Level 3 English Language Practice PDF
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This document provides practice exercises in English, focusing on rewriting sentences to have similar meanings. It covers various grammar points and includes a range of examples. There are no exam board or year details included.
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# Level 3 ## Rewrite the second sentence using the words given so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 1. The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn't take the right precautions. Had the weather forecast **been accurate**, we **would have taken** the right precautions. 2. I am sure i...
# Level 3 ## Rewrite the second sentence using the words given so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 1. The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn't take the right precautions. Had the weather forecast **been accurate**, we **would have taken** the right precautions. 2. I am sure it wasn't Nam's fault. It **can't have been** Nam's fault. 3. I'm sure it was Mai who cleared everything up. Mai **must have** cleared everything up. 4. I applied for the job but it was turned down. **My application** for the job was turned down. 5. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic. The **average depth** of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic. 6. Daisy did not decide to move to a new house until the roof fell in. Only **when the roof fell in** did Daisy decide to move to a new house. 7. The passengers don't realize how lucky they have been. **Little** do the passengers realize how lucky they have been. 8. You must not leave important documents lying around. On no account **should you leave** important documents lying around. 9. Jenny is very charming, but I wouldn't trust her. **Charming** though Jenny is, I wouldn't trust her. 10. Driving at that speed is dangerous although you drive well. However **well you drive**, driving at that speed is dangerous. 11. Its lack of irregular verbs makes Esperanto a unique language. Unlike **other languages**, Esperanto has no irregular verbs which makes it a unique language. 12. You won't find a more dedicated teacher anywhere than Mrs. Mai. Nowhere **will you find** a more dedicated teacher than Mrs. Mai. 13. The play is so popular that the theatre is likely to be full every night. Such is **the popularity** of the play that the theatre is likely to be full every night. 14. They couldn't deceive customers although they used attractive advertisements. Whatever **attractive advertisements** they used, they couldn't deceive customers. 15. Because the chemicals were properly combined, the prescription has brought about the expected result. Because **of the proper combination** of chemicals, the prescription has brought about the expected result. 16. "The Times" was first printed 200 years ago. It **is 200 years since** "The Times" was first printed. 17. Lan said unforgivable things to her father at the party. What **unforgivable things** Lan said to her father at the party! 18. It is fairly unlikely that he will be convicted of the offence. There **is little chance** of him being convicted of the offence. 19. The reason why she applied for a job abroad was to earn more money. With **a view to earning** more money, she applied for a job abroad. 20. Thanks to his uncle's legacy of 15,000 dollars, he was able to buy the house he wanted. Had his **uncle not left him** a legacy of 15,000 dollars, he wouldn't have been able to buy the house he wanted. 21. A house in this district will cost you at least 50,000 dollars. You **won't be able to buy** a house in this district for less than 50,000 dollars. 22. I will only be satisfied if the director apologises fully. Nothing **short of a full apology** from the director will satisfy me. 23. I thought about what had happened all those years before. I **cast my mind back** to what had happened all those years before. 24. I almost gave up at one point. I **came very close** to giving up at one point. 25. He said that he had won as a result of good luck. He **attributed** his win to good luck. 26. They will not announce the decision officially. No **official announcement** of the decision will be made. 27. Thanks to Daisy's support I was able to finish the project. Had it **not been for Daisy's support**, I wouldn't have been able to finish the project. 28. It was his over-confidence that led to his defeat in the Wimbledon final. If **he had not been** so over-confident, he wouldn't have been defeated in the Wimbledon final. 29. In his recent article, Bob Lee pointed out all the faults in the government's new transport policy. In **his latest article**, Bob Lee criticized the government's new transport policy. 30. I'm absolutely sure she took the money on purpose. She **couldn't possibly** have taken the money by accident. 31. She delayed writing her book until she had done a lot of research. Only **after she had done** a lot of research did she begin writing her book.