Answer :
Here is a detailed explanation and rewriting of the sentences provided:
Original: The meeting lasted for four hours. It is four hours since the meeting lasted.
Improved: The meeting lasted for four hours. It ended four hours ago.- The first sentence correctly states that the meeting lasted for a certain duration. The second sentence has been clarified to explain the time since it ended.
Original: In my opinion, you are not telling the truth. I suggest telling the truth.
Improved: I think you are not being honest. I suggest you tell the truth.- This improvement makes the suggestion more direct, changing 'in my opinion' to 'I think' for emphasis.
Original: She didn't say a word as she left the room. She left the room without saying a word.
- Both sentences convey the same meaning: she left the room silently.
Original: When I entered, he was having lunch. While he was having lunch, I entered.
- Both sentences describe the same scenario with a different sentence structure.
Original: People who are lazy won't be wealthy. Nobody who is lazy will be wealthy.
- Both sentences express that laziness is a hindrance to achieving wealth.
Original: She can't come to class because of her illness. (use conditional sentence type 2)
Improved: If she were not ill, she could come to class.- This uses the second conditional to suggest a hypothetical situation.
Original: Children often give their mothers flowers on the Women's Day. The Women's Day is on Oct 20.
Improved: On October 20, which is Women's Day, children often give their mothers flowers.- Combines both sentences into one for clarity.
Original: Those students were punished. They forgot their homework (use non-restrictive relative clause)
Improved: Those students, who forgot their homework, were punished.- The non-restrictive clause provides additional information about the students.
Original: Despite a bad day, we went out for a picnic. (use In spite...)
Improved: In spite of having a bad day, we went out for a picnic.- This rephrasing maintains the meaning using "in spite of".
Original: Our team didn't play well, so we lost the game. (use If...)
Improved: If our team had played well, we wouldn't have lost the game.- Uses the third conditional to express an unreal past situation affecting the outcome.
Original: They usually wrote to me. (use Used)
Improved: They used to write to me.- 'Used to' indicates a past habit.
Original: "Do you often visit Hue?" he asked her. (use reported speech)
Improved: He asked her if she often visited Hue.- The sentence is converted to indirect speech format.
Original: She has not lived in that flat for months. It's months since she lived in that flat.
- Both sentences have the same meaning, indicating the duration since she lived there.
Original: I wanted to finish my homework, so I stayed up late last night.
Improved: I stayed up late last night as I wanted to finish my homework.- This rephrases the sentence to show cause and effect.
Original: The thick fog prevented me from driving to work.
Improved: The thick fog was too much for me to drive through to work.- Clarifies the impediment caused by the fog.
Original: Nick hasn't been to Vietnam before.
Improved: This is the first time Nick has been to Vietnam.- Both statements mean this is Nick's first visit to Vietnam.
Original: Mr. Lam teaches English. Mr. Hai teaches Math.
Improved: Mr. Lam does not teach the same subjects as Mr. Hai.- Indicates different subjects taught by each teacher.
Original: I'd rather not see him tomorrow.
Improved: I don't want to see him tomorrow.- Simplifies the statement of preference.
Original: It was too hard to repair this machine.
Improved: It was so hard that I couldn't repair this machine.- Explains the difficulty level that led to the inability to fix the machine.
Original: We haven't seen each other for 2 months.
Alternative Expressions: We last saw each other 2 months ago. / The last time we saw each other was 2 months ago. / It's 2 months since we saw each other.- These sentences provide different ways to express the time elapsed since last meeting.
Original: Although their house is small, they live happily.
Improved: Despite their small house, they live happily.
Alternative: Their house is small; however, they live happily.- Different structures to express the happiness despite the size of the house.
Original: He overslept, so he missed the latest bus.
Alternative Expressions: Because he overslept, he missed the latest bus. / Because of oversleeping, he missed the latest bus.- Uses different causal linkers to relate oversleeping to missing the bus.
Original: Nick can run faster than Peter. (as)
Improved: Peter can't run as fast as Nick.Original: Mr. John sang better than Mrs. Jarvis. (than)
Improved: Mrs. Jarvis sang worse than Mr. John.- Uses comparisons to relate singing abilities.
By reorganizing and rephrasing these sentences, they become clearer and convey the intended meaning more effectively.
