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    Paraphrasing Exercises

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    The document contains two sections. Section A provides 15 paraphrasing exercises asking the reader to rephrase given sentences. Section B contains a passage that has been edited so that verbs are in brackets. The reader is asked to fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form.

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    Paraphrasing Exercises

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    The document contains two sections. Section A provides 15 paraphrasing exercises asking the reader to rephrase given sentences. Section B contains a passage that has been edited so that verbs are in brackets. The reader is asked to fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form.

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    The document contains two sections. Section A provides 15 paraphrasing exercises asking the reader to rephrase given sentences. Section B contains a passage that has been edited so that verbs are in brackets. The reader is asked to fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form.

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    Paraphrasing Exercises

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    Emma Pannunzio
    The document contains two sections. Section A provides 15 paraphrasing exercises asking the reader to rephrase given sentences. Section B contains a passage that has been edited so that verbs are in brackets. The reader is asked to fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form.

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    A) Paraphrasing Exercises

    1. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for vears.


    It’s years ____________________________________________________________
    2. I didn't answer Paul's emails last week and now he's very angry.
    I should _____________________________________________________________
    3. I can't sleep well at night.
    I wish ______________________________________________________________
    4. They have converted the cinema in High Street into a dance hall.
    The cinema __________________________________________________________
    5. "How did you get that scholarship?"
    Would you mind ______________________________________________________
    6. Lucy spent all night at the club. She was very sleepy the following morning at the
    office.
    If__________________________________________________________________
    7. This book will take me two years to write.
    In two years' time_____________________________________________________
    8. The dog keeps stealing my socks!!!
    The dog is ___________________________________________________________
    9. My legal advisers have told me not to say any more at this time.
    I have_______________________________________________________________
    10. I wish I hadn't heard that!!!
    I'd rather you_________________________________________________________
    11. If you missed the first half, you can't really say you understood the film.
    Unless _____________________________________________________________
    12. I don't believe that you have lost your keys again!!!
    You _______________________________________________lost your keys again!!
    13. It's not necessary for you to wear a uniform.
    You ________________________________________________________________
    14. "I wouldn't cook the fish for too long, Bill, if I were you," Said Jean.
    Jean advised Bill _____________________________________________________
    15. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator” Said Bob
    Bob denied __________________________________________________________
    B) PUT EACH VERB IN BRACKETS INTO A SUITABLE VERB FORM.

    Hello. This is Kitty Beamish. I (1. speak) __________________________ to you from


    Oxford, where the finals of the World Quiz Championships (2.hold) __________________
    tomorrow. The favourite contestant (3.be) ______________Claude Jennings of Cornwall, the
    man who (4.know) ______________ everything. Twelve months ago no one (5.hear)
    _____________________ of Claude Jennings, although he (6.take)
    ______________________ part in quiz competitions for years. His parents say that he
    (7.spend) __________________ hours (8.read) _____________ whatever came to his
    hands when he (9.be) ____________ only a child. Now suddenly he is a big star. So far this
    year he (10.answer) _______________________ every single question correctly. This
    (11.be) _________________ the reason why he (12.become) __________________ so
    popular. In fact, when he (13.arrive) _______________here last weekend, hundreds of fans
    (14.wait) ________________________ at the station to welcome him. If the local authorities
    (15.know) __________________ he (16.become) _________________ that famous, they
    (17.organize) ____________________ a welcome event. Since his arrival, Claude
    (18.read)__________________________ encyclopedias in his hotel room. He is clearly the
    man (19.watch)_________________________________. Some experts predict that by the
    end of this year, Claude (20.appear) _____________________ in all the TV shows around
    Britain. And now back to the news desk.

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