Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the fi rst. 1 I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to advertise in newspapers.
If I in newspapers.
2 We can’t advertise on TV because we don’t have a big enough marketing budget.
We could a bigger marketing budget.
3 I don’t have enough money to use a celebrity.
I more money.
4 They don’t have the staff, so they can’t take onmore work.
If they more work.
5 I can’t speak to her as she’s on holiday.
I on holiday.
Explanation: The phrase "I don't think it's a good idea" implies a personal opinion, so to maintain the same meaning, we can use the conditional form "If I were you" to express the speaker's advice or suggestion.
2 We could advertise on TV if we had a bigger marketing budget.
Explanation: The original sentence expresses that the reason for not being able to advertise on TV is the lack of a big enough marketing budget. To rephrase it with the same meaning, we can use the conditional form "if we had" to imply a hypothetical situation where there is a bigger marketing budget.
3 I need more money in order to use a celebrity.
Explanation: The original sentence states the lack of enough money as the reason for not being able to use a celebrity. To convey the same meaning, we can use the phrase "I need" to express the personal requirement for more money.
4 If they had more staff, they could take on more work.
Explanation: The original sentence suggests that the reason for not being able to take on more work is the absence of staff. To maintain the same meaning, we can use the conditional form "If they had" to imply a hypothetical situation where there is more staff available.
5 I can't speak to her because she's on holiday.
Explanation: The original sentence states the unavailability of the person (she) as the reason for not being able to speak to her. To express the same meaning, we can use the phrase "because she's on holiday" to indicate the person's absence.