Ex1: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the sentence before it:

1. Although she was not beautiful, she took part in a beauty contest.

-> She wasn't beautiful but she took part in a beauty contest.

2. It was raining, so we decided to postpone our camping.

-> Since it was raining, we decided to postpone our camping.

3. She wants them to sing a song.

-> She suggests they should singing a song.

4. She couldn't come to class because of her illness.

-> As she was ill, she couldn't come to class.

5. She couldn't join us because she was busy.

-> She was busy, so she couldn't join us.

6. Because of having a lot of difficulties, she managed to sell the house.

-> As she had a lot of difficulties, she managed to sell house.

7. Shall we go to the cinema tonight ?

-> What about going to the cinema tonight?

8. They requested us to leave the place at once.

-> They suggested we leaving the place at once.

9. I stay at home because it is raining.

-> As it is raining, I stay at home.

10. She was tired and therefore wanted to go home.

-> She wanted to go home because of tiring

Ex2: Complete the sentences using and / but / so / or / because:

1. I like Linda very much ..but... I don't like her brother.

2. I'd like to live somewhere by the Mediterranean ..because... I love the Sun.

3. We enjoy learning English ....so..... we find it very difficult.

4. I can't go out tonight ....because..... I am short of money.

5. She went to the theatre last night ....and.... had a wonderful time.

6. They can't walk home ......because...... it is very dark.

7. Would you like to drink milk .....or....coffee ?

8. It's raining heavily, ....so.... I can't go out.

9. He did the tests well ...and...I did, too.

10. His life was hard ....but... he studied very well.

Ex3: Use connectives to combine each pair of the sentences:

1. He is very tired. He has to finish his homework. (but)

-> He is very tired but he has to finish his homework.

2. The room is very small. It's quite comfortable. (although)

-> Althought the room is small, it's quite comfortable.

3. They went for a walk. The weather was bad. (but)

-> The weather was bad but they went for a walk.

4. Our teacher didn't arrive late. The traffic was terrible. (although)

-> Althought the trafic was terrible, our teacher didn't arive late.

5. I like watching TV. I like going to the cinema. (and)

-> I like watching TV and going to the cinema.

6. She wears glasses. She wants to see better. (because)

-> She wears glasses because she wants to see better.

Study well.

1. He is very tired. He has to finish his homework. (but)

-> He is very tired but he has to finish his homework.

2. The room is very small. It's quite comfortable. (although)

->Although the room is very small, It's quite comfortable.

3. They went for a walk. The weather was bad. (but)

-> The weather was bad but they went for a walk.

4. Our teacher didn't arrive late. The traffic was terrible. (although)

-> Although the traffic was terrible, our teacher didn't arrive late.

5. I like watching TV. I like going to the cinema. (and)

-> I like watching TV and going to the cinema.

6. She wears glasses. She wants to see better. (because)

-> She wears glasses because she wants to see better.

1. Becase it was raining heavily, we had to stay at home.
It was raing heavily, so that we had to stay at home
2. Everyday thousands of trees are cut down in the world.
Everyday people cut thousands of trees down in the world
3. People think that doing morning exercises is good for health.
It is good for health to do morning exercises
4. It is interesting to go swimming in the rivers in the summer.
Going swimming in the rivers in the summer is interesting
5. Let’s play table tennis togrther in the afternoon.
Shall we play table tennis together in the afternoon ?
6. She didn’t see her at all.
She............................................... .................................................. ...............
7. The sister asked” Are you hungry, Tom?”
The sister asked Tom if he was hungry
8.It is dangerous to walk home late in the evening.
Walkinghome late in the evening is dangerous

1. Because it was raining heavily, we had to stay at home.

=> It was raing heavily, so we had to stay at home.

2. Every day thousands of trees are cut down in the world.

=> Everyday people cut down thousands of trees in the world.

3. People think that doing morning exercises is good for healthy.

=> It is thought that doing morning exercises is good for healthy.

4. It is interesting to go swimming in the rivers in the summer.

=>Going swimming in the rivers in the summer is interesting.

5. Let's play table tennis together in the afternoon.

=>Shall we play table tennis together in the afternoon ?

6. She đin't see her at all.

=>She wasn't seen by her at all.

7. The sister asked :" Are you hungery, Tom"

=> The sister asked Tom if he was hungry.

8. It is dangerous to walk home late in the evening.

=> Walking..........

1.why didn't your brother go to work yesterday.

---> why was your brother absent form work yesterday?

2. we couldn't drive fast because of the heavy rain .

---> the heavy rain prevented us from driving.

3.he is the worst soccer player in his team .

--->no one in his team plays soccer worse than him.

4. because she was tired , she couldn't finish her homework last night.

--->because of her tiredness, she couldn't finish her homework last night.

5. he / rather /eat /out/cook/home

--->He'd rather eat out than cook at home.

6. players / take / ten / minute /rest / every hour / play / as / they / become / tired / or dizzy

--->Players should take a ten-minute rest every hour they play because they can become tired or dizzy.

7. why / not / ring up / police /tell / them / that / incident

--->Why don't you ring up the police andtell them about that incident?

8. the children / rehearse / play/ school / anniversary / celebration/ Town Hall / moment

--->The children are rehearsing a play for school anniversary celebration at Town Hall at the moment.

1. We could do the test . It was very difficult (although)
=> Although the test was very difficult , we could do it

2.Tom couldn't go too school. He was ill ( so...that)
=> Tom was ill so that he couldn;t go to school

3.Solar anergy is cheap . It is also clean ( not only ... but also )
=> Solar energy is not only cheap but also clean

4. They arrived very late . They didn't see the beginning of the film (so...that)
=> They arrived very late so that they didn't see the beginning of the film

5.It was an expensive car . We couldn't afford to buy it(such)
=> It was such an expensive car that we couldn't afford to buy

6. There was few people at the meeting . It was cancelled(because)
=> The meeting was cancelled because there was few people at this

7.. We couldn't understand her because she spoke too fast (Therefore)
=> She spoke too fast,therefore we couldn;t understand her

8.I've meet too many people. I can't remember all their name (because)
=> I can't remember all their name because I've meet too many people

9. These exercise are very difficult . She can't do them (such...that)
=> These are such difficult exercise that she can't do them

10. It rained heavily . They went to school(despite)
=> Depite rainning heavily, they went to school

11. I can't go with you . I have a lot of work to do(Because of)
=> Because of having a lot of working, I can't go with you

1. We could do the test . It was very difficult (although)
Although the test was very difficult, we could do it

2.Tom couldn't go too school. He was ill ( so...that)
Tom was so ill that he couldn't go to school

3.Solar anergy is cheap . It is also clean ( not only ... but also )
Not only is solar energy cheap but it also clean

4. They arrived very late . They didn't see the beginning of the film (so...that)
They arrived so late that they didn't see the beginning of the film

5.It was an expensive car . We couldn't afford to buy it(such)
Such an expensive car ! We couldn't afford to buy it

6. There was few people at the meeting . It was cancelled(because)
It was cancelled because there was few people at the meeting

7.. We couldn't understand her because she spoke too fast (Therefore)

8.I've meet too many people. I can't remember all their name (because)
I can't remember all people name because I've met too many people

9. These exercise are very difficult . She can't do them (such...that)
It's such a difficult exercise that she can't do them

10. It rained heavily . They went to school(despite)
Despite heavy rain, they went to school

11. I can't go with you . I have a lot of work to do(Because of)
Because of doing a lot of work, I can't go with you

Viết lại câu;

1. He isn't very rich but he always helps the poor.

-> Although he isn't very rich ,he always helps the poor.

2. Nam and Quan got bad marks because they were very lazy.

-> Because of their laziness, Nam and Quan got bad marks

3. He passed the exam because he worked very hard.

->He worked very hard so He passed the exam

4. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

-> As it was raining, We were late for school

5. Hai is very tired, but he has to finish his homework.

-. Although Hai is very tired,he has to finish his homework.

6. Although Mai is having a flu, she has to go to school to take her exams.

-> Despite her flu, mai has to go to school to take her exams.

7.He used to get bad grades at Math because he was lazy.

-> Because of his laziness, He used to get bad grades at Math

8. Although the weather was terrible, they had to go to work.

-> In spite of teribel weather, they had to go to work.

9. Because of her illness, Hoa couldn't go to school yesterday.

-> Hoa couldn't go to school yesterday because she was ill

10.Although Mr. Nam was very busy he helped his son with homework every night.

-> Mr. Nam helped his son with homework every night despite his business

Rewrite

1. Be sure to get home at 9.00

-> Don't get home after 9.00 !

2. Do you like to drink milk?

-> YOu like to drink milk, don't you ?

3. Mr Thanh couldn't enjoy the meal because of her sickness

-> The stomachache prevented Mr.Thanh from enjoying the meal

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

-> It was such a bad weather that we couldn't go out

5. That restaurant is so dirty that noone wants to eat there

-> It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there

6. Despite his age, Mr Thanh runs five km every morning

-> Even though he is old, Mr.Thanh runs 5 km every morning

7. There's no need for you to talk so loudly

-> you don't need to talk so loudly

8. She fell asleep because of the boring performance

-> the boring performance makes her fell asleep

9. She and I had never been there before

-> Neither she nor I had been there before

10. How about something to eat before the show?

-> Shall we eat something before the show?

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FIX

10. He didn’t get the job because he was inexperienced.
=> He didn’t get the job ..DUE TO NOT BEING..... experience. (to)

■ Sử dụng từ trong ngoặc để viết lại những câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi:
1. It was such a boring film that we left in the middle.
=> It was......SO BORING A FILM THAT...... we left in the middle. (so)
2. No one knows why they are emigrating.
=> No one knows......THE REASON FOR THEM .... emigrating. (for)
3. Our car broke down so we were very late.
=> Our car broke down.....CONSEQUENTLY WE WERE...... very late. (consequently)
4. She was so insistent that we couldn’t ignore her.
=> She was.......TOO INSISTENT FOR US TO..... ignore. (too)
5. They couldn’t go to the post office because of a snowstorm.
=> They couldn’t go to the post office........AS THERE WAS A ..... snowstorm. (as)
6. She had a very bad night’s sleep, so she was exhausted.
=> She had a very bad night’s sleep.....AS A RESULT......she was exhausted. (result)
7. Do you know the reason for her leaving her job?
=> Do .......YOU KNOW WHY SHE IS LEAVING...... her job? (why)
8. The coffee was so strong that I couldn’t drink it.
=> It .....WAS SUCH STRONG COFFEE...... that I couldn’t drink it. (such)
9. He was such a skillful player that he seldom lost a game.
=> He was .......SO SKILLFUL A PLAYER THAT...... he seldom lost a game. (so)
10. He didn’t get the job because he was inexperienced.
=> He didn’t get the job ....DUE TO HE DID HAVE... experience. (to)