Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown and keep the meaning unchanged:
1. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William.
- William suggested
2. He started to play the guitar five years ago.
- He has
3. I am fond of my nephew although he behaves terribly.
- I am fond of my nephew in
4. “I wasn’t there at the time,” he said.
- He denied
5. “Who does that suitcase belong to?” the policeman asked us.
- The policeman asked us whose
6. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.
- It’s
7. We couldn’t answer those two difficult questions.
- Those two
8. Haven’t you got any cheaper televisions?
- Are these
9. I would prefer you not to smoke in here.
- I’d rather
10. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.
- It was
11. She prefers reading to watching TV.
- She would
12. Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.
- Eventually he managed
13. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
- In
14. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him.
- I wish
15. She couldn’t get to work because of the heavy snow.
- The heavy snow
16. I had expected the weather to be worse.
-The weather was not
17. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
- I wasn’t early
18. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
- I apologise
19.He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.
- If
20. I haven’t seen that man here before.
- It’s
21. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
- The furniture was too
22. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
- The bank manager
23. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
- It is
24. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
- In
25. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
- Bill doubted
26. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
- The fog prevented
27. He failed to win the race.
- He didn’t
28. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
- It’s hours
29. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
- It
30. Somebody repaired her car yesterday.
- She
1. Helen said that she thought she would have to find a better job , she couldn't make both ends meet.
2. The environment must be kept clean.