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rephrasing sentences
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chenchen_castrourdiales
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rephrasing sentences
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Hi everybody,
I �m just correcting a bunch of 50 rephrasing sentences one of my students gave me b4 Easter holidays to correct. The point is that I don �t have the key and I �m stuck with some of them. Could you please give me a hand?
Gary wanted the vet to examine his dog immediately. TAKE
Gary insisted that the vet ............................. his dog immediately.
People donated lots of money after we performed in London. FOLLOWING
We received lots of ............................... in London.
"Please, don �t phone me at home at weekends," said the coach. RATHER
"I ................. me during the week," said the coach. ( rather you did not call) ??
Despite Dan �s serious injuries, he managed to survive. EVEN
Dan managed to pull ................................ he was seriously injured.
"It �s getting late so i think I ought to go now," said Mr. Healey. BE
"It �s getting late so I really ...............................," said Mr. Healey.
James hardly ever drove his car at night. USED
James ............. his car at night. (never used to drive)?? the meaning is not the same though.
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27 Apr 2011
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anitarobi
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Gary wanted the vet to examine his dog immediately. TAKE
Gary insisted that the vet TAKE CARE OF his dog immediately.
People donated lots of money after we performed in London. FOLLOWING
We received lots of DONATIONS FOLLOWING OUR PERFORMANCE in London.
"Please, don �t phone me at home at weekends," said the coach. RATHER
"I �D RATHER YOU PHONED me during the week," said the coach. ( rather you did not call) ??
Despite Dan �s serious injuries, he managed to survive. EVEN
Dan managed to pull THROUGH EVEN THOUGH he was seriously injured.
"It �s getting late so i think I ought to go now," said Mr. Healey. BE
"It �s getting late so I really SHOULD/OUGHT TO BE GOING NOW," said Mr. Healey.
James hardly ever drove his car at night. USED
James USED NOT TO DRIVE his car at night. (never used to drive)?? the meaning is not the same though.
I �m not sure about the first and last one, really |
27 Apr 2011
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aliciapc
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I agree, Anita, "I �d rather you did not call"
Then , " James was not used to driving his car ..."
And "Gary insisted that the vet take a look at his dog"
MHO |
27 Apr 2011
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mariec
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1. Gary insisted that the vet take care of his dog....
2. We received lots of money following our performance in ...
3. "I�d rather you didn�t phone me ..."
4.Dan managed to pull through even though he was ...
5."It�s getting late so I really should be going ...
6. James wasn�t used to driving his car at night.
Hope these answers help. Have a good week |
27 Apr 2011
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Zora
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1. � Take a look at.
2. � Following our performance.
3. � Would rather you call.
4. � Through even though.
5. � Must be going.
6. � Hardly ever used to drive
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27 Apr 2011
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aliciapc
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1. "take care" is not the same as "examine" (to me, at least)
3. you �re right, mariec, "I �d rather you did not phone " (not call)
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27 Apr 2011
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mariby22
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Gary wanted
the vet to examine his dog immediately.
TAKE
Gary
insisted that the vet .............should take care of................ his dog
immediately.
People
donated lots of money after we performed in London. FOLLOWING
We received
lots of .......money donations following our performance........................ in
London.
"Please,
don �t phone me at home at weekends," said the coach. RATHER
"I
......rather you called........... me during the week," said the coach
Despite Dan
�s serious injuries, he managed to survive.
EVEN
Dan managed
to pull ...............even though................. he was seriously injured.
"It �s
getting late so i think I ought to go now," said Mr. Healey. BE
"It �s
getting late so I really ................have to be off...............,"
said Mr. Healey.
James
hardly ever drove his car at night.
USED
James ....didn�t
use to drive......... his car at night
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27 Apr 2011
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aliciapc
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Too many versions, chenchen ! I �d stick to Linda �s ... good luck! |
27 Apr 2011
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douglas
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I agree with Zora. Note: If you are teaching Oxford English use "phone" vs "call" for #3.
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27 Apr 2011
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chenchen_castrourdiales
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Thank you very much to everybody for your time and help. With those sentences with different versions I will follow the most voted ones. However, I have a further question related to sentence # 3. Don �t we use the structure "would rather + past simple" when we want somebody to do sth? Isn �t this the case? On the other hand, as far as I know the verbs "ring", "phone", and "call" are synonyms. Why do you suggest me to use "phone" vs "call"? Thanks in advance. |
27 Apr 2011
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LILIAAMALIA
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1.take a look at
2.donations following our performance
3. �d rather you did not call
4.pull through even though
5.must be going
6.rarely used to drive |
27 Apr 2011
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