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Finish the second sentence in such a way that means exactly the same as the #1 (permalink) Thu Jul 15, 2010 14:06 pm   Finish the second sentence in such a way that means exactly the same as the
 

Hello teachers,

Please help me to check this. Many thanks.

1. “You should have waited for us”, the team leader said to John.
The team leader criticized John for not waiting for them.
2. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.
He might not get my letter.
3. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.
It hasn’t snowed here for 6 years.
4. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
Only when they told me about it later I realized what I had missed.
5. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.
There were far fewer people there than I had expected.
6. When the minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
On being asked about the strike, the minister declined to comment.
7. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
You didn’t need to have gone to all that trouble.
8. Please don’t say things like that.
I wish you wouldn’t say things like that.
9. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said.
She flatly rejected to sleep in that haunted house.
10. It wasn’t necessary for them to call for help after all.
They didn’t need to call for help after all.
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Finish the second sentence in such a way that means exactly the same as the #2 (permalink) Thu Jul 15, 2010 14:30 pm   Finish the second sentence in such a way that means exactly the same as the
 

2. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.
He might not have gotten my letter.

4. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.

7. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
You didn’t need to go to all that trouble.

9. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said.
She flatly rejected sleeping in that haunted house.
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Finish the second sentence in such a way that means exactly the same as the #3 (permalink) Thu Jul 15, 2010 18:14 pm   Finish the second sentence in such a way that means exactly the same as the
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
2. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.
He might not have gotten my letter.


Note also -
In UK/British English:
He might not have got my letter.
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Finish the second sentence in such a way that means exactly the same as the #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:14 am   Finish the second sentence in such a way that means exactly the same as the
 

Dear Mister Micawber and Beeesneees,

Many thanks for your help.
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