i)Apart from/other than
ii)from
iii)up to /more than /less than
iv)from
v)from
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- Complete each blank space in the following sentences with the appropriate choice from:few, a few,little, a little,some.(Solved)
i)If there is tea in the flask,I would like to have.......
ii)Although the cargo plane was written off.........was salvaged.
iii)Since animal proteins are very expensive..............people eat enough.
iv)With such poor rains.......farmers,expect to harvest........maize.
v)Lulu got ..........presents on her birthday.
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- Fill in each blank space with the correct form of the word in brackets.(Solved)
i)Because the bicycle had been left in the field its tyres .......(burst) when the temperatures rose.
ii)That bicycle must have ........(cost) him dearly.
iii)The baby had ........(lie) there crying for hours when the mother returned.
iv)They .......(lay)the tiles on the bathroom floor.
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- Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate choice of words provided in the brackets.(Solved)
i)Give .............(whoever/whomever) comes this information.
ii)Komu generally likes...........(whoever/whomever) he works with.
iii)Either Murange or the Mbithi twins will bring..........(his/her/their) ball.
iv)Either Kyalo or Manavu will present.......(his/her/their report)tomorrow.
v)In the last few months,several boats that had ......(sank/sunk)in the lake have been raised to the surface.
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- For each of the following gender sensitive terms provide appropriate alternatives.(Solved)
i)layman
ii)businessman
iii)mankind
iv)foreman
v)salesman
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- Fill the blank spaces with appropriate question tags.(Solved)
i)You haven't gone home since you started working............
ii)You can't be serious about going to the party this late.....
iii)Let us go away.......
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- Write the following sentences in either passive or active voice.(Solved)
i)Ngugi wa Thiong'o wrote the book A Grain of Wheat.
ii)The main characters in the play were played by Simiyu and Swaleh.
iii)The essay writing competition has been won by Wangui.
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- Rewrite the following sentences correctly.(Solved)
i)If today was Sunday, I would have gone to church.
ii)I wish I was as well prepared for K.C.S.E as you.
iii)When we leached there home,Njonjo was very tired.
iv)We returned back to our school before 7.00 pm.
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- Write the plural forms of the following nouns.(Solved)
i)phenomenon
ii)criterion
iii)basis
iv)hoof
v)analysis
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- Complete each of the following sentences with appropriate preposition.(Solved)
i)I have never worried ........passing exams.
ii)His mother hid the key; she wanted to prevent him .........riding the bicycle.
iii)These two are always quarreling...........selling things.
iv)His was asked to put out his cigarette.The management prohibited people.........smoking in the dining hall.
v)The children were so frightened that they never stopped clinging ...........their father.
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- Correct the following sentences.(Solved)
i)Wepukilu admires Virginia more than Lucy.
ii)Mount Kenya is taller than any Kenyan mountain.
iii)The reason he went to town is because he wanted to buy a pair of shoes.
iv)As the children approached home the Aroma of cooking fish could be detected.
v)Kituri told her mother that she needed a good novel to read during the vacation.
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- Complete each sentence with one word provided in brackets.(Solved)
i)I arrived in Thika town two months..................(ago/before/for)
ii)Victor has a new cow.....................(Its/It's) called Maziwa.
iii)Although...............boys and girls came to her birthday party,she was not disappointed(a few/few)
iv)Add some water and ........check the petrol(also/as well/too)
v)We remained .......(quite/quiet/quit) throughout the evening prep.
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- In each of the following sentences,one word is underlined. Write a word that means the opposite to replace the underlined word.(Solved)
i)Last time I talked to her,she sounded very interested in local news.
ii)The Kenyan shilling has proved firm against foreign currencies.
iii)The rough terrain made the safari quite unpleasant.
iv)Arechi is proud and intolerant.
v)The interior of the school needs a coat of paint.
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- Rewrite the following sentences correctly.(Solved)
i)Manani almost read the whole book.
ii)Kiptoon only ran five kilometres.
iii)Oman borrowed a pencil from a friend with a rubber.
iv)The curious teenagers approached the deserted building by a winding path that has said to be haunted.
v)His doctor told him to frequently exercise.
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- For each of the following words,write two sentences that show different meanings.(Solved)
i)mine
ii)row
iii)tears
iv)bear
v)wind
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- The underlined word in each sentence below is either a verb or a noun.For each underlined word,write a sentence that helps to bring out a...(Solved)
1.The salary increase was minimal.
2.Kenya's tea export to Pakistan is quite substantial.
3.The transfer was effected last month.
4.We suspect that he is on drugs.
5.If the judge does not convict him,his conscience will disturb him.
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- Rewrite the following sentences correctly.(Solved)
i)She tried not to carelessly hurt the puppy.
ii)At the rally I saw Peter,whom I had many years ago met in Nakuru.
iii)Coming to the party late, the house was dark.
iv)Before climbing the mountain, our water supply was replenished.
v)To run fast,good shoes must be won.
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- Fill in the blank spaces below with an appropriate masculine or feminine form.(Solved)
i)bachelor..............
ii).............nun
iii)dog...........
iv.........niece
v)ram...........
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- Arrange the adjectives given in the correct order in the space provided (supply a or an where necessary)(Solved)
i)She was wearing.............dress.(Japanese,silk,green)
ii)I have just read.........novel.(new,exciting,carribean)
iii)The meeting took place in........hall.(conference,dilapidated)
iv)The company is proud to launch..........drink.(refreshing,sparkling, new)
v)His car was.............model.(French,reliable,twenty-year old)
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- Write sentences with the following structures.(Solved)
i)S-V-O-O
ii)S-V-C
iii)S-V-O-A
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- Rewrite the following sentences as directed.(Solved)
i)He shut the door, immediately, he heard a knock from behind.(Begin:No sooner.........)
ii)The teacher told us that studying is necessary before we achieve success.(Write in direct speech.)
iii)Mrs Kimani is teaching Agriculture.(Begin:Agriculture.....)
iv)Somebody took the key from my desk.(Rewrite as a question.)
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