1. REPHRASING SENTENCES
Rephrase the following sentences so that they mean the same as those printed above.
Begin as shown.
1. We continued playing after you left. We carried…
2. He received the parcel. He was waiting for it. He received the parcel….
3. There are much better cities than London to live in. London is not …
4. I saw you this morning. You were talking to someone. I have never seen that person
before. You were talking to someone I …
5. He shouted at me and talked to me angrily for being late. He told me…
6. There is no country as big as China in Asia. China is…
7. The client to whom you spoke the other day has won the lottery. The client you…
8. When I was born I already lived in my house. I still live in it. I have…
9. I heard the government has decided to raise taxes again. I heard the government is
…
10. I was preparing dinner. The children were doing their homework at the same time.
I was preparing dinner…
11. A nightclub opened in town in 2001. There has…
12. He had no money left so he had to return to England. He ran…
13. They have elected him. He…
14. I’m completely sure she will come to the party. She will…
15. Someone must tell him about the accident. He…
16. That’s the boy. I told you about him last night. That’s the boy…
17. Alison and I met four years ago. We became friends instantly and we are still
friends. Alison and I have…
18. People expect Barça will get to the final. Barça…
19. There was a park in town. The children used to play there. It has been closed. The
park…
20. I don’t think I’ll need the laptop today. You can take it. You can take the laptop as
I…

2. 21. I can’t wait to see my nephews. I’m looking…
22. Nobody could find the lost climber. The lost climber…
23. Perhaps we’ll go swimming tomorrow. We…
24. There’s the lady. Her dog was killed. There’s...
25. The food in Edinburgh is not as good as the food in Madrid. The food in Madrid is…
26. We have already planned to have a party next weekend. We are …
27. That is our neighbour. The children were laughing at him last night. That’s the
neighbour…
28. People believe that the Loch Ness Monster really existed. The Loch Ness Monster
is ….