Here are some sentences about seaside holidays. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first,
using no more than three words.
1)
Mark couldn't lift the suitcase, he was too weak.
ANSWERS 1:
STRONG ENOUGH TO
COMPARISON
TOO + ADJECTIVE => NOT + ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH
Similar Conversions
The tea is
too hot
to drink. => The tea
isn't cold enough
to drink.
TOO + ADJECTIVE + TO => NOT + ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH + TO + INFINITIVE
The music was
so loud
they couldn't sleep. => The music was
too loud to
sleep.
SO + ADJECTIVE + THAT => TOO + ADJECTIVE + TO + INFINITIVE
ANSWERS 2:
GOING
MAKING SUGGESTIONS
WHY DON'T + PRONOUN + INFINITIVE => SUGGEST + ING
Similar Conversions
Shall we take
a taxi to the airport? =>
What about taking
a taxi to the airport?
SHALL + PRONOUN + INFINITIVE => WHAT(HOW) ABOUT + GERUND
Let's meet
at the station. =>
Why don't we meet
at the station?
LET'S + INFINITIVE => WHY DON'T + PRONOUN + INFINITIVE
ANSWERS 3:
ANYONE | ANYBODY
INDEFINITE PRONOUN
NOBODY => ANYBODY
Similar Conversions
I
haven't
seen
anybody
in the park. => I
have
seen
nobody
in the park.
NEGATIVE SENTENCE + ANYBODY => POSITIVE SENTENCE + NOBODY
Gina has been
nowhere
this summer. => Gina
hasn't
been
anywhere
this summer.
POSITIVE SENTENCE + NOWHERE => NEGATIVE SENTENCE + ANYWHERE
ANSWERS 4:
COULD SWIM BETTER
COMPARISON
NOT AS ... AS ... => COMPARATIVE + THAN
Similar Conversions
John is
more handsome than
Adam. => Adam
isn't as handsome as
John.
MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN => NOT AS + ADJECIVE + AS
We've
never seen
such a bad movie
before.
=> It's the worst movie we've
ever seen
.
NEVER + BEFORE => IT'S + SUPERLATIVE ... EVER ...
ANSWERS 5:
SEEN DOLPHINS SINCE
PAST SIMPLE => PRESENT PERFECT
LAST + PAST SIMPLE + WHEN => PRESENT PERFECT + SINCE (FOR)
Similar Conversions
Jim
got
married two years
ago
. => Jim
has been
married
for
two years.
PAST SIMPLE + AGO => PRESENT PERFECT + FOR
I
haven't used
my computer
for
three weeks. => It's three weeks
since
I used my computer.
PRESENT PERFECT + FOR => IT'S + PERIOD OF TIME + SINCE + PAST SIMPLE