Writing 1

He prefers typing to writing by hand .

• He doesn’t like to write by hand at all

• He likes typing better

• He’d rather type than write by hand

• He doesn’t like typing

She said to us “ Don’t be late”

• She told not to be late.

• She told us not to be late.

• We can’t come there late .

• She didn’t want us be late .

Despite feeling cold we kept walking .

• However we felt cold , we kept walking .

• However cold we felt , but we kept walking .

• Although we felt cold , but we kept walking .

• Although we felt cold , we kept walking .

This car was so rusty that I couldn’t be repaired .

• The car was too rusty to be repaired .

• The car was very rusty to repaired .

• It was late for the car to be repaired .

• The car needs repairing .

I like to play tennis in the summer .

• I’m very interested to playing tennis in the summer .

• I’m very fond of playing tennis in the summer .

• I’m very keen in playing tennis in the summer .

• I’m very interested on playing tennis in the summer .

They finished their tea and then they left .

• After they had finished their tea , they left .

• They had left before they finished their tea .

• After they had left , they finished their tea .

• They finished their tea after they had left .

I have never seen such beautiful pictures before .

• These pictures are the most beautiful I have never seen .

• These pictures are the most beautiful I have ever seen .

• This is the first time I see such beautiful pictures.

• This is the first time I have seen such beautiful pictures .

The picnic was cancelled because it rained .

• If it didn’t rain , the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled .

• If it hadn’t rained , the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled .

• .If it didn’t rain , the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled .

• If it hadn’t rained , the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled .

They understand more than we do .

• We don’t understand as much as they do .

• We don’t understand anything at all .

• They understand everything inside out .

• They are very intelligent .

They last visited me five years ago .

• They have known me for five years .

• They haven’t visited me for five years .

• I haven’t been visited for a long time .

• They haven’t visited me for a long time .