REWRITE SENTENCE
1. S + spend(s)/ spent + time + doing st
----->It + takes/ took + sb(S) + time + to do + st
----->Doing st + takes + sb(S) + time
2. S1 + be + so + adj + that + S2 + can''t/couldn''t + do st
----->S1 + be + too + adj + for + (S2) + to do
----->It/ They… + be + such(a/an) + adj + noun(S1) + that + S2 + can''t/couldn''t + do st
3. Although + clause1 + clause2
----->In spite of / Despite + noun + clause2/ V-ing + clause2/ the fact that + clause1 + clause2
4. S + have/has + never + P2 + before
----->It''s the first time + S + have/has + ever + P2
5. S + last + did st + time ago/ when clause / in, at, on + …
----->S + haven''t/hasn''t + done st + for time/ since clause/ since + ….
6. S + started/began + doing/to do st + time ago/ when clause / in, at, on + …
----->S + have/has + done st/ been + doing + for time/ since clause/ since + ….
7. S + have/has + never + P2 + such(a/an) + adj + noun + before
----->It/ They … + be + adj ( so sanh nhat) + noun + S + have/has + ever + P2
8. S + do st + adv
----->S + be + (a/an) + adj + noun
----->S + be + good + at doing
9. S + haven''t/hasn''t + for time
----->It''s + time + since + S + did
10. S + did st + a moment ago
----->S + have/has + just + done st
11. Doing st + is + adj + for sb
----->It + is + adj + for sb + to do st
----->S(sb) + find(s) + it + adj + to do st
12. Unless + clause1 + clause2
----->If + clause1 + clause 2
( Giu nguyen cau truc cua 2 menh de; Doi the cua 1 trong 2 menh de)
13. S1 + have/has + to do st + or + S2 + will +…
----->If + S1 + don''t/doesn''t + do st + S2 + will +….
14. Do/ Don''t do + st + or + S + will +…
----->If + you + don''t do/do st + S + will +….
15. S + can''t/couldn''t + do st + because of + noun/V-ing
----->Noun/V-ing + prevent(s)/prevented + sb/st (S) + from + doing st
16. S + failed + to do st
----->S + didn''t + succed + in doing st
17. To be not surprised by st ( khong ngac nhien boi cai gi)
----->It came as no surprise to sb to hear
18. Can''t/ couldn''t + find + sb/st (S) + anywhere
----->S + be + nowhere + to be + found
----->S + be + impossible + to find + anywhere
19. To be pround of sb/st/V-ing ( hanh dien, tu hao ve cai gi day)
----->To pride oneself on st
20. To V + adv
----->To be adj + noun
21. S + seem to + V
----->It looks + as if + S + V