题目内容：

初二英语改同义句/JIm and jack were both in the same year

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如果仅仅是初二的话应该只是纯粹要求语法的正确而不是意思上的相近,尝试着分析一下.
Jim and Jack (主语) were (谓语) in the same year (表语)
因而,以我拙见,可以使用从句：
It were both of Jim and Jack that in the same year.