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1.Loudly clapping his hands,he ordered everyone to stop.
2.Puzzled by the comment,the man asked for clarification.
3.Apart from caring for the sick,the doctor carries out research.
4.Frozen,the meat was preserved for months.
5.In spite of being well cared for,the patients never got better.
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- Identify the gerunds in the following sentences.(Solved)
Identify the gerunds in the following sentences.
1.Talking in the audience disturbs the speaker.
2.We enjoyed watching the game.
3.By quick thinking,the girl saved the swimmer.
4.Watching television while studying does not make sense.
5.Brandon is good at comforting people.
Date posted: October 10, 2017. Answers (1)
- Fill in the sentences below with appropriate infinitives.(Solved)
Fill in the sentences below with appropriate infinitives.
1.School mottos ...................students to work hard.
2.They live peacefully in their society.They hardly ............
3.You need not ...................about your situation.
4.Kenyan citizens need ...........people of integrity.
5. Farouk has .................peace with his friend.
6.I do ..........................you are good at Home Science.
7.The board of Governors were pleased .............
8.'Have you tried ..................me today?' asked Sitachi.
9.They assumed...........more than the supervisor.
10. Amani cannot ...............the compound alone.
Date posted: October 10, 2017. Answers (1)
- Replace the word in bolded in the sentences below with phrasal verbs.(Solved)
Replace the underlined words in the sentences below with phrasal verbs.
1.Don't forget to return my umbrella.
2.The suspense is depressing me.
3.Never betray a friend.
4.He threatened me so I attacked him.
5.The birthday party progressed well.
6.The police restrained the cheering spectators.
7.We were offended by his rudeness.
8.I was almost deceived by the swindler.
9.It is a good offer.Do not reject.
10.The students departed early.
Date posted: October 10, 2017. Answers (1)
- Complete the following sentences using the appropriate quantifiers.(Solved)
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate quantifiers.
1.The crazy noise is driving me up the wall .
2.I took the issue seriously;little did I know they were just pulling my leg .
3.The whole concept was like Greek to me .
4.The weather today is a bit of a loose cannon .
5.The teacher gave us a slap on the wrist .
6.The bride's gown cost an arm and a leg,/u> .
7.I will visit the snake park when the pigs fly .
8.The English paper was a walk over for all of us.
9.The Brazilians were beaten hands down by the Germans.
10.They waited till the cows homes .
Date posted: October 10, 2017. Answers (1)
- Complete the following sentences using the appropriate quantifiers.(Solved)
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate quantifiers.
1.Students asked many questions but.................were answered.
2.John did not want to spend ................money I had left.
3.I will take ...............of your time but I am sure you will enjoy.
4.She is very unpopular,she has...................friends.
5................of those who attended the play found it fascinating.
6.Yesterday there was.................work to do,so I did earn much money.
7.There was............left in the pot.
8.It is unfortunate that Cheboi has...............close friends.
9.We heard the cry...................minutes after midnight.
10.We took only one hour as there was.............traffic.
Date posted: October 10, 2017. Answers (1)
- Complete the following sentences by selecting the most suitable word from the ones given below.(Solved)
Complete the following sentences by selecting the most suitable word from the ones given below.
1.You have to be ................to walk alone in the night.
2.The dog seems fierce but it is...................
3.The news of the road accident was..........
4.The tourist have embarked on a ................journey to the peak of Mt.Kenya.
5.Any educated person is exposed to ...............possibilities.
6.It was very..............of you to stop and give me a ride.
7.The young woman looked............in her tight pink jeans trousers.
8.Wangari Maathai was a ................lady.
9.It was a ....................scene to see the newly wed couple.
10.A..........................way of learning French language.
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Complete the following sentence using an appropriate phrasal quantifiers from the one given.(Solved)
Complete the following sentence using an appropriate phrasal quantifiers from the one given.
(a lot of,an item of,a small amount of,a a large number of,plenty of a handful of )
1.We ate ..................cake at the wedding.
2...............students are serious about their studies.
3. Salim was carrying ................dates..
4. Dietitians recommend that we need .................salt in our diet.
5.There is ................petrol in the refinery.
6.A blouse is ..................clothing.
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Choose adverbs from the ones given below to complete each sentence.(Solved)
Choose adverbs from the ones given below to complete each sentence.
(unbelievably, humbly, patiently,unfortunately,surely,slightly,evidently nowadays,occasionally,hopelessly)
1.The teacher is waiting............
2.................Wafula cannot do this to me!
3.Our friend is ...................lying in the hospital.
4.It wasn't a serious accident.The van was ...........scratched.
5...................Ben is very happy.
6.The children are usually very lively but they are................bored today.
7.................I wonder what I would have done without her.
8.It is ......................clear that they are the ones who kidnapped her.
9....................I cannot be any help to you now.
10. Realizing her mistakes she knelt ...........
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets.(Solved)
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets.
1.They propelled the rocket ...................at a very high speed.(up)]
2.I walked down the stairs ,carrying the television set....................(back)
3. Christabel speaks English...................well.(perfect)
4.We had a walk and ........................we watched a soccer match.(after)
5.The material was cut ................ (length)
6.The victim run .....................the police.(to)
7.........................he is doing very well.(education)
8.Everybody at the convention was ...................dressed.(colour)
9.The traffic was moving ..................because of an accident.(Slow)
10.Students were playing ......................in light showers.(happy)
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Complete each of the following sentences with the correct prepositions.(Solved)
Complete each of the following sentences with the correct prepositions.
1.The students are encouraged to listen to news ...............the evening.
2.We traveled to Kitale ...............an hour.
3.He stayed with us ..............August holidays.
4.Schools will open ......................the start of the year.
5.Josephine traveled ................Kisumu to Nairobi.
6.she went to school............foot.
7.The train moved ..................the bridge.
8...........................his generosity many people in the village are no longer poor.
9.All the arrangements should have been completed..............our departure.
10.The events I'm speaking of were ................the program me.
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Complete the following sentence by selecting the most suitable complex preposition from the ones given below.(Solved)
Complete the following sentence by selecting the most suitable complex preposition from the ones given below.
1.The teacher is ....................the class.
2.She was standing ................the wall.
3. Boit was...............other runners in the hundred metres race.
4.He attended the meeting ....................his friend.
5.She did well in all the subjects..............maths.
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Use the right conjunction to fill in the blank spaces in the sentences .(Solved)
Use the right conjunction to fill in the blank spaces in the sentences.
1. You can either stay at home .....................go to school.
2.We love ....................respect our head teacher.
3.The exam was difficult ..................we had not read.
4.They performed plays ................poems.
5).............studying Chemistry and Biology,students go to the library.
6)Dickson worked rapidly ....................carefully.
7)You can eat now .......................later in the evening.
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Use the appropriate tense forms to complete these sentences
(Solved)
Use the appropriate tense forms to complete these sentences
1.If I ........................(be) you,I .................(check) my fact before I wrote the letter.
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2.If you ...................(be) so hungry,you ..................(not miss) breakfast.
3.If he ..................(not catch) the six o'clock bus,he .......................(not arrive) for another two hours.
4.He ............................(feel) very tired today if he .....................(play) rugby yesterday.
5)If the snake bite..................(be) poisonous,you..............(feel) very ill now.
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Choose a suitable word from those provided in brackets at the end of the sentences.(Solved)
Choose a suitable word from those provided in brackets at the end of the sentences.
1.Our school ............will go to Nakuru today.(principal,principle)
2.While you were away,I ..................you greatly.(missed,mist)
3.Mulili said Kabitor's.......................smelt of alcohol.(breath,breathe)
4.We could not ...............on him to .................the information.
5.Sahara.................is the hottest place on earth((dessert,desert)
6)The ..................of incident is a concept in Physics.(angel,angle)
7)When you are ...............,go.(sent,scent)
8)All schools provide......................to their new comers.(stationery,stationary)
9)Martha should......................her fears over marriage(alley,allay)
10)Ngawana uses a ...........................prepared powder for beards.(finally,finelly)
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Give the specific features of Oral Narratives.(Solved)
Give the specific features of Oral Narratives.
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Give the genres of oral literature.(Solved)
Give the genres of oral literature.
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- What are the qualities of a good story teller?(Solved)
What are the qualities of a good story teller?
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- How will you ensure that you listen effectively?(Solved)
How will you ensure that you listen effectively?
Date posted: October 9, 2017. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective given in brackets.(Solved)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective given in brackets.
a)Of the five cows,the shorter one is the .................(big/biggest) of them all.
b)He is the ...............(cleverest/cleverer? of the two.
c)Her ...............(eldest/oldest) child is only five ,so she can't be very old.
d)The country is getting ..................(dry/drier and drier) everyday.
e)The ...................(good/best) prize was won by the boys.
f)The boy's work is .............(perfect/more perfect)
g)He's the .................(lucky/luckiest) boy I have seen in years.
h)Wainaina is the ............(bad/worst) of them all.
i)He has left the country for.................(further/farther) studies.
j)The house is ................(close/closer) to mine than your.
Date posted: October 7, 2017. Answers (1)
- Complete each of the following sentences with one of the following options in its correct form.(Solved)
Complete each of the following sentences with one of the following options in its correct form.
a)They saw ................. animals in the park than they had expected.
b)After walking for three kilometres,they were lucky to get............water from a stream.
c)We cannot accommodate another person; there is..................... space left.
d)People in this country use ....................effort growing coffee than people in other countries.
e)Our school has the ...............number of students in the division.
f)This is a very boring day; there is ...............to do .
g)I am going to give her....................advise.
Date posted: October 7, 2017. Answers (1)