PET Grammar Review

The document file contains 40 sentences which should be rephrased. The second sentence should mean the same as the original one.

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1. I HAVE A COUSIN . HE LIVES IN SWEDEN.
I HAVE A COUSIN ____WHO LIVES____ IN SWEDEN.


2. I BOUGHT MY FLAT TWO YEARS AGO.
I __HAVE HAD__ MY FLAT FOR TWO YEARS.


3. SAM TOLD THE TEACHER HE WOULD DO HIS HOMEWORK.
HE SAID : “ I _WILL DO MY_ HOMEWORK.“


4. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS. SO DOES FRANK.
FRANK HAS ___TWO FRIENDS___ AS I DO.


5. IT IS NECESSARY FOR YOU TO BRING A NOTEBOOK.
YOU __HAVE TO__ A NOTEBOOK.


6. IF SHE’S BORED, SHE OUGHT TO GO OUT MORE.
IF SHE’S BORED, SHE ___SHOULD GO___ OUT MORE.


7. MY SISTER BOOKED A FLIGHT FOR ME, AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
I __GOT A FLIGHT__ BOOKED AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT.


8. THE MAGAZINE PUBLISHED THE STORY IN 1998.
THE STORY __WAS PUBLISHED__ BY THE MAGAZINE IN 1998.


9. CAN’T YOU DO BETTER THAN THIS?
IS THIS __THE BEST YOU__ CAN DO?


10. SHALL WE GO OUT TONIGHT?
HOW __ABOUT GOING__ OUT TONIGHT?

11. I DON’T AGREE WITH YOUR IDEA.
I __DISAGREE__ WITH YOUR IDEA.


12. THE CHILDREN USUALLY EAT CEREAL AND MILK FOR BREAKFAST.
THE CHILDREN ARE __USUALLY_GIVEN__ CEREAL AND MILK FOR BREAKFAST.


13. BOOKS ARE TAKEN TO THE LIBRARY ONCE A WEEK.
THEY ___TAKE___ BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY ONCE A WEEK.


14. I CAN’T DO ANYTHING.
THERE __NOTHING__ I CAN DO.


15. THAT’S THE FUNNIEST JOKE I’VE EVER HEARD.
I’VE NEVER HEARD ___A FUNNIER___ JOKE.


16. WE CAN’T SMOKE IN CLASS.
WE ___ARE FORBIDDEN TO (ARE NOT ALLOWED)___ SMOKE IN CLASS.


17. HE TOLD ME NOT TO BOTHER HIM AGAIN .
HE SAID: “ ___DON"T BOTHER ME___ AGAIN!“


18. I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND. ANNA DIDN’T UNDERSTAND.
I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND AND ___NEITHER DID___ ANNA.


19. I DON’T EAT MEAT BECAUSE I’M A VEGETARIAN.
IF I __WEREN'T__ A VEGETARIAN, I’D EAT MEAT.


20. THOMAS HAD A DOG ON A LEASH. IT WAS BLACK AND BIG.
THOMAS HAD A __BLACK AND BIG__ DOG ON A LEASH.


21. HORACE OFFERED TO HELP ME WITH MY BAGS.
HORACE TOLD ME:“ __WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO__ HELP YOU?“


22. WE HAVE PLANNED A BIG PARTY FOR MARK ON 14TH.
WE __ARE GOING TO__ THROW A PARTY FOR MARK ON 14TH.


23. THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AT 8 PM.
THEY __TURN OFF__ THE LIGHTS AT 8 PM.


24. I LIKE ENGLISH BETTER THAN SPANISH.
I PREFER __ENGLISH TO__ SPANISH.


25. SHE WAS 13 YEARS OLD LAST WEEK
IT WAS ____HER 13TH____ BIRTHDAY LAST WEEK.


26 . HOW LONG AGO DID YOU MEET PAUL ?
HOW LONG ___HAVE YOU YOU KNOWN___ PAUL ?


27. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE JOURNEY WILL BE LONG .
I SAID:“ ___WILL THE JOURNEY___ BE LONG?”


28. THAT’S THE MAN I SAW MARK WITH.
THAT’S THE MAN ___WHOM WITH___ I SAW MARK.


29.“ DOES MICHELLE LIVE NEARBY?“ – MARY ASKED TOM.
MARY ASKED TOM __IF MICHELLE LIVED__ NEARBY.


30. THE BAG IS TOO EXPENSIVE, I CAN’T BUY IT.
I __CAN'T AFFORD__ TO BUY THE BAG.


31. THE HOUSE IS CLEANED EVERY SATURDAY BY EMMA.
EMMA __CLEANS__THE HOUSE EVERY SATURDAY.


32. LOOK! THAT GIRL’S DOG BIT MY ARM YESTERDAY.
THAT’S THE GIRL __WHOSE DOG__ BIT MY ARM.


33. SHE HAS CLASSES ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
SHE HAS CLASSES __TWICE A__ WEEK.


34. THERE WEREN’T MANY PEOPLE AT THE LECTURE.
THERE WERE ONLY __A FEW__ PEOPLE AT THE LECTURE.


35. I STUDIED GERMAN . I CAN SPEAK TO IAN.
IF I DIDN’T KNOW GERMAN I WOULDN’T __BE ABLE TO__ SPEAK TO IAN .


36. THE BOY WAS KIDNAPPED BY TWO MEN.
TWO MEN __KIDNAPPED__ THE BOY.


37. HE SUDDENLY DECIDED TO COME WITH US.
HE SAID : “ I ___WILL COME___ WITH YOU!“


28.“WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN TOM?“ CLARA ASKED ME.
CLARA ASKED ME ___WHERE I HAD___ SEEN TOM.


29. SHE’S A VERY SLOW RUNNER FOR A RACE LIKE THIS.
SHE RUNS __TOO SLOWLY__ FOR A RACE LIKE THIS.


30. NOBODY WORKS AS HARD AS MILLIE.
MILLIE IS THE __THE MOST HARD-WORKING__ PERSON THERE IS.


31.“WHAT TIME DID HE COME YESTERDAY?“ I ASKED.
I ASKED WHAT TIME __HE HAD COME__ YESTERDAY.


32. THEY WERE TIRED BUT THEY STILL WENT OUT ANYWAY.
THEY WENT OUT __DESPITE BEING (ALTHOUGH THEY WERE)__ TIRED.


33. I HOPE TO GET AN ANSWER VERY SOON.
I LOOK __FORWARD TO GETTING__ AN ANSWER VERY SOON.


34. IF HE DOESN’T COME ON TIME, WE WON’T GO.
WE WON’T GO, __UNLESS HE COMES__ ON TIME.


35. I’VE HEARD IT’S POSSIBLE THAT IT WILL RAIN TONIGHT.
I’VE HEARD IT ___MIGHT RAIN___ TONIGHT.


36. A UNIFORM IS COMPULSORY AT MY SCHOOL.
I __MUST WEAR (HAVE TO WEAR)__ A UNIFORM AT MY SCHOOL.


37. ON CLIMBING THE STAIRS, SHE FELL DOWN.
SHE FELL DOWN __WHILE (SHE WAS)__CLIMBING THE STAIRS.


39. MARY ASKED ME IF I HAD TO LEAVE.
SHE TOLD ME : “ __DO YOU HAVE__ TO LEAVE?“


40. I WAS LATE AND I HAD TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER BUS TO THE SCHOOL.
WHEN I GOT TO THE BUS STOP, THE BUS ___HAD ALREADY LEFT___.

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