Rephrasings 5

Re-write the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original.

 

1 Messi scored the first goal.

It was ………………………………

2 You'd better forget about buying that car.

 If I ………………………………….

3 Shall we buy him a present?

Sean suggested……………………..

4 I had to go to school although I wasn't feeling well.

I had to go to school …………………………….

5 They say that the flu is not as dangerous as other infectious illnesses.

The flu is ………………………………….

6 Perhaps my mother starts working again.

My mother ………………………………….

7 I’m sure I've met this man before.

I ………………………………………….

8 Nobody can open the door to the back garden.

 The door …………………………………………

9 It's forbidden to light a fire in the countryside.

You ………………………………………….

10 It's not necessary for you to attend the meeting.

You ………………………………………….

KEY

1. It was Messi who scored the first goal.
2. If I were you I would forget about buying a car.
3. Sean suggested buying his a present.
4. I had to go to school despite / in spite of not feeling very well.
5. The flu is said not to be as dangerous as other infectious illnesses.
6. My mother may start working again.
7. I must have met this man before.
8. The door to the back garden can’t de opened.
9. You mustn’t light a fire in the countryside.
10. You don’t have to attend the meeting.