X. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1. He said he did not steal the car. He denied_____________________________________________________ 2. “If I were you, I wouldn’t lend Jim any more money”, Mary said to John. Mary advised____________________________________________________ 3. This is the worst meal I have ever had. Never______________________________________________________________ 4. As people grow older, they become more and more forgetful. The ______________________________________________________________ 5. Although he is industrious, he hasn’t succeeded. Industrious________________________________________________________

Phương pháp làm bài tập này là sử dụng các cấu trúc ngữ pháp tương ứng với ý nghĩa của câu gốc.

1. He denied stealing the car.
(He: denied; stealing: the verb in -ing form, used after "denied")

2. Mary advised John not to lend Jim any more money.
(Mary: advised; not to lend: verb pattern used after "advised")

3. Never have I had such a bad meal.
(Never: inversion; have I had: verb pattern used after "never")

4. The older people grow, the more forgetful they become.
(The: used to make a noun phrase; older: comparative form; grow: verb; the more forgetful: comparative structure using "the")

5. Industrious as he is, he hasn't succeeded.
(Industrious: adjective; as: conjunction; he is: subject + verb; he hasn't succeeded: verb phrase)

Industrious as he is, he hasn't succeeded.

The older people get, the more forgetful they become.

Never have I had such a terrible meal.

Mary advised John not to lend Jim any more money.