Grammar exercise

Rewrite as directed.

1. The thief heard a noise. He ran away. (Combine using a participle.)

2. He is very fat. He cannot run fast. (Rewrite using ‘too’.)

3. He possessed all the qualifications. He didn’t get the job. (Rewrite using ‘although’.)

4. Rahim is a minister in the Union Cabinet. He was my classmate at school. (Combine using a relative pronoun)

5. You must hurry. If you don’t you will be late. (Rewrite using ‘or else’)

6. It is very hot. We cannot go out now. (Rewrite using ‘too’.)

7. As the weather was fine, we went out for a walk. (Rewrite using being)

8. John did not work hard. So he failed the test. (Rewrite using ‘if’)

9. Tom was running a temperature. He did not go to work. (Rewrite using ‘as’)

10. Martin is an interesting guy. I met him on the bus. (Combine using a relative pronoun.)

Answers

1. Hearing a noise, the thief ran away.

2. He is too fat to run fast.

3. Although he possessed all the qualifications, he didn’t get the job.

4. Rahim, who is a minister in the Union Cabinet, was my classmate at school.

5. You must hurry or else you will be late.

6. It is too hot to go out now.

7. The weather being fine, we went out for a walk.

8. If John worked hard, he would not fail the test.

9. As Tom was running a temperature, he did not go to work.

10. Martin, whom I met on the bus, is an interesting guy.