Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use no more than six
words, including the word in capitals.
It's amazing that James is a really quick learner of
everything, EXTREMELY
It's amazing that James learns everything extremely
quickly.
1 Marta speaks quite good French, don't you think?
PRETTY
Marta speaks French
don't you think?
2 I really don't like the fact that Jennifer is slightly lazy.
LITTLE
I really don't like the fact that Jennifer does
everything
3 It's absolutely great news that Jake's house is quite
near mine. RATHER
It's absolutely great news that Jake lives
4 Everybody in school knows that Stephen is a very fast
runner. REALLY
Everybody in school knows that Stephen runs
5 Actually, I am a little better at gardening than Paul. BIT
Actually, Paul is
me.
Marta speaks French pretty good, don't you think?
Explanation: The word "quite" is replaced with "pretty" to maintain a similar meaning. The sentence structure remains the same.
I really don't like the fact that Jennifer does little everything.
I really don't like the fact that Jennifer does everything little.
Explanation: The word "slightly" is replaced with "little" to maintain a similar meaning. The position of the word "little" is changed to fit the sentence structure.
It's absolutely great news that Jake lives rather mine.
It's absolutely great news that Jake lives rather near mine.
Explanation: The word "quite" is replaced with "rather" to maintain a similar meaning. The word "near" is added to complete the sentence and retain the original meaning.
Everybody in school knows that Stephen runs really.
Everybody in school knows that Stephen runs really fast.
Explanation: The word "fast" is added to the sentence to maintain a similar meaning.
Actually, Paul is bit me.
Actually, Paul is a bit better than me.
Explanation: The words "a bit better than" are added to the sentence to maintain a similar meaning. The word "at gardening" is removed to fit the sentence structure.