1. Dominic said "Marlar, I will see you tomorrow." (Rewrite, using "Indirect Speech")
Domonic told Marlar that he would see her the next day.
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Reported Speech
2. Open the window! (Change into "Passive Voice")
Let the window be opened.
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Active Vs Passive
3. These men are heroes. (Rewrite, using "Third Person Singular")
This man is a hero.
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Third Person Singular
4. She usually goes to school at 7 o'clock. (Change into "Interrogative")
Does she usually go to school at 7 o'clock.
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Interrogative
5. I know why they had chosen me. (Change into "Negative")
I do not know why they had chosen me.
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Negative
6. The author has written the last chapter of his book. (Rewrite, replacing the underlined word with the word of similar meaning)
The author has written the final chapter of his book.
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Synonyms
7. He whispered to his friend who ______ at him. (Rewrite, filling in the opposite of the word underlined)
He whispered to his friend who shouted at him.
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Antonyms
8. He usually (speak) so quickly that we (not understand) him. (Rewrite, using "Present Simple Tense")
He usually speaks so quickly that we do not understand him.
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Present Simple Tense
9. I can't go out now as it (rain) heavily outside. (Rewrite, using "Present Continuous Tense")
I can't go out now as it is raining heavily outside.
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Present Continuous Tense
10. The wall just (paint). Don't touch it yet. (Rewrite, using "Present Perfect Tense")
The wall has just been painted. Don't touch it yet.
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resent Perfect Tense
11. What awful weather! It (rain) since five o'clock this morning. (Rewrite, using "Present Perfect Continuous Tense")
What awful weather! It has been raining since five o'clock this morning.
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Present Perfect Continuous Tense
12. He talks as if he (know) everything. (Rewrite, using "Past Simple Tense")
He talks as if he knew everything.
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Past Simple Tense
13. My wife and I (wait) for you when you came in. (Rewrite, using "Past Continuous Tense")
My wife and I were waiting for you when you came in.
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Past Continuous Tense
14. As soon as you (go), I wanted to see you again. (Rewrite, using "Past Perfect Tense")
As soon as you had gone, I wanted to see you again.
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Past Perfect Tense
15. I am 19 this year. Next year I (be) 20. (Rewrite, using "Future Simple Tense")
I am 19 this year. Next I will be 20.
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Future Simple Tense
17. This theory is not yet (universal) accepted. (Rewrite with the correct form of the word in bracket)
This theory is not yet universally accepted.
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Word Forms
18. I would have bought it if I (have) enough money. (Rewrite, using "If Pattern")
I would have bought it if I had had enough money.
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Conditional "If Pattern"
19. Thura is sleeping. He is surfing the net. (Join, using "either_or/neither_nor")
Thura is either sleeping or surfing the net.
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Either_or/Neither_nor
20. A scientist is highly imaginative. A scientist is highly practical. ( Join, using "not only_but also")
A scientist is not only highly imaginative but also highly practical.
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Not only_but also
21. The secretary works efficiently. She works systematically. (Join, using "both_and")
The secretary works both efficiently and systematically.
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Both_and
22. If he consults a doctor soon, it is good for him. (Join, using "the Adj-er_the, the Adj-er_the")
The sooner he consults a doctor, the better it is for him.
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The Adj-er_the…, the Adj-er_the…
23. More people live in Yangon than in Mandalay. (Rewrite, using " (not) as_as")
Not as many people live in Mandalay than in Yangon.
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As_as/Not as_as
24. The coffee was extremely hot. I couldn't drink it. (Rewrite, using "so_that")
The coffee was so hot that I couldn't drink it.
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So_that
25. I wore warm clothes. This meant that I might not get cold. (Rewrite, using "so that")
I wore warm clothes so that I might not get cold.
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So that
26. It was a very warm evening. We had dinner outside in the garden. (Rewrite, using "such_that")
It was such a very warm evening that we had dinner outside in the garden.
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Such_that
27. She is not old enough to go camping. (Rewrite, using "too_to")
She is too young to go camping.
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Too_to
28. The passengers saw smoke. They became alarmed. (Rewrite, using "V-ing")
Seeing smoke, the passengers became alarmed.
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V-ing
29. Soil is eroded. It is carried away in violent rainfall. (Rewrite, using "by+V-ing")
Soil is eroded by being carried away in violent rainfall.
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By+V-ing
30. She fried the vegetable. She did not wash them. (Rewrite, using "without+V-ing)
She fried the vegetable without washing them.
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Without+V-ing
31. The clothes were washed first. Then they were ironed. (Rewrite, using "after+V-ing)
After being washed, the clothes were ironed.
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After+V-ing
32. Although Thura ran very fast, he did not win the race. (Rewrite, using "In spite of+V-ing")
In spite of running very fast, Thura did not win the race.
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In spite of+V-ing
33. When I got my degree, I was already married. (Rewrite, using "by the time")
By the time I got my degree, I was already married.
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By the time
34. Are you interested in Julius Caesar? It is a political play. (Rewrite, using "Appositive Construction")
Are you interested in Julius Caesar, a political play?
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Nouns in Apposition
35. My secretary sent the bill to Mr. Zayyar yesterday. (Rewrite, using "It is/was+who/that+N/Adv(phr)_")
It was Mr. Zayyar to whom my secretary sent the bill yesterday.
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It is/was+who/that+N/Adv phr.
36. The lady who lives next door to Zayyar is Marlar. (Rewrite, "omitting the Relative Pronoun")
The lady living next door to Zayyar is Marlar.
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Omission of Relative Pronoun
37. She keeps her clothes in the cupboard; she keeps her money in the safe. (Rewrite, "omitting the Main Verb Phrase")
She keeps her clothes in the cupboard; her money in the safe.
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Omitting the Main Verb phrase
38. He put oil on the door hinges. They would no longer squeak. (Rewrite, using "to+Verb Simple")
He put oil on the door hinges not to squeak any longer.
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To+ infinitive
39. I (study) my lesson when the light went out. (Rewrite, using "be+about to")
I was about to study my lesson when the light went out.
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Be+about to
40. It is necessary for the workers to wear the helmets. (Rewrite, using "have to")
The workers have to wear the helmets.
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Have to
41. These bookcases (not, move). (Rewrite, using "Can+ Verb Simple Form")
These bookcases cannot be moved.
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Can+ Verb Simple form
42. All your wishes (come) true. (Rewrite, using "may+ Verb Simple Form")
May all your wishes come true.
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May
43. You (not, talk) in the exam hall. ( Rewrite, using "may/must")
You must not talk in the exam hall.
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May/Must
44. He has to go out and it's raining. (Rewrite, using "had better")
He'd better take an umbrella.
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Had better
45. Nilar prefers teaching to housework. (Rewrite, using " would rather")
Nilar would rather teach than do housework.
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Would rather
46. It is advisable for you to visit Emajor regularly. (Rewrite, replacing the suitable "modal auxiliary")
You should visit Emajor regularly.
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Modal Auxiliary Verbs
47. I ordered the hairdresser to dye my hair brown. (Rewrite, using "Have+Obj.+Past Participle" construction, omitting the words underlined.
I had my hair dyed brown.
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Have+Obj.+Past Participle
48. They have the boy paint their garden gate. (Rewrite, mentioning the actor at the end)
They have their garden gate painted by the boy.
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Causative Use of Have
49. I am not feeling well, I ____ a headache. (Rewrite, using "Have/Have got :denoting possession")
I am not feeling well, I have got a headache.
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Have/Have got
50. Are you sorry that you have to leave early? (Rewrite, beginning with "I wish.., He wishes.., She wishes..etc.")
Do you wish you did not have to leave early?
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Wish Pattern