Rephrase the following sentences in two different ways ...



Rewrite the following sentences in two different ways, using ONLY ONE of the words given in each of your sentences. Do not change the words given. The resulting sentences should be similar in meaning to the original sentence. The first one has been done for you as an example.

0. Someone came to clean the office carpets today. (HAD) (BEEN)

a) We HAD the office carpets cleaned today.

b) The office carpets have BEEN cleaned today.

1. I never thought of going to Iceland for the holidays. (OCCURRED) (HEAD)

2. His holiday insurance scheme failed through lack of support. BACK) (BACKING

3. The last day of the holiday was disastrous. (IN) (CATASTROPHICALLY)

4. It poured down all day. (DOGS) (TORRENTS)

5. It seems likely that the company will fold. (PROBABILITY) (ODDS)

6. Nobody plays football in front of my house! (HAVE) (FORBIDDEN)

7. No one agrees with me. (VIEW) (OPINION)

8. Physical exercise is not a modern pastime. (NEW) (HILL)

9. I hope my remarks haven’t upset you. (OFFENCE) (AMISS)

10. There are some people who didn’t agree with the decision. (EVERYBODY) (UNANIMOUS)

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