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Hela Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Sentence Transformation exercise
Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me if my answers are correct?
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1) He's likely to leave before the letter arrives.
By the time the letter arrives, a) he will probably have left / b) he could / may / might have (already) left.
2) If some students don’t stop yawning in the listening lesson, they will have trouble.
Some students had better stop yawning in the listening lesson.
3) I think it’s time the children went to bed now.
I think the children a) had better / b) must / c) should go to bed now.
4) Be just, fear not.
If you are just, a) you need not fear / b) will not fear.
5) I'm sure he didn't understand what I was saying to him.
He a) must have misunderstood / b) can't / couldn't have understood what I was saying to him.
Thank you for your help.
Would you please tell me if my answers are correct?
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1) He's likely to leave before the letter arrives.
By the time the letter arrives, a) he will probably have left / b) he could / may / might have (already) left.
2) If some students don’t stop yawning in the listening lesson, they will have trouble.
Some students had better stop yawning in the listening lesson.
3) I think it’s time the children went to bed now.
I think the children a) had better / b) must / c) should go to bed now.
4) Be just, fear not.
If you are just, a) you need not fear / b) will not fear.
5) I'm sure he didn't understand what I was saying to him.
He a) must have misunderstood / b) can't / couldn't have understood what I was saying to him.
Thank you for your help.
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Which of a), b), or c) are your answers?
- Which of a), b), or c) are your answers?
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They are all reasonable answers with a few exceptions.
1a is better than the others.
2 is a weird sentence to begin with, but you've done the best you could with it.
I would not use 3b, but it's not wrong.
4 is another weird one. It doesn't translate well into an if-statement, but it looks like that's what they wanted, so you did as well as you could with it. (4a is better t
1a is better than the others.
2 is a weird sentence to begin with, but you've done the best you could with it.
I would not use 3b, but it's not wrong.
4 is another weird one. It doesn't translate well into an if-statement, but it looks like that's what they wanted, so you did as well as you could with it. (4a is better t
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Hello, Clive 
For sentence 1, would it be ok if I used will be gone?
By the time the letter arrives, he wi
For sentence 1, would it be ok if I used will be gone?
By the time the letter arrives, he wi
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HelaHello, Clive
I don't believe Clive has participated in this thread.00
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HelaCalifJimNot to worry. It happens quite often on this forum!
CJ
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Good morning,
One more question please. In sentence 2, are the forms with "should" and "in case" also possible? Do they carry the same meaning as the one with "if"?
If some students don’t stop yawning in the listening lesson, they will have trouble. =
Some students will
One more question please. In sentence 2, are the forms with "should" and "in case" also possible? Do they carry the same meaning as the one with "if"?
If some students don’t stop yawning in the listening lesson, they will have trouble. =
Some students will
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Helaforms with "should" and "in case" also possible?should they not stop = if they don't stop, so the form with 'should' is fine.
in case doesn't work; in the event that is like 'if' but stylistically weaker in my opinion.
in case works differently; it has to do with taking protective measures: Take your umbre
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