Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning doesn’t change. 1. Your decision to get married before finishing your degree surprised us. We _________________________________________________ before finishing your degree. 2. I accomplished this task in three months. It took ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Jane spends 3 hours a week sorting out her stamps. Sorting out her stamps ___________________________________________________________ 4. Mary was encouraged by the news. The news ______________________________________________________________________ 5. The boy was excited about the film. The film ______________________________________________________________________