Rephrasing Exercises: Result Clauses
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REPHRASING EXERCISES: RESULT CLAUSES
I. Join these sentences using so, such, or such a(n)
1. He was very happy. He invited us for a drink.
He was…
2. They are lovely people. We enjoy their company a lot.
They´re…
3. Joanna is a very elegant woman. Everybody admires her.
Joanna is…
4. He is a very popular singer. He sells thousands of CD´s.
He´s…
5. They were very cheap books. We bought quite a few.
They were…
6. Sunday afternoons are very boring. We never know what to do.
Sunday afternoons…
II. Rephrasing Exercises.
1. The box was so heavy that he couldn´t lift it.
It was…
2. They were such naughty children that their parents punished them.
The children were…
3. The English language is so important that many people learn it every day.
English is such…
4. Sarah was such a young girl that her parents didn´t let her go out alone.
Sarah was…
5. These people are so poor that they always need help.
They are…
6. Mary is so popular that everybody wants to speak to her.
Mary´s… 7. We saw such cheap jeans in the shop that we bought three pairs.
The jeans…
8. It was such sour wine that we didn´t drink it.
The wine…
9. He is walking so slowly that he might miss the train.
He has…
10. He ate so much that he had a stomachache.
He ate…
11. Tom has such beautiful eyes that I can´t stop looking at him.
Tom´s eyes…
12. The tour guide was so nice that everyone enjoyed the trip.
He was…
13. I got such lovely presents that I´m looking forward to my next birthday.
My presents…
14. Edinburgh is such a wonderful city that I´d like to live there.
Edinburgh´s…
15. The day was so windy that we couldn´t play tennis.
It was…
16. Skiing is so exciting that millions of people practice it.
Skiing is…
17. Susan Strange is such an interesting writer that I´ve bought all her books.
Susan Strange´s…
18. Jane says such silly things that nobody listens to her anymore.
The things…
19. The stars are so bright tonight that I could fall in love.
There are…
20. Tom has grown so tall that I can´t believe he´s only 13. Tom´s become…
21. Those boys are always telling such stupid lies I never believe them.
The lies…
22. John cooks so well that he has become famous in our town.
John´s…
23. These ice-creams are so delicious that we had three.
They are…
24. Smoking is such an unhealthy habit that I´ve never done it.
Smoking is…
25. The text was so easy that I finished sooner than I expected.
It was…