a.are
b.had
c.can
d.do
e.shall or will
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- Put the correct present tense of the given verbs.(Solved)
Put the correct present tense of the given verbs.
a.He (picnic) beside the river.
b.Our classroom (are)tidy.
c.Maria (tear) the packet of milk.
d.The sun always (shine)in Kenya.
Date posted: October 11, 2018. Answers (1)
- Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
A Kikuyu lullaby
Who has beaten Irunngu in
my presence?
May he enclose his home with
thorny bushes.
His home cannot be be popular
Urururu! Irungu!
Stop crying our Irungu,
I will prepare fat and ointment for you.
I will give you bananas and gruel.
Urururu Irungu.
a.How would you classify this poem? Illustrate.
b.Who is the persona? Why?
c.What would you do to bring out the emotions and meaning of the poem?
d.What stylistic devices can you identify in the poem?
Date posted: October 11, 2018. Answers (1)
- Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Mother ,give me peas,I am
Going to sow
I go,I go,I go I go to sow.
If it had not been for Ketiezo
The wild vegetable,hunger
would have killed us
When you have meat,you grind
With a smile on your face
I go, I go,I go,I go to sow.
a.Classify the poem.
b.What is the persona's altitude towards work?
c.Is there any rhythm? What is the effect?
d.What makes this an oral poem?
e.How would you enhance performance of this song?
f.Paraphrase the poem above.
Date posted: October 11, 2018. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces with the correct preposition or prepositional phrase.(Solved)
a.They live................Naivasha.
b.The work began ............. the evening.
c.He was killed ........... the thugs.
d.The trailer rammed............. a tree.
e.They are very fond ........... their grandparents.
f.Our teachers are keen ...... our homework.
g.My parents are satisfied ............. my performance.
h.I will not part......... a single coin.
i.The cat sat ............ a kitchen dresser.
Date posted: October 10, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences correctly.(Solved)
a)Valerie clearly is the better reader of her five family members.
b)If you are talking of Ekiros,the Okirapas and the Opekus,the Ekiros as far as I am concerned are the better prepared.
c)The farmers awards are far,far handsomer than the teachers.
Date posted: October 10, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the sentences below following the instructions given.(Solved)
a)The students had hardly got out of the class when the rain started.(Begin hardly.......)
b)My certificates have gone.Please help!(Begin:There....)
c)She had never seen such a beautiful flower vase.(Begin:Never......)
d)Keep quite.(Add a question tag)
e)I am your friend.(Add a question tag)
f)He visited us.(Rewrite as an interrogative)
g)He seldom goes to visit his people.(Begin seldom......)
h)The birds flew up in the sky.(Begin:Up the skies.......)
i)I could not climb the mountain for I was exhausted.(Begin:So.....)
j)Opala could not fail his exams under any circumstances.(Begin:Under no.....)
Date posted: October 10, 2018. Answers (1)
- Invert the following sentences.(Solved)
Invert the following sentences.
a)The little rascals skipped away
b)The money disappeared lost in the veld.
c)We will surely go all the way to rescue the lost goat.
d)We can do so much more with the computer.
e)We must conserve our forest.
Date posted: October 10, 2018. Answers (1)
- For each of the following words below,write another word that is pronounced the same way but is spelt differently and has different meaning.(Solved)
For each of the following words below,write another word that is pronounced the same way but is spelt differently and has different meaning.
i)here
ii)bare
iii)forward
iv)threw
v)steak
vi)two
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- You have been invited to an interview for a job,What are some of the things you require to do before and on the day...(Solved)
You have been invited to an interview for a job,What are some of the things you require to do before and on the day of the interview in order to succeed.
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following in direct speech.(Solved)
i)The stranger asked me where the shopping centre was.
ii)We told them that we had withdrawn money from the bank that day.
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- Change the following sentences to passive voice.(Solved)
i)The police officers overcame the thugs.
ii)That white hen lay big eggs.
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- Supply the missing preposition in each of the sentences below.(Solved)
i)I shall come ........ your house at four o'clock.
ii)Our house boy is a person ..... integrity.
iii)She is so attractive, he cant keep away ........... her.
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite each of the sentences below in the past tense.(Solved)
i)Tom lets me use his book regularly.
ii)Her legs swell when she bends down for long.
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- Complete the sentences below by inserting the correct form of word in the blank space.(Solved)
i).................... party comes to power at the elections will face major economic problems.
ii)It is difficult to predict ............ she will do next.
iii)Before the interview started,Gill felt confident .................... getting the post.
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- Fill in the blank spaces with the correct alternative from the choices given.(Solved)
i)The whole exercise had been.................. completed.(satisfactorily,frequently,busily)
ii)Students have a habit of trying to suppress satirical ............ when weak students are scolded for shoddy work.(chuckle,chortle,snugger,guffaw)
iii)The insurance Company swore not to ............... the accident victims for loss or change.(compensate,insures,indemnity)
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- Use the correct collective nouns in the following sentences.(Solved)
i)The evening party was beautified by the ................of colours.
ii)The guest of honour was given a ................ of flowers.
iii)She put a ........... of salt in the plate of food.
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences to remove the errors.(Solved)
i)Passers by were mesmerized by the spectacle.
ii)Use three cupful of floor and five tablespoonful of spice.
iii)She does not enjoy living with her mother in law.
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each.Do not change the meaning.(Solved)
i)Let us move our luggage to the next room.(add an appropriate tag)
ii)Matheri's wife said that he had to surrender to the police then. (write in direct speech)
iii)The society has failed to find a solution to the problem of a woman having more than one husband (use one word to replace the underlined words.
Date posted: October 9, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite each of the following sentences with appropriate form of word in the brackets.(Solved)
i)The burden............(be bear)by my parents for years.
ii)The parcel had........(lay) at the bus station for weeks.
iii)Her...... (deceive) caused her,her life.
iv)Such an ......... (occur)had never been seen.
v)Give me the correct ..... (define) please.
Date posted: October 8, 2018. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given in the brackets that follow.(Solved)
i)The head of the family provides for the family.He also settles quarrels.(Begin Besides......)
ii)He was sick for a long time.He did very well in the race(Use the word despite)
iii)He had not slept the whole night.He was sleepy.(Begin:Not...)
Date posted: October 8, 2018. Answers (1)