初中英语同义句改换大全 9页

同义句转换Healwaysgetstoschoolearly.=Henevergetstoschoollate.Maybethekidishealthy.=Thekidmaybehealthy.AlthoughIhavehealthyhabits,Iamnotveryhealthy.=Ihaveahealthyhabits,butI’mnotveryhealthy.What’swrongwithhim?=What’sthematterwithhim?=What’sthetroublewithhim?There’ssomethingwrongwithhisbike.=Somethingiswrongwithhisbike.=Hisbikeisbroken.Studyingmathisdifficult.=It’sdifficulttostudymath.Shegottoschoolbybus.=Shetakesabustogettoschool.Wewenthomeonfoot.=Wewalkedhome.Ittookme25minutestogotherebybus.=Ispent25minutesgoingtherebybus.=It’s25minutes’busride.Nancyspent8dollarsonthesweater.=Nancyboughtthesweaterfor8dollars.=Nancypaid8dollarsforthesweater.=ThesweatercostNancy8dollarsLilyandLucylookthesame.=LilylookslikeLuy.Bothgirlsgotolotofparties.=Eachofthegirlsgoestolotsofparties.Heistooyoungtogotoschool.=Heissoyoungthathecan’tgotoschool.=Heisn’toldenoughtogotoschool.Mysisterbegantosingwhenshewas2yearsold.=Mysisterbegantosingttheageof2.Theyneedtwomorebooks.=Theyneedanothertwobooks.Notallthestudentsenjoylisteningtothemusic.=Allthestudentsdon’tenjoylisteningtothemusic.=Someofthestudentsenjoylisteningtothemusic.TheyaregoingtoShanghaitomorrow.=TheyareleavingforShanghaitomorrow.Whydon’tyoumakehimacard.=Whynotmakehimacard?=Letusmakehimacard.=Howaboutmakinghimacard?=Shallwemakehimacard?Theywenttoschoolanddidn’thavebreakfastyesterdaymorning.=Theywenttoschoolwithouthavingbreakfast.I’mmoreathleticthanmybestfriend.=Mybestfriendisnotasathleticasme.Heisthemostcleverboyintheclass.=Heismorecleverthananyotherboyintheclass.=Nobodyelseismorecleverthanhimintheclass.IthinkEnglishismoreusefulthanmath.=IthinkmathislessusefulthanEnglish.Hestayedinchinafor9years.=HecametoChina9yearsago.Idislikedoinghousework.=Ihatetodothechores.Iwillleaveaftermymothercomesback.=Iwon’tleaveuntilmymothercomesback.Ihopetoseeyounextyear.\n=IhopeIcanseeyounextyear.Iborrowedacamerafrommyfriend.-Myfriendlentacameratome.1.onceaweek=everyweek2.lookafter=babysit=takecareof3.bedifferentfrom=notthesameas4.showsbsth=showsthtosb5.around=allover6.over=morethan7.atlast=finally=intheend8.closeto=notfarfrom9.sometimes=attimes10.no=nota/anynothing=notanything11.needn’t=nothaveto12.whatelse=whatotherthings13.why=what……for14.havefun=enjoyoneself=haveagoodtime15.bebusy=havetime16.want=wouldlike英语同义句转换专练一1. ThisisthehousewhereZunyiMeetingwasheld.     Thisisthehouse_____ _____ZunyiMeetingwasheld.2. Thereareshopsonbothsidesofthestreet.    Thereareshopson_____ _____ ofthestreet.3.  Iftherewerenowater,therewouldbenolife.    _____ _____,therewouldbenolife.4. Shallwebeginourmeeting?    _____ _____ ourmeeting,shallwe?5. Thechurchstandingonthetopofhillwasbuilt100yearsago.  Thechurch_____ _____ onthetopofhillwasbuilt100yearsago.6. PeterdoeshishomeworkmorecarefullythanBob.    Bobdoesn'tdohishomework_____ _____ _____Peter.7. Thelittlegirldarenottouchthedog.    Thelittlegirl_____ _____  _____touchthedog.8. Alltheanswersareright.   _____ _____ _____answersiswrong.9. Theymadehimsellhishousecontrarytohiswill.   He_____ _____ _____sellhishousecontrarytohiswill.10.Sheseldomgoesoutintheevening.   _____ _____ _____gooutintheevening.11.Hehasbeenawayfromhishometownforfiveyears.   _____ _____ fiveyears_____helefthishometown.12.Hetookoffhisshoesbecausehedidnotwanttowakeuphis   roommates.      _____ _____ _____wakeuphisroommates,hetookoffhisshoes.13."Willyoupleasespeaklouder?"shesaidtohim.   She_____ _____  _____speaklouder.14.Weputofftheoutingbecauseoftheweather.   _____ _____ becauseoftheweather_____weputofftheouting.15.Heinsistedthatshejoinusinthegame.   Heinsisted_____ _____ _____usinthegame.16.Whilehewasrunningdownstairs,LiMingknockedintohisteacher.      _____ _____ ________ ,LiMingknockedintohisteacher.17.Isn'theclever?   _____ _____ _____ manheis.18. Iregrettedhavingtoldherthenews.   IwishI_____ _____ _____ herthenews.19.Thearticleneedsshortening.   Thearticleneeds_____ _____ ________.20.Asshewastiredwithwalking,theoldwomansatdowntohavearest.      _____ _____ _____,theoldwomansatdowntohavearest\n答案：1.inwhich        2.eachside     3.Withoutwater   4.Let'sbegin     5.thatstands     6.ascarefullyas7.doesn'tdareto  8.Noneofthe    9.wasmadeto      10.Seldomdoesshe11.Itis...since 12.Notwantingto  13.askedhimto    14.Itwas...that 15.onherjoining  16.Whilerunningdownstairs17.Whataclever   18.hadnottold          19.tobeshortened 20.Tiredwithwalking英语同义句转换专练二1.Weallknowthattheearthisround.   _____ _____ _____ toall,theearthisround.2.Beingalearnedman,ProfessorLinisrespectedbyallhisstudents.   _____ _____ _____alearnedman,allthestudentsrespecthim.3.Ididn'tknowhisaddress,soIdidn'twritetohim.   IfIhadknownhisaddress,I_____ _____ _____ tohim.4.Iwanttoseetheplaytoo.   _____ _____ _____ seetheplaytoo.5.Ihadneverseenhimbefore,soIdidnotrecognizehim.   _____ _____ _____himbefore,Ididnotrecognizehim.6.Shallwehaveabreak?   _____ _____ _____ abreak?7.Sheistooyoungtounderstandallthis.   She_____ _____ _____tounderstandallthis.8.Hemusthavepassedtheexam.   Hecould_____ _____ _____intheexam.9.Hermotherisfamoussinger,andsheisproudofit.   Sheisproudof_____ _____ _____ afamoussinger.10.Thispieceofclothisthreetimesaslongasthatone.   Thispieceofclothisthreetimes_____ __________ thatone.11.Hepassedby,buthedidn'tnoticeme.   Hepassedby_____ _____ _____ .12.Ihadhardlycomeinwhenthetelephonerang.   _____ _____ _____ Icomein_____thetelephonerang.13.Heistheyoungestboyintheclass.   Heisyounger_____ _____ _____ _____ intheclass.14.Becareful,oryou'llgethurt.   _____ _____ _____ _____ ,youwillgethurt.15.NewYorkismoremodernthanLondon.   London_____ _____ _____ _____ NewYork.16.Thisstoryisn'tinteresting. Noristhatone.   Thisstoryis_____ _____  ______ _____ thatone.17.BothhisparentsarefromGuangdong.   HisfatherisfromGuangdongand_____ _____ _____ _____.18.Itissaidthathehasinventedanewmachine.   He_____ _____ _____ _____ inventedanewmachine.19.Wedidn'tstoptalkinguntilhereturned.   We_____ _____ _____ untilhereturned.20.Hewassoweakthathecouldn'tliftthebox.   Hewas_____ _____ ______ toliftthebox.答案：1.Asisknown                2.ProfessorLinbeing3.wouldhavewritten         4.I'dliketo5.Neverhavingseen          6.Whatabouthaving7.isn'toldenough           8.nothavefailed9.hermotherbeing           10.thelengthof11.withoutnoticingme       12.Nosoonerhad...than13.thananyotherboy             14.Ifyouaren'tcareful / Unlessyouarecareful    15.islessmodernthan / isn'tasmodernas                             \n16.nomoreinterestingthan  17.soishismother                   18.issaidtohave          19.keptontalking / wentontalking20.notstrongenough英语同义句转换1.Sheisalovelygirl.Theyallliketoplaywithher.   Sheis_____ _____  _____ _____ _____ theyallliketoplaywithher.2.WhendidMarxgettoLondon?   WhendidMarx _____ _____ London?3.Inthemonthsthatfollowed,theyworkedmuchharderatEnglish.   Inthe_____ _____ ,theyworkedmuchharderatEnglish.4.Ourteacherbegantowritearticlesattheageofovertwenty.   Ourteacherbegantowritearticles_____ _____ _____.5.Ifeelthatitisimportanttodoso.   Ifeel_____ ________ todoso.6.Hismathshasimprovedgreatly.   He_____ _____ _____ ______ inmaths.7.Intheyearfrom1930to1939,hewrotehundredsofshortstories.   _____ _____ _____,hewrotehundredsofshortshories.8.Pickoutwhatyoulikefromthese.   ______ whatyoulikefromthese.9.Takeiteasy. Everythingwillgetonwell.   _____ _____ _____ it. Everythingwillgetonwell.10.Ispenttwoweeksinwritingthearticle.   _____ _____ _____ twoweeks_____ _____thearticles.11.NeitherTomnorJackcouldworkouttheproblem.   Tomcouldn'tworkouttheproblem. _____ _____ _____.12.Jennypickedupthewalletatthegateoftheschool.   _____ _____ atthegateoftheschool_____ Jennypickedupthewallet.13.Iknownothingaboutthematter.   Idon'tknowthematter_____ _____.14.Hewantedtoseethewordsclearly,sohestoodonthebench.   Hestoodonthebench_____ _____ _____ seethewordsclearly.15.Wehavemadeupourmindstoworkharderthisyear.   Wehave_______  toworkharderthisyear.16.Thetwoballshitthegroundtogether.   Thetwoballshittheground_____ _____ _____ _____.17.Didyouhaveagoodtimeattheball?   Didyou_____ ______ attheball?18.Youhadbetterbreakawayfromsmoking.   Youhadbetter_____ _____ smoking.19.Hiswholeschooleducationaddeduptoonlytwoyears.   Hiswholeschooleducationaddedupto_____ _____ _____ twoyears.20.Thegroupwassetupin1980.   Thegroupwas_______ in1980.答案：1.suchalovelygirlthat / solovelyagirlthat2.arrivein                       3.followingmonths4.inhistwenties                 5.itimportant6.hasmadegreatprogress         7.Inthe1930's8.Choose                          9.Don'tworryabout10.Ittookme...towrite          11.Nor / NeithercouldJack.12.Itwas...that                13.atall14.inorderto / soasto         15.decided16.atthesametime               17.enjoyyourself18.giveup                        19.nomorethan20.founded英语同义句转换1.Whatdoyouusuallydowhenyouarefree?   Whatdoyouusuallydo_____ _____ _____ _____?2.Hetookanactivepartinsportswhenhewasachild.\n   He_____ _____ _____ sports_____ _____ ______.3.Ihavetenyuanwithmeinall.  Allmymoneywithme_____ _____ _____ tenyuan.4.ThewarlastedfouryearsbeforetheNorthwon.   Thewardidn't_____ _____ theNorthwonfouryearslater.5.Ilikemusicmostinmysparetime.   Ilikemusic_____ than_____ _____ inmysparetime.6.MrZhangisnotfittodothework.   Theworkis______ _____MrZhang.7.Windisinvisibletous.   Windcan't______ _____ byus.8.Ihadastrongwishtoknowwhowonthefinalgame.   I_____ _____ _____ knowwhowonthefinalgame.9.Iwillasksomeonetocleanthewindowsthisafternoon.   Iwill_____ thewindows_____ thisafternoon.10.Afterheundressedhimself,wedressedhiminanewsuit.   Afterhe_____ _____ hisoldclothes,we_____ _____ a  new suitforhim.   11.Shewassointerestedinthebookthatshereaditovernight.   Thebookwasso_____ thatshereadit_____ _____ _____.12.Myauntwearsanewskirttoday.   Myaunt_____ anewskirt_____today.13.Thebosstreatedtheworkerscruelly.   Theboss_____ _____ _____ theworkers.14.Hereadandreadwithoutstoppingtillhewenttosleep.   He_____ _____ _____ tillhewenttosleep.15.Whatpleasedherwasthatshefoundthelostmoney.   _____ _____ _____,shefoundthelostmoney.16.Thegirlwearingredclothesisanurse.   Thegirl_____ _____ isanurse.17.Thenurseisfeedingthebabywithmilk.   Thenurseisfeeding_____ _____ thebaby.18.Shehasbeenawayfromhomefortenyears.   It_____ _____ _____ sinceshe_____home.19.Theforeignfriendissaidtocometoourschooltomorrow.   It_____ _____ _____thattheforeignfriend_____ _____ toourschool   tomorrow.  20.Hecouldn'thelpcryingatthesightofthephoto.   Hecouldn'thelpcrying_____ _____ _____thephoto答案：1.inyoursparetime          2.wasactivein...inhischildhood.       3.addsupto                  4.enduntil/stopuntil         5.better...anythingelse/otherthings6.unfitfor                   7.beseen8.waseagerto                9.have...cleaned10.tookoff...puton       11.interesting...allthenight/throughoutthenight/allnightlong12.has ...on                13.wascruelto14.wentonreading/keptonreading/didn'tstopreading15.Toherpleasure            16.inred17.milkto                    18.istenyears...left19.issaid...willcome/iscoming20.whenhesaw英语同义句转换1.Crusoestaredatthefootprint,fulloffear.  Crusoestaredatthefootprint,_____ _____ fear.2.Thedogdied. Thismadehimverysad.   _____ thedogdiedmadehimverysad.3.Allthedoctorscannotperformsuchanoperation.   _____ _____thedoctorscanperformsuchanoperation.4.Bothofthemarenotgoodstudents.\n   _____ ofthetwoisagoodstudent.5.Theyaremostlyteachers.   _____ _____ _____areteachers.6.FujianisconnectedwithZhejiangon thenorth.   Fujianis_____ _____Zhejiangonthenorth.7.Suddenlysheletoutacryofanger.   Suddenlyshe_____ _____ _____.8.Alltheboysdon'tlikefootball.   _____ _____ _____ _____ likefootball.9.ShanghaiisthelargestcityinChina.   Shanghaiis_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ inChina.10.Marywaslate,whichmadeherteacherveryangry.   Marywaslate_____ _____ _____ herteacherveryangry.11.Paperismadefromwood.   Wood_____ _____ _____ _____ paper.12.LiWeiisshorterthanTom.   Tomis_____ _____ _____thetwo.13.Hedidwhathecoulddotocalmher.   He_____ _____ _____ to_____ hercalm.14."Idon'twanttobeexamined."heanswered.   Heansweredthathe_____wantany______.15.Wedidtheexperimentinthislabyesterday.   _____ _____ inthislab_____ wedidtheexperimentyesterday.   16.Theaccidentforbademetoarrivethereintime.   Theaccident______ me_____ _____thereintime.17.Shehasnothingtodowiththematter.   Sheis_____ _____ _____ thematter.18.Theoldwomanlived happily.   Theoldwoman_____ _____ _____ life.19.TheonlythingIcoulddowastoapologizetoher.   Icoulddo_____ _____ _____ toher.20.Itisbythismeansthatanimalhibernatesinwinter.   Itis_____ _____ _____ thatanimalhibernatesinwinter.答案：1.filledwith                    2.That3.Notall                        4.One5.Mostofthem                   6.joinedto7.criedoutangrily          8.Notalltheboys/Someoftheboys9.largerthananyothercity     10.anditmade11.canbemadeinto              12.thetallerof13.tried/didhisbest...make14.didn't...examination        15.Itwas...that16.prevented/kept/stopped...fromarriving17.notconnectedwith            18.ledahappy19.nothingbutapologize         20.inthisway英语同义句转换1.Aftergraduation,hewenttoworkonafarm.   After_____ _____,hewenttoworkonafarm.2.Whenhewasachildofeight,helearnedtowritepoems.   _____ _____ _____ ofeight,helearnedtowritepoems.3.IhavemasteredEnglishbylearningitallbymyself.   _____ _____ _____ EnglishIhavemasteredit.4.Hehasthehabitofrunninginthemorning.   Heis_____ _____ runninginthemorning.5.Whydidsheloseinterestinmusic?   Whywasshe_____ _____ inmusic?6.Thesecretwasdisclosedonlyin1975.   Onlyin1975_____ thesecret_____.7.Einsteincaredlittleformoney,sohewaspoor.   Einsteincould_____ _____ _____ ifhe_____ _____   muchformoney.8.Walkingearlyinthemorningwillbenefityou.\n   Walkingearlyinthemorningwill_____ _____ _____.9.Thefarmishis.   Thefarm_____ _____ _____.10.Theteachersanghighpraiseforournobledeed.   Theteacher_____ _____ _____ ournobledeed.11.Theimposterseemedanxioustoleave.   ____ _____ _____ theimposter_____ _____ toleave.12.TheywouldratherwatchTVathomethangotothecinema.   TheywouldliketowatchTVathome_____ _____going   tothecinema.13.Peoplesometimesactasfoolishlyasablindman.   _____ _____peopleactasfoolishlyasablindman.14.Themeetingisveryimportant.   Themeeting  _____ _____ _____.15.Heisgivenpracticeinplayingtenniseveryday.   He_____ _____ tenniseveryday.16.Hewasafraidthathisfatherwouldpunishhim.   Hewasafraidof_____ _____ _____ hisfather.17.Theteacherwouldasktheboysquestionsonthetext.   Theteacherwould_____ _____ _____ onthetext.18.WhydidTomstayawayfromschoolyesterday?   WhydidTom_____ _____ yesterday?19.IfoundthelostchildwhileIwaswalkinghome.   Ifoundthelostchild_____ _____ _____ _____.20.IwasthinkingofthiswhenIheardmynamecalled.   IwasthinkingofthiswhenIheard_____ _____ myname.答案：1.hegraduated                      2.Attheage3.Byteachingmyself                4.usedto5.notinterested                    6.was...disclosed7.havebeenrich...hadcared      8.doyougood9.belongstohim                   10.thoughthighlyof11.Itseemedthat...wasanxious   12.insteadof13.Attimes                        14.ofgreatimportance15.practicesplaying               16.beingpunishedby17.questiontheboys               18.playtruant19.onmywayhome                  20.someonecall 英语同义句转换1.Istoodatmybenchwithoutdaringtoliftmyhead.   Istoodatmybenchand_____ _____ _____ myhead.2.Thereissomethingwrongwithyourmachine. Haveyouasked somebody   torepair itforyou?   Thereissomethingwrongwithyourmachine. Haveyou_____   _____    _____?3.Iwanttostartthemachine. Pleaseshowmetheway.   Pleaseshowme_____ to_____ themachine.4.Thehugestoneisveryheavy. Wecannotliftit.   Thehugestoneis_____ heavy_____wecannotliftit.   Thehugestoneis_____ heavy_____ _____ _____ lift.5.SheboughtanoldbikefromMary.   Mary_____ anoldbike_____ her.6.Stonewillnotcatchfire.   Stonewillnot______.7.MayIgiveitbacklater?   MayI_____itlater?8.IranallthewaysothatIcouldgettoschoolontime.   Iranalltheway_____ _____ to_____ _____ schoolontime.9.ItbegantorainassoonasIgothome.   _____ _____ Igothome,itbegantorain.10.Iwanttospeaktoyouforashortwhile.   Iwantto_____ _____ _____ _____ you.11.Theteacheraskedmetosayitagain.\n   Theteacheraskedmeto_____it.12.John'sworkmateswereallfriendlytohim.   John'sworkmatesall_____ _____ _____ _____ him.13.Thereisnowateroraironthemoon.   Thereis_____wateronthemoon,andthereisnoair,_____.14.Youarenotwrong. Iamnotwrong,either.   _____ you_____ I_____ wrong.15.Ifhehadhurried,hewouldhavecaughtthetrain.   He_____ _____ _____,sohe_____ thetrain.16.Thechildfilledthebagwithapples.   Thebag_____ _____ ofapples.17.Hedidn'tneedtoworryabouthislife.   It_____unnecessary_____ _____ _____ _____ _____  hislife.18.WhatrapidprogressMarxmade.   Howrapidly_____ _____ _____.19.Theyinsistedweholdoutthehandsatthetime.   Theyinsisted_____ _____ _____ _____ thehandsatthe time.20.Butforyourhelp,wewouldn'thavesucceededsosoon.   Ifyou_____ _____ us,wewouldn'thavesucceededsosoon.   _____ you_____ us,wewouldn'thavesucceededsosoon.答案：1.darenotlift            2.haditrepaired3.how...start             4.so...that//too...forusto5.sold...to              6.burn7.return                   8.soas...getto9.Themoment               10.haveawordwith11.repeat                  12.gotalongwellwith13.no...either           14.Neither...nor...am15.didnothurry...missed  16.wasfull17.was...forhimtoworryabout18.Marxmadeprogress       19.onourholdingout20.hadn'thelped//Hadn't...helped 英语同义句转换1.Hejoinedthearmytenyearsago.   _____ _____ tenyearsago_____ hejoinedthearmy.   _____ _____ tenyears_____ hejoinedthearmy.   He_____ _____ inthearmyfortenyears.   Tenyears______ _____ _____ hejoinedthearmy.2.WestudynotonlyChinesebutalsoEnglish.   WestudyEnglish_____ _____ _____ Chinese.   WestudyEnglishandChinese_____ _____.   _____ Chinese,wealsostudyEnglish.   Westudy_____ Chinese_____ English.   WestudyChinese,andEnglish,______.3.WouldyoumindifItakeittoaplaceofsafety.   Wouldyoumind_____ _____ _____ toaplaceofsafety?4.OnceIhearfromhim,I'llletyouknow.   _____ _____ _____ Ihearfromhim,I'llletyouknow.5.It'stimetodoourhomework.   It'stime_____ ourhomework.   It'stimewe_____ ourhomework.6.MrWangstoppedtalkingwhenyoucamein.   MrWang_____ _____ _____ untilyoucamein.   MrWang_____ _____ tillyoucame.7.Theannouncementisworthyofbeingstudied.   Theannouncementisworthy_____ _____ _____.   Theannouncementisworth_____.8.Thoughheisachild,heknowsalot.   _____ as_____ _____,heknowsalot.9.IsuggestedcallingoffthepicniconSunday.   Isuggestedthat_____ _____ _____ thepicniconSunday.10.Ourprofessorcameintotheroomwithabookunderhisarm.   _____ _____ _____,ourprofessorcameintothe\nroom.11.Ifyouheatwaterto100°C,you'llfinditchangesinto steamgradually.        _____ _____ to100°C_____you'llfinditchangesintosteamgradually.        _____ _____ to100°C,you'llfinditchangesintosteam gradually.   12.Thoughitrainedheavily,thestudentsstillranroundtheplayground.   _____ _____ _____ theheavyrain,thestudentsstillranroundthe  playground.      Nomatter_____ _____ itrained,thestudentsstillranroundtheplayground.     13.We'veneverpermittedhimtodosuchastupidthing.   _____ _____ we_____ himtodosuchastupidthing.14.Janeisaneight-year-oldgirl.   Janeisagirlof_____ _____ _____.15.Thisisthecheapestone.   Thisistheleast_____ one.16.Ifyoudrivethecarfast,you'llprobablymeetwithanaccident.   The_____ youdrivethecar,_____ _____ _____ you'll   meetwithanaccident.17.Hemaycomeandhelpyouthisevening.   He_____ _____ _____ comeandhelpyouthisevening.   It_____ _____ hewillcomeandhelpyouthisevening.18.Mumleftheronlyalittleneedlethreadbag.   Mumlefther_____ _____ alittleneedlethreadbag.19.Youwillmisstheplaneunlessyouhurryupnow.   _____ _____,_____youwillmisstheplane.   _____you_____ hurryup,youwon't_____ theplane.20. ItissaidthatJohnisaveryhonestman.   John_____ _____ _____ _____ averyhonestman答案：1.Itwas...that//Itis...since//hasbeen//havepassedsince2.aswellas//aswell//Besides//both...and//too3.mytakingit              4.Assoonas5.for//did                6.didn'tstoptalking//kepttalking7.tobestudied//studying  8.Child...heis9.wecalloff                10.Bookunderarm11.Heatwater//Heatingwater12.Inspiteof//howheavily13.Neverhave...permitted  14.eightyearsold15.expensive                16.faster...themoreprobably17.islikelyto//seemsthat18.nothingbut19.Hurryup...or//If...don't...catch20.issaidtobe