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Question
Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence.
- As soon as we lit the candle, the power supply was restored.
(Begin: No sooner………. ) - The bee is more industrious than all other creatures.
(Use: ‘most industrious’) - The old woman was too slow to catch the bus.
(Begin : The old woman was so……… ) - “I’ll do it tomorrow,” he promised.
(Rewrite in indirect speech) - Though Reema got an expensive gift she was not happy.
(Begin: In spite of……… ) - I prefer reading a book to watching a movie.
(Begin: I would rather…….. ) - I have never seen Mr. Roy lose his temper.
(Begin: Never…….. ) - She found your keys in the garage.
(Begin: The keys……… )
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Solution
- No sooner we lit the candle than the power supply was restored.
- The bee is one of the most industrious of all creatures.
- The old woman was so slow that she could not catch the bus.
- He promised to do it the next day.
- In spite of getting an expensive gift, Reema was not happy.
- I would rather read a book than watch a movie.
- Never have I seen Mr. Roy lose his temper.
- The keys were found by her in the garage.
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