English Grammar Rephrasing Practice
English Sentence Transformation Exercises
Enhance your English grammar skills by practicing these sentence transformations. Each section presents an original sentence and its rephrased equivalent(s), covering various grammatical structures from reported speech to conditionals and passive voice.
3. Comparing Wealth: Germany and India
- Original: Germany is richer than India.
- India isn’t as rich as Germany.
4. Reported Speech: “I Don’t Know”
- Original: “I don’t know,” he told them.
- He told them he didn’t know.
5. Conditional Sentences: Party Attendance
- Original: She can’t come to the party because she is so busy.
- If she wasn’t so busy, she could come to the party.
6. Expressing Possibility: Birthday Call
- Original: Maybe your friend will call you on your birthday.
- Your friend might call you on your birthday.
7. Indirect Questions: Finding the Cinema
- Original: “Where is the nearest cinema, please?”
- Could you tell me where the nearest cinema was?
8. Third Conditional: Test Revision
- Original: He didn’t revise for the test so he failed.
- If he had revised for the test, he wouldn’t have failed.
9. Causative Form: Eye Tests
- Original: The ophthalmologist tests her eyes every year.
- She has her eyes tested every year.
10. Relative Clauses: The Da Vinci Code
- Original: The Da Vinci Code is a best-seller. It was written by Don Browm.
- The Da Vinci Code, which is a best-seller, was written by Dan Brown.
11. Forming Questions: Subject Question
- Original: Mary goes swimming twice a week.
- Who goes swimming twice a week?
12. Expressing Apology: Birthday Forgetting
- Original: I am sorry I didn’t remember your birthday.
- I apologize for not remembering your birthday.
13. Reported Commands: Noise Reduction
- Original: He told us: “Don’t make so much noise!”
- He told us not to make so much noise.
14. Passive Voice: Susan’s London Residence
- Original: People think Susan lives in London.
- Susan is thought to live in London.
- It is thought that Susan lives in London.
15. Superlative Form: Interesting Book
- Original: I have never read such an interesting book.
- This is the most interesting book I have ever read.
16. Using “Unless”: Concert Tickets
- Original: If you don’t hurry up, you won’t get tickets for the concert.
- Unless you hurry up, you won’t get tickets for the concert.
17. Forming Questions: Uniform Requirement
- Original: I have to wear a uniform whenever I work in front of the customers.
- When do you have to wear a uniform?
18. Causative Form: Room Painting
- Original: The painters are painting my room this weekend.
- I am having my room painted this weekend.
19. Causative Form: Haircut Service
- Original: The hairdresser cut my hair last week.
- I had my hair cut last week.
20. Reported Suggestions: Cinema Trip
- Original: “Let’s go to the cinema on Tuesday,” said Mary.
- Mary suggested going to the cinema on Tuesday.
21. Expressing Regret: Bad Weather
- Original: What a pity the weather was so bad last weekend.
- I wish the weather hadn’t been so bad last weekend.
22. Past Perfect: Cinema Tickets
- Original: Claire went to the cinema. She had bought the tickets the previous day. (Before)
- Claire had bought the tickets the previous day before she went to the cinema.
23. Concessive Clauses: Beauty and Relationships
- Original: Although she is very beautiful, she hasn’t got a boyfriend.
- In spite of the fact that she is very beautiful, she hasn’t got a boyfriend.
24. Expressing Ability: Playing Golf
- Original: He knows how to play golf.
- He can play golf.
25. Reported Commands: Turning Off Lights
- Original: My mother told me, “Don’t forget to turn off the lights when you leave.”
- My mother told me not to forget to turn off the lights when I left.
26. Using “Unless”: Understanding Problems
- Original: You won’t understand the problem if you don’t listen carefully.
- Unless you listen carefully, you won’t understand the problem.
27. Causative Form: Haircut Tomorrow
- Original: Someone will cut your hair tomorrow.
- You will have your hair cut tomorrow.
28. Forming Questions: Frequency of Visits
- Original: He visits his parents every Sunday.
- How often does he visit his parents?
29. Reported Questions: Disco Permission
- Original: “Can I go to the disco?” Tim asked his mother.
- Tim asked his mother if he could go to the disco.
30. Concessive Clauses: Exam Performance
- Original: Despite the fact that the questions were difficult, she got a high mark in her exam.
- Although the questions were difficult, she got a high mark in her exam.
31. Expressing Lack of Necessity: Bed Making
- Original: It’s not necessary for you to make your bed.
- You needn’t make your bed.
32. Passive Voice: News Delivery
- Original: They will tell us the news tomorrow.
- We will be told the news tomorrow.
- The news will be told to us tomorrow.
33. Second Conditional: Buying a New Car
- Original: I don’t earn much money. It’s a pity I can’t buy a new car.
- If I earned much money, I could buy a new car.