初三英语同义句！！

The heavy rain stopped/prevented us (from) going to the meeting on time.
I haven't seen him for a whole month.
I haven't seen him since a month ago.

同义句转换精析
同义句转换题是近几年来中考英语试题的常见题型之一。该题型能够全面考查学生灵活运用英语的能力，要求学生反应敏捷，联想丰富，能用不同的句子或短语来表达同一意义。本文就同义句转换题的特点及转换形式进行分析，希望从中帮助同学们找出规律，提高其应试能力。

同义句转换的实质就是替代、合并和改写句子。具体分析如下：

一：替代

用一个新的词、短语替代原句中有关部分。如：① I received a letter from Lucy . = I heard from Lucy . (receive a letter from → hear from ) ② I often walk to school every day . = I often go to school on foot . (walk → go on foot ) ③ She decided to stop learning English . = She decided to give up English . (stop doing sth. → give up doing sth. )

用反义词来替代。如：④ We are in different rows . = We aren’t in the same row . (different → same ) ⑤ My bike is cheaper than yours . = Your bike is more expensive than mine . ( cheap → expensive ) 用反义词或反义短语来替换时，一般会有一个否定意义的词，如 not , less , no , never , hardly 等。

二：合并句子

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