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(i)-Rude/impolite.
-lack of courtsey.
-poor turn-taking -She cuts in/interrupts Vera's speech.
-Use of wrong intonation(shouts,screams),this hinders appropriate communication.
-She is impatient, use of abusive language.
(ii)-Use of appropriate intonation.
-Politely interrupting.
-Allow for turn taking.
-Use of polite language.
Belan answered the question on February 16, 2019 at 14:13
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Mother:Have you had something to eat? .........(i)
Daughter:No. ........(ii)
Mother:You...(Solved)
Indicate rising or falling intonation for each sentence in the following dialogue. Use the words 'Rising' and 'Falling'
Mother:Have you had something to eat?........(i)
Daughter: No. .......(ii)
Mother:You must be very hungry then. ........(iii)
Daughter: Not just hungry, I'm starving ........(iv)
Date posted: February 16, 2019. Answers (1)
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(i)(Tom) visited Mary yesterday.
(ii)Tom (visited) Mary yesterday.
(iii)Tom visited Mary...(Solved)
The words in brackets indicates the stressed word in the sentence below. Briefly explain what each sentence means.
(i)(Tom) visited Mary yesterday.
(ii)Tom (visited) Mary yesterday.
(iii)Tom visited Mary (yesterday).
Date posted: February 16, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: February 16, 2019. Answers (1)
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(i)Poignant
(ii)Debut
(iii)Patois
(iv)Tomb
(v)Lesson
(iv)Subtle(Solved)
Identify the silent letter in the following words.
(i)Poignant
(ii)Debut
(iii)Patois
(iv)Tomb
(v)Lesson
(vi)Subtle
Date posted: February 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Give another word with the same pronunciation as the word given.
(i)Bone
(ii)Heard
(iii)Gamble
(iv)Core
(v)Some
(vi)Isle(Solved)
Give another word with the same pronunciation as the word given.
(i)Bone
(ii)Heard
(iii)Gamble
(iv)Core
(v)Some
(iv)Isle
Date posted: February 16, 2019. Answers (1)
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(i)A Mr.Gitau came to see you when you were out.
(ii)Mr.Gitau came to see you when you...(Solved)
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(ii)Mr.Gitau came to see you when you were out.
Date posted: February 16, 2019. Answers (1)
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(Rewrite to begin with...(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each without changing the meaning.
(i)Neither Peter nor Michael prefers coffee to tea.
(Rewrite to begin with Peter and end with Michael)
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(Begin As...)
(iii)Joseph and his sister came out of the bus accident unhurt.
(Begin with Neither Joseph and end with was hurt in the bus accident)
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(Begin with No sooner...)
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(Rewrite beginning:Had...)
Date posted: February 16, 2019. Answers (1)
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(i)State any three instances of the...(Solved)
You are giving a talk to the KCPE candidates in a neighbouring primary school on how to handle their examinations.
(i)State any three instances of the audience's behaviour that will indicate that you are not effective in delivery.
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(i)Profit.
(ii)Sweet.
(iii)Faults.(Solved)
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Date posted: January 18, 2019. Answers (1)
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Complete the following sentences with the correct form of word in brackets.
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Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate preposition.
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Replace the underlined word with a phrasal verb formed from the word in brackets.
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.................................................................
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Date posted: January 18, 2019. Answers (1)
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Write down the two meanings of each.
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Each of the following sentences has two different meaning.
Write down the two meanings of each.
i)There is a man on that chair that has broken leg.
a)..........................................................
b)..........................................................
ii)Eating monkeys can be interesting
a).................................................................
b)...........................................................
Date posted: January 18, 2019. Answers (1)
- Rewrite the following questions according to the instructions given after each.(Solved)
Rewrite the following questions according to the instructions given after each.
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(Begin: Never before..............................)
b)Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.
(Rewrite using -higher- instead of highest
c)The residents have succeeded in cleaning up the estate,what is more,they have made it the cleanest in the entire region.(Rewrite using not only-)
d)I did not know that there was trouble ahead.
(Begin : Little ..................)
Date posted: January 18, 2019. Answers (1)
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desert,desert)
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Date posted: January 18, 2019. Answers (1)
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.........................................
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Date posted: January 18, 2019. Answers (1)