot bigger than my new one.
→ My new laptop
B. SENTENCE COMBINATION
v Combines each pair of sentences using structure: conditional inversion
1. It rained heavily yesterday. We didn’t accomplish painting the walls.
→
2. He doesn’t push the button. Otherwise, we’d all have problems.
→
3. He neglected my advice. That’s why he lost the game.
→
v Combines each pair of sentences using structure: too … to/ so … that
4. The coffee was too hot. We could hardly drink it.
→
5. Gerrard is very intelligent. He always gets perfect scores in math.
→
6. The box was heavy. John could not lift it.
→
v Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using modal perfect
1. It’s obvious that someone has posted the letter because I can’t see it here now.
→ Someone must have posted the letter because I can't see it here now.
2. It’s not a good idea to invite so many people to the party.
→ We shouldn't have invited so many people to the party.
3. I’m sure that Andrew hasn’t failed the exam.
→ Andrew must have failed the exam.
v Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using reported speech
4. The teacher asked his student,” Where are you going after school”?
→ The teacher asked his student where they were going after school.
5. Hill asked me, "How long will you stay in Greece?"
→ Hill asked me how long I would stay in Greece.
6. Liam asked me, “When did you finish your assignments?”
→ Liam asked me when I had finished my assignments.
v Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using comparison
7. A camping vacation is definitely cheaper than a resort vacation.
→ A resort vacation is definitely more expensive than a camping vacation.
8. A smart phone can send messages more quickly than a laptop.
→ A laptop can't send messages as quickly as a smart phone.
9. My old laptop was a lot bigger than my new one.
→ My new laptop was a lot smaller than my old one.
B. SENTENCE COMBINATION
v Combines each pair of sentences using structure: conditional inversion
1. It rained heavily yesterday. We didn’t accomplish painting the walls.
→ If it hadn't rained heavily yesterday, we would have accomplished painting the walls.
2. He doesn’t push the button. Otherwise, we’d all have problems.
→ If he pushed the button, we would all have the problems.
3. He neglected my advice. That’s why he lost the game.
→ If he hadn't neglected my advice, he wouldn't have lost the game.
v Combines each pair of sentences using structure: too … to/ so … that
4. The coffee was too hot. We could hardly drink it.
→ The coffee was so hot that we could hardly drink it.
The coffee was too hot for us to drink.
5. Gerrard is very intelligent. He always gets perfect scores in math.
→ Gerrard is so intelligent that he always gets perfect scores in Math.
6. The box was heavy. John could not lift it.
→ The box was so heavy that John could not lift it.
The box was too heavy for John to lift.