Mini test 43

I. write a new sentence as similar as in meaning to the original sentence, but using
the words given in capital letters.
1. Mr. Hiddinuff was on the point of retiring. (ABOUT)
…Mr. Hiddinuff was about to retire
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2. She speaks Russian well. (COMMAND)
…She has a good command of spoken Russian.
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3. He is feeling dog-tires now. (WEATHER)
…He is under weather now
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4.I supposed wrongly that he was our darling. (MISTOOK)
…I mistook him for our darling
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5. The final score in the match between Liverpool and Everton on Sunday was three all.
(DREW)
… Liverpool and Everton drew all three in the match on Sunday
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6. People say that he was beaten to death after getting out of the shop. (SAID)
…He was said to be beaten to death after getting out of the shop.
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7. On no acccount will I lend you 100 pounds.(QUESTION)
…There is no question of my lending you 100 pounds.
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8. Venus was more beautiful than the other two goddesses. (MOST)
…Venus was the most beautiful goddess
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9. My salary is $ 2,000 more now than it was last year. (RISEN)
…My salary has risen $2000 more than last year.
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10. The world medical scientists knew everything about the so- called deadly disease
COVID 19.
(NOTHING)
…There was nothing the world medical scientists did not know about the so-called
deadly disease COVID 19
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11. She remarkably looks like her mother in beauty. (BEAR)
She bears a remarkable resemblance to her mother in beauty.
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12. In appearance, Janish is different from her mother (BEAR)
In appearance, Janish bears no resemblance to her mother.
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13. Just thinking about giving up the good job made me silly. (THE VERY)
…The very thought about giving up the good job made me silly.
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14. She hid the truth about his death as she was afraid of being arrested by the police
(CARPET)
……She swept the truth about his death under the carpet as she was afraid of being
arrested by the police.
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15.I don’t care you will come to the party or not. (DIFFERENCE)
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16. If it rains tonight, we’ll postpone going out. (SHOULD)
…If it rains tonight, should we postpone going out.
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17. we never suspected that she was a murderer. (AT NO TIME)
…At no time did we suspect that she was a murderer.
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18. Are they likely to pass the fina exam? (LIKELIHOOD)
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19. She acted wonderfully in the school play last night. (PERFORMANCE)
…She gave a wonderful performance in the school play last night.
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20. After they got the green light to start the project on making a film, they established
the shoot company. ( PERMISSION)
…After they got the permission to start the project on making a film, they established the
shoot company.
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II. Change the following int indirect speech.
1. “Shall we stay overnight in a five-star hotel by the sea?” she said.
…She suggested staying overnight in a five-star hotel by the sea.
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2. “Propose you should pay for the meal,” I said to John.
…I suggested John’s paying for the meal.
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3. She said, “I don’t know what to buy for Harry’s 25th bithday,’’ said I, “What about a
leather belt with trade mark “H”.
…She told me that she didn’t know what to buy for Harry’s 25th birthday and I suggested
a leather belt with trade mark “H”
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4. “Would you like some coffee with milk, Jame?” she said. “No, thanks,” he said.
…She offered Jame some coffee with milk but he refused.
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5. “Would you like a pair of sissors?” he asked her.
…He offered her a pair of sissors.
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6. Could I have some information on the tour to Liverpool?” said the visitor to the guide.
…The visitor asked the guide to have some information on the tour to Liverpool.
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7. “Do you think you could open the door of this room?” said the guest.
…The guest asked me if I thought I could open the door of that room.
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8. “I wonder if I could leave my car here?” said the driver
…The driver wondered if he could leave his car there.
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9. “Will you be at the meeting tomorrow?” said Peter to Mary.
…Peter asked Mary if there would be a meeting the following day.
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10. “Will you file these letters for me, please?” said the boss to the secretary.
……The boss asked the secretary to file the letter for him.
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11. “Will you have lunch at the Horisen hotel with me toorrow?” my friend said.
……My friend asked me if I would have lunch at the Horisen hotel with him the
following day.
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12. “Will you be quiet? . The children are sleeping in the room, “said the woman to the
workmen.
…The woman asked the workmen to be quiet as the children were sleeping in the room.
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13. “Shall I send the letter to your office?” said the woman to the man.
……The woman asked the man if she should ssend the letter to his office.
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14. “Shall we come back to this land again in the near future?” my father said.
……My father suggested coming to that land again in the near future.
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15. “Shall we ever see her again in here?” said Martin
…Martin wondered if they would see her again in the area.
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16. “Shall we look after your house when you are away?” said my neighbour.
…My neighbour asked me to look after my house when I were away.
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17. “Shall I have to go to the airport to say goodbye to the guests tomorrow?” said Smith
to her.
…Smith asked her if he should have to go to the airport to say goodbye to the guests the
following day.
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18. “Shall we plant some bonsai trees on the balcony?” my mother said.
……My mother asked me if we should plant some bonsai trees on the balcony.
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19. “What shall we do with thes dirty cats?” she said to me.
…She asked me what we should do with the dirty cats.
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20. “Shall I lock my car or leave it unlocked in the office yard” said Linda.
Linda asked me if she should lock her car or leave it unlocked in the office yard.

The following sentences in mini- test 42 are wrong. Read them again and correct
yourself.
Paying attention to how to turn active voice into passive voice with pattern (:
People say/ think believe… that clause.
-If the tense of the verb “say. think….in present: the verb in the object clause is present
→ to do,
Present continuous→ to be doing; present perfect and simple past → to have done;
simple future →to do
If the verb in the main clause is in simple past like people said
The verb in the oject clause in simple past → to do, past continuous → to be doing; past
perfect →to have done.
e.g Peole say that she is good at French→ She is said to be good………
People think that she is living in London. → She is thought to be living……..
People believ that he stole the money → He is believed to have stolen……….
They say that she has passed the exam. → She is said to have passed………
They think that he has been working abroad.→ He is thought to have been
working……
People believe that mary will come soon. → Mary is elieved to come soon.
e.g. People said that he was a spy. →He was said to be……..
People thought that Jame was hiding in her house → Jame was thought to be
hiding…..
They believed that he had died in the war.→ He was believed to have died………
They said that she had been woking for her for 10 years. → She was said to have
been working……………………………

II. Rewrite the following sentences by using the suggested words at the beginning of
each sentence.
1. People think that the police were attacked from behind suddently.
The police are thought to be attacked from behind suddenly.
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2. They say that the car was badly damaged by the mad buffalo.
The mad buffalo is said to damage the car badly.
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The car is said to be badly damaged by the mad buffalo.
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It is said that the car was badly damaged by the mad buffalo.
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3. She saw Mr Smsith making a new object with excellent skills.
A new object was seen being made with excellent skills by Mr Smith.
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Mr Smith was seen making a new object with excellent skills.
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8. Did she get the workmen to repaint her house?
Did she have the wormen paint her house?
Patterns with“have”
- to have st done (passive) = to get st done
- to have sb do st (hire sb to do or to ask sb to do) = to get sb to do
9. The policeman asked the passengers to get off the car for security check.
“Can you get off the car for security check”……………?
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10. The car was different from their advertisement.
The car bore…………………………………………………………………….
11. He was believed to have been put into prison many times for robbery.
People believed him to have been put into prison many times for robbery.
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12. He kept the truth about his marriage because it was not as good as may thought.
He swept the truth about his marriage under the carpet because it was not as good as
many thought. …………………………………………………………………………….
14. Just thinking about his stupid answer to her question make me ashamed.
The very thought about his stupid answer to her question make me ashamed
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17. I had just got out of the car then it exploded.
No sooner had I just got out the car than it exploded. ……………
Pattern: no sooner……………than = hardly……………when (1st action ended ,2nd
action happened at once)