Question

Перефразируйте данные предложения. Если у вас будет получаться несколько способов, запишите все из них. 1. I suppose Mary has left the phone off the hook. 2. Doctors are obliged to scrub their hands carefully. 3. Do you mind if I take your pen? 4. It wasn’t necessary for me to read the book, so I didn’t. 5. It’s forbidden to copy tests’ answers without the teacher’s permission. 6. Why don’t they spend this evening at home? 7. It’s obvious they misunderstood the instructions of mine. Task 6. Вставьте нужные предлоги по смыслу. 1. They always lock the car to prevent it ___being stolen. 2. This scenery reminds me _____ my native country. 3. My girlfriend is taking care ____ my cat. 4. It is wrong to be rude _____ other people. 5. They have been delighted ____ their gifts. 6. He is sentenced ____ nine years in prison.

Answer 1

1. Mary may have left the phone off the hook.
2. Doctors must scrub their hands carefully.
3. May I take your pen?
4. II needn't have read the book, so I didn’t.
5. We mustn't copy tests answers without the teacher's permission.
6. They might spend this evening at home.
7. They must have misunderstood the instructions of mine.
1. They always lock the car to prevent it _from_being stolen.
2. This scenery reminds me __of___ my native country.
3. My girlfriend is taking care __of__ my cat.
4. It is wrong to be rude __to___ other people.
5. They have been delighted _with___ their gifts.
6. He is sentenced __to__ nine years in prison.

Answer 2

1. It seems that Mary has left the phone off the hook. - Mary, I suppose, has left the phone off the hook. - The phone, I suppose, has been left off the hook by Mary.

2. Doctors have an obligation to carefully scrub their hands. - Doctors are required to carefully scrub their hands. - It is mandatory for doctors to carefully scrub their hands.

3. Do you have any objections if I take your pen? - Do you mind if I borrow your pen? - Would it bother you if I used your pen?

4. Reading the book was not necessary for me, so I didn't. - I didn't have to read the book, so I didn't. - There was no need for me to read the book, so I didn't.

5. Without the teacher's permission, it is forbidden to copy test answers. - Copying test answers without the teacher's permission is prohibited. - It is not allowed to copy test answers without the teacher's permission.

6. Why not spend this evening at home? - Why don't they choose to stay at home this evening? - Wouldn't it be better if they spent this evening at home?

7. It is clear that they misunderstood my instructions. - They obviously misunderstood my instructions. - It is evident that they didn't understand my instructions.

Task 6. Insert the appropriate prepositions according to the meaning.

1. They always lock the car to prevent it from being stolen. - They always lock the car to prevent it being stolen. - They always lock the car to prevent theft.

2. This scenery reminds me of my native country. - This scenery reminds me about my native country. - This scenery brings back memories of my native country.

3. My girlfriend is taking care of my cat. - My girlfriend is taking care for my cat. - My girlfriend is looking after my cat.

4. It is wrong to be rude to other people. - It is wrong to be rude towards other people. - It is wrong to be rude when dealing with other people.

5. They have been delighted with their gifts. - They have been delighted by their gifts. - Their gifts have brought them great joy.

6. He is sentenced to nine years in prison. - He is sentenced for nine years in prison. - He is sentenced with a nine-year prison term.