97.5 Rewrite the sentences following the instructions in (brackets).

Solution:

1. People who drink and drive should go to prison. (Show that this is a personal opinion.)
   I believe that people who drink and drive should go to prison.
2. People are conservative. (Make this statement a generalisation.)
   Generally speaking, people are conservative.
3. Cars should not be allowed in town centres. (Make this opinion less personal.)
   It is generally thought that cars should not be allowed in town centres.
4. Children played on their bikes. Children spend most of their time in front of a computer. (Make this a comparison between the past and the present in one sentence.)
   Children used to play on their bikes, but now they spend most of their time in front of a computer.
5. Many people work longer and longer hours. They don't have time for hobbies. (Show the connection between these two statements in one sentence.)
   Because many people work longer and longer hours, they don't have time for hobbies.