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II. Comparison
1. No student in the class is as smart as Bill.
Bill is the smartest studen in the class
2. The countyside is more peaceful than the city.
The city isn’t as peaceful as the countryside
3. The seats at the front are more expensive than the seats at the back.
The seats at the back aren’t as expensive as the seats at the front
4. No city in Britain is as exciting as Liverpool.
Liverpool is the most exciting city in Britain
5. Speaking Japanese is easier than writing Japanese.
Writing Japanese isn’t as easy as speaking Japanese
6. Travelling by plane is more comfortable than by train.
Travelling by train isn’t as comfortable as by plane
7. The countryside is not as noisy as the city.
The city is noisier than the countryside
8. Many people say that no city in the world is as romantic as Venice.
Many people say that Venice is the most romantic city in the world
9. No place on the Earth is as cold as Antarctica.
Antarctica is the coldest place on the Earth
10.Central Park in New York is bigger than Hyde Park in London.
Hyde Park in London isn’t as big as Central Park in New York
III. Relative clauses (Combine sentences using who. which & where)
1. He worked for a woman. She used to be an artist.
He worked for a woman who used to be an artist
2. They called a doctor. He lived nearby.
They called a doctor who live nearby
3. I wrote an email to my sister. She lives in Italy.
I worte an email to my sister who lives in Italy
4. The police officer has just arrested a man. He robbed the bank.
The polie officer has just arrested a man who robbed the bank
5. We broke a car. It belonged to my uncle.
We broke a car which belonged to my uncle
6. Nam loves books. They have happy endings.
Nam loves books which have happy endings
7. I first learned English from a book. I've just reread it.
I first learned English from a book which I’ve just reread
8. She opened the cupboard. She kept her best glasses in there.
She opened the cupboard where she kept her best glasses
9. This is a very old house. General Giap lived here.
This is a very old house where General Giap lived
10.There's a great new bookshop in town. You can buy all the latest magazines
there.
There’s a great new bookshop in town where you can but all the latest
magazines
V. Second conditional.
1. I can't take you to the airport because I don't have a car.
If I had a car, I could take you to the airport
2. I have a headache. I can't go swimming.
If I didn’t have a headache, I could go swimming
3. We don't take a holiday this year because we haven't got any money.
If we had some money, we would take a holiday this year
4. We don't live in a big house. We can't invite friends to stay.
If we lived in a big house, we could invite friends to stay
5. Kevin doesn't get good grades because he doesn't study much.
If Kevin studied much, he would get good grades
6. Francis works very hard. He doesn't have time to spend with his family.
If Francis didn’t work very hard, he would have time to spent with his family
7. Andrea doesn't pay attention in class. Then she doesn't understand the
homework.
If Andrea paid attention in class,she would understand the homework
8. Johnny's mom often gets angry with Johnny because he doesn't pick up his toys.
If Johnny picked up his toys, Johnny’s mom wouldn’t get angry with Johnny
9. Ben drives too fast so he gets a lot of speeding tickets.
If Ben didn’t drive too fast, he wouldn’t get a lot of speeding tickets
10.Andrew coughs a lot because he smokes.
If Andrew didn’t smoke, he wouldn’t cough a lot
VI. Direct speech Reported speech
1. Jane said, "I want to study medicine, father."
Jane said her father that she wanted to study medicine
2. "I studied music for five years." Alex said
Alex said that he had studied music for five years
3. "I've been to Shanghai." She said
She said that she had been to Shanghai
4. "We can help you." John said
John said that they could help me
5. He said to me, "I saw your friend at the cinema yesterday. "
He said to me that he had seen my friend at the cinema the day before
6. Mr West said, "I am very tired. "
Mr West said that he was very tired
7. He said, "I am flying to Rome tomorrow. "
He said that he was flying to Rome the next day
8. George said, "I have lived in this village all my life."
George said that she had lived in that village all her life
9. Peter said to me 'I can't go out with you because I am not feeling well."
Peter said to me that he couldn’t go out with me because he wasn’t feeling well
10.Helen said to me, "I hope you have enjoyed yourself. "
Helen said to me that she hoped, I had enjoyed myself