REPHRASING 1

Rephrasing is a typical exercise in the EBAU exam. 

What we are usually asked to do is to rewrite a sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one.

What we have to do is to identify what we have to do. That is, we should know whether what we are asked to rewrite is a passive, a conditional, an indirect speech clause or we just have to use a connector.

This kind of exercises provide a good practice for students to practice grammar structures and vocabulary or to revise previously learnt contents. Apart from that rephrasing increases the fluency and the capacity to use strategies of communication in students

I hope these examples help.

REPHRASING-MIXED

Gap-fill exercise
created with hot potatoes by fernandobraña

  

rewrite the following sentences beiginning as shown so that they have the same meaning

She started drinking too much alcohol two years ago. (Verbal Tenses)
- She .
I don’t have a computer so I can’t type the essay on English grammar. (Conditional Sentence)
- If I .
Despite having been vaccinated she caught the flu. (Contrast Connector)
- Although she
“We will arrest them for illegal entry in the country”, the policeman said. (Reported Speech)
- The policeman said that
The teacher glued the pieces of the broken toy. (Passive)
- The pieces of the broken toy .
It is possible that I finish work earlier than usual today. (Modal verb)
- I .
This is the place. We last had coffee together here. (Relative Clauses)
- This is .
I love German. Unfortunately, I can’t speak it fluently. (Wish)
- I wish .
As he hadn’t behaved himself, his parents got angry with him. (Causal Connector)
- His parents got angry with him .
Everybody must read the instructions first. (Passive)
- The instructions .
He made an effort to speak in English. (Gerund/Infinitive)
- He tried
I spent my holidays in France. (Question)
- Where
This is the man. His job is very dangerous. (Relative Clauses)
- This is the man .
The engineer has repaired my television. (Have sth. Done)
- I’ve (by the engineer)
She gave up going to French lessons. (Gerund/ Infinitive)
- She stopped to French lessons.
I regretted having hit the dog on the head. (Wish)
- I wish I the dog on the head.
I’m not as good at English as you are. (Comparatives)
- You are .
The policeman knew where the thief was hidden. (Question)
- "Who where the thief was hidden?". "The policeman"
If your friend doesn’t come before ten, he will miss the train. (Conditionals)
- Unless .
The children stayed at home because it was raining. (Causal Connector)
- As .