Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning

Question: You can’t go out because it’s cold

A. Because it’s cold so you can’t go out.

B. It is too cold so you can’t go out.

C. It is too cold for you to go out.

D. Because of it’s cold, you can’t go out.

Rewrite sentences by using “SO”:
1. They could help you because they were not here.
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2. I can’t go out because it’s raining.
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3. This novel is interesting. He wants to know the end
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4. There was fog. Their flight was delayed
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5. He couldn’t visit his Grandma yesterday because he was ill.
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2) The lesson is very difficult. We can’t understand it. (so/such/too/enough)

3) The car is so old that he doesn’t want to drive it. (such/too/enough)

4) The weather was very cold. We couldn’t go out. (so/such/too/enough)

5) The story is short. We can read it in one hour. (so/such/enough)

6) Tom drives too fast, so he often causes accidents. (so/such)

7) This is good tea. I think I’ll have another cup. (so/such)

8) John was very angry. He couldn’t say anything. (so/too/enough)

9) These exercises are so long that I can’t finish them in an hour. (such/too/enough)

11. The children were very late. They couldn’t see the display of fireworks. (so/too/enough)

12. Your brother is very young. He can’t go swimming. (so/such/too/enough)

V. Read the passage, choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank. 

Hi Maddie,

How are things with you? I’m sitting in my bedroom and I’m bored. I can’t go out (1) __________ I’ve got a lot of homework. It is sunny but it’s quite cold. My brother is in his bedroom with his friends. They’re playing their guitars so it’s very noisy. My sister is (2) __________ a trek in the forest with her classmates. I think trekking is so (3) __________. Last weekend, I went camping with my friends. We slept in a tent at the campsite. It (4) __________ a comfortable place to stay. It was very cold at night.

Guess what? This summer my family (5) __________Thailand. We’re going to stay in a hotel near the beach for a week. We’re going to go sightseeing (6) __________ motorcycle and take a lot of photos. I’m going to swim every day and we’re going to eat really nice food at local restaurants. It will be very relaxing. Have you got any holiday plans?

Write again soon.

Simon

1. A. so               B. but               C. because               D. then

2. A. going          B. going on      C. taking on              D. getting

3. A. tiring           B. tired              C. excited                 D. relaxed

4. A. weren’t       B. isn’t               C. wasn’t                  D. won’t be

5. A. visit             B. going to visit  C. visited                 D. are visiting

6. A. with            B. in                    C. by                       D. onto

V. Read the passage, choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank. 

Hi Maddie,

How are things with you? I’m sitting in my bedroom and I’m bored. I can’t go out (1) __________ I’ve got a lot of homework. It is sunny but it’s quite cold. My brother is in his bedroom with his friends. They’re playing their guitars so it’s very noisy. My sister is (2) __________ a trek in the forest with her classmates. I think trekking is so (3) __________. Last weekend, I went camping with my friends. We slept in a tent at the campsite. It (4) __________ a comfortable place to stay. It was very cold at night.

Guess what? This summer my family (5) __________Thailand. We’re going to stay in a hotel near the beach for a week. We’re going to go sightseeing (6) __________ motorcycle and take a lot of photos. I’m going to swim every day and we’re going to eat really nice food at local restaurants. It will be very relaxing. Have you got any holiday plans?

Write again soon.

Simon

1. A. so               B. but               C. because               D. then

2. A. going          B. going on      C. taking on              D. getting

3. A. tiring           B. tired              C. excited                 D. relaxed

4. A. weren’t       B. isn’t               C. wasn’t                  D. won’t be

5. A. visit             B. going to visit  C. visited                 D. are visiting

III. Rewrite the sentences or combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one:

1. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key (so. . . that)

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2. It was very cold. We couldn’t bathe (so. . that)

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3. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat. (so. . . that) …………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. The road is very narrow. Two cars can’t pass each other. (so. . . that)

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5. It’s not very dark. We can’t see the stars clearly. (enough)

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6. The house is very expensive. Nobody can buy it. (such. . . that)

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7. The boy is very nice. We all like him. (such. . . that)

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8. The weather was cold. We couldn’t go out. (such. . . that)

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9. The room was very dark. We couldn’t see anything. (such. . that)

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10. The day was nice. We decided to go to the beach. (such. . that)

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11. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it (enough)

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12. The ice is quite thick. We can walk on it (enough)

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13. The package is very thick. I can’t push it through the letterbox (too)

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14. Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy. (too)

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15. Don’t stand on that chair. It is not strong. (enough)

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16. I can’t wear this coat in winter. It’s not warm. (enough) …………………………………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17. I can’t take a photograph. It is very dark. (too)

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18. I was very excited about going away. I couldn’t sleep. (too)

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19. It’s a good book. I can’t put it down. (such. . that)

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20. He has difficulty finding shoes to fit him because his feet are very big. (so. . . that)

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21. Peter is very young so he cannot join in our trip. (too)

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22. My sister is very angry. She can’t say anything. (so. . . that)

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23. This jacket is very small. I can’t wear it. (too)

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24. It’s very early. Mr Brown can have a cup of coffee before going to work. (enough)

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25. She can’t get married because she is not old. (enough)

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Rewrite sentences by using SO and BECAUSE :

1. They could help you. They were not here.
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2. I can’t go out. It’s raining.
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3. We haven’t got any food. We are going shopping
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4. There was fog. Their flight was delayed
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→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The film was boring. We decided to go home
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6. I couldn’t do this exercise. I asked Tom for help
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Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences using too.

1. This soup is very hot. We can’t eat it.

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2. This morning is very cold. We couldn’t go swimming.

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3. She can’t carry the box; it’s very heavy.

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4. The room was very dirty. Nobody can learn it.

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5. It was very late. She couldn’t go home.

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6. The class was very tired. The teacher couldn’t explain the lesson.

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7. She couldn’t see the film because it was very boring.

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8. You can’t catch any taxi to the airport because it is very early.

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9. It was very cold. They couldn’t keep working in the field.

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10. The fair was very noisy. We couldn’t hear each other.

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I. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences
1. Tan is very slow. He is late for school.
Tom is so …………………......................................................................………
2. The man speaks loudly. He wants every one to hear him clearly.
The man speaks loudly so that ……......................................…………………..
3. This exercise is easier than that one.
That exercise is not ….....................................................…………………………..
4. We find it easy to get a scholarship for studying overseas.
We have no.......................................................................…………………………..
5. I spend a day painting this house.
It takes…..........................................................................…………………………..
6. They think that learning English is not easy.
They think that it ….........................................................…………………………..
7. The weather is too cold for us to go out.
The weather is so ….......................................................…………………………..
8. The weather is too cold for us to go out.
The weather isn’t…........................................................…………………………..
9. The boys prefer swimming to skating.
The boys would …………………………………………………………………….
10. The bags are so heavy that I can’t bring it.
I’m not….........................................................................…………………………..