CÁC DẠNG BÀI TẬP CHUYỂN ĐỔI CÂU CƠ BẢN
1. BE NECESSARY AND HAVE TO
1. It isn’t necessary to shout.
( You
2. It isn’t necessary to repair that old typewriter.
( That old
3. It isn’t necessary to make an appointment to see the bank manager.
( You
5. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday.
( You needn’t
5. It is necessary for him to meet me at seven.
( He
2. TAKE = SPEND = IN ... TIME
1. We spent 2 hours watering the flowers.
( It took
2. It takes me 15 minutes to go to school by bike.
=> I spend
3. It took him a year to study English
=> He spent
4. It took her 2 hours to type this document.
=> She spent
5. We spent 5 hours getting to London.
=> It took
3. Someone can`t (couldn`t) do sth because of sth.
= Sth prevent(ed) / stop(ped) deter(ed) someone from doing sth.
1. Mr. Thanh couldn’t enjoy the meal because of the stomachache.
=> The stomachache prevented
2. I couldn’t come to Hoa’s birthday party because of the heavy rain.
=> The heavy rain
3. The train couldn’t run because of the storm.
=> The storm
4. He couldn’t see anything because of the dark night.
=> The dark night
5. The car couldn’t run because of the accident.
=> The accident
4. Comparative and superlative
1. Susan isn’t as good at chemistry as Sarah.
=> Sarah is
2. No one in the group is younger than he.
=> He is the
3. Stone isn’t as hard as iron.
=> Iron is
4. Tom is the best football player in the team.
=> No one in the team is
5. I don’t play the guitar as well as he does.
=> He plays
5. Because of = make
1. They laughed because of the clowns
=> The clowns
2. We are bored because of the news
=> The news
3. They cried a lot because of the sad movie.
=> The sad movie
4. She was happy because of the birthday gift.
=> The birthday gift
6. Manage = succeed
1. At last he managed to open the door.
=> He succeeded
2. She failed to find a job at this time.
=> She didn`t
3. He succeeded in solving the problem.
=> He managed
4. They manage to finish the project in time for the presentation.
=> They succeeded
7. S + can`t afford to do sth
1. He can’t afford to buy the car.
=> The car
2. The house is too expensive for him to buy.
=> He
3. The bill is too enormous for her to pay.
=> She
4. They can`t afford to pay for their living.
=> They
8. Lend someone sth = borrow sth from someone
1. Nam borrowed money from me
=> I
2. I lent her the book last night.
=> She
3. That factory borrowed much money from the VP bank.
=> The VP bank
4. We lent her ten books last week.
=> She
9. Look forward to doing sth = S + be + excited at/about doing sth
1. We are very excited about meeting Lan
=> We are looking
2. The children are always excited about going on a holiday.
=> The children are looking
3. We are excited about going on a countryside trip to Lan`s village
=> We are excited at
10. Prefer = like better = would rather.
1. I prefer going to bed to studying my lessons.
=> I’d rather
2. We would rather travel by bus than walk to school.
=> We prefer
3. She prefers to eat pig rather than eat fish.
=> She likes
4. I’d rather read newspapers than watch TV.
=> I prefer
11. Questions with “how much”
1. What is the price of this watch?
=> How much ?
2. What is the price of your car?
=> How much ?
3. What is the price of his coat?
=> How much ?
4. What is the price of her hat?
=> How much ?
5. What is the price of these beautiful scarves?
=> How much ?
12. Tổng hợp
1. My children aren’t as intelligent as theirs
=> Their