In these exercises, you need to take the information in the first sentence and re-write it, using the word in bold so that the second sentence has exactly the same meaning. You cannot change the word in bold in ANY way. You must use a minimum of TWO and a maximum of FIVE words for each space. Contractions, which count as two words, should only be used for negatives: e.g. don't / hadn't / wouldn't, etc.

1. The family always spent their holidays climbing in the mountains. USED

The family’s holidays .....................................................................climbing in the mountains.

2 . Has Mary altered her decision about moving to the countryside?MIND

Do you know if Mary..................................................................... about moving to the countryside?

3. This new dining table is bigger than the one we had before. NOT

The dining table we had before .........................................................this new one.

4. My teacher suggested that I spent the summer in England. ADVISED

My teacher.................................................................. the summer in England.

5. While we were going home, we had an accident. WAY

We ...................................................................home when we had an accident.

6. I hope you were not discouraged by Sandra from going to the concert. PUT

I hope Sandra..................................................................... going to the concert.

7. I could never have passed that exam without your help. YOU

I could never have passed that exam ____________me.

8. We paid some people to landscape the garden for us last year. HAD

We ___________last yea