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He speaks so slowly that his students get very bored.

He is such a slowly speaker that his students get very bored.

By the age of twenty, Mackenzie had written four best-sellers.

Mackenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty.

“How do you like my new dress?” - She asked John.

She asked John how he liked her new dress.

There is a train leaving at eight every morning.

A train leaves at eight every morning.

He was arrested for stealing some money.

He stole some money and was arrested for it.

She wouldn’t have met Mike if she hadn’t gone toSpainfor her holiday last year.

She met Mike when she went toSpainfor her holiday last year.

The job should be done tomorrow.

Someone should do the job tomorrow.

Roger is the most dependent person I have ever met.

I’ve never met a more dependent person than Roger.

She has hardly rung the bell when somebody opened the door.

Somebody opened the door just after she rang the bell.

He is said to have been all over the world.

People say that he has been all over the world.

I hate having to write letters.

I have to write letters, but I hate it.

I wish I had finished my homework last night.

I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.

I have no advice that is offered to you.

I have no advice to offer you.

The war ended and soldiers returned home.

As the war ended, soldiers returned home.

He is said to have died by his own hand.

It is said that he died by his own hand.

Unless you do as I tell that, you’ll regret about it.

Do as I tell that or you’ll regret about it.

Unless you do our homework well, the master will get angry with us.

We must do our homework well or the master will get angry with us.

She reminded him to phone the office.

“Don’t forget to phone the office,” She told him.

I wish I had time to listen to you.

I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.

John has just been released by the police.

The police have just released John.

They were speaking too softly for us to hear.

I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly.

It took us five hours to get toLondon.

We spent five hours getting toLondon.

The news that her son died was a great shock to her.

The news of her son’s death was a great shock to her.

Mary refused to lend Peter her motorbike.

“You can’t borrow my motorbike, Peter” Mary said.

Hardly had he written the problem on the blackboard when he solved it.

He had written the problem on the blackboard.

Not only did he study English but also French.

He studied English.

The farther we live from our house, the more we miss it.

We live far from our house.

No matter strong you are, you can’t lift this heavy box.

You may be strong, but you can’t lift this heavy box.

Jane is as heavy as her sister.

Jane weighs as much as her sister.

A new shopping center was being built when we came.

They were building a new shopping center when we came.

Are these old houses going to be demolished?.

Are they going to demolish these old houses?.

The coffee was so bad that he couldn’t drink it.

It was such bad coffee that he couldn’t drink it.

Most crops are influenced by weather conditions.

Weather conditions influence most crops.

Smoking is not allowed in here.

You must not smoke in here.

It took us three hours to open the door.

We had to spend three hours to open the door.

I didn’t finish my homework until mid-night.

It was not until mid-night that I finished the homework.

Isn’t there another way to reach the city center?.

Is this the only way to reach the city center?.

He didn’t forget, and neither did she.

He remembered, and so did she.

It’s high time something was done about the city’s traffic problem by the council.

When the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problem?.

Would you mind lending me your pen?.

May I borrow your pen?.

Peter suggested I should take a taxi.

“I’d take a taxi if I were you” said Peter.

He is said to have escaped to a neutral country.

It is said that he escaped to a neutral country.

My sister began studying English two years ago.

My sister has studied French for two years.

Mr.

Mr.

December is the busiest month of Mr.

Mr.

If Mary had worked hard, she would not have failed in her exams.

Mary didn’t work hard enough.

Because the weather was bad, the train was delayed for twenty minutes.

The train was delayed for twenty minutes because of the bad weather.

John couldn’t hardly understand what the teacher said.

John only understood very little of what the teacher said.

We can only get into the house if someone has a key.

Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house.

You can’t have locked the front door.

I’m sure you didn’t lock the front door.

He’d rather play golf than tennis.

He prefers golf to tennis.

He wishes he had invited Molly to his party.

He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Molly to his party.

I wish I had known how to do it.

I was sorry I didn’t know how to do it.

If a child is spared punishment, he will be spoilt.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It wasn’t necessary to remind him about it.

He didn’t need to be reminded about it.

They will have these shoes repaired.

These shoes will have to be repaired.

Despite the fact that I can’t play any instrument, I love music.

I love music although I can’t play any musical instrument.

He wanted to know how long it had been since Bob left this city.

“How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?”.

Children of rich family tend to be sent to private school.

Rich family tends to send their children to private schools.

No sooner had he got home than it began to rain.

He had no sooner got home than it began to rain.

The children whose parents work late are taken home by bus.

The children are taken home by bus.

He laughs as if he had done the exam successfully.

He laughs.

It was too late to do anything.

It was so late that nothing could be done.

Bill doubted if John would come.

‘I don’t think John will come,’ Said Bill.

I wish I had finished my homework last night.

I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.

Every time we rang, there was not any answer.

There was never any answer when we rang.

John suggested Barry should put a better lock on the door.

‘Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?’ said John.

If you do not get a visa, you can visit the United.

You can visit theUnited Statesunless you get a visa.

Traveling by air always makes me nervous.

I’m always nervous when I travel by air.

John could hardly understand what the teacher said.

John only understood a little of what the teacher said.

If he does not phone immediately, he won’t get any information.

Unless he phone immediately he won’t get any information.

The office manager wondered why he had not got a computer before.

“Why didn’t I get a computer before?” Thought the office manager.

He built a house and that is the finest in the village.

He built a house that is the finest in the village.

No sooner had the teacher come in than they stopped talking.

As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking.

He hadn’t left college before he took his degree.

He left college after he had taken his degree.

To rush out is not as good as to wear out.

It is better to wear out than rush out.

If the child is spared punishment, he will be spoilt.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Calcuttais the largest town inIndia.

No other town inIndiais as large asCalcutta.

By whom were you taught grammar?.

Who taught you grammar last year?.

One should keep promise.

Promises should be kept.

It’s time for lunch to be prepared.

It’s time to prepare lunch.

Unless Peter takes more care, he will have an accident.

Peter is a careless driver.

In spite of the heavy traffic, the little boy crossed the street.

The little boy crossed the street although the traffic was heavy.

The question couldn’t be answered by us because it was very hard.

We couldn’t answer the question because it was very hard.

He could neither drive, sell nor give it away.

He could not drive it.

Never shouldn’t him abbey his parents.

He should always abbey his parents.

I apologize for being rude to you yesterday.

I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.

In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.

Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car.

It can’t be denied that she has a beautiful voice.

Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.

She thoughtRomewas worse thanParis.

She likedParisa little andRomeless.

The firemen managed to put it out after fighting the fire for 12 hours.

After fighting the fire for 12 hours the firemen succeeded in putting it out.

It is time the children worked.

The children should be working now.

He was made to wait for two hours.

They made him wait for two hours.

The boat was made to turn back by the police.

The police made the boat turn back.

Would you please smoke in here?.

I’d rather you smoked in here.

As I didn’t know all the facts, I didn’t ring the police.

If I had known all the facts, I would not have rung the police.

The police shall be notified about this matter by us.

We shall notify the police about this matter.

Galileo is regarded as the father of modern astronomy.

Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy.

There has been a considerable fall in the value of Sterlingin the past week.

The value ofSterlinghad fallen considerably in the past week.

I can barely see any mark on that dress.

That dress has only the slightest mark on it.