Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets: a) She has been working here since 2010. (for) b) The teacher said, "Students, submit your assignments on time." (to) c) It is raining…

a) She has been working here for ten years.

b) The teacher told the students to submit their assignments on time.

c) The weather is raining heavily.

d) The book is so difficult that I cannot understand it.

e) He is not strong enough to lift the box.

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Explanation:

a) The sentence uses the present perfect continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action since a specific point in time (2010). The word "for" is used to express duration, replacing "since" which indicates a starting point. Thus, "since 2010" becomes "for ten years" (assuming the current year is 2024).

b) The original sentence is a direct speech. To rewrite it using the word "to," we convert it into an indirect speech. The verb "said" changes to "told," and the object "Students" is added after "told." The imperative sentence "submit your assignments on time" becomes "to submit their assignments on time."

c) The sentence describes the weather condition. To rewrite it using "The weather," we simply replace the subject "It" with "The weather." This maintains the same meaning while incorporating the given word.

d) The original sentence uses "too...to" structure. To rewrite it using "so," we replace "too...to" with "so...that." The sentence structure changes slightly to "so difficult that I cannot understand it."

e) The original sentence uses "too...to" structure. To rewrite it using "not strong enough," we replace "too weak to" with "not strong enough to." This maintains the same meaning while incorporating the given phrase.

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Additional Examples for Practice:

1. She is too tired to walk. (enough)

   • She is not energetic enough to walk.

2. The movie was so boring that I fell asleep. (too)

   • The movie was too boring for me to stay awake.

3. He has been living here since 2015. (for)

   • He has been living here for nine years.

4. The teacher said, "Be quiet!" (to)

   • The teacher told us to be quiet.

5. It is snowing outside. (The weather)

   • The weather is snowing outside.