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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Sau đây là các cấu trúc chuyển câu đồng nghĩa, nếu có thắc mắc gì cần giải đáp thì các bạn rely dưới chủ đề để hỏi nha. ^A^ 1. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.(VAIN) →The fox tried in vain to reach the grapes. 2. Thecrops were badly affected by the storm. (EFFECT) →The storm had a badlyeffect on the crops. 3. The project receivedunanimous approval of the committee.(FAVOUR) →The whole committeewas/were in favour of the project. 4. The personnel officerpromised him that she wouldn’t tell any one that he had been in the prison. (WORD) →The personnel officergave him her word that she… 5. Nobody could possiblybelieve the story he told us. (BEYOND) →The story he told uswas beyond belief 6. I had lost his phonenumber, so I could not contact him before. (TOUCH) → I could not keep/getin touch with him because I had lost his phone number. 7. I enjoy being the boss ofa small company. (FISH) →I enjoy being a bigfish in a small pond. 8. The success of our localtheater has made our city famous. (MAP) →The success of ourlocal theater has put our city on the map. 9. She is not upset; she isonly pretending. (ACT) →She is not upset; she is only putting on an act. 10. The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car. (GETAWAY) →The bank robbers made a getaway in a stolen car. 11. As people use a lot of wood-pulp, many trees are cut down. →The more wood-pulpis used, the more trees are cut down 12. Because of the absence of the atmosphere on the moon, the skythere is black, just as in space. →Because there isno atmosphere on the moon, the sky… 13. These young men became doctors after six years training. →After these young menhad been trained for six years, the became doctors 14. People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D. →Paper is believedto have been invented by the Chinese in 105 A.D. 15. A man I don’t know told me about that. →I was told aboutthat by a man I don’t know. 16. That was a silly thing to say! →What a sillything to say! 17. We’ve run out of petrol. →There is no morepetrol left. 18. It takes six hours to drive from here to London. →It is a six hourdrive from here to London. 19. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport. →He regretted notsaying goodbye to her at the airport. 20. They failed to find out a solution to the problem. →They didn’t succeedin finding out a … 21. Most stores will accept a credit card instead of cash.(ALTERNATIVE) →Most stores will accept a credit card as an alternative tocash. 22. You can avoid tooth decay by brushing your teeth regularly.(PREVENT) →Brushing your teeth regularly can prevent tooth decay. 23. Some of Peter’s expressions make me think of my brother. (REMIND) →Some of Peter’s expressions remind me of my brother. 24. When do you think this bridge was built? (OLD) →How old do you think this bridge is? 25. That old typewriter is not worth repairing. (POINTLESS) →Repairing that old typewriter is pointless. 26. They share a lot of hobbies and interests. (COMMON) →They have a lot of hobbies and interest in common. 27. This train should have left 30 minutes ago. (MEANT) →This train was meant to leave 30 minutes ago. 28 The president arranged for me to use his chauffeur-driven carwhenever I liked. (DISPOSAL) →The president placed/put his chauffeur-driven car at mydisposal. 29. The painting is worth $25,000. (VALUED) →The painting has been valued at $25,000. 30. This passport can be used in most countries. →This passport can be valid for most countries. 31. My bank manager and I get on together very well. (TERMS) →I am on very good terms with my bank manager. 32. That hotel is a bit too expensive for us, I am afraid. (REACH) →That hotel is a bit beyond our reach, I am afraid. 33. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission. →Without absolutesecrecy, the mission wouldn’t have succeeded. 34. Immediately after his arrival home a water-heater exploded. →Hardly had hearrived home when a water-heater exploded. 35. Rita doesn’t realize how serious her husband’s operation is goingto be. →Little does Ritarealize how … 36. A waiter spilled soup over Lydia’s new dress last night. →Lydia had somesoup spilled over her new dress by a waiter last night. 37. It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us. →Had it not beenfor the goalkeeper, we would have lost the match. 38. Tim insisted on being told the complete story. →Nothing but thecomplete story would satisfy Tim. 39. Jane’s husband will be returning from South America quite soon. →It won’t be longafter Jane’s husband returns from S.A. 40. The permit expires at the end of this month. →The permit is notvalid after the end of this month. 41. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements. →Much as I admireher achievement, I don’t really like her. 42. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house untilafter the birth of their second child. →Only when A. andC. had their second child did they decide to move to a bigger house. 43. Martin may not be very well but she still manages to enjoy life. →Martin’s poorhealth doesn’t prevent/stop him from enjoying life. 44. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic. →The average depthof the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic. 45. Under no circumstances should you phone the police. →The last thingyou should do is to phone the police. 46. We couldn’t find George anywhere. →George wasnowhere to be found. 47. Provided your handwriting is legible, the examiners will acceptyour paper. →So long as theexaminers can read your handwriting, they will accept your paper. 48. There are a lot of people depend on him. →He has a lot ofdependants. 49. I daren’t turn on the television because the baby might wake up.(FEAR) →I daren’t turn on the television for fear of waking thebaby up. 50. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods. (AGREEMENT) →There was an agreement among the teachers to introduce thenew methods. 51. If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may improve.(REDUCTION) →A reduction in/of interest rates may improve the economicsituation. 52. I don’t personally care if they come or not. (MATTER) →It doesn’t matter to me whether they come or not. 53. Local residents said they were against the new traffic scheme.(DISAPPROVAL) →Local residents expressed their disapproval of the newtraffic scheme. 54. Why isn’t this TV working? →What is wrongwith this TV? 55. May I borrow your pen? →Would you lend meyour pen? 56. We must do something about the problem even if it costs a lot. →Costly as/thoughit may be, we must do something about the problem. 57. We should ban the use of pesticides, but we should also restrictthe use of other chemicals. →In addition tobanning the use of pesticides, we should also restrict the use of otherchemicals. 58. You might fall if you are not careful. →Be careful or youwill fall. 59. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong. →No sooner had hearrived than things went wrong. 60. Although Nam was the stronger of the two, his attacker soonoverpowered him. →Despite his beingthe stronger of the two, Nam was soon overpowered by his attacker. 61. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous filmstar attended. →Had it not beenfor the attendance of a famous film star, the party wouldn’t have been asuccess. 62. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy. →Galileo is regardedas the father of modern astronomy. 63. The only way you can become a good athlete is to train hard everyday. →Only by traininghard every day can you become a good athlete. 64. He speaks more persuasively than his brother. →He is a morepersuasive speaker than his brother. 65. He can hardly read at all. (VIRTUALLY) →He is virtually unable to read. 66. He can speak French well enough to go to the conference. (FLUENT) →His French is fluent enough to go to the conference. 67. His arrival was completely unexpected. (TOOK) →His arrival took us completely by surprise. 68. The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness. (ONSET) →The onset of the disease is a feeling is shown by a feelingof faintness. 69. He began by giving us a summary of his progress so far. (OUTSET) →At the outset, he gave us a summary of his progress so far. 70. As an antidote to their disappointment, he bought them ice-cream.(OFFSET) →To offset their disappointment, he bought them ice-cream. 71. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobaccos intoEngland. →The English owethe introduction of potatoes and tobaccos to W. R. 72. That rumour about the politician and the construction contract isabsolutely false. →There is absolutelyno truth in that rumour about the politician and the construction contract. 73. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in therobbery. →He received a sixmonth sentence for his part in the robbery. 74. You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar. →There is nolimit/restriction on how much/what you eat for $5 at the new lunch-bar. 75. The Yeti has very rarely been seen at this altitude. →There have beenvery few sightings of the Yeti at this altitude. 76. You think that fat people are allays jolly, but you are wrong. →Contrary to whatyou think, fat people aren’t always jolly. 77. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke tothe local dialect. →But for hiscommand of the local dialect, we could have been jailed. 78. The council rarely allows appeals against its decisions. →Hardly does the council allow appeals against itsdecisions. 79. She is a student good at mathematics. (FIGURES) →She is a student having a head for figures. 80. I think we ought to permit him to do whatever he chooses. (HAND) →I think we should give him a free hand. 81. Margaret was offered a place on the course but couldn’t acceptbecause she was ill. (TURN) →Margaret was offered a place on the coursebut had to turn down because … 82. You’ll just have to take a chance. (POT) →You’ll just have to take pot luck. (Take pot luck: ăn thử) 83. Assembling the furniture is extremely easy. (PLAY) →Assembling the furniture is a child’s play. 84. I resent the way that she clearly feels herself to be superior tome. (NOSE) superior: cấp cao hơn →I resent the way that she looks down her nose at me. 85. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed. (LEAF) →Youhave to turn over a new leaf if you want to succeed. 86. Many species of wildlife are threatened with extinction. (VERGE) →Many species of wildlife are on the verge of extinction. 87. The storm blew the roof off the house. →The house had itsroof blown off by the storm. 88. This is the quickest way to get into the town centre. →There is noquicker way than this to get into the town centre. 89. Only one person knew what had caused the fire. →The cause of thefire was known to only one person. 90. I’m not going to retire unless I myself want to. (FEEL) → I’m not going to retire unless I feel like it. 91. Aftertwo hours the bride had still not arrived. (SIGN) →After two hours there was still no sign of the bride. 92. Rosa found the heat quite intolerable. (BEAR) →Rosa couldn’t bear the heat. 93. You were rude to that woman’s husband, and she’s upset now. →The woman whose husband you were rude to is upset now. 94. Are they likely to pass Proficiency? →Is there any likelihood that they pass Proficiency? 95. 6,000 pounds is a better offer than you have ever had before. →You have never had an offer better than 6,000 pounds before. 96. Harry paid 50 pounds a week for bed and breakfast. →Bed and breakfast cost Harry 50 pounds a week. 97. You can not make use of this offer after 15 December. →This offer is only valid until 15 December. 98. Be careful not to waste water. (ECONOMICAL) →Be economical with water 99. We haven’t sold many cars this month. (DEMAND) →There has been little demand for cars this month. 100. The accident victim was having increasing difficulty in breathing.(DIFFICULT) →The accident victims were increasingly difficult to breathe.
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