The document provides examples of rephrasing sentences using different grammatical structures such as passive voice, gerunds/infinitives, relative clauses, conditionals, and reported speech. For each example, an answer is given rewriting the sentence using the specified grammatical structure.

1. REPHRASING REVISION (I)
1. Everybody must read the instructions first.
- The instructions
2. He made an effort to speak in English.
- He tried
3. I spent my holidays in France.
- ?
4. This is the man. His job is very dangerous.
- This is
5. The engineer has repaired my television.
- I’ve
6. She gave up going to French lessons.
- She stopped
7. I regretted having hit the dog on the head.
- I wish
8. I’m not as good at English as you are.
- You
9. The policeman knew where the thief was hidden.
- ?
10. I regretted having hit the dog on the head.
- I wish
11. The children stayed at home because it was raining.
- As
12. What time do the banks close today?”
- Tim asked me
13. Sharon hasn’t eaten junk food since last May.
- Sharon stopped
14. My kitchen is being redecorated at the moment.
- I am
15. I am not sure that she is his girlfriend.

2. - She
16. Albert’s drawing isn’t as good as Gerard’s.
- Gerard’s drawing
17. “Why don’t we play computer games?” said Michael.
- Michael suggested
18. She said: “Are you coming to the party on Friday?”
- She asked him
19. They came to live in New York two years ago.
- They have
20. Smoking is forbidden in hospitals.
- You
21. Although the weather was horrible, we went skiing.
- In spite of
22. I would like to have more free time these days.
- I wish
23. I met that famous writer a year ago.
- It’s been a year
24. Wendy didn’t study for her test. Therefore, she failed.
- If
25. “Don’t speak so loud, please”, she said to the students.
- She
KEY ANSWER
1. Everybody must read the instructions first. (Passive)
a. The instructions must be read first.
2. He made an effort to speak in English. (Gerund/Infinitive)
a. He tried to speak in English.
3. I spent my holidays in France. (Question)
a. Where did you spend your holidays?
4. This is the man. His job is very dangerous. (Relative Clauses)

3. a. This is the man whose job is very dangerous.
5. The engineer has repaired my television. (Have sth. Done)
a. I’ve had my television repaired (by the engineer)
6. She gave up going to French lessons. (Gerund/ Infinitive)
a. She stopped going to French lessons.
7. I regretted having hit the dog on the head. (Wish)
a. I wish I hadn’t hit the dog on the head.
8. I’m not as good at English as you are. (Comparatives)
a. You are better at English than me.
9. The policeman knew where the thief was hidden. (Question)
a. Who knew where the thief was hidden?
10. If your friend doesn’t come before ten, he will miss the train. (Conditionals)
a. Unless your friend comes before ten, he will miss the train.
11. The children stayed at home because it was raining. (Causal Connector)
a. As it was raining, the children stayed at home.
12. “What time do the banks close today?” (Reported Speech)
a. Tim asked me what time the banks closed that day.
13. Sharon hasn’t eaten junk food since last May. (Gerund/Infinitive)
a. Sharon stopped eating junk food last May.
14. My kitchen is being redecorated at the moment. (Have sth. Done)
a. I am having my kitchen redecorated at the moment.
15. I am not sure that she is his girlfriend. (Modal Verb)
a. She might be his girlfriend.
16. Albert’s drawing isn’t as good as Gerard’s. (Comparatives)
a. Gerard’s drawing is better than Albert’s drawing.
17. “Why don’t we play computer games?” said Michael. (Reported Speech)
a. Michael suggested playing computer games.
18. She said: “Are you coming to the party on Friday?” (Reported Speech)
a. She asked him if he was coming to the party on Friday.

4. 19. They came to live in New York two years ago. (Verbal Tenses)
a. They have been living in New York for two years.
20. Smoking is forbidden in hospitals. (Modal Verb)
a. You mustn’t smoke in hospitals.
21. Although the weather was horrible, we went skiing. (Contrast Connectors)
a. In spite of the horrible weather, we went skiing.
22. I would like to have more free time these days. (Wish)
a. I wish I had more free time these days.
23. I met that famous writer a year ago. (Verbal Tenses)
a. It’s been a year since I met that famous writer.
24. Wendy didn’t study for her test. Therefore, she failed. (Conditionals)
a. If Wendy had studied for her test, she wouldn’t have failed.
25. “Don’t speak so loud, please”, she said to the students. (Reported Speech)
a. She ordered / begged / asked the students not to speak so loud.