ACTIVE ENGLISH: BOOK 4 / PAGE 160 “PARAPHRASE”
- ‘Of course, I didn’t kidnap the baby,’ he said.
He denied………………………………………………..…………………………
- She is proud of her heart-shaped face and slim figure.
She prides…………………………………………..………………………………
- His parents won’t tolerate his indolence any longer.
They won’t put…………………………………..…………………………………
- Susan suffered from sinusitis so she couldn’t go sledging.
If………………………………………………..……………………………………
- Their aqualung is a bit better than mine.
My aqualung is nearly……………………………………………..………………
- As long as you work like a horse, you’ll certainly succeed.
You’ll certainly succeed provided…………………………………………………
- Max will not agree to be a guinea pig under any circumstances.
Under no………………………………………………………………….…………
- He has not once thanked me for teaching him English for free.
Not………………………………………………………………………………..…
- It doesn’t happen often that temperatures in Germany fall below minus 40°C.
Seldom………………………………………………………………………..……
- My mother doesn’t speak Spanish and neither does my sister.
Neither…………………………………………………………………….………
- He always carries an umbrella so that he won’t be soaked to the skin.
He always carries an umbrella for………………………………………………
- Provided your hairstyle is provocative, those young men will definitely notice you.
As long………………………………………………….…………………………
- Visiting my aunt Lucy makes me feel depressed.
If……………………………………………………………………………………
- It would be great to be a lecturer at local University.
I wish………………………………………………………………………………
- They do have to stand in for Jack.
It’s essential that…………….……………………………………………………
- We are going to ask her to bake a cake for us.
We are going to get……….……………………………………………………..
- This car used to be cleaned twice a month.
Peter…………………….…………………………………………………………
- It’s believed you will have bad luck when a black cat crosses your way.
You are……………….……………………………………………………………
- People think they were given an order to abandon the ship when it caught blazing fire.
They ……………………….………………………………………………………
- If you keep skipping the classes, you’ll have to repeat the whole course.
If you……….………………………………………………………………………
- Students know he frowns upon any whisperers during the lesson.
He……….…………………………………………………………………………
- If your father entered the room and saw us sleeping together, what would he do?
Supposing………………………………………………………………….……..
- If she hadn’t warned us about the storm, we would have drowned.
But..……………………………………………………………………………….
- The essay was so imprecise that the lecturer had to ask him to rewrite it.
So………………………………………………………………………………..…
- If by any chance you find a solution to this problem, could you give me a tinkle?
If you happen…………………………………………………………………..…
- You won’t be allowed to go to heaven until all your sins have been forgiven.
Only………..………………………………………………………………………
- If she happens to give birth to a boy, she will come to terms with her husband.
Should………….…………………………………………………………………
- If she hadn’t stolen all the equipment, she wouldn’t be in prison now.
Were…………………..…………………………………………………………..
- He had only just entered the room when his teacher started to reprimand him.
Scarcely……………………..…………………………………………………….
- Teachers can’t stand cheating.
What………………………………………………………………………………..
- Our English teacher brought the tests on Friday.
It ……………………………………………………………………..…………….
- Smoking is banned in all public places in our country.
On no……………………………………………..……………………………….
- I’ll get someone to pay your mountainous debts.
I’ll have…………………………………..………………………………………..
- She regrets not having dimmed his great demand for womanising.
She wishes……………………..…………………………………………………
- Although I tried hard, I couldn’t sweep her off her feet.
Try…………………………………………………………………………………..
- I am sure Jack will come to terms with Mary.
Jack is………………………………………………………………………………
- Does he have to be such a duller?
Need………………………………………………………………………………..
- The density of the fog was so great that he had to pull over.
Such…………………..……………………………………………………………
- The head teacher didn’t at all suppose that half of his class took drugs.
Little…………………………………………………………………………………
- This experiment will take the scientists three months to carry out.
In three months’ time……………………………………………………………..
- Let’s leave at the end of the next rehearsal.
As soon…………………………………………………………………………….
- I think they are about to divorce shortly.
They are on ……………………………………………………………………….
- I’ve been teaching English here for 9 years, come the end of the week.
By the end of the week…………………………..………………………………
- The plane had to divert because of the frightful weather conditions.
The plane had to divert due……………………………………………………..
- ‘Of course, I didn’t kidnap the baby,’ he said.
He denied kidnapping the baby.
- She is proud of her heart-shaped face and slim figure.
She prides her heart-shaped face and slim figure very much.
- His parents won’t tolerate his indolence any longer.
They won’t put up his indolence any longer.
- Susan suffered from sinusitis so she couldn’t go sledging.
If she hadn’t suffered from sinusitis she could have gone sledging.
- Their aqualung is a bit better than mine.
My aqualung is nearly as good theirs.
- As long as you work like a horse, you’ll certainly succeed.
You’ll certainly succeed provided you would work like a horse.
- Max will not agree to be a guinea pig under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances will Max agree to be a guinea pig.
- He has not once thanked me for teaching him English for free.
Not a single penny was I paid for teaching him English for free.
- It doesn’t happen often that temperatures in Germany fall below minus 40°C.
Seldom do temperatures in Germany fall below minus 40°C.
- My mother doesn’t speak Spanish and neither does my sister.
Neither my mother nor my sister speak Spanish.
- He always carries an umbrella so that he won’t be soaked to the skin.
He always carries an umbrella for the sake of being soaked to the skin.
- Provided your hairstyle is provocative, those young men will definitely notice you.
As long as your hairstyle is provocative, those young men will definitely notice you.
- Visiting my aunt Lucy makes me feel depressed.
If I visit my aunt Lucy I feel depressed.
- It would be great to be a lecturer at local University.
I wish I could be a lecturer at local University.
- They do have to stand in for Jack.
It’s essential that they stand in for Jack.
- We are going to ask her to bake a cake for us.
We are going to get a cake baked.
- This car used to be cleaned twice a month.
Peter used to have his car been cleaned twice a month.
- It’s believed you will have bad luck when a black cat crosses your way.
You are believed to have bad luck when a black cat crosses your way.
- People think they were given an order to abandon the ship when it caught blazing fire.
They believe they were given an order to abandon the ship when it caught blazing fire.
- If you keep skipping the classes, you’ll have to repeat the whole course.
If you don’t stop skipping the classes, you’ll have to repeat the whole course.
- Students know he frowns upon any whisperers during the lesson.
He is believed to frown upon any whisperers during the lesson.
- If your father entered the room and saw us sleeping together, what would he do?
Supposing your father entered the room and saw us sleeping together, what would he do?
- If she hadn’t warned us about the storm, we would have drowned.
But for her advice we would have drowned.
- The essay was so imprecise that the lecturer had to ask him to rewrite it.
So imprecise the essay was that that the lecturer had to ask him to rewrite it.
- If by any chance you find a solution to this problem, could you give me a tinkle?
If you happen to find a solution to this problem give me a tinkle.
- You won’t be allowed to go to heaven until all your sins have been forgiven.
Only when all your sins have been forgiven you will be allowed to go to heaven.
- If she happens to give birth to a boy, she will come to terms with her husband.
Should she give birth to a boy, she will come to terms with her husband.
- If she hadn’t stolen all the equipment, she wouldn’t be in prison now.
Were not the steal all the equipment, she wouldn’t be in prison now.
- He had only just entered the room when his teacher started to reprimand him.
Scarcely had he entered the room when his teacher started to reprimand him.
- Teachers can’t stand cheating.
What is obvious is that teachers can’t stand cheating.
- Our English teacher brought the tests on Friday.
It was Friday when our English teacher brought the tests.
- Smoking is banned in all public places in our country.
On no occasion can you smoke in all public places in our country.
- I’ll get someone to pay your mountainous debts.
I’ll have your mountainous debts paid.
- She regrets not having dimmed his great demand for womanising.
She wishes she hadn’t dimmed his great demand for womanising.
- Although I tried hard, I couldn’t sweep her off her feet.
Try wasn’t enough to sweep her off her feet.
- I am sure Jack will come to terms with Mary.
Jack is thought to come to terms with Mary.
- Does he have to be such a duller?
Need he be a duller?
- The density of the fog was so great that he had to pull over.
Such dense was the fog that he had to pull over.
- The head teacher didn’t at all suppose that half of his class took drugs.
Little did the head teacher know that half of his class took drugs.
- This experiment will take the scientists three months to carry out.
In three months’ time this experiment will be taken by the scientists.
- Let’s leave at the end of the next rehearsal.
As soon as the next rehearsal ends we’ll leave.
- I think they are about to divorce shortly.
They are on their divorce.
- I’ve been teaching English here for 9 years, come the end of the week.
By the end of the week I will have been teaching English here for 9 years.
- The plane had to divert because of the frightful weather conditions.
The plane had to divert due to the frightful weather conditions.