Sub Section III

In questions 31-50, re-write the sentences as instructed in the brackets.

31. Give me a bottle of soda. (Rewrite the sentence beginning. Do you mind _______ please?) Do you mind giving me a bottle of soda, please?

32. “Cow” appears before “goat” in the dictionary. (Rewrite the sentence using after ______) “Goat” appears after “cow” in the dictionary.

33. A menu is important. A recipe is also important. (Rewrite as one sentence using ____as _____ as ______) A menu is as important as a recipe.

34. The shopkeeper drank salty milk. He started vomiting immediately. (Begin: As soon as ________) As soon as the shopkeeper drank salty milk, he started vomiting.

35. Patrick had prepared a tasteless meal, ____? (Rewrite the sentence and supply a suitable question tag.) Patrick had prepared a tasteless meal, hadn’t he?

36. Ebola is a very deadly disease. (Rewrite the sentence beginning: What ________?) What a deadly disease Ebola is!

37. Unless the school’s handle the situation seriously, the government will close them. (Rewrite the sentence using ____if ______) The government will close the schools if they do not handle the situation seriously.

38. Barely had the hurrier climbed in when the waiters started panicking. (Rewrite the sentence beginning: No sooner had _______than _______) No sooner had the hotelier checked in than the waiters started panicking.

39. Kirabo said that her book had got lost that day. (Rewrite the sentence ending:” _____ said Kirabo.”) “My book has got lost,” said Kirabo. / “My book got lost,” said Kirabo.

40. Don’t forget to filter the wheat flour. (Rewrite the sentence beginning:
Remember ________) Remember to buy the wheat flour.

41. Drivers must check the condition of their vehicles before setting off. (Rewrite the sentence using: ought _________) Drivers ought to check the condition of their vehicles before setting off.

42. If you revise hard, you will perform well. (Rewrite the sentence beginning: He banks the ________) The harder you revise, the better you will perform.

43. The P.6 pupils were more interested in baking than in tailoring. (Rewrite the sentence using: preferred ________) The P.6 pupils preferred baking to tailoring.

44. Mujuni is my uncle. His son is my cousin. (Rewrite as one sentence using
_____is _____ but _____is______) Mujuni is my uncle but his son is my cousin.

45. Drina lent a dictionary to Theresa. (Rewrite the sentence using: ______borrowed_____) Theresa borrowed a book from Drina.

46. The lazy boy brought a thesaurus but he doesn’t know how to use it. (Rewrite the sentence beginning: In spite of the fact ________) In spite of the fact that the lazy boy bought a thesaurus, he doesn’t now how to use it.

47. Kimondo likes becoming a medical more than studying to be a veterinary surgeon. (Rewrite the sentence using _______would rather ________) Kimbowa would rather become a nurse than study to be a veterinary surgeon.

48. You should not drive the car if it is not in a good mechanical condition. (Rewrite the sentence using: ______ unless ________) You mustn’t drive the car unless it is in a good mechanical condition.

49. Our teacher has a laptop. The laptop is new. It is expensive and black. (Join as one sentence without using “which”, “that” and “and”) Our teacher has an expensive new black laptop.

50. Procrastination ________(Rewrite and complete the proverb). Procrastination is a thief of time.