[TOEFL/Grammer] Paraphrasing (1)

"I don't think you'll regret visiting the museum," said Monica.

• Monica said that the museum was worth the visit.

"Attendance at extra lectures is not obligatory," said our tutor.

• Our tutor said that we were under no obligation to attend

Obviously, the company takes all complaints very seriously.

• It goes without saying that all complaints are taken very seriously by the company.

Paul didn't want to commit himself to a long term career path.

• Paul wanted to keep his options open as far as his term career path was concerned.

The day was made extra special by the contribution of a prominent local celebrity.

• What set the day apart was the contribution of a prominent local celebrity.

Closing the factory would affect the local economy badly.

• The closure of the factory would have repercussions for the local economy.

You shouldn't let trivial matters worry you so much.

• You shouldn't let trivial matters prey on your mind to that extent.

He became famous but it cost him his privacy.

• His rise to fame was at the expense of this privacy.

I helped Ray, with the result that his business became successful.

• I did Ray a favor, the result of which his business became successful.

I wanted to make sure that all my good work wasn't wasted in that way.

• I wanted to prevent all my good work from going to waste in that way.

Scientists don't know to what extent environment affects our intelligence.

• How far our intelligence is affected by the environment is unclear to scientists.

Jessica is looking well these days, I suddenly thought.

• It struck me that Jessica is looking well these days.

Some people are happy when they have a pet to look after.

• Having a pet to take care of makes some people very happy.

It's highly likely that they will cancel the concert.

• There's a strong possibility that the concert will be cancelled.

We were incredibly surprised when we found the letter.

• The discovery of the letter was a surprise to us.

He didn't play in the game because he'd hurt his back.

• As a result of his back injury, he was prevented from playing in the game.

You can come to the meeting or not - I don't really mind.

• Whether or not you attend the meeting doesn't really matter to me.

I didn't mean all those things about tyour sister - I'm sorry.

• I'm sorry, I take back what I said about your sister.

Nick said we should reduce the amount of salt in our food.

• We should cut back/down on the amount of salt in our food, according to Nick.

It's our parents' 25th wedding anniversary next year.

• Next year our parents will have been married for 25 years.

At least they'll look after her well at the clinic.

• At least she will be in good hands at the clinic.

The building urgently needs to be completely renovated.

• The building is in urgent need of a complete renovation.

Dr. Jenkins has not kept up with recent technological developments.

• Dr. Jenkins is out of touch with recent developments in technology.

The standard of her homework is no longer acceptable.

• Her homework hasn't been up to scratch recently.

During the winter I prefer watching football to playing it.

• During the winter I would sooner watch football than play it.

I had to wait for the manager for almost an hour before he would see me.

• The manager kept me waiting for the best/better part of an hour before he would see me.

He had no idea what was going to happen to him when he walked into that room.

• Little did he know what was in store for him when he walked into that room.

We'll have to make sure that costs are as low as possible or we'll have no money left.

• We'll have to keep costs to a minimum or we'll find ourselves with no money left.

It wasn't until I started college that I knew I wasn't suited to being a lawyer.

• I only knew that wasn't cut out to be a lawyer when I went to college.

James has had a cold since Christmas.

• James hasn't gotten over the cold he caught at Christmas.