WRITING ENGLISH 12
I. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
1.My sister taught me how to draw.
→It…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. I bought the new book from the book shop.
→It…………………………………………………………………………………………...
3.My brother loves going to the moutain, so do I.
→Both……………………………………………………………………………………….
4.I don’t like snake, I don’t like spider ,too.
→I like neither……………………………………………………………………………….
5. My mother can cook very well, she can make good cake , too.
→My mother can not only…………………………………………………………………...
6.Phuong is leaving for Hue tomorrow.Minh is leaving for Hue tomorrow.
→Both…………………………………………………………………………………………
7.John doesn’t work for IBM.Tim doesn’t work for IBM.
→Neither……………………………………………………………………………………..
8.He spent all his money.He even borrowed some from me.
→He not only………………………………………………………………………………..
9.My sister cleans this room every day.
→It is this room that is……………………………………………………………………..
10.The film camera was invented by an American.
→It was an…………who…………………………………………………………………..
11.We can buy him a T-shirt.We can buy him a pair of shoes.
→We can buy him either………………………………………………………………….
12.They will have to change the day of the meeting again.
→The day of………………………………………………………………………………..
13. They found their dog in the garden.
→It was their dog that was………………………………………………………………..
14. I don’t mind using this computer.That one is also OK for me.
→I can use both……………………………………………………………………………..
15. George doesn’t smoke and he doesn’t drink
→George neither……………………………………………………………………………..
16.People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
→13 is …………………………………………………………………………………………
17.It is said that three men were arrested after the explosion.
→Three men…………………………………………………………………………………..
18.I’ll introduce to you a girl.Her name is Hellen
→ The girl to…………………………………………………………………………………..
19.Einstein discovered relativity.He failed his university entrance exam.
→Einstein………………………………………………………………………………………
20.They say that most small corner shops are losing business.
→Most small corner…………………………………………………………………………..
21.You can attend the party.Your sister can attend the party.
→Both ………………………………………………………………………………………….
22.The girl who spoke English fluently last night is standing here.
→The girl……………………………………………………………………………………….
23. The picture which is taken by the man is beautiful
→The picture…………………………………………………………………………………..
24.The woman is very pretty. You hope to talk to her at the party.
→The woman to............................................................................................................
25. The story is very interesting. There are a lot of people in it
→The story in …………………………………………………………………………………
II: REWRITE THESE SENTENCES, USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS 26.The dog is running over there .The dog is mine .(………………
27.This is the man .His son is my friend.(…………………
28.This is the house .My mother bought it 2 years ago.(…………………….
29.Do you know the city ? It is 2 km from here .(…………………………………
30. She was the fist woman that took her sert in Parliamet.(Reduce the Relative Clause)(…………………………
31. Lan is the girl. We totally believe in her. ( Relative Clause + Preposition)(…………………
32. These villagers chop down hardwoods to sell. They live near the forest.(Relative Clause)(…………………
33. I admire the writer who wrote “ The Old man and the Sea”. (Reduce the Relative Clause)(………………………
34. My boy friend gave me a ring on my 17th birthday (Nhấn mạnh Subject(S)) ( It……………
35. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions( Nhấn mạnh Object(O))( It…………………
36. He got married when he was 26. ( Nhấn mạnh Adverbial(A))
( It……………………………………………………………………………………
37.My bike has disappeared. I left my bike at the gate.
( ……………………………………………………………………..
38.A bomb went off this morning. It caused a lot of damage.
( ……………………………………………………………………..
39. A footballer has been banned from playing. He took drugs.
( ………………………………………………………………………..
40. Paul’s sister is a doctor. She is my close friend.
( ………………………………………………………………………..
41. I read the newspaper. The newspaper was lying on the table.
( …………………………………………………………………………..
**Combine the following pairs of sentences, using a preposition with a relative pronoun.
42. Economics is a subject. I am very interested in it.
( ....................................................................................................…………………….
43. This is Joanne. I gave may notes to her.
( .....................................................................................................……………………
44. The friend spoke French. Jim was traveling with him.
( ....................................................................................................…………………….
45. The ladder began to slip. Tom was standing on it.
( .....................................................................................................………………………..
46.This is the city, I was born in this city.
( .....................................................................................................……………………….
-Rewrite the sentences using cleft sentences
47.We finished painting the house this afternoon.
(
48.Lucy started swimming haft an hour ago.
(
49.Dave had this computer three weeks ago
(
50.They plants flowers in